Historyof the property

Gargoyle of Queen Victoria located in between the four terraces

354 Argyle St, North Hobart

formerly

Argyle St, New Town

[first on left side from Hobart boundary]

formerly
1 Hobartville Terrace, The Lords Estate

As understood by Jacob A Miller Occupier: Feb 2014 Email: jacob.a.miller@uon.edu.au Mob: 0488 048 659
Title Details Vol 58708 Folio 1 Strata Plan 58708

Friday, April 25, 2014

PROPERTY PLAN

SITE PLAN

CONTEXT IMAGES

KITCHEN 2009

Back Bedroom

Front Bedroom

Bathroom

HALLWAY Top of Stairs

The section between the kitchen and the boundary where Mrs Pitts Hobartville store was located which was latter part of the house as a dining/sun room.

TIMELINE
1832 The land on which The Friends School now stands was originally owned by David Lord and given to his daughter, Grace, at the time of her marriage to Capt William Wilson. Wilson commenced building Hobartville the mansion. 1873 or prior An amount of land (7 acres) was granted to Sir J M Wilson KCMG, alongside the land of his brother of Capt William Wilson. J M Wilson was once Premier of Tasmania, the first Hon Sec to the Theatre Royal and for 14 years tenant/proprietor of the Cascade Brewery. J M Wilson was asked to be Mayor of Hobart for the arrival of Prince Alfred; Wilson accepted and was awarded with a knighthood. This land was dissolved in to the Hobartville estate; Hobartville Terrace were later built on this land. 1888 Hobartville estate was divided in to allotments and sold off. 1888, Sep 10 Hobartville Terrace first advertised to let. New Brick Houses, six rooms, coper, gas, water. Apply J Long, Mathinna, Hobartville Upper Argyle Street. 1889, Jan 28 Hobartville Terrace first advertised for sale: 1890-1891 Occupier Mrs. J Long 1892-1892 Owner John Long 1894-1895 Occupier John King 1894, Feb 02 , May 08 , Apr 30 , Jun 13 1895, Oct 12 On these above dates an article was published for the terrace to either let or buy 6 room brick house with mention and inclusion to Pitts Hobartville Store. The Pitts lived in brick building opposite the driveway entrance in what was then Carr Street. S Pitt taught at the school on Argyle St. Caroline Pitt is stated below as having had an easement to the property both dwelling and backyard. There had been a building erected around 1892 that was Pitts Hobartville Store. This was when the window outside the backdoor was bricked over and the store was

attached to the terrace filling the section from the kitchen to the road. There was a large opening in this section facing the road from where purchases could buy goods. As at May 04, 2009, the Title reads: The full free and uninterrupted right and liberty of way and passage for Caroline Pitt her heirs and assigns jointly with the Purchasers his her and their heirs and assigns at all times hereafter both in daylight and in the night for the said Caroline Pitt and her heirs executors administrators and assigns and her tenants and servants and all other persons by her authorized or permitted with or without horses and carts and other vehicles either loaded or empty to go and come and pass and repass in through over and along and upon all that strip or piece of land marked I am led to believe too that along the very rear of the lane there was a shed from which bottled vinegar was sold made from the fruit grown in the orchard of the property 362 Argyle. The shed still exists at the end of the drive on the side which is now Auburn House. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13278119] 1896-1897 Occupier Henry Galley 1898 Occupier Henry Percy 1899-1900 Owner Mrs. Sarah A Morgan 1900, Jul 21 Storekeeper Caroline Pitt Robbed [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12804555] 1901 Occupier Miss Isobel Maple 1902-1906 Occupier Mrs M Taffin 1906, Dec 15 Storekeeper Mrs Caroline [Mary] Pitt dies: The store could not be rented with the Terrance so it was closed and became part of the house often acting as a sunroom / dining room or on occasion a further bedroom. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12753275] 1907 Occupier Mrs Sarah E Morgan

1908 Occupier Vernon E Wickins 1908, Oct 07 Lost & Found.

1909 Occupier Stephen Crabtree 1910-1911 Occupier Jack Hill 1912 1913 Owner Mrs SA Morgan 1913, May 21 Advertised as Vacant in The Mercury contact Morgan. 1914 Occupier Robert White 1915-1916 Occupier Percy H Clark 1917 1918 Occupier John Lloyd 1918, May 11 Lost & Found: "LOST, Baby's Blue and White Woolen Cap, between P.O. and Argyle St. Reward. 354 Argyle Street." 1919, Feb 13 Lost & Found: LOST Silver Sunrise Brooch, Bathurst/Argyle. Reward 354 Argyle st" 1919-1925 Occupier/Owner Walter Clark Walter was admitted to hospital (c1921) and the house was placed in trust with Perpetual to be leased out until the time of his death, 1921 furniture was sold by Roberts & co. Property addressed as 354 Argyle St Occupier Fredrick Jackson

