Carl Heinrich Emil Dürre

M, #6162, b. 1853, d. 11 Jun 1943
Emil DÜRRE
(1853-1943)
Father*August Dürre
Mother*Fredericka Pertenheimer
Name Variation Carl Heinrich Emil Dürre was also known as Durre. 
Birth*1853 Prussia, Germany.1 
Marriage*1886 Spouse: Marie Anna Schober. VIC, Australia, #M4972/1886, Carl Heinrich Emil DURRE & Marie Anna HIPAUF.2
 
Land-UBeac*b 1893Selection: GEM-141E. 35a 3r 36p - First Land File 462/49; 14248/50.51. Selected by E. DÜRRE (no date) to 1895 (unpaid rates). Crown grant issued 26 Nov 1902.3,4 
Land-UBeac*23 Feb 1904 GEM-141E. Transfer from Carl Heinrich Emil Dürre to Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Dürre. 36a 0r 36p.5 
Widower6 Jun 1941Carl Heinrich Emil Dürre became a widower upon the death of his wife Marie Anna Schober.6 
Death*11 Jun 1943 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #D5419 (Age 90) [par August DÜRRE & Fredericka PERTENHEIMER].6 
Death-Notice*12 Jun 1943 DURRE.—On June 11, entered peacefully into eternal rest, Emil, beloved husband of Marie (deceased), loved and loving father of Franziska, Henry, Mimi, and Rose, aged 90 years.
DURRE.—The Funeral of the late Mr EMIL DURRE will leave his residence, 3 Callantina road, Hawthorn, THIS DAY, st 10.30 a.m., for the Springvale Crematorium.7 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Feb 1896: NEW INSOLVENTS. Emil Carl Heinrich Dürre, of Nicholson street, Footscray, publican. Causes of insolvency—Falling-off in business when licensee of the Buck's Head Hotel, Little Lonsdale street, and being sued for breach of covenant in a deed of purchase of a lease of the said hotel in 1889, together with interest thereon. Liabilities, £3,067 15s 9d, assets, £30, deficiency, £3,037 15s. 9d. Mr. S. H. Cohen, assignee.8

Citations

  1. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4972/1886, Carl Heinrich Emil DURRE & Marie Anna HIPAUF."
  3. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land Selection And Correspondence Files (VPRS5357)
    14248/50.51. EMIL CARL HEINRICH DURRE, GEMBROOK, 141E, 36--0--36, 1 Jan 1893
    VPRS 5357/P0000, 14248/50.51.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2934-738 - Emil Carl Heinrich Dürre of Footscray Hotelkeeper (as 36a 0r 36p - consideration £27 15s).
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2934-738 - Friederich Wilhelm Hermann Durre of Auburn Grove Hawthorn Engraver.
  6. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 Jun 1943, p13.
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Feb 1896, p5.
Last Edited9 Dec 2023

Marie Anna Schober

F, #6163, b. 1858, d. 6 Jun 1941
Married NameDürre.1 
Birth*1858 Maldon, VIC, Australia, #B18409 [par Harry SCHOBER & Christiana JOHNZEHAR].1 
Note*1878 Married Berthold HIPAUF/HIPEINF born Germany #M3671/1878, Maria Anna SCHOBER & Berthold HIPEINF
daughter Matilda Clara, born 1879 Prahran #B18498 - died 1958 #D8196 Hawthorn Age 78.1,2 
Marriage*1886 Spouse: Carl Heinrich Emil Dürre. VIC, Australia, #M4972/1886, Carl Heinrich Emil DURRE & Marie Anna HIPAUF.3
 
Death*6 Jun 1941 Surrey Hills, VIC, Australia, #D4937 (Age 82) [par Heinrich August SCHOBER & Christina JONOCHER].4 
Death-Notice*7 Jun 1941 DURRE.—On June 6, at private hospital, Marie, dearly loved wife of Emil and beloved mother of Hilda, Frances, Henry, Mim and Rose, dear grandmother of Joan und Allan Durre, Eric Mackay, John and Elaine Shepherd, Joyce and Keith Gordon, Shirley Drury, and great-grandmother of Cherry Mackay, aged 82.—Peacefully entered into eternal rest.5 

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M3671/1878, Maria Anna SCHOBER & Berthold HIPEINF."
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4972/1886, Carl Heinrich Emil DURRE & Marie Anna HIPAUF."
  4. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 7 Jun 1941, p4.
Last Edited30 Apr 2023

