| Asbury Street |
Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was a Methodist bishop in America
having been sent there as a missionary in 1771 by the Wesleyan Conference in London. He
was regarded as a leader of American Methodism and his powerful preaching suited him for
America's frontier conditions. |
| Avon Court |
Heather Park Estate, Collendina. This street has a Devonshire
flavour - Avon Court would be named after one of the several Avon rivers to be found in
England, this one rising near Dartmoor. |
| Baker Street |
Probably named in honour of Rev. Thomas Baker, who was
martyred in Fiji. A memorial college commemorates him in Fiji. (Otherwise it may be named
for Rev. Henry Baker, who died in 1887 when Ocean Grove was being established.) |
| Beaver Street |
Francis E. Beaver, auctioneer and M.L.A. and a pioneer
Methodist of Northcote, is no doubt remembered here. Perhaps he helped to obtain the Ocean
Grove land for the Methodist Church? |
| Belvedere Terrace |
"The Parks" Subdivision. Another member of the
Callanan family has a property in Belvedere Terrace, Lorne, and the name has a traditional
subdivisional flavour. See Tareeda Properties. |
| Biami Way |
An Aboriginal word said to mean 'a good place'. See Tareeda Properties. |
| Bramwell Street |
Rev. William Bramwell was known as the "apostle of
holiness" - Bramwell Booth, of the Salvation Army, was also named after him. |
| Butters Street |
President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, William
Butters (1810-1887) came to Victoria from Tasmania in 1850. He was a real pioneer and died
when Ocean Grove was being laid out. |
| Dare Street |
Dr. Joseph Dare (1831-1880) was regarded as the most eloquent
preacher in the colonies. He was at Yarra Street Church in 1860, having come from South
Australia in 1856. He was President of the Methodist Conference in 1878. |
| Devon Court |
Heather Park Estate, Collendina. This street has a Devonshire
flavour - Devon Court takes the name of the County. |
| Draper Street |
Rev. Daniel J. Draper (1810-1866) was one of the most
celebrated Methodist clergymen of his time. He was equally well-known in South Australia,
New South Wales and Victoria, where he was one of the founders of Wesley College. He went
down on the London in the Bay of Biscay in January, 1866, when returning to Australia. |
| Duburg Street |
Rev. Charles Dubourg (1826-1886) is no doubt remembered here. |
| Eggleston Street |
Rev. John Eggleston (1813-1879) saw service in Tasmania and
South Australia before coming to Victoria. In 1860 he was president of the Australasian
Methodist Conference and from 1875-1877 he was stationed in Geelong at Wesley Church,
Yarra Street. |
| Epworth Street |
Epworth rectory, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, was the
birthplace of John Wesley - hence Epworth Hospital, Epworth Book Centre, etc. |
| Fernleigh Place |
"The Parks" Subdivision. The name of a street in
Lorne near a Callanan family member's property. See Tareeda Properties. |
| Field Street |
Rev. Benjamin Field (1826-1869) was joint editor of the
Wesleyan Chronicle with the Rev. William Hill when the latter was murdered at Pentridge.
He had come to Victoria from Ceylon in 1853 for the benefit of his health. He produced a
handbook of Christian theology which was published after his death and served as a
textbook for many years. |
| Garden Street |
"The Parks" Subdivision. Named because of its
position in the subdivision which was appropriately named "The Parks". See Tareeda Properties. |
| Grubb Road |
The northern extension of Tuckfield Street, known as Grubb
Road, commemorates Rev. G. C. Grubb, who last century itinerated by means of this road
from Drysdale to Ocean Grove. Other oral histories claim it's name
came from "grubbing" out the road. |
| Guthridge Street |
Hon. Nehemiah Guthridge, a Melbourne merchant and
parliamentarian, was a member of the meeting held in the old Collins Street chapel on
22.1.1857 to establish a Wesleyan Chapel and Building Fund. Five ministers and nine laymen
attended, including an R. Guthridge (presumably brother of the Hon. N. Guthridge). |
| Hill Street |
Rev. William Hill (1826-1869), who had been attached to Yarra
Street Church in 1857, was savagely murdered by a prisoner at Pentridge on 13.5.1869. He
arrived in Victoria in 1854 or 1855. |
| Hodgson Street |
This street commemorates Richard Hodgson who in 1874 was
appointed first Chairman of the Melbourne branch of the Methodist Local Preachers'
Association. |
| Hurst Street |
Rev. Benjamin Hurst was one of the three clergymen
responsible for the establishment in 1839 of Buntingdale Aboriginal Mission at Birregurra
- the others were Francis Tuckfield and Joseph Orton. He also gave Geelong its first
Wesleyan Church - a wooden building which in 1842 was sited on the east side of Yarra
Street near the corner of Little Malop Street. |
| Inskip Street |
Rev. John Inskip was an American clergyman who left America
in 1879 with Rev. Osborne to set up in India an evangelical station. It failed so the
party moved to Melbourne, then Point Lonsdale and finally Ocean Grove. By 1881 he
transferred his labours to Lydiard Street, Ballarat. |
| Knowle Court |
Heather Park Estate, Collendina. This street has a Devonshire
flavour - Knowle Court takes the name of a village close to Crediton, Devonshire. |
| Lakeside Place |
"The Parks" Subdivision. A street close to several
ornamental lakes in the land being subdivided. See Tareeda Properties. |
| Lelean Street |
The Lelean name is a very proud one in Methodist circles,
ranging from Australia to Fiji. William D. Lelean (1834-1875) is probably commemorated on
this occasion, however; Charles Oswald Lelean, the celebrated missionary, probably came to
fame after the street was named. |
| Lowe Street |
This street probably commemorates Rev. William Lowe, who was
the incumbent at Yarra Street Church from 1845-47; however, John Lowe was an original
trustee of Noble Street Methodist Church and a Rev. James Lowe also started his career at
the same church. |
| Madeley Street |
Madeley, Shropshire, was the parish for 25 years of Rev. John
William Fletcher, Swiss-born clergyman, who was a close friend of John Wesley, for whom he
sometimes preached. He was noted for his piety and saintliness. |
| McCutcheon Street |
Walter B. McCutcheon (1864-1934), an influential layman of
the Methodist Church, is commemorated here. He was a foundation member of the Methodist
Central Mission, Melbourne, a president of the Old Wesley Collegians' Association and at
the time of his death he held the record for continuous election to General Conferences. |
| Newcomb Street |
Caroline Newcomb, the partner of Anne Drysdale, of Boronggoop
and Coriyule fame, besides being herself a Methodist, also in 1861 married Rev. James Davy
Dodgson - a Methodist minister. |
| Orton Street |
Joseph Orton (1795-1842) as stated earlier was actively
associated with the founding of Buntingdale Mission. He also, on 24.4.1836, conducted the
first church service at the Melbourne settlement by an ordained clergyman. He had earlier
seen service in the West Indies, New South Wales and Tasmania. |
| Osborne Street |
Rev. W. B. Osborne was the originator of the Methodist
holiday camp scheme at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, U.S.A. With Rev. Inskip he attempted to
introduce a similar scheme to Ocean Grove, Victoria - it failed; however, Methodist rest
homes, etc. were later established and many Methodist ministers and laymen bought holiday
blocks in the area. |
| Parker Street |
Edward Stone Parker was a Methodist lay preacher who in 1838
was selected by Lord Glenelg as a protector of aborigines in which field he was eminently
respected and successful. |
| Parkview Avenue |
"The Parks" Subdivision. A typical subdivisional
name appropriate for this select area. See Tareeda Properties. |
| Peers Crescent |
John J. Peers and Edward Peers were actively associated with
the original Methodist Church of Port Phillip, John largely provided the first wooden
building; but both were active in providing the music for religious worship. |
| Petras Place |
"The Parks" Subdivision. Bill Petrass was an early
manager of the Cobb & Co. depot in Ocean Grove. See Tareeda
Properties. |
| Powell Street |
Walter Powell (1822-1868) was an early benefactor of the
Methodist Church of Victoria. He was closely associated with Victoria. He was closely
associated with the Melbourne Immigrants' Home, he gave large sums to Wesley College, and
it was said that he assisted financially almost every Methodist Church erected during
Melbourne's early years. He died in London, but there is a tablet to his memory in Wesley
Church, Melbourne. |
| Sweetman Street |
Rev. Edward Sweetman (1793-1856) was the third incumbent of
the Melbourne Methodist Circuit, a position he occupied from 1845-1850 when he left for
Launceston. He was later stationed at Brighton. He was greatly esteemed by the early
colonists. |
| Tareeda Properties |
J.A. and V. Callanan, trading as Tareeda Properties, [ ... ]
supplied the origins of streets named by them. |
| Tareeda Way |
"The Parks" Subdivision. This street carries the
trading name of the subdividers created from the names of their children, Taryn, Bree and
Dane. See Tareeda Properties. |
| Tarnalla Place |
"The Parks" Subdivision. "Tarnalla" was
the name of the property of George Harold Hills (1841-1931), a pioneer of Colac, to whom
the subdividers are connected. See Tareeda Properties. |
| Thacker Street |
Henry Thacker, founder of the long-established Geelong
printing company, was Secretary of Yarra Street Methodist Church from 1876-84. The Thacker
family has given great service to the Methodist Church and William Thacker, Geelong's
first postmaster and later of Ballarat, was active in establishing the Methodist Local
Preachers' Association. |
| Tuckfield Street |
Rev. Francis Tuckfield, who has already been mentioned, in
connection with Buntingdale Mission, was minister at Yarra Street from 1847 to 1850 and is
probably the best known Methodist minister of this area. His family also inherited his
religious zeal, two sons being Methodist ministers and one or more daughters married
Methodist ministers and missionaries. |
| Watkin Street |
Edwin Iredale Watkin, D.D. (1839-1916), was a son of Rev.
James Watkin (1805-1886) and he gave 59 years to the Methodist ministry, including a term
in Geelong (1872-74). In later years he had an administrative post, so perhaps he saw an
opportunity to commemorate his father's death by naming a street at Ocean Grove in his
honour. |
| Whitton Street |
This street commemorates William Witton, a Tasmanian local
preacher who helped Rev. Joseph Orton establish the Methodist Church in Melbourne in the
late 1830s. |
| Wilkinson Street |
Rev. Samuel Wilkinson (1819-1899) was the first regularly
appointed Methodist minister in Melbourne. He arrived from Sydney in 1841 and had all
Victoria as his circuit. |
| Wyatt Street |
Charles Wyatt, nurseryman, of Frogmore, Fyansford, who was
the leader of the Methodists of Fyansford and was known to donate trees and shrubs to
beautify Methodist reserves, etc., is no doubt remembered here. On his death on 29.4.1885,
three Methodist ministers officiated at the graveside and the pall-bearers were mostly, if
not entirely, leading Geelong Methodist laymen. |
