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Early history of East Hawthorn Sub divisions.In the 1850s nehemiah gutheridge leased and owned large tracts of land.East Hawthorn from Toorak road North along Auburn Road to Burwood Road and East to Burke Road.Stonyhurst Estate had an address of 375 Auburn Road and the mansion built on the crest of a hill on land owned by Thomas Hilliard grazier later to become Fairmount road when subdivision began in 1920Stonyhurst was a double storey building facing west to auburn Road with extensive gardens and outbuildings.It was situated exaxctly next to and north of Aidaville owned by John Jenkin and later in 1925 to become Fairmount House and sold in that year.Directly north of Stonyhurst behind a fenceline was Wisemans Athol farm,from 1873 till 1920 when that 1 acre block was subdivided as Miami Street 1921,leased by George Mowling senior.In 1936 Athol was listed as Athol flats at 8 Miami.Originally an 8 roomed house would have farmed cows anddairy and fruit trees as well as vegetables.In 1939 or 1940 Stonyhurst was demolished to make way for a duplex known as 5 and 5A,I resided at 5A from 1949 till 1978,my father moving into 5A in 1941,it was previously known as number 5 Stonyhurst Flats at no 5 Fairmount Road.THere were then,three historic properties in line,2 of which stand in part today.The Wiseman brothers Walter,Albert and Arthur who owned or farmed the land hailed ROM Widford in Hertsfordshire U.K. and set up land holdings in 1873,Athol being built by William.H.Cleverdon architect.The Wisemans owned a property Widford now on the corner of Wiseman St and Auburn Road,and Wiseman Mews is a rebuild of an earlier 1930 build on the original stables.There is also a Widford Street in Upper Hawthorn where there may have been another property.Wisemans were responsible for a great deal of subdivision.They married into Neave family hence the name Neave Street Hawthorn East.They also named other Athols.They had connections with Glenroy one of Melbournes northern suburbs and built a 2 storey mansion in Widford St Glenroy.

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