DAVIES sisters - Sebastopol

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Hi Missy
I would be looking for rate books for Sebastopol.
This from the Public Records Office http://prov.vic.gov.au/blog-news/150-years-of-sebastopol
Cheers Leonie

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Using Google Earth seems block sizes have been reduced since 1904,looks like 6 blocks between Midland Highway and Yarrowee St.All except one house are modern,number 2 Bala St is weatherboard cottage.

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Sorry also just to clarify I used Anc**try to search for the deaths and marriages. I don't have the Victorian BMD cds which other rootschat members may have.
Cheers Leonie

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This is one death that might be worth following up

Name: Winifred Catheri Turner
Birth Year: abt 1883
Age: 75
Death Place:Alberton, Victoria
Father's name:John Thomas
Mother's name:Davis Unknown
Registration Year:1958
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number:1155

On the electoral Rolls there is a Winifred Catherine TURNER husbands name is Ernest Frederick TURNER. 

Possible marriage
Name: Ernt Geo Turner
Spouse Name: Wfred Davies   
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year:1915
Registration Number:1705

Cheers Leonie

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Bala St. Sebas. was just on the boundary of my stomping ground when I was a kid so I can sort of recall what it was like (just), it was the 1950s after all.
From Albert St to Yarrowee St I recall a few houses on both sides of the Street. After Yarrowee St the South side of Bala St was a paddock, There may have been one house on the corner of Yarrowee St.  the north side I have only a hazy recollection of, maybe a mullock heap. I remember the paddock because we went looking for Yuilles Wool shed and house, we never found the wool shed but did find evidence of the house. Yuille was one of the early settlers before the gold rush so I guess even then I was a bit of a history nut. Oh and Lake Wendouree was Yuilles Swamp.
Very vague sorry but it was half a century ago. good luck with your hunting.

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Do you know if David Davies had a W middle name? I have found a mention of  a D W Davies leading a choir at the Welsh Carmel Church
Also have a Rev D M Davies at the Welsh Independant chapel of Zion.

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Early days on Sebastopol, Victoria St
Mention of a Mrs Davies drapery store in Victoria St. and "Of all the places mentioned none was more popular than David Davies and his assistant david Bowen Bootmakers, and politics were freely discussed".

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Annie Davies is still in Sebastopol from 1914-1977 living in Edward Street occupation weaver.

[MissyJ137]

I also found that today. She was living with her brother and his family in 1919 and 1926 in Edward Street and continued living there after he moved. I've found an entry in Ballarat Cemetery that could be hers, but the ages don't match by about 10 years. I need to get the index number so I can order the death certificate.