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Sylvester John Brown

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Captain Sylvester Brown was one of Heidelberg’s first settlers. He began to purchase land in what is now Eaglemont from 1838 onwards and soon owned 313 acres. He also purchased land in Toorak, and a large holding in Northcote in addition to various blocks of land in what is now the City of Melbourne. By 1840, he was ready to bring his family to Heidelberg, so he built his home at 543 The Boulevard on his Hartlands Estate for his wife and family, which included the later very famous author Rolf Boldrewood, who wrote Robbery Under Arms.

Captain Brown’s life before Heidelberg featured an adventurous life of triumphs as a confident and capable Sea Captain of various large vessels but after he settled in Heidelberg, financial tragedy struck during the mid-1840s depression and he never recovered. He rests in an unmarked grave at Melbourne General Cemetery.

Source: Yarra Plenty Regional Library (website) February 8, 2019

See also

Port Phillip Distict – Sylvestor John Brown

Heidelberg Historical Society

Image: Heidelberg Historical Society in partnership with Yarra Plenty Regional Library


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