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Stony Creek School Site

Other Name

Extension Of Nuggetty Gully Track, Formerly Kangaroo Gully. State Forest (Talbot Block), Parish Of Lillicur

Location

Nuggetty Gully Track, TALBOT VIC 3371 - Property No G13036

File Number

G13036

Level

State

Statement of Significance

Stony Creek school site, commenced in 1865, landscaped c.1905-12 and abandoned in 1916, is of significance: - as a vital reminder of the nature of rural education in a transient goldfields and timber-getting setting.

- for its retention of a rockwork garden bed in the shape of a map of Australia; an unusual reminder of the nationalistic pride displayed at the turn of the century coinciding with the federation of six colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia;

- for the retention of contemporary photographs and documentary accounts of the garden in its mature state prior to closure of the school which enable the surviving relics to be interpreted.

Stony Creek School Site - classified 10/6/92

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees