In the Supreme Court of Victoria
Probate Jurisdiction in the Will of Jane Sterry
late of Goldmines Hotel Inglewood Street, Ironbark in the State of Victoria, Widow, deceased
Order for Probate 3 May 1919

Jane Sterry died 18 August 1918 at Bendigo

Will of Jane Sterry

I Jane Sterry the wife of David Chaplin Sterry of Goldmines Hotel Inglewood Street Ironbark Bendigo in the Colony of Victoria Member of The Legislative Assembly of the said Colony hereby revoke all testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. I appoint The Equity Trustees Executors and Agency Company Limited (hereinafter called the said Company) carrying on business at four hundred and eighty one Bourke Street West Melbourne in the said Colony to be the Executor and Trustee of this my Will. I devise and bequesth to the said Company my house property situate in Bank Street East South Melbourne in the said Colony at present occupied by one George Hunt Moss upon trust to allow the said George Hunt Moss to occupy and enjoy the same during his life should he so desire and in the event of the said George Hunt Moss not desiring to occupy the said property upon trust to let the same and to pay the net rents and profits thereof to the said George Hunt Moss and upon the death of the said George Hunt Moss I direct the said Company to allow my son John Chaplin Sterry to occupy the said property during his life should he so desire and in the event of the said John Chaplin Sterry not not desiring to occupy the said property upon trust to let the same and to pay the net rents and profits thereof to the said John Chaplin Sterry and upon the death of the said John Chaplin Sterry I direct the said Company to sell the said property and divide the net proceeds equally between my sons Alfred Sterry and William Sterry and their heirs. I give devise and bequeath the rest and residue of my real and personal estate to the said Company in trust to convert the same into money or so much thereof as shall not consist of money and after payment thereout of my just and lawful debts funeral and testamentary expenses to pay the residue to the said John Chaplin Sterry and his heirs. In witness whereof I the said Jane Sterry have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand this twenty first day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four.

Witnessed by George A Power, Bank Manager, Newport [Victoria]
Sophia Peel, married woman, Strand Newport [Victoria]

Inventory of Assets
Real Estate
All that piece of land being Allotment twenty three section nine City and Parish of South Melbourne County of Bourke having a frontage of twenty feet ten and a half inches to Bank Street South Melbourne by a depth of seventy four feet and a half inch particularly described in certificate of Title Volume 1921 Folio 384149 upon which is erected a weather board cottage and conveniences known as No 1 Bank Street South Melbourne. £300

Personal Estate
Lease of licence from the Crown
Miners Right Holding Curnow Street Bendigo upon which is erected two roomed weather board building £20
Rents 11/6
Watches Trinkets Jewellery &c £22 10s
Total £343 1s 6d