Darling Street

Darling Street is a street in Redan, which is 1.56kms in length. It runs in a east-west direction. In the east it begins at the intersection with Yarrowee Parade and in the west it ends at the intersection with Sutton Street.

Name
The street is named for Sir Charles Darling, Victorian Governor 1863-66. There is also a Darling Street in Sebastopol, which was named for Constable Darling who was stationed there in 1864-1865.

History
In October 1875 the city council directed that the deep drains in the street be filled with quartz.

In May 1889, the council called for tenders to put in bluestone channeling on the south side of the street, between Ascot and Drummond Streets.

Hotels

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Old numbering
"PROPERTY SALES. Messrs Brokenshire and Coltman will offer for sale by auction to-day, at 12 o clock, on the premises, No. 68 Darling street, near Pleasant street, a comfortable six-roomed house, on allotment of land 66 feet by 140 feet, with paddock at rear 66 feet by 85 feet, facing Foster street. There is also a good garden front and back. Parties in search of a nice home within a convenient distance of the city and the Redan and Sebastopol mines should attend this sale. A good opportunity is also offered to horse-trainers of securing a desirable cottage with large piece of land, as the property is in close proximity to the Miners’ Racecourse. A cab runs past the door every half hour to and from the Post Office, and it is anticipated the trams will soon be laid in this street on the Miners’ Racecourse route. The whole is for positive sale, and therefore must be sold."
 * No. 68 (old numbering), April 1888:

New numbering

 * 204 - Charles McKenzie (1940)
 * 206 - Mrs. Eleanor M. Connolly (1940)
 * 208 - Mrs. Rose Ditchfield (1940)
 * 302 - Mrs. Jane A. Williams (1940)
 * 304 - Mrs. T. Sheers (1940)
 * 306 - Robert C. Matthews (1940)
 * 308 - Albert J. Geddes (1940)
 * 402 - Miss E. M. McCormack (1940)
 * 404 - William King (1940)
 * 406 - not present 1940
 * 408 - not present 1940
 * 502 - not present 1940
 * 504 - William Snedden (1940)
 * 506 - Walter Mason (1940)

Residents

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Other
"There was a good attendance at the Darling street Literary Society’s weekly meeting on Monday, when much interest was exhibited in the discussion of question box subjects. The Rev. F. C. Vian presided, and Messrs Rowsell, Vickers, Crowe, and others took part in the proceedings, which were of a highly creditable character for a young society."
 * The Darling Street Literary Society: