1860 - 1869

1863.

Feb 17: The Age displays an item under the heading of City Council Contracts: On report of the Public Works Committee, the following tenders were accepted: Contract No. 3, Bourke Ward, for kerbing, pitching, and forming streets, Messrs. Ingham and Bibby, £541; or any part of the work, at the schedule of prices named in the tender.

Feb 24: The Argus records, among others, under City Council, Payments: Upon the motion of Cr. Harrison, seconded by Cr. Wragge, the council approved of the payment, as ordered by the Finance Committee, N. Ingham, 9th instalment Contract No 1, Bourke Ward, £100/0/0.

May 02: The Leader, Melbourne, reports that the Municipal Council accepted, among others, Ingham and Bibby's tender for portions of Gore Street, 4 pitches, £7/2/0 per chain; 5 pitches, £7/17/1 per chain.

Jul 25: The Leader, Melbourne, reports the acceptance of Ingham and Bibby's tender for the following works:- Kerbing and channelling Moor Street, east of George Street; Fitzroy Street, east side, between Hanover and King William Street,; and Young Street, west side, between Webb and Gertrude Streets, at £6/11/6 per chain.

Oct 24: The Bendigo Advertiser reports that Ingham offered a sample of hand-tooled bluestone to the Public Works Committee of Melbourne City Council, at 10s 11d, laid.

Oct 27: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Wanted, Tenders for about 150 perches bluestone rubble. Apply N. Ingham, Ewen Street, Brunswick.

1864.

The Births, Deaths, and Marriages Index shows that Cornelius Ingham was born to Napthali and Mary Ann in Brunswick in 1864. The actual date is not shown.

Jan 26: The Age reports that City Council has accepted Ingham's tender for laying flagging on the footpaths of the city for twelve months, at the cost of 1s 5½d per square yard.

Feb 02: The Argus reports that City Council has accepted Ingham's tender for Contract No. 3, consisting of kerbing, channelling, and formation of streets for £898/12/9.

Apr 12: The Argus reports payments by City Council that includes N. Ingham, laying and flagging, £27/16/2.

May 24: The Argus reports City Council's Contract No. 3, fifth instalment payment of £50/0/0 to N. Ingham.

Jul 05: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Wanted, Good Kerb Dressers. Apply N. Ingham, Queen Street.

Jul 12: The Argus reports City Council's Contract No. 3, Bourke Ward ninth instalment payment of £50/0/0 to N. Ingham.

Aug 30: The Argus reports City Council's Contract No. 3, Bourke Ward twelfth instalment payment of £50/0/0 to N. Ingham.

1865.

The Births, Deaths, and Marriages Index shows that Cornelius Ingham dies in Brunswick in 1865, at the age of 6 months. The actual date is not shown.

Feb 10: The Age reports that City Council has accepted the tender of Messrs. N. Ingham and Co. for flagging footpaths for a period of 6 months at schedule prices.

Feb 11: The Argus carries a similar report to the above: City Council, Public Works: On the motion of Councillor Williams, the council agreed to the recommendation contained in the report of the Public Works Committee, to the effect that the tender of Messrs. N. Ingham and Co., for laying flagging as required for six months, at a schedule of prices, be accepted; and that the council apportion the payment of the cost of making, paving, and draining two private courts - one in Bourke and the other in Lonsdale Ward - among the owners of the property.

Feb 14: Ingham places an advertisement in The Argus: Wanted, A horse and spring cart for grocery business. Apply to N. Ingham, Ewen Street, Brunswick.

Mar 28: The Age reports that in accordance with the recommendation of the Public Works Committee, it was resolved to accept N. Ingham's tender (£49) for supplying, carting and spreading 590 cubic yards of earth on the Sydney Road.

May 10: The Argus reports on a meeting of the Essendon and Flemington Borough Council in which there is mention of the report of the Public Works Committee, recommending that the tender of Ingham and Thewlis, for kerbing and channelling portions of the Mount Alexander Road, at Flemington £148/18/6, should be accepted, was agreed to; and that tenders be called for, for the formation of Middle Street, Flemington, at an estimated cost of £217.

May 22: The Geelong Advertiser reports the tender award for N. Ingham and Co. for supplying and laying 500 square yards of bluestone flagging at 14s per square yard in Melbourne.

Jun 02: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Wanted, Pitcher and Kerb Setters. Apply opposite Rose and Crown, Flemington. N. Ingham and Co.

Jul 27: The Age reports City Council acceptance of the tender of N. Ingham and Co., £223/10/2 for bluestone flagging; and £148/8/2 for general repairs.

Aug 29: The Age, in News of the Day, reports that John McQuilligan, for removing sand from the land of Mr. J.T. Smith, was fined 5s and 5s costs. N. Ingham, for the like offence, was fined on three different charges, in the sum of 20s and 15s costs.

Sep 05: The Age, in News of the Day, reports: William Gilbert was fined 5s for taking sand from the property of Mr. J.T. Smith on the Moonee Ponds. J.T. Smith was charged by N. Ingham for driving on the footpath within the borough. Ingham, it appeared, was a contractor for certain kerbing and channelling on the Mount Alexander Road, which would pass the entrances to Mr. Smith's property, and applied to Mr. Smith to know if he could have the said entrances kerbed and channelled; not coming to terms, the contractor kerbed across the entrances and dared Mr. Smith to remove a stone or cross the footpath. Mr. Smith crossed the footpath, and hence the current charge. Case dismissed. During the hearing of the last two cases, Mr. Smith left the bench.

Nov 01: The Argus reports: The new Free Presbyterian Church at Brunswick has just been completed. It is situated near the Post Office, in the centre of the borough, and is a pretty structure (in the early English style) of bluestone with white brick dressings. It has a tower and spire, the latter being of white brick; and the total height from ground to vane is about 80 feet. Accommodation is furnished for 260 persons. The works cost about £1,200, and have been executed by Messrs. Ingham and Thewlis, from designs by Mr. Charles Webb.

Dec 23: Ingham advertises in the Argus: Tenders Wanted, for plastering two cottages; labour only. Apply to N. Ingham, Ewen Street, Brunswick.

1866.

Feb 06: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Tenders Wanted, for Rubble Wallers, labour only. Apply to N. Ingham, Ewen Street, Brunswick.

Feb 26: Ingham is granted a licence to open a public house in Ewen Street, Brunswick. [This would be for his New Briton Hotel.]

Mar 13: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Masons Wanted, to dress kerb. Apply to N. Ingham, Ewen Street, Brunswick.

Mar 13: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Tenders Wanted, for Joiners and Carpenter's work. Apply to N. Ingham, Ewen Street, Brunswick.

Apr 17: Ingham advertises in The Age: Notice of Application for a Publican's License. To the Bench of Magistrates, Brunswick - I, Napthali Ingham, now residing at Brunswick, in the Colony of Victoria, Contractor, do hereby give notice that it is my intention to apply to the Justices sitting at the Court of Petty Sessions, to be holden at Brunswick, on the 25th day of April, for a Certificate authorising the issue of a Publican's License for a house situated at Ewen Street, Brunswick, containing two sitting and two bed rooms, exclusive of those required by my family, owned and occupied by myself, at present unlicensed, to be known as the True Briton Hotel. The 10th day of April A.D. 1866. N. Ingham. [Note: A Board of Works map shows the location of the hotel on the west side of Ewing Street, Brunswick, approximately midway between Luscombe and Weston Streets.]

Apr 26: The Argus reports: Police - A licence was granted to Napthali Ingham to open a new public house in Ewen Street. The Mayor, Messrs. Rawlings, Tinning, Talbot, Thomas and Wilkinson, were on the Bench.

Apr 27: The Argus reports that Ingham has been awarded the tender for kerbing and channelling a portion of the Mount Alexander Road, at Moonee Ponds, for £55/17/8.

May 09: The Age reports: The report of the Public Works Committee was adopted, recommending the acceptance of tenders from N. Ingham for £41/16/0 for kerbing and channelling in Woodland Street.

Jul 03: The Age reports tenders awarded to N. Ingham: Repairing culverts in Lygon Street for £52/11/3; Supplying and spreading 200 cubic yards metal on approaches to Falls-bridge at 5s 11d per yard. A similar article appears in The Argus the same day.

Jul 05: The Argus reports in an extract: A letter was read from N. Ingham, demanding a sum of £16, which remained unpaid, although the surveyor had given the usual certificate. During the discussion it transpired that the Public Works Committee, on viewing the work, had on their own responsibility struck out the sum for the maintenance, thus reducing the claim about one third. As it was the general opinion that it was unwise to detain the amount certified for by the Surveyor, it was resolved that the payment should be made. The matter was similarly reported in The Leader.

