Ernest Leviny, 1818-1905 : colonial silversmith and jeweller
Johyn Flaus (Narrator), Lauretta Zilles (Researcher), Neil Lorimer (Photographer), Buda Historic Homes and garden (Castlemaine, Vic), Media Magnet
An overview of the life of Ernest Leviny. Born in Hungary, he lived and worked in Paris from 1843 to 1846, then moved to London, where he operated a manufacturing jewellers and goldsmith business between 1846 and 1852. The goldrush in Australia during the 1850s attracted Leviny to travel to the Victorian goldfields to try his luck. Arriving at Port Phillip, Melbourne, early in 1853, he went directly to the rich alluvial goldfields of Forest Creek, and the bustling new township of Castlemaine. There, he established a successful watchmaking and jewellery business in the Market Square. By 1863 he was able to retire from business and purchase Delhi Villa, later naming it Buda, after the city of his homeland
DVD Video, English, 2013
Buda Historic Homes and garden, Castlemaine, Victoria, 2013