Charles G. Marshall's home, 80 Bell Street, Coburg, pre1915. Next to the Town Hall. Photograph by Dr Thomas Beckett. Image courtesy Melbourne Museum, Image MM 1730.
This house, called 'Montrose' by the Marshall family, has gone now. Next door, though, is the only house left in this strip of Bell Street - 82 Bell Street, known as The Bluestone Cottage Museum and home of Coburg Historical Society. It's well worth a visit, and open Fridays from 12 til 2pm and the first Sunday of the Month. It closes over the summer (December and January), so you've still got a few weeks of 2019 to visit.
Several years ago I researched (with the help of many others) and wrote a World War One history of Coburg entitled The Old Boys of Coburg State School Go to War.
One of the old boys featured was Charles Marshall's son 39670 Gunner David Ronald Marshall, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.
Charles Marshall, like his son, attended Coburg State School. He was a Trustee of Coburg Cemetery and of the Coburg Presbyterian Church. He worked for 50 years as an accountant and was a notable local athlete and sportsman in his younger days.
If you'd like to find out more about any aspect of Coburg's history, why not contact the local historical society. You can check out the contact details here.
If you'd like your own copy of The Old Boys of Coburg State School go to War, they are still available at the bargain price of $20. Details of how to purchase a copy can be found here.
And the Society's Facebook page is always worth a look. You can see that here.
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