Jul 05: The Leader carried a simalr article to the above: After the ordinary business was transacted, the council considered a letter from N. Ingham, a contractor, stating that a surveyor had certified to £44 as due on a contract performed by him, and that he only received £28 from the council. He demanded the deficiency of £16. In the course of a discussion it transpired that the Public Works Committee had struck out an item of £16 from the certificate demanding a sum of £16, which remained unpaid, although the surveyor had given the usual certificate. During the discussion it transpired that the Public Works Committee, on viewing the work, had on their own responsibility struck out the sum for the maintenance, thus reducing the claim about one third. As it was the general opinion that it was unwise to detain the amount certified for by the Surveyor, it was resolved that the payment should be made. The matter was similarly reported in The Leader.

Aug 02: The Argus reports: Tenders were opened for the following works: Constructing brick culvert, extending kerbing, and channelling the ravine in front of Mr. Dawson's property, N. Ingham, £198/15/0.

Aug 04: A similar article to the above appeared in the Leader for Aug 4.

Sep 21: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Wanted, Quarrymen and Flag Dressers. Apply N. Ingham, True Briton Hotel, Brunswick.

Sep 26: The Argus reports, inter-alia: The Mayor moved - "That a committee, consisting of Councillors Bagot, Reilly, Filson, Heath, and the mover, be appointed to inquire into the circumstances connected with the contract of N. Ingham." The Mayor said it was reported in the district that one of the Councillors had been working on this contract; that only eight chains of kerbing and channeling had been authorised, but the Surveyor had certified for nine and a half chains; that about sixty yards of metal had been removed from Woodland Street without authority, the metal not being the sole property of the council; and further, that a claim for cartage of the metal had been made, which it was stated was not ordered by the Surveyor, but by a Councillor. Councillor Monahan, in seconding the motion, made a long speech quite irrelevant to the subject; and on being called to order bt Councillor Wight, used some most extraordinary language to the Mayor. A scene of great confusion ensued. Upon order being partly restored, business was allowed to proceed. The Finance Committee's report was adopted. A similar article appear in the Leader for Sep 29.

Sep 29: A similar article to the above appeared in the Leader.

Oct 02: The Age reports that N. Ingham has been awarded a City Council tender for 500 square yards of bluestone flagging, at 11s. 9d. per yard. A similar report appeared in The Argus the same day.

Oct 13: The Age reports inter-alia: The Mayor read the first order of the day, namely, to consider and order upon report of the committee appointed with reference to N. Ingham's contract on the Pascoe Vale Road. A similar article appeared in the Leader the same day. A similar article appeared in the Leader the same day.

Nov 07: The Age reports inter-alia: The report of the Public Works Committee was read and adopted, recommending acceptance of tenders (among others) from N. Ingham, £20/8/0, for constructing a cube crossing at South Street.

1867.

Jan 16: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Stolen, or Strayed, light brown or bay hack, branded P off shoulder, blaze, white hind foot and lame off foot. £1 reward if strayed, £5 reward if stolen, on conviction of thief. N. Ingham, True Briton, Brunswick.

Oct 08: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Wanted, 30 Masons, to dress flagging and kerb. Apply to R. Ingham, True Briton Hotel, Brunswick.

1868.

The Births, Deaths, and Marriages Index shows that Alice Louisa Ingham was born to Napthali and Mary Ann in Brunswick in 1868. The actual date is not shown.

Feb 13: The Age reports that Ingham's tender for £5 for a culvert in Nicholson Street, was accepted.

Apr 04: The Telegraph, St. Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian reports that a contract for £213/3/9, for kerbing and channeling in Union Street, is awarded to N. Ingham. The sum of &poung;13/3/9 is to be charged to the maintenance fund for breaking metal.

Apr 16: Ingham advertises in The Argus: Tenders Wanted, until Saturday, for painting and Graining a four roomed house, with or without materials. Apply True Briton Hotel, Ewing Street, Brunswick.

Apr 25: The Telegraph, etc., reports a contract for kerbing and channeling in Barkly Street, £74, is awarded to N. Ingham.

May 01: Ingham places an advertisement in The Age: Stonebreakers Wanted, apply in Union Street, Prahran. N. Ingham.

May 02: Ingham's advertisement appears again.

May 04: Ingham's advertisement appears again.

Jun 02: The Age reports: Committee recommended the acceptance of the tender of Mr. Ingham's for setting weighbridge at market (unspecified), for £75.

