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Built in 1863 for James Butchard Beleura house is a villa in the Italian style, and stands in a commanding position overlooking Port Philip Bay in Mornington. James was Butchard a businessman as a partner in Kaye, Butchart & Co a stock and commercial enterprises. He had pastoral farms in Victoria and New South Wales.

Butchard Beleura sold to Charles Edward Bright, founder of Bright Brothers & Co & General Steamship Agents. Beleura was used as a summer residence of Bright's father-in-law, Viscount of Canterbury, KCB, Governor of Victoria in 1866 and 1873.

The next owner was the Caleb Joshua Jenner. Jenner was a businessman, Chairman of the Langlands Foundry Co. and the first chairman of the national mortgage bank. In the 1870s he was on the boards of the National Insurance Co, Commercial Bank of Australia and the Land Mortgage Bank. He was a Commissioner of Savings Banks of Victoria and a member of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Victoria.

Jenner sold the house to Robert Smith, a pastorlist in 1899. Beleura consisted of 182 acres then. The Smith family Beleura used as a summer residence. Robert's wife Jane came into the possession on his death and later put up for auction. It was then bought by George Tallis in 1916. Tallis was chairman of the JC Williamson, a theater group.

On his death in 1948, was his most recent Beleura Son Jack left, who lived there until he passed away in 1996 at the age of 85. Jack Tallis lived the life of a hermit. He was regarded as a gentleman and a music composer.

Jack Tallis bequeathed Beleura, its content and the Tallis Foundation, the people of Victoria.

Beleura can only be visited by guided tour. This requires make an appointment, just to go on selected days. An entry fee is charged as a rule of morning tea, lunch and coach transfers.

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