Lorne Victoria Australia

The Geelong Advertiser references, in an 1872 article ‘Journey to Loutitt Bay’, that the journalist met a “Mr Hall, a resident of the neighbourhood, an enthusiastic angler, an artist, and a most agreeable companion” in Lorne, when there were “but three houses at Louttit Bay: one erected by Major Heath, one by Mr E. Hall, (Bishop Hall) – both unfurnished and untenanted – and the third, the house of our host, Mr Thomas Mountjoy”.

‘Bishop’ Edward Hall was known as a tour guide, preacher, and artist and regularly painted from a knoll overlooking Fishers Creek – later the St. George River – that later became known as ‘Teddy’s Lookout”. [WOT’S IN A NAME? SHE SEZ. ‘STRUTH, I DUNNO’. by John Agar]

Summerhill, 39 Hall Street

Summerhill a much loved holiday home built by the Morrison family from Colac at 39 Hall Street Lorne. The Morrison sisters, of Nellie and Elizabeth purchase a block of land in North Lorne, on the 7 June 1922. Purchased from Mr. P. C. Hancox for £20 cash (Block in section 19, Township of Lorne). The building of a cottage on the land was agreed upon to be called Glan-y-mor (Welsh for seaside). Later in 1927 a decision was made to change the holiday property name to Summerhill. This was done on the proposal of their father Richard Morrison, who was born in Summerhill, County Meath, Ireland. The name change was accepted.

Read a presentation on Summerhill by Alan Doyle

Sources:

• Lorne Historical Society Collections
• “A brief history of Summerhill” by Alan Doyle, 2022, 2026