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FORMER ROYAL MAIL HOTEL AND COTTAGE
26 HENRY STREET AVENEL, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE |
The township of Avenel carries the name of the pastoral run of Henry Kent Hughes, one the earliest settlers in the district and the creek which divides the township is named after him. Travellers forded the shallow creek crossing on Hughes's property, used his station sheds for shelter and also changed horses at the run. The construction of a timber bridge across the creek in 1847 formalised the importance of the location on the overland route and provided a further ... more | ||
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Tunks House
16 DUNDAS STREET AVOCA, PYRENEES SHIRE |
Watford Cottage in Dundas Street, Avoca is a two storey timber framed weatherboard clad prefabricated house imported into Geelong from Hamburg and erected in Avoca in 1856. The town of Avoca developed in response to gold discoveries in the area in 1853 and quickly established itself as the administrative centre for its district. The development of deep lead mining in the area from 1859 consolidated the importance of the town. However, by 1871 ... more | ||
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LATROBE'S COTTAGE
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LATROBES COTTAGE
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LA TROBES COTTAGE
DALLAS BROOKS DRIVE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY |
La Trobe's Cottage is a conjectural reconstruction of the house of Superintendent La Trobe as it existed in about 1839-40 on his property, Jolimont, which lay on the south side of Wellington Parade. It contains within it a small portion of authentic fabric, including one wall of the building originally prefabricated by Manning of London. It was relocated to the Domain in 1963 and has recently been moved again, although it remains within the Domain. The single storey ... more | ||
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ST ARNAUD-DUNNOLY ROAD ADELAIDE LEAD, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE |
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FORMER KEW COTTAGES (KEW RESIDENTIAL SERVICES)
KEW COTTAGES
PRINCESS STREET, STAINER STREET, BOTANIC DRIVE, ARBOUR DRIVE, CANOPY AVENUE, BRAZIER GROVE, COLLINS STREET, LOWER DRIVE, PARK AVENUE, LINAKER PLACE, GUEST CLOSE, MONTEREY CLOSE, ENGLISH PLACE, MAIN DRIVE, HOLLY LANE, LOWER DRIVE NORTH, KEW, BOROONDARA CITY |
The Former Kew Cottages (Kew Residential Services) initially consisted of three cottages, school house and kitchen constructed from 1887 to the east of the Kew Lunatic Asylum. The present buildings stand in extensive grounds with avenues of oaks lining the internal roads and mature plantings between the buildings. The surviving buildings at the site include two of the three cottages built in 1887, nowknown as Unit 10 and House Hostel. The original School House ... more | ||
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15-17 GAWLER STREET PORTLAND, GLENELG SHIRE |
The complex at 15-17 Gawler Street, Portland is made up of a c. 1849 weatherboard cottage, with a c. 1855 weatherboard addition and an 1860 brick and stone shop. The site is a subdivision of Lot 10, Section 2 of the 1840 town survey. Portland, the earliest permanent settlement in Victoria, developed quickly from the 1840s and its economic importance as a port grew throughout the nineteenth century. Thomas Kean, the customs boat coxswain, arrived in ... more | ||
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Wartook Holiday Homes
MACKENZIE FALLS VISITOR PRECINCT, OLD MILL ROAD EMU, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE |
The Cranages Cottages site is the location of a small holiday house resort in the northern side of what is now the Grampians National Park. Some remnant structural remains exist in the area and levelled ground suggests the possible locations of former structures. While the area has been redeveloped as picnic grounds and carparks – the formation of these likely took advantage of existing levelled areas and landscaping. There is no substantial modern building in
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FORMER BLACKSMITH'S COTTAGE AND SHOP
FORMER BLACKSMITHS COTTAGE AND FORGE
100-102 MAIN STREET BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE |
Located at the junction of the Government Road to Maddingley and the main Government Road from Melbourne to Ballarat, the site has been occupied by a blacksmith since 1852 and possibly as early as 1850. The complex is of major historic importance because of its direct associations with the function of Bacchus Marsh as a staging point along the "Gold" Road from Melbourne to Ballarat. The site was in continuous use as a blacksmith and wheelwright's premises and cottage until 1940 ... more | ||
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DALY'S COTTAGE
460 PERCYDALE ROAD PERCYDALE, PYRENEES SHIRE |
Daly's Cottage, Percydale, comprises a combined cottage and stable building and a separate dwelling, constructed of vertical timber slabs in the mid-1860s on land selected by James Daly. From the 1860s, land in Victoria had been opened up for purchase by selectors through the numerous Land Selection Acts. Legislation was sought in order to create a class of yeoman farmers on small family-operated farms, and the need to encourage diggers to remain in the ... more | ||
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181 BRUNSWICK ROAD BRUNSWICK, MERRI-BEK CITY |
181 Brunswick Road, Brunswick is one building of two pairs of pre-fabricated iron cottages constructed c. 1854. The cottages have gabled roofs, timber frames believed to be of Asian origins, broad-gauge corrugated iron wall cladding thought to have been imported from the United Kingdom, and low-height cemented chimneys. 181 Brunswick Road is significant for architectural and historical reasons. 181 Brunswick Road, along with the cottages located ... more |
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