General News
1 January, 2025
Summer reading: Vernons of the Vale
SUMMER READING By KEN ARNOLD HORSES and carts were the standard carriage down Korong Vale’s Vernon Street to the railway station. They gave way to trucks and cars a century ago and today still travel that same street even though the once-bustling...
SUMMER READING
By KEN ARNOLD
HORSES and carts were the standard carriage down Korong Vale’s Vernon Street to the railway station.
They gave way to trucks and cars a century ago and today still travel that same street even though the once-bustling railway station has long been dismantled.
So who were the Vernons? Arthur Vernon, born 1851, South Molton, Devon, England, son of Henry and Ann Vernon, nee Cock, emigrated with his family on the Gypsy Queen which arrived in Melbourne on April 25, 1855.
Vernon married Amelia Lucke, born 1857, on March 23, 1873, and their children Ann, Eleanor Jane, Frederick Lucke and Amelia, all born at Eddington before the family moved to Korong Vale.
In the Vale, Joshua Vernon, Emily, Hettie, Catherine Rose, Stanley, Mary Emma Louisa, Millicent Eunice, Edith Clarice, Marshall Phillip, Ethel Amice, Valentine Maurice Cecil and Daisy Doris Phylis were born.
Amelia Vernon died on January 20, 1918 whilst Arthur died on April 21, 1929.
Arthur Vernon exhibited a set of light horse shoes at the Shire of Korong Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Show held at Wedderburn in September 1887 while Arthur Vernon was farming in April 1903 when he fell from a disc harrow.
Frederick Lucke Vernon had established an undertaking business by September 1914.
By April Vernon was also operating as a blacksmith and wheelwright. Little is known about the blacksmith shop, however, it must have been successful when you view the photograph.
Frederick Lucke Vernon, 1878-1959, married Hannah Maria Faulks, 1879- 1986,
He was a member of the local fire brigade, rifle club, Australian Natives’ Association and most other organisation whilst at Korong Vale.
Vernon and his family left for Nyah in late September 1918.
The Vernon family had the post office at Vinifera in 1933 whilst Frederick was the secretary of Vinifera common.
Adolph Frederick Lucke, born 1827, Sweden, married Eleanor Jane Derby, born 1830, and to them were born Amelia - 1857, William Barnard - 1860, at Sandhurst, John Samuel - 1862 and Adolph Frederick - 1864, both at Tarnagulla.
Adolph Frederick Lucke senior died in 1864 whilst his widow died in 1900.
Adolph Frederick Lucke, William Barnard Lucke and Arthur Vernon, all of Korong Vale, applied for a patent for an improvement in plough shares of the plate metal type, NSW No. 7512, June 1897.
Adolph also applied for a patent for an improvement in plough shares of the plate metal type, No. 14098, in August 1897.
Adolph and William Barnard Lucke, both of Brunswick, and Arthur Vernon, of Korong Vale, blacksmiths, applied for the DAISY trademark for plough shares,
So the next time you are driving along Vernon Street, picture the large Vernon family living in the Vale.