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1921, Jun 16 As Advertised The Mercury: "ROBERTS AND COMPANY LTD. FORTHCOMING SALES. SALE OF SURPLUS FURNITURE AT 354 ARGYLE STREET. Wednesday, June 15" 1924, Feb 23 As Advertised The Mercury: FOR- SALE, Canaries, 7/ pair. 354 Argyle Street. 1925, Feb 24 As Advertised The Mercury: TO LET, House. No. 354 Argyle St., immediate possession. Rent 25/ p.w. Further particulars apply PERPETUAL TRUSTEE CO." 1926 Occupier Mrs Ellen Shepheard 1927 Occupier John W Holmes 1927, May 26 , July 27 , Aug 10 , Oct 06 1928, Mar 21 , Mar 27 Property Listed consecutively in The Mercury For 22/6 by Perpetual Trustees. Advertisements included the addition of Electric Light. 1928 Listed as Vacant Post Office Directory 1929 Leishmans arrive in Hobart from Scotland Hynds already in Hobart 1930-1931 Occupier Vivian A Brock 1932 Occupier Robert Moore 1935-1936 Occupier Mrs E Kerslake 1936, Oct Occupier Osmond Saunders

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1936, Nov Owner listed as David Hynd 1936, Nov 06 Bereavement notice listed for the wife of Mr John Strang (the Daughter of Daivd Hynd). The listing includes the address 354 Argyle St The Deceased died in hospital. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30121526] 1938, Nov 01 Letter received from Granny and Grandpa. The Letter was addressed to Nancy and Jessie, believed to be the children of John Strang. The Letter is believed to be from the paternal grandparents. The Letter now hangs framed in the rear bedroom it was found in the fireplace here C2002. Letter overleaf.

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1939-1945-1947 Owner listed as David Hynd 1940, Aug 24 Advertised Engagement of Nancy Duncan Strang. House address is listed in advertisement [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25820511] 1941, Dec 20 Engagement of Margaret Leishman to D Spaulding Announced. Margaret was the Granddaughter of D Hynd. The House address was listed in advertisement. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25918647]

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1942, April 06 As Listed in the Mercury..

1942, Nov 07 Marriage of Margaret Leishman to D Spaulding announced. House address listed in advertisement. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25937321] 1946, Mar 19 Lost & Found: "LOST, Black Ferret, Thurs, night, In Carr St. Return 354 Argyle St. Rew."

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1946, Jun 22 Lost & Found: "LOST, Friday, 14th, Pea Rifle, Hobart Melton Mowbray. Good reward. 354 Argyle St." Both the Ferret and the Pea Riffle were rabbit hunting tools of Derek Spaulding, Margaret Leishmans husband it was a great hobby of the men in the household to hunt rabbits and indulge in a drink at the Melton Mowbray on these occasions. 1948, Aug 25 Lost & Found: "LOST, Opal from Pendant, North Hobart, 24th. Reward. 354 Argyle St." Margaret Leishman Spaulding had lost and never found an opal from a gold ring. 1950, July 17 & 18 As advertised in The Mercury Deaths:

John Leishman slept in the front bedroom and died in the night of a heartattack his jovial and lively Scottish spirit is said to remain in the house. 1951, Jan 23 David Hynds death notice. Aged 73. House Address Listed. Died RHH. Names Elizabeth Leishman, Anne Hughes & Peg Miller Listed [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27013786] David was listed as owner and was generous to the family having always provided a home for his daughters and the Strang/Leishman families. David indulged in a single glass of Scottish whiskey as he sat in bed and read every night. David and his wife sleep in the rear bedroom upstairs. The house was always full of guests with the Leishmans in the front bedroom, Spauldings in the little room, Ramsay Leishman on the upper landing, the Strangs in the front room downstairs, the back room as the living room, the kitchen had a wash space and copper and the sunroom was either a dining space or bedroom the lavatory was located at the top of the block closest to the laneway.

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1951, Nov 23 Lost & Found: "LOST, Purse, containing Money, in Argyle St., Thursday, between Cherry's Corner and Ryde Street. Reward. 354 Argyle St." The Purse was Elizabeth Leishmans and was never found. Cherrys Corner is now the Argyle St North Community Store located on the corner of Yardley and Argyle Sts. Mr Cherry was said to be a fat and jovial character with a white apron with strings done up on the front. 1953-1955 Owner listed as Margaret Hynd widow of David Hynd 1955, Feb 01 Elizabeth Watson Leishman (nee hynd) dies no further record of the hynd, Leishman, Miller, Strang or Hughes family. 1980 354-356 Building addition plans held with Tas Archives. (current bathroom) 1983, Nov 29 Property Sale $30, 500 1994, Mar 18 Property Sale $99,000 2002, Aug 26 David WJ Pulmpton and Michelle A Plumpton purchase property for $145,600 Renovations and Restoration completed. 2009, Aug 24 Anna (& Patrick) Stam purchase property for $371,500 Kitchen renovated and attic/loft room added. 2014, Feb 06 Occupiers Jacob A Miller & Lauren E Moon. 2014, April 22 Margaret Spaulding (aged 90) contacted regarding her recollections 2014, April 24 David Ronald Pitt, Great Grandson of Caroline Pitt contacted regarding his recollections 2014, April 25 At 10am at the home of Margaret Spaulding, Jacob Miller conducts an interview regarding her memories and gathers the below photos. Margaret Spaulding with Jacob Miller 2014.

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Margaret Spaulding (nee Leishman), her husband Derek Spaulding, her mother Mrs Elizabeth Leishman (nee Hynd) and Mr J R Leishman

Owners: Mrs Margaret Hynd and Mr David Hynd

Nancy Strang, (recipient of the 1938 letter) standing in the house in a dress made with flowers hand painted by her husband H J Jack Cole.

John R Leishman in his Scottish attire, and above with dog The family always kept a pet

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Margaret Spaulding and her father John R Leishman