Mitchamdale Small Farms 1890s – Donvale

Description

Ten Lots ranging between just under 5 acres to nearly 6 acres. The only hint to the location (if you don’t look at the “Locality Plan”) is Ruby Street which runs north from Mitcham Road Donvale. So the Government Road on the southern border is Mitcham Road and the Government Road in the north is likely to be McGowans Road. The actual year is likely to be 1894 as an advertisement in September 1894 said that the liquidator would be paying 4 pence in the pound on the claims on the company. The purchaser of lot 5 helped contribute to that by paying £4-5-0 per acre.