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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SITE

Location Hamilton-Port Fairy Road BYADUK, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 126 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Byaduk Presbyterian Church was located on the south east corner of the Hamilton-Port Fairy road and Harman's Road, approximately 3 kilometres north of Byaduk township. The church was officially opened on 9th December 1882. It was destroyed completely by bushfires in 1977. The only physical remnant of the former church consists of a finely crafted bluestone masonry wall which formed the base of a tall wooden picket fence along the frontage of the church. A bronze plaque mounted in a cement block is located inside the main gateway, and records the construction in 1882 and destruction in 1977 of the Byaduk Presbyterian Church.

How is it significant?
The site of the Byaduk Presbyterian Church, Hamilton-Port Fairy Road, is of historical significance to the district of Byaduk, as a heritage inventory site.

Why is it significant?
The Byaduk Presbyterian Church site is of historical significance as the focus for the strong Presbyterian population who settled the area in the mid to late nineteenth century.