Gumm's Corner

Old Calder Highway, Keilor

Gumm's Corner for a long time had provided a resting ground for the diggers on their way to the gold fields to the west.

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It was recorded by that name by John Bateman on the 4th June 1835 as his party camped at Keilor. It was named after one his trusted ticket-of-leave convicts James Gumm.

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It did not formally obtain it's official name until March 1979, some 144 years after Bateman explored the area.

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Ref: Keilor Historical Society

Photos: S&DHS