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Original
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Built on site |
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Age
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Early 1970s | |
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Use
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Used occasionally on weekends and on special occasions | |
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Arrival
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Not Applicable | |
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Materials
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Corrugated
Galvanised iron construction, walls and roof. Dirt Floor |
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Points
of Interest
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This Blacksmiths
workshop was constructed to resemble a typical Blacksmith's workshop at
the turn of the century. Mr Jim Haze, a former blacksmith, helped to equip the blacksmiths shop, donating some of his original tools and implements |
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Height = 445, Length = 1200, Width = 800(cms) |
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The Main street in Neerim South |
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Age
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1906 | |
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Use
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This shop was
initially used as a Bootmakers by Samuel Fry. Once Sam moved his business to Warragul, the building was then used as a Dressmakers shop |
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The contents of
the bootmakers shop belong to Mr. Harry Coombs, who had a Bootmakers
business in Moe from 1910 to 1966. |
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Iguana Creek |
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Age
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circa 1880 |
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Use
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Originally a
dwelling/kitchen |
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Arrival
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Donated
to Old Gippstown in 1977 by APM Forests Pty Ltd, who assisted with the cost of having it relocated. |
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Materials
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Contructed in the
drop-log fashion of the
times.
The roof is made of bark. |
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Points
of Interest
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built by John Caughey | |
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Moe |
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Age
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December 1895 |
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Use
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Great for
weddings |
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Points
of Interest
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This was the Holy
Trinity Church of England in
Moe. It was built and dedecated by Archdeacon Langley. Items on display include an organ, altar, lecturn, and a list of former rectors. |
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Used by the Latrobe Valley Woodturning and Woodworking Club. | |
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of Interest
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Exhibits include a
treadle operated
lathe. On
display are also items created by the LVWW club and are for
sale. |
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Tom Fowler farm at
Willowgrove |
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Age
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Built
in the 1920s |
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Use
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Originally
served as a
barn |
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Points
of Interest
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Items on display include: 1915 Jinker, 1914 Buggy Wagon, 1915 Pony Gig, 1850-1920 Phaeton, 1850-1900 Sulky, 1900 Governess Cart, 1830 Double Buggy, 1885-1890 Town Coach, part of one of the best collections in Victoria. | |
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Between Packenham and Nar
Nar Goon on the north side of the road a short distance west of
Abrehart Road |
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Age
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Built
in 1863 by David Connor |
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Use
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It served as a refreshment stop and horse change on the coach road from Dandenong to Sale until it was delicenced in 1899. | |
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Arrival
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Re-erected over the period of 1970-1971 | |
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Materials
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Drop
slab and plaster |
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Points
of Interest
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The bar is available
for use during
functions. One of the last licensees was William Rhonden who moved to a hotel in Warragul. The Inn returned to the Connor family when it ceased to be a hotel. It was used as a private dwelling, in turn by W.Ritchie, F.Gorwell and G. MacDonald, and was finally a playroom/storage area in 1969, when it became subject to a demolition order. By that time there was corrugated iron covering the shingles. The main (and probably earliest) section was re-erected at Old Gippstown. |
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Original
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Built at Yallourn,
completed March 31, 1930 |
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Weatherboard | |
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Points
of Interest
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Dr James Moore
Andrew practised in the Yallourn area from 1925 until he died on
November
2, 1972. Attic houses were always sited on corner
allotments.
The size of the average allotment in town was a 60 foot (20 metre)
frontage
with a depth of 120 to 130 feet (40 to 50 metres) allowing 4 to 5
houses to be
built per acre. This was typical of a
Yallourn House of the 1950’s and 1960’s. This was
an infectious diseases
hospital and in the rear room there is some dentistry equipment of the
1960’s |
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Size
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12 squares |
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Traralgon |
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of Interest
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The dressmaker and seamstress shop contains a great deal of material salvaged from a building in Traralgon, which was occupied at one time by Mrs. Sarah Carter, which she established in 1895. Exhibits on display include a history of Sarah Carter and items of fine clothing from the early 1900’s. | |
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of Interest
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Items on display include early harvesters. | |
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Dumbalk North |
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Age
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Built c.1894 | |
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All timbers (Blue-Gum and Blackwood) were obtained from the property and milled as required. It originally had a shingled roof. | |
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Points
of Interest
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“Ashdale" comes from B. Ashenden and Elizabeth Dale. Originally built by Benjamin Ashenden (1863-1938) and Elizabeth Ashenden (1871-1955) Exhibits on display include a fine dining table and chairs. | |
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This fire station building houses all of the earliest types of equipment needed to fight a small town fire. These buildings often served a dual role as a public hall for important social functions. Items on display include the 1938 Dodge Fire Engine which was last stationed at Moe. It is still in working order and takes people for rides around the Park on pre-arranged tours. | |
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Traralgon |
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This building was obtained from Mr. A. Templeton of Traralgon. In most early towns, the local builder was also the coffin maker and undertaker. The adjoining workshop now houses a joiner’s tool display that Mr. Templeton used. | |
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Original
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Narracan |
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Age
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Built in 1889 |
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of Interest
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The items inside have been donated to Gippsland Heritage Park over the years since we have taken possession of this building. It is an Aladdin’s Cave of memories for all ages. | |
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Original
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Age
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Built c.1920-1922 | |
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Use
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Arrival
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Materials
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A standard wood frame weatherboard building typical of the period. It is believed the building was constructed by the owners. | |
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Points
of Interest
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Items on display here include a comprehensive collection of telephones during the 20th Century. In the rear room is some telephone exchange and switchboard equipment through to the late 20th Century. | |
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Warragul |
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Age
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Late 1800s | |
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Use
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Used as a stable
for General Carriers of Warragul |
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Arrival
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Donated by Mr.
