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Spunner, were dispossessed of their kilns by Blair in about 1867. Lime could be quarried throughout the area west of Boneo Road. Many golf courses and the
Peninsula Hot Springs are on the sites of Limeburners' properties between Browns and Limestone Roads. An excellent reproduction of a lime kiln can be seen on the foreshore just east of White Cliff. They were built into the side of a hill so that firewood and napped limestone could be loaded from above.
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In 2010 the Rotary Club merged with the
Rosebud Rotary Club. These organisations are heavily involved within the local community. Rye also has a historical society which operates from the Old School House in Collingwood Street. Rye's summer carnival is located beside the pier carpark. The town is
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Demand for Rye lime slackened in 1879 because of the opening of the
Lilydale quarry but the Sullivans continued production south of Weeroona Road, later managed by Antonio Albress, and Blair's big kiln still operated on the Fire Station site. Ben Stenniken and James Sullivan became the leaders in a
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Jim Brown and the
Jennings family moved into farms near Browns Road just before and after 1910, the latter on former Blair land. Brown set about dealing with rampant ti tree and rabbits, while the Jennings family moved into dairy farming. Another feature on land granted to Blair was the McDonalds'
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Rye was proclaimed a town on 26 February 1861 and is partly in the parish of
Wannaeue but mainly in the parish of Nepean, which is west of Government Road and Weeroona Street. The township went south to the southern boundary of the cemetery, with its east and west boundaries being Weir Street and
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Merchant. He also received grants for much land in the parishes of
Wannaeue and Nepean. His objective was to establish a monopoly, which was only rivalled by John Cain. Many who had been engaged in the production of lime, such as Nathan Page, Tom Bennett, Edward Russell, Harold Bainbridge and
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new industry, firewood. Ti tree had spread inland from the foreshore as the she-oaks had almost completely disappeared, having fired the kilns for decades. Cut into 2 foot 6 inch sections, the ti tree was shipped in former limecraft to heat bakers' ovens in
Melbourne.
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The Rye Fire
Brigade is located in Collingwood Street, just behind the Bowls Club. The brigade has 3 appliances, a Pumper – used for structure fires, and Tanker – used for grass and scrub fires, and a Salvage – used as a support for both pumper and tanker.
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Dundas Street. Suburban lots of 21 to 98 acres extended west to French St and south to a point just past the Golf Pde corner. Most of these suburban lots were bought by W.A.Blair, a
Melbourne
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When it opened in 2004, Rye
Skatepark was the first cradle skate bowl built in the Southern Hemisphere. It remains popular with skateboarders.
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The fire brigade is volunteer-based and responds to calls in the Rye area and surrounding areas. Rye Brigade played important roles during
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Rye Golf Links, enclosed by Dundas Street and Golf Parade. (Sources: Parish and Rye Township maps, Lime Land Leisure.)
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148:Postcode(s)
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102:144°50′17″E
89:Coordinates
894:Categories
827:Tootgarook
774:Pearcedale
754:Main Ridge
729:Crib Point
689:Balnarring
659:Somerville
639:Mornington
460:References
258:Tootgarook
127:Population
99:38°22′37″S
863:Point Leo
769:Moorooduc
571:The Dunes
303:Australia
295:Melbourne
172:Melbourne
30:Melbourne
853:Merricks
846:Locality
817:Sorrento
807:Shoreham
787:Red Hill
744:Flinders
634:Hastings
531:11 April
447:See also
408:Rye Pier
299:Victoria
216:Flinders
165:Location
34:Victoria
832:Tuerong
782:Portsea
734:Dromana
704:Bittern
654:Rosebud
339:History
228:Suburbs
178:Rosebud
32:,
812:Somers
759:McCrae
739:Fingal
699:Baxter
577:11 May
554:11 May
490:5 July
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187:LGA(s)
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714:Boneo
364:Today
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157:Area
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