Charles Daws Hall
Charles Daws Hall (b. 1846- d. 1929) was born in Hartlepool, England, to parents William Kerrison Hall (b. 1817-d. 1870) and Sarah Hassock (b. 1824- d. 1850) and emigrated to Australia at age seven in 1853 (Box Hill Reporter, 13 Dec 1929). Charles was a florist and orchardist who eventually settled in Vermont where he lived for over 40 years (The Age, 28 May 1929). In this time, he was elected to the Nunawading Shire Council in 1896 and served as its president from 1899-1900. He also served as a member of the Local Progress Association and as a member of the Mitcham branch of the Dad's Association (Box Hill Reporter, 26 Apr 1929). At the time of his passing in April 1929, he was regarded as "one of the oldest and best known and most respected identities in the district" (Box Hill Reporter, 26 Apr 1929). He was survived for several months by his wife Jane, who also died in 1929 whilst living at the residence "Coolamurt" in Terrara road, Vermont (Box Hill Reporter, 13 Dec 1929). |
Charles Daws Hall c. 1915. Source: (millers167, 2012) |
'Hall's Flower Farm Estates', Mitcham, 1923. Source: State Library of Victoria. |
The Hall family property pictured in 1963. Boronia Road runs left to right along the top of the image. The Dandenong Creek demarcates the eastern boundary of the property. Labelled are the houses of Charles Frederick Hall and William Kent Hall.
The Hall family property pictured in 1945. Boronia Road runs left to right along the top of the image. The Dandenong Creek demarcates the eastern boundary of the property. The Hall family property pictured in 1956. Boronia Road runs left to right along the top of the image. The Dandenong Creek demarcates the eastern boundary of the property. The Hall family property pictured in 1975. Boronia Road runs left to right along the top of the image. The Dandenong Creek demarcates the eastern boundary of the property. |
The Hall family property pictured in 1951. Boronia Road runs left to right along the top of the image. The Dandenong Creek demarcates the eastern boundary of the property. The Hall family property pictured in 1963. Boronia Road runs left to right along the top of the image. The Dandenong Creek demarcates the eastern boundary of the property. The Hall family property pictured in 1996. Boronia Road runs left to right along the top of the image. The Dandenong Creek demarcates the eastern boundary of the property. |
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