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From: "Susie Zada" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Beach Station
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:54:26 +1000
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Hi Leonie,

Beach Station was around Barwon Heads and 13th Beach area.

According to Billis & Kenyon (Pastorial Pioneers of Port Phillip), William
IRONS had it from 1840-46 and John McVEAN from 1845-46.

Later, John McVEANs property was a 640 acre area about where 13th Beach is
today.

If you look at a Parish Map, you'll find it as follows ...

County of Grant
Parish of Connewarre
Section XXII (22)
640 acres
John Mac VEAN

When the Earl of Charlemont was wrecked in June 1853, reports were that the
passengers and crew killed one of his bullocks for food and were provided
with shelter and food at McVEAN's Station until help arrived from Geelong.

Regards ........... Susie Z


----- Original Message -----
From: "Leonie Last" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:54 PM
Subject: [GEELONG] Beach Station


> Does anyone know the whereabouts of a property named Beach Station, owned
by Mr McVean in the mid 1850s? An immigrant family, John Litchfield and
family, apparently worked there on arrival.
> Appreciate any information
> Leonie


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