JOY ALLOTMENT 21A SITE
Location
1190 MURRUNGOWAR ROAD CABBAGE TREE CREEK, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
Level
Heritage Inventory Site
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Statement of Significance
Joy Allotment 21A, is of local historical and archaeological significance. The abandoned site, situated amongst regrowth forest contains a broad range of features, artefacts and archaeological deposits clearly reflects the rise and fall of the Murrungowar farming settlement. The features of the dwelling and out-building demonstrate layout and functionality of small scale farming. Positions of garden layouts may be indicated by low rock walls.
Historical Significance: The site is historically significant in demonstrating the demise of a small farming community that developed small selections on the promise of access to regional and Melbourne markets through the proposed extension of the railway from Orbost. Broadly, the Murrungowar settlement is the sad story of many years of hard-labour in clearing land, cultivating soil crops and stock, building homes, raising families and ancillary business, to abandon their hopes, dreams (and in some cases buried family members). Murrungowar settlement is evocative of an abandoned small-scale farming enterprises of the late 19th early 20th century in the regrowth forest of the Murrungowar area, an area that has largely returned to natural forest harvesting and state forest reserves.
Technological Significance: The site includes a significant range of archaeological and artefact remains from the late 19th and early 20th century, including farming implements/components demonstrating small-scale farming practices in the mountain country of remote Victoria. Understanding of conditions and type of farming may be demonstrated in range, type and wear of implements.
Group
Farming and Grazing
Category
Agriculture
