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Jolimont, Jolimont Road 128 - Burchett

1870: MCC BR: Henry Smithhurst to build cottage for Mrs. Law. 1871. Mrs. Jane G. Law - owner/occupier. 1872-5. Mrs. Law - owner. Thos. Kelly - occupier. 1880. Mrs. Law - owner/occupier.
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Jolimont, Jolimont Street 050, Devon House

Description: 
Two storey single fronted house in polychrome brick.
History: 
William Stembel was born in Frankfurt, Germany and arrived in Melbourne in the early 1850s. He moved soon after to Bendigo where he established a business as a chemist. He later switched to the restaurant trade and ran the refreshment rooms at the Bendigo and Kyneton railway stations. While he was in Melbourne he ran a restaurant at the top end of Collins Street.
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