1,331
edits
(Wrote article) |
(Added photo of Sevenoaks Farmhouse) |
||
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = William Freeman Nott | | name = William Freeman Nott | ||
Line 30: | Line 28: | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
William Nott was born in Gawler, South Australia, and emigrated to [[wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]] after beginning a successful accounting career at the Commercial Bank of South Australia. He purchased the Sevenoaks Farmhouse in 1906 and applied for a permit to house a [[wikipedia:Piggery|piggery]]. Despite 26 objections, 10 of which were later withdrawn, the council granted him the permit and the farm was able to operate.<ref>Box Hill Reporter. ''Camberwell Town Council''. 21 December 1906. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92816728/8186647, accessed: 30 September</ref> | [[File:Sevenoaks Farmhouse Balwyn.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Sevenoaks Farmhouse, where Nott lived when a resident of Melbourne.]] | ||
William Nott was born in Gawler, South Australia, and emigrated to [[wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]] after beginning a successful accounting career at the Commercial Bank of South Australia. He purchased the Sevenoaks Farmhouse in 1906 and applied for a permit to house a [[wikipedia:Piggery|piggery]]. Despite 26 objections, 10 of which were later withdrawn, the council granted him the permit and the farm was able to operate.<ref>Box Hill Reporter. ''Camberwell Town Council''. 21 December 1906. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92816728/8186647, accessed: 30 September</ref> The piggery was later converted to dairy.<ref>Built Heritage Pty Ltd. ''City of Boroondara Thematic Environmental History''. May 2012. Camberwell: City of Boroondara.</ref> | |||
=== Career === | === Career === |