I have come across one BOOBIER family and they lived not far from where I'm living now, in Beaconsfield Pde., Albert Park just past the Kerford Pier.
Maybe that's actually Middle Park.
Could you tell me about what year you think a Boobier family lived in Richmond and I'll have a look.

They lived not in Richmond, but in Sandridge which I believe in now called Port Melbourne, in the years - 1860 - 1880. Not much more info known.

okay, yes that's in the area. I checked the electoral Rolls, in 1903 Charles Richard BOOBIER an accountant and his wife Catherine lived at 5 McGregor St., in South Melbourne and then in 1909 they moved to 226 Beaconsfield Pde Middle Park and were still there in 1914 with Nellie, Elsie and Ruby.
You are probably looking for the father and/or grandfather of Charles Richard. I see no other BOOBIERs in the area. I'll have a look and see what I can find.
As for your owen's I found a carpenter named Sidney Charles Owen living in Bell St., Geelong in 1936, up to 1958.

Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
about Nellie Beatrice Boobier
Name: Nellie Beatrice Boobier
Father's Name: Charles Richar Boobier
Mother's name: Catherine Dawson Watson
Birth Place: Sandhurst, Sandridge, Victoria
Registration Year: 1885
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 28664

Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
about Charles Richard Alp Boobier
Name: Charles Richard Alp Boobier
Father's Name: William James Boobier
Mother's name: Fanny Webster
Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Registration Year: 1860
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 6637
He died in Sydney, Gosford to be accurate
Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
about Charles R A Boobier
Name: Charles R A Boobier
Death Date: 1927
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's Name: William J
Mother's name: Fanny
Registration Year: 1927
Registration Place: Gosford, New South Wales
Registration number: 14723
so we have;
Name: Charles Richard Alphonso Boobier
Birth: 1860 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death: 19 Aug 1927 - Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
FATHER: William James BOOBIER
MOTHER Fanny Webster CHADWICK
Marriage: 1884 - Victoria, Australia
Spouse: Catherine Dawson Watson
CHILDREN: Nellie Beatrice Boobier 1885, Elsie Fanny Boobier 1888, Ruby Louise Boobier 1889, Hilda Florence Boobier 1891.

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
about William James Boobier
Name: William James Boobier
Spouse Name: Fanny Webster Chadwick
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1854
Registration number: 1197
William James BOOBIER appears on the 1856 Electoral Roll as a contractor living in Freehold property at Smith St., Collingwood
Read all about him here

WOW... that's great Janilye, how did you do it so quickly!!, WOW tha's fantastic, I have got some Victorian Indexes, but I did not think about electroral rolls, thank you so much, you given me much "food" for thought.
bob

Also I found the Boobier Hotel in Swanston STreet in amongst the Liquor licensing Assoc. (apparently he joined the association. This Hotel belonged to W.J.Boobier and his son charles was born there in 1860.

All about Fanny Webster Chadwick firstly read through all this It's easier than me trying to explain.
I don't have time to wade through all this so I will hand it over to you to unravel.
here are some things relating to Fanny;
The Argus Monday, 24 April 1854
On the 21st inst., at St. Peter's Church, William James Boobier, of Collingwood, to Fanny, widow of the late Mr Henry Chadwick.
The Argus Monday 24 February 1908
BOOBIER.-On the 23rd February, 1908, at her son's residence, No. 40 Nimmo-street, Middle park, Fanny, relict of the late William James Boobier, late of Bendigo, aged 85 years.
At rest.
The Argus ,Saturday 20 December 1884
ATKINSON-BOOBIER.-On the 17th Inst at All Saints
Church Sandhurst, by Rev J Garlick, Henry Leigh Atkinson, M.D. to Nellie only daughter of W J Boobier, J. P. grain merchant, Sandhurst.

Charles Boobier's daughter Ruby was a [urlhttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?l-textSearchScope=*ignore*%7C*ignore*&l-word=*ignore*%7C*ignore*&q=Boobier] champion swimmer [/url]

Ruby Boobier

Thank you Janilye,
I am not sure if their is a connection between Sarah and W.J.Boobier hotellier, though, so i will need to look into this in more detail.
I think maybe the Indexes might be of assistance.

Regards, Bob