Charles H. Williams in 1974 |
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Materials
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Weatherboard
construction Concrete Floor Storage Loft Corrugated galvanised iron roof |
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Points
of Interest
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Size
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Height = 707, Length = 1452, Width = 1410(cms) |
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Original
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Melbourne |
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Age
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1850s |
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Points
of Interest
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A two storey iron house, it is one of the last examples or pre-fabricated iron houses imported from Britain in the 1850s. Loren is on the Register of the National Estate and the Victorian Heritage Register. It is recognised by the National Trust as being of State Significance. | |
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Bushy Park (between
Boisdale and Briagolong) |
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Age
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1840s |
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Use
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Arrival
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1969 |
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Points
of Interest
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This homestead
"Bushy Park" was
built for Angus McMillan (who pioneered agricultural expansion into
Gippsland) in the 1840s after the original building
was destroyed during
a
bushfire. The building is recorded by the
National
Trust as being of Local Significance |
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Original
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East Narracan |
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of Interest
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This is formerly the East Narracan Hall where bands played and had dances and parties. A feature of the building is a large painting of an early settler’s homestead. The hall is now used by local art groups and during events held at the Park. | |
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6 miles from Moe along the Tanjil River |
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Age
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1900s | |
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Use
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Used as a residence for two Gold-miners | |
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Arrival
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Sept-Oct
1972 |
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Materials
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Timber
and bark
construction Dirt Floor Open fireplace lined with stones and dirt mortar Corrugated galvanised iron chimney One Side Window |
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Points
of Interest
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This building was
donated by Mr. A. Jay. This hut was carefully removed from the once famous Tanjil goldfields and re-erected on site, as an example of bark huts found throughout Gippsland during the gold rush era. |
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Size
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Height = 330, Length = 525, Width = 370(cms) |
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Original
Site
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Built on site |
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Age
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1972 | |
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Use
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Used to store some of the Parks vintage cars | |
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Arrival
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Not
applicable |
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Materials
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Corrugated
galvanised iron construction and roof Partial interior wooden panelling Small interior office Large wooden double-entry doors Mostly Dirt floor with raised wooden showroom floor |
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Points
of Interest
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Several hand-operated petrol bowsers in front of garage | |
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Size
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Height = 307, Length = 1688, Width = 936(cms) |
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Original
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Meeniyan (75 Km from Moe) |
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Age
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Built in 1899 |
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Use
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Originally as a Bank |
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Arrival
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1970 |
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Materials
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It is a Weatherboard
construction,
including mock
stonework on the
timber front, with a corrugated galvanised iron roof, including cast
iron lace work along the ridge of the roof. The Interior vertical lining boards on the lower walls were restored in the original stain and pressed zinc lines the ceiling and the upper walls. |
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Points
of Interest
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Traded up until its
arrival at the Gippsland
Heritage
Park. The Park committee originally paid $600 for the building, which the National Bank donated $600 back to the park. The National Bank has contributed money and exhibits to set-up and upkeep of the bank. There are eight different patterns of pressed tin used inside. |
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Size
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Original
Site
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Maffra |
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Age
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Possibly from the late 1880s and later extended |
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Use
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Police station |
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Arrival
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1972 |
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Materials
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Points
of Interest
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Probably the original 1869 station, extended in 1936. Exhibits on display include uniforms and policing notices. |
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Size
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Original
Site
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Sunny Creek Road between
Trafalgar and Yarragon |
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Age
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Built
in 1889 |
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Use
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Sunny Creek School, State School No. 2903 | |
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Points
of Interest
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This school has been preserved as the type of weatherboard school which were once seen throughout Gippsland but are now all but gone. | |
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Size
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Original
Site
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Labertouche |
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Age
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Built in the 1880s |
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Use
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Materials
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Slab
construction |
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Points
of Interest
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This is where the
farmhands and servants would
have
eaten
their meals. Originally the home of a single female selector. Here displayed as the building where the farmhands and servants would have eaten their meals. Donated by Mason-Brooke Pastoral Co. |
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Size
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Original
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Langford Street Moe |
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Age
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1916 | |
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Use
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Arrival
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Points
of Interest
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Built for and first used by Hubert McCormack Kelly in Lloyd St, Moe. Following his retirement, it was purchased by Bill White, who later moved it around the corner to preserve it. After returning from WWII, Bill White had studied to be a lawyer. Times were tough and at the point of forgetting about being a solicitor and going back to his pre-war days as a bricklayer, he defended a client against another solicitor named Galbally. The headlines read “local solicitor defeats Galbally”. He never did get back to bricklaying. It also houses a selection of Adding machines, Typewriters and Dictaphones. | |
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Tynong |
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Age
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Built circa 1886 as a Mechanics' Institute | |
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of Interest
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Tynong Hall now houses a cinema and runs films for pre-arranged tours. In the adjoining room is a large collection of photographic memorabilia from the 20th Century. | |
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Original
Site
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Dumbalk North, part of the Ashdale Homestead |
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Use
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Originally used as a sheep shearing shed, but after it was decommissioned they used it as a hall for bands and bush dances. | |
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Points
of Interest
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Contains displays of farm tools, wool presses and early mechanical shearing equipment. Men following the shearing seasons would have stopped here on their way around Victoria. | |
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