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'No 35'. rare 1850s-era shop or tent number, made out of pieces…
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Melbourne
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27-Jun-2012
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'No 35'. rare 1850s-era shop or tent number, made out of pieces of packing case. Ex Montrose Cottage, Ballarat. 'Montrose' was one of the first bluestone residences built on the Ballarat goldfields, and dates back 150 years to the city's golden era. built of basalt, quarried nearby, and handmade bricks, Montrose stands today as a tribute to the craftsmanship of Scottish stonemason John Alexander. Alexander, his wife Annie, daughter Jane and orphaned grandson James left Montrose, Scotland, on the trail of gold in January of 1853. He discovered enough gold to pay cash for a small plot of land in Eureka Street which was then the main thoroughfare between Ballarat and Melbourne. There, with the help of Jane and her husband George Carnegie, he built the simple four-roomed Georgian dwelling which still stands today
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Office, Workshop & Farm: Zother