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Image	Name	Detail	File number	Level
	Old Lodge - Ravenswood Homestead RAVENSWOOD VIC 3453 - Property No B1913		B1913	File only
	Ravenswood Homestead Calder Highway, RAVENSWOOD VIC 3453 - Property No B1350	The property was originally settled as a sheep run in the 1840's. The property passed into the hands of the Gibson brothers and their brother-in-law, Fredrick Fenton in 1848. Gold was discovered on the property in 1851, by which time Fredrick Fenton had become the sole owner. This was the first discovery of gold in the Bendigo District. Controversy surrounds the date of the building of the homestead. Some sources state 1857, however, as ads in the local paper for the ... more	B1350	State

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Name

Detail

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Level

Old Lodge - Ravenswood Homestead

RAVENSWOOD VIC 3453 - Property No B1913

B1913

File only

Ravenswood Homestead

Calder Highway, RAVENSWOOD VIC 3453 - Property No B1350

The property was originally settled as a sheep run in the 1840's. The property passed into the hands of the Gibson brothers and their brother-in-law, Fredrick Fenton in 1848. Gold was discovered on the property in 1851, by which time Fredrick Fenton had become the sole owner. This was the first discovery of gold in the Bendigo District. Controversy surrounds the date of the building of the homestead. Some sources state 1857, however, as ads in the local paper for the ... more

B1350

State