Jun 02: The Telegraph, etc. reports Ingham's weighbridge tender recommendation, and also reports a payment of £65 (on account) for his Barkly Street contract.

Jun 27: The Telegraph, etc. reports a payment of £45 to Ingham, for his Barkly Street contract.

Jul 25: The Telegraph, etc. reports a payment of £29/7/3 to Ingham, for channeling, Union Street.

Aug 11: The Age reports the acceptance of Ingham's tender for supplying 1,000 square yards of bluestone flagging at 12s 6d per yard. A similar report appears in The Argus.

Nov 05: The Age reports, inter-alia: With reference to the opening of Ewen Street, it was resolved to offer Mr. Ingham the sum of £30 for the purchase of the land. No other details provided.

Dec 08: Ingham places an advertisement in The Argus: Wanted, a quantity of Stonecutters, dress flagging, 10d per foot. N. Ingham, Ewin Street, Brunswick.

Dec 19: The Telegraph, etc., reports: From N. Ingham, the contractor for the weighbridge, applying for an advance on the amount of his contract, which he has not been able to get as the contract is not yet complete. He has been at great expense in engaging the best workmen in the colony. They state that it is impossible to make the bridge weigh properly as it consists of different part from eight weighbridges. The writer having done all that is possible, considers it a very hard case that he should be kept out of his money for want of a certificate, and solicits a grant for the money due. Matter referred to Crs. Crouch and Murray with a request that they will report on it at next meeting.

Dec 21: The Argus reports: A fire occurred on Saturday morning about half past two o'clock, in Ewen Street, Brunswick. It broke out in a stable belonging to Mr. Hilliard, and occupied by Mr. Sullivan, whose horse, buggy, and harness were burnt to cinders. The fire then extended to the stable, hayloft, and shed of Mr. Ingham, which were built of wood, and, being somewhat old, burnt with great freedom, consuming fowls, a buggy, three sets of harness, and a quantity of constructor's tools. A valuable horse, a ferret, and a dog, were saved by Mr. Cheshire who, on hearing the alarm, rushed out in his shirt. Some fencing being pulled down, the piggeries were saved. A two-roomed wooden tenement owned by Mr. Hilliard was totally destroyed, and abutting on this was a wooden house owned by Mr. Ingham, which was saved by the exertions of the owner and his neighbours. The total value of the property consumed may be estimated at £300, none of which was insured. The Collingwood fire brigade was soon upon the scene. It is a fact worthy of record, although not quite creditable, that the Collingwood brigade, after the fire, drove up to the local police barracks, roused the inmates, and astonished them by reporting the fire. The Melbourne brigade, when they found the fire was beyond the bounds of the city, did not go further.

Dec 25: The Argus reports, Inquests: Mr. Chandler also held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the destruction by fire of the premises, occupied by N. Ingham and others, at Brunswick, on the morning of the 19th inst. Mr. Ingham estimated his loss at £150 in the burning of his public house, the True Briton Hotel; and Mr. J. Hilliard who owned the cottage and stable adjoining, placed his damage at £100. No conclusive evidence could be obtained, and the verdict was that there was not sufficient evidence to show how the fire originated, and the jury were of opinion that it occurred accidentally.

Dec 26: The Advocate reports: Some house property near the True Briton Hotel, Brunswick, was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The fire is supposed to have originated in a stable occupied by Mr, Sullivan, and owned by a Mr. Hilliard. Mr. Sullivan's horse, harness and buggy, were burned to a cinder. From the stable it reached a two-roomed cottage, totally destroying that, and on the other side Mr. Ingham's stable, loft, and shed, containing hay, harness, contractor's tools, a buggy and sundries, were soon in one blaze, a valuable horse and a ferret being the only things saved. By destroying a portion of the fence the piggeries, containing some prize pigs, were fortunately saved. The loss, which is estimated at about £300, is not covered by insurance.

Dec 26: The Age reports: An inquest was held at Brunswick on Thursday by Mr. Chandler, District Coroner, into the origin of the fire which broke out on the premises of N. Ingham's True Briton Hotel, on the 19th inst. Ingham estimated his loss at £150, and R.J. Hilliard, whose cottage and stable adjoining were consumed, named his loss at $100. The jury, after hearing this evidence, returned an open verdict, but expressed an opinion that the fire was occasioned by accident.