Marcus Albert Wilhelm Von Steiger

M, #6167, b. 1854, d. 23 Mar 1916
Marcus Von STEIGER
(1854-1916)
Birth*1854 Cannes, France.1 
Immigration*4 Jan 1880 To Melbourne, VIC, Australia..
Avenger2 
Marriage*1885 Spouse: Anna Marguerite Loosli. VIC, Australia, #M5226R.1
 
Land-UBeac*b 1889Selection: GEM--141A. 34a 2r 30p - Land File 5890/32
Crown Grant to M. VON STEIGER (no date). written off 1910, arrears for the last few years.3 
Land-UBeac*b 1909 GEM--141A. Transfer from Marcus Albert Wilhelm Von Steiger to Lars Otto Roll Grundt. Lars Otto Grundt took over lease early 1900s.4 
Land-Note*1910 GEM--141A. Written off in 1910. 
Noteb 1916 President and member of Swiss Club. 
Death*23 Mar 1916 Camberwell, VIC, Australia, #D751 (Age 62) [par Johann Wilhelm Von STEIGER & Fanny Henrietta PIGOTT].5 
Death-Notice*24 Mar 1916 VON STEIGER.—On the 23rd March, at his residence, East Camberwell, Marcus Albert, of Berne, Switzerland, aged 63 years.
VON STEIGER.—The Friends of the late Mr. MARCUS ALBERT VON STEIGER are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment in the St. Kilda Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his late residence. No. 32 Brinsley road, East Camberwell, THIS DAY (Friday, 24th March, 1916), at half-past 2 o'clock.
VON STEIGER.—The member of the Swiss Society are invited to attend the Funeral of our late esteemed member and ex-president, MARCUS ALBERT VON STEIGER.
The funeral will leave his late residence, No. 32 Brinsley road, East Camberwell, THIS DAY (Friday, 24th March, 1916), at 2.30 p.m., arriving at St. Kilda Cemetery at 3.30p.m.
E. T. GAY, President.
LE PINE and SON, Funeral Directors.6 
Probate (Will)*13 Jun 1916 144/677. Engineer. No real estate at the time of his death.7 
Note* Children changed their names to DE STEIGER after WW I.8 
Note Dudley St Carriage Sheds Tank.
Location: Victorian Railways Carriage Sheds, cnr Dudley and Adderley Sts, North Melbourne. Fate: Demolished. Firm: RCMPC. Designer: John Monash. Assistant Designer: P. T. Fairway. Draughtsman: J. A. Laing. Client: Victorian Railways. Client's Engineer: M. von Steiger. General Contractor: Wormald Bros & Wears. Initial Design: March 1908. Definitive Design: September 1908. Construction: June to December? 1908.
History.
The initiative for this project came from Wormald Bros & Wears who were supplying the fire protection system for the Victorian Railways carriage sheds in North Melbourne. In March 1908 Monash prepared a rough estimate and a drawing; but did not finalise design of the superstructure until June. He told Lynch he had simplified the proposed architectural mouldings as he wanted no more ornamentation than specified by the Railways Department. On the other hand, he desired a high quality finish "as we want this tank to be an object lesson to the Railway Department."
Department engineers were to prepare the foundations for the stand, but the ground proved insufficiently strong for the individual footings which had been proposed. Despite a change in the location of the tank it was found necessary to drive piles. Monash had Fairway investigate the possibility of using a raft foundation, but this proposal was not carried through.
While work was temporarily abandoned, the Department demanded details of the RCMPC design. Monash told Marcus von Steiger "We do not usually submit details of designs of such work, but we have no objection to this course in the case of a Public Department provided it is understood that the particulars are furnished confidentially and solely for the purpose of enabling the Department to satisfy itself as to the propriety of the design and that the same is not to be made use of otherwise". He pointed out the design was in accordance with the Imperial German Regulations as adopted by the RIBA and the City of Melbourne. It appears that the Department produced a drawing showing reductions in the size of the concrete members of the stand. Monash agreed to reduce the columns from 12" square to 10" (305mm to 254mm), but maintained the horizontal and diagonal members at 9" (229mm) square rather than the 6" shown by the Department.
Work recommenced at the end of September. On Christmas Eve, Monash prepared the following cost summary:
Original quote to Wears     £220-00-00
Labour wasted in foundation     12-10-00
[sub-total]     232-10-00
Actual cost     272-17-08
Loss     £40-07-08
(Estimated cost of Dept. additions to design: £22-10-00.)     
This experience may have played a part in convincing Monash and his assistants that a plain cylindrical shaft was a less expensive means of supporting an elevated tank than a complex of columns joined by horizontal beams and (in some cases) diagonals. In January 1911, Jenkinson, then engineer in charge of the SARC office, was debating whether to tender for construction of a similar, though larger, tank at Mile End, South Australia. He wrote to Monash: "we would have to put in a pretty fat price for any such work, judging by the results of the tank at North Melbourne" - adding that Mile End was a small job, but involved complex work. It is most likely he was referring to experience gained from the Dudley Street tank.
Technical Description.
The tank was cylindrical, 8 feet (2.44m) deep and 16 feet in internal diameter. There were five columns, about 43 feet (13.1m) high. Four formed a square with the fifth in the centre. The columns were 10" square (254mm) with four 7/8" (22mm) bars. The cross-bracing was in the planes defined by the four corner columns of the stand. The horizontal and diagonal members had four 5/8" (16mm) bars. To support the tank, four major beams connected the tops of the outer columns, while two minor beams bisected the square in both directions, cantilevering beyond the major beams. The tank wall was thus supported at eight points: the corners of the square and the ends of the minor beams. The columns were founded on piles.9 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 15 Jul 1893: THE EQUITABLE BUILDING FATALITY. - An inquiry was held at the coroner's court to-day into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the men Frank Pecaud, Joseph Delamert and John Masson who were killed by the collapse of a jib crane at the Equitable Assurance Company's buildings at the corner of Collins and Elizabeth streets on Tuesday afternoon. After evidence of identification had been given, Mr. Marcus Von Steiger, an engineer in the Railway department, gave expert evidence on the state of the machinery. He stated that the material which was being lifted when the smash took place weighed 8,500lb, and he estimated that this weight would cause a compressive strain in the jib of about 24,000 lb. He was of opinion that under the circumstances the jib would not have a large margin of safety. Where the jib broke there were several knots in the wood. Any shock caused by the slipping of the rope would cause the accident. Other evidence was given that the jib had repeatedly lifted four tons. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and added a rider that more margin of lifting power should allowed in jib cranes.10

