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Former "Woolpack Inn" including former stables and sign writing (Bacchus Marsh Abattoirs and Meats Pty. Ltd.)

Other Name

Woolpack Inn.

Location

6 Woolpack Road BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/2]
Bacchus Marsh Abattoirs and
[2/2]
Bacchus Marsh Abattoirs and

Statement of Significance

Built in 1850, of state level historical significance as rare pre-gold rush industrial building. (Potentially) the earliest surviving commercial stables in the state.

The stables are historically significant in providing evidence of the early development of commercial stables in Victoria, and locally of the abattoir industry. They illustrate early transport facilities in Victoria, on the route to the goldfields. They embody the earliest settlement of Bacchus Marsh and its way of life. They are also socially significant to Bacchus Marsh as a well known focal point and early meeting place at the junction of the Geelong and Ballarat Roads.

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