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.

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

 * Click here for a list of Darling street hotels.

Residents
"Harry Rowsell, 30, of Darling street, a lacerated wound on the scalp through the falling of a piece of wood at the No. 2 Star mine" ROWSELL.—The friends of the late Mr Joseph Rowsell, sen., are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment; the Ballarat New Cemetery. The funeral, cortege is to leave his late residence, 504 Darling street, tomorrow (Friday), at 2 o’clock. "ROWSELL. —The friends of the late Mrs Martha Rowsell, relict of the late Mr Joseph Rowsell, are respectfully invited to follow her remains to the place of interment, the Ballarat New Cemetery. The Funeral cortege is appointed to leave her late residence, 504 Darling Street, to-morrow (Tuesday), at 2 o'clock."
 * Rowsell, Harry: miner
 * Rowsell, Joseph: operated a bluestone quarry in Ripon Street.
 * Rowsell, Martha: wife of quarry man Joseph Rowsell.

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:

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