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Passenger lists.
  3. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land File 5890/32.
  4. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 1911/12 rated to R. J. Grundt 34 ac Lot 141A Gembrook NAV 15.
  5. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 24 Mar 1916, p1.
  7. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_details
  8. [S101] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903 - 1980.
  9. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, source no longer online.
  10. [S14] Newspaper - Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.), 15 Jul 1893, p5.
Last Edited19 Mar 2023

Robert Christian

M, #6172, b. 1834, d. 8 Jul 1924
Birth*1834 Isle of Man. 
Marriage*1857 Spouse: Agnes Kennan. VIC, Australia, #M4173/1857, Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNON.1
 
Note*bt 1859 - 1874 Children: CHRISTIAN William (par Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNEN) #B11173/1859 Melb
CHRISTIAN Anne (par Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNAN) #B5970/1861 W. MELB.
CHRISTIAN Agnes (par Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNAN) #B22418/1862 ST KILDA
CHRISTIAN John James (par Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNAN) #B5059/1867 ST KILDA
CHRISTIAN Margaret (par Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNAN) #B11959/1869 ST KILDA
CHRISTIAN Ernest George (par Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNAN) #5847/1872 STKI
CHRISTIAN Henry Raymond (par Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNAN) #B5672/1874 ST KILDA.2 
Land-UBeac*29 Oct 1888Selection: GEM--140B. 32a 3r 26p - Land File 6308/32
Applied for a lease - abandoned by Oct 1893. Robert CHRISTIAN, Punt Road, Windsor. Was GEM--50. Struck off by council 10 Nov 1894.3 
Widower16 Apr 1898Robert Christian became a widower upon the death of his wife Agnes Kennan.4 
Death*8 Jul 1924 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #D11681/1924 (Age 89) (par William CHRISTIAN & Isabella KING) - as Robert CHRISTIAN.5 
Death-Notice*10 Jul 1924 CHRISTIAN.—On the 8th July, at his residence, 110 Punt road, Windsor, Robert (late of St. Kilda and Isle of Man), loved father of Agnes, Robert A., John J., Ernest G., Henry R., aged 90 years. (Interred privately.)6 

Grave

  • Methodist B 023/024, St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia7

Newspaper-Articles

  • 24 Sep 1881: Death of son? CHRISTIAN.—On the 17th inst., at his parents' residence, High-street, St. Kilda, William C., eldest and dearly beloved son of Robert and Agnes Christian, aged 22. Deeply regretted by all who knew him.8
  • 4 Jun 1885: Marriage of daughter: TRICKETT— CHRISTIAN. On the 7th May, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. E. S. Bickford, Matthew, eldest son of B. R. W. Trickett, of St. Kilda, to Agnes, youngest daughter of Robert Christian, of Windsor.9
  • 14 Apr 1888: Marriage of daughter: WHYTE—CHRISTIAN. On the 28th ult., by the Rev. Lancaster, at the residence of the bride's parents, John Flett, eldest son of Neil Duncan Whyte, Victoria-street, Fitzroy, to Annie, eldest daughter of Robert Christian, Punt-road, Windsor.10
  • 6 Nov 1888: Marriage of son: CHRISTIAN—PALLETT.-On the 15th October, at the residence of the bride's brother, "The Bungalow," Barkly Place, Sandhurst, John James, second surviving son of Robert Christian, Punt road, Windsor, to Nellie, youngest daughter of the late Geo. Pallett, of Sandhurst.11
  • 12 Apr 1889: APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES AND LEASES NOT GRANTED. It is hereby notified that the following applications for Licences and Leases have not been granted:—Leases under Section 32 of “The Land Act 1884.”
    6308 Robt. Christian 33 0 0 Gembrook12
  • 15 Nov 1890: Marriage of daughter: CHRISTIAN—PLAISTED. On the 8th ult., by the Rev. John Turner, Robert Anderson, eldest son of Robert Christian, Esq., of Punt-road Windsor, to A. Lucy, daughter of Thomas Plaisted, Esq., Alma-road, St. Kilda.13
  • 20 Oct 1893: Land Act 1890 nnd Wattles Act 1890, Sections 2, 10, 42, 65, and 123.
    LICENCES AND LEASES UNDER THE LAND ACTS 1869, 1884, AND 1890, AND WATTLES ACT 1890, REVOKED OR DECLARED VOID.
    NOTICE is hereby given that the Licences and Leases mentioned in the Schedule hereunder have been revoked, forfeited, or declared void for the reason specified in each case.
    JOHN McINTYRE, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey.
    Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 18th October, 1893.
    Leases under The Land Act 1884.
    Melbourne 6308 Robert Christian 32 Gembrook... 33 0 0 ... Non-compliance with conditions. Melbourne14
  • 20 Oct 1893: Land Acts 1890 and 1891, Sections 42 and 19, AGRICULTURAL AND GRAZING AREAS AVAILABLE.
    THE undermentioned allotments or portions of allotments will be available for application under the above sections, at the offices mentioned hereunder, on or before Friday, the 3rd November, 1893. All applications lodged on or before that date will be deemed to have been simultaneously made.
    County Mornington. Gembrook Parish. Area Available 33 acres. Allotment 140B. Melbourne Land Office. Forfeited 32nd section leasehold of Robert Christian
    JOHN McINTYRE, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey. Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 18th October, 1893.15

  • 19 Aug 1924: WILLS AND ESTATES. Robert Christian, late of Punt-road, Prahran, who died on 8th July, left by will dated 25th April, 1902, real estate valued at £3128 and personal property valued at £11,984 to his children.16

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4173/1857, Robert CHRISTIAN & Agnes KENNON."
  2. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  3. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). 32a 3r 26p - Land File 6308/32
    Applied for a grazing lease - abandoned by Oct 1893. Robert CHRISTIAN (no date). Was GEM--50. Struck off by council 10 Nov 1894.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8410/1898 (Age 63) (par Jno KEENAN & Annie MILLAR) - as Agnes CHRISTIAN, Death registered at Mvern, Australia."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D11681/1924 (Age 89) (par William CHRISTIAN & Isabella KING) - as Robert CHRISTIAN, Death registered at Prahran, Australia."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 10 Jul 1924, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4281881
  7. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,
    ST. KILDA CEMETERY METHODIST B No. Inscription 024/023
    William C., eldest son of Robert & Agnes CHRISTIAN of St Kilda     17.9.1881 22
    Tottie, their youngest daughter 10.8.1872 3
    Agnes, wife of Robert CHRISTIAN 16.4.1898 63
    Robert CHRISTIAN born Ramsey, Isle of Man died Punt Rd. Windsor 8.7.1924 90.
  8. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic.), Sat 24 Sep 1881, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107120389
  9. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 4 Jun 1885, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/191195056
  10. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 14 Apr 1888, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6117468
  11. [S14] Newspaper - Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.), Tue 6 Nov 1888, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88556437
  12. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 12 Apr 1889, p1279.
  13. [S14] Newspaper - The Prahran Telegraph (Vic.), Sat 15 Nov 1890, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/117006375
  14. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 20 Oct 1893, p4209.
  15. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 20 Oct 1893, p4210.
  16. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 19 Aug 1924, p9
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203681696
Last Edited16 Jan 2024
 

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