Peter Nettleton, a Yorkshireman, arrived in Melbourne in 1849 and was employed as a fellmonger until the discovery of gold when he went off to the goldfields where he met with some success. He married Mary Anne in December 1852 and around this time is believed to have bought the land in Portion 63 and returned to fellmongering. His property included five wooden cottages. This bluestone house was built in 1861-62. Nettleton died at his home in 1901 aged 77. His only living son Arthur drowned in the Yarra some weeks later; Mary Anne stayed in the house until her death in 1903. The house was a restaurant (Nettleton House) for some years after 1980 while the bluestone stables still house a cafe.
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