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John Daniel

John Daniel John Daniel was born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was a man who took a keen interest in horses.  He had such horses as Royal Charlie, Lord Lyon, and others that have left a name for themselves. For many years he was on the committee of the Victoria Agricultural Society, Heidelberg, also of the Royal Melbourne, and...

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BOADLE Jonathan

Jonathan Boadle leased land in Bundoora in the 1860’s and named his property Prospect Hill and later to Bundoora Park. He owned a blacksmith shop in Bundoora and a flour mill in Whittlesea He died tragically in 1870 while rounding stock.

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BLAIR Charles

Charles Blair was born in Scotland in 1836. He married in 1857 Ann Robb. They travelled to Melbourne aboard the “Annie Wilson” arriving in 1859. They settled and lived in Upper Plenty and Glenvale with their 13 children.

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BEBB Stephen

Stephen Bebb and his wife Elizabeth both were born in Montgomeryshire, Wales. They were married in St James Church Melbourne in August 1856. They from Kyneton to Whittlesea in the 1870’s where they became shopkeepers.

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