Dec 26: The Leader reports: A fire broke out at Brunswick about three o'clock on Saturday morning, doing damage to the extent of about £300, most of which was covered by insurance. It appears the Melbourne Fire Brigade, started for the scene, but, on reaching Madeline Street, thought the distance too far for the safety of the city, in case of mishap. The Collingwood Brigade and police were on the spot with very commendable alacrity, and, having fixed their hose, soon stopped all cause for further alarm, although the fire may be said to have pretty well exhausted itself before their arrival, owing to the desperate exertions of Mr, Ingham and his neighbours in saving an adjoining cottage which happened to be fully insured. Had this caught, it is just possible that it might have extended to the True Briton Hotel. These premises are covered by a policy of £400. The Collingwood Police afterwards drove up to the local police station, and considerably astonished the force by reporting the fire. It is supposed to have originated in a stable occupied by a Mr. Sullivan, and owned by a Mr. Hilliard. Mr. Sullivan's horse, harness and buggy were burned to a cinder. From the stable it reached a two-roomed cottage, totally destroying that, and on the other side Mr. Ingham's stable, loft, and shed, containing hay, harness, contractor's tools, a buggy, and sundries were soon on one blaze, a valuable horse and a ferret being the only things saved. By destroying a portion of the fence the piggeries, containing some prize pigs, were fortunately saved. A similar article appeared in The Illustrated Australian News, January 4, 1869.

1869.

Jan 02: Another report on the fire inquest appears.

Jan 02: And still another report on the fire inquest appears.

Mar 13: Ingham places an advertisement in The Argus: Tenders Wanted, for 20 chains of Dry Walling. Apply N. Ingham, True Briton Hotel, Brunswick.

Apr 06: The Argus reports: Contracts: The second report of the Public Works Committee had been postponed for the production of papers. It was now brought up and recommended the acceptance of the following tenders:- Supplying 1,500 square yards of bluestone flagging, Mr. N. Ingham, 14s 3d. per yard; supplying 3,000 cubic yards of three-inch metal on streets in Smith Ward, Messrs. Cleary and Carroll, 5s. 6d. per yard; supplying 3,000 cubic yards of three-inch metal on the streets in Latrobe Ward, Mr. Enoch Chambers, 6s. 3d. per yard. An interminable discussion ensued upon the proposal to purchase bluestone flagging, hand-wrought, at a cost of 14s. 3d. from Mr, Ingham, while the Footscray Stone Company could supply them with an article equally good, more cheaply and readily laid, and just as durable, at 12s. 9d. The committee had increased the thickness of the flagging to four and a half inches, which it was argued, was unnecessary, and was only intended to keep the Footscray Company entirely out of a chance of competing with others. The members of the committee defended themselves against those charges, averring that they adopted what they believed to be the best and most durable stone, regardless of any other consideration. An amendment moved by Alderman Wragge, to the effect that the tender of the Footscray Company for three and a half inch flagging at 12s. 9d. per yard be accepted, and it was carried by a narrow majority upon which Councillor Reed moved a further amendment, referring the report back to the Committee, and this was carried over the other. The remaining portion of the report was agreed to.

Apr 13: The Age reports: Tender.- Ald. J.T. Smith moved the adoption of the report of the Public Works Committee, recommending that, as an error occurred as to the quantity of bluestone flagging to be supplied by Mr. N. Ingham, fresh tenders be invitrd for supplying 1,500 yards of 3½, 4 and 4¼ inch bluestone flagging, prepared either by hand or machinery, the bluestone to be obtained from the quarries north of the city, or from Footscray; also for stone to be obtained from Malsmsbury. Cr. McPherson moved that 3 inch flagging be included, but the motion was negatived. Cr. Bayles moved as an amendment on the original motion that the latter part of the order of the day, specifying the places from which the flagging was to be obtained be struck out, and the following words substituted, "and that the quarry from which it was obtained be stated.".

May 24: Ingham places and advertisement in The Argus: Wanted, a Brickmaker and a Brick Layer, also Masons. Apply to N. Ingham, True Briton Hotel, Brunswick.

Oct 20: The Argus reports: The following tenders were accepted:- Supplying 1,000 yards of bluestone flagging, N. Ingham, at prices named in the tender.

Oct 23: A similar article to the above appeared in The Leader.

Nov 27: The Argus reports, inter-alia: The licence of the Court-house Hotel was transferred from C.T. Bennett to Alfred Collins; and the licence of the True Briton Hotel was likewise transferred from N. Ingham to Thomas Overend.

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