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Image	Name	Detail	File number	Level
	Former Royal Mail Hotel 15 Yarra Street,, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No B4624		B4624	File only
	Former Royal Mail Hotel 1 Henry Street, AVENEL VIC 3664 - Property No B1301	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	B1301	State

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Former Royal Mail Hotel

15 Yarra Street,, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No B4624

B4624

File only

Former Royal Mail Hotel

1 Henry Street, AVENEL VIC 3664 - Property No B1301

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

B1301

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