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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Mt William Homestead Watgania Road, WILLAURA VIC 3379 - Property No B1461	The property was first settled by Andrew and Thomas Chirnside in 1842. It carried finewool Merinos and cattle and once the government had granted the Chirnside Borthers freehold, they set about building a 20-stand bluestone woolshed. The trustees of the Chirnside Estate put the property up for auction in 1906 and eventually, it was subdivided into farms with the homestead block being purchased in 1919 by the Barr Smith family. The house is surrounded by a garden ... more	B1461	File only
Woolshed - Mt William Homestead Watgania Road, WILLAURA VIC 3379 - Property No B3030	The Woolshed at Mount William Homestead is a large bluestonebuilding erected for pastoralist brothers Thomas and Andrew Chirnside in 1865. Constructed in coursed masonry, the structure has a large, flat, hipped slate roof. There is a pyramid roofed, weatherboard tower and weatherboard extensions. Some openings in the main structure are slatted vents and others are glazed. Roof lights have been added. The very large woolshed is notable for its size and as a representative ... more	B3030	Regional
Mt Boninyong Homestead Midland Highway, SCOTSBURN VIC 3352 - Property No B1101	sIn 1839, Andrew Scott took up the station at 'Mt. Boninyong" which comprised 16,000 acres. Mrs. Scott was reputedly the first white woman in the area. The present homestead was built in 1884 by Robert Scott and was designed by architect, Henderson in "Scottish Baronial Mansion" style. The extensive gardens date from the 1850s making them one of the oldest surviving garden layouts in Victoria. Classified: 23/06/1960 Classified: Local: 03/08/1998	B1101	Local
Mt Elgin Homestead NHILL VIC 3418 - Property No B3362	A graceful early homestead of axed red gum construction, a pastoral building having links as well with early overland and telegraphic communications. Classified: 18/03/1976	B3362	Local
Mt Fyans Homestead 1037 Darlington-Nerrin Road,, DUNDONNELL VIC 3271 - Property No B2324	Particularly elegant expansive Western District homestead surrounded by a superb garden. Particular reference to fine portico onto croquet lawn. Classified: 11/06/1970	B2324	Regional
Mt Hesse Homestead & Outbuildings 155 - 159 Mount Hesse Estate Road, OMBERSLEY VIC 3241 - Property No B1537	Mount Hesse Station was established as a pastoral property in the late 1830s by William Harding and John Highett. Harding's homestead, the first homestead on the property, dates from the 1840s and was built in several stages. It was originally constructed as a two-roomed stone cottage with a hipped roof; later additions include a stone skillion kitchen to the rear and a weatherboard section on the north-west corner. The Shepherd's Hut, built c.1849, sits at the back ... more	B1537	State
Mt. Eliza - South East Face MOUNT ELIZA VIC 3930 - Property No L10065	The Mount Eliza landform rises steeply from the surrounding plains on its south-eastern face. The landform itself contains a mixture of land uses with areas to the east and west being used for rural and residential purposes. Much of the south-eastern face is included within the Moorooduc Quarry Reserve which is owned and managed by the City of Frankston and the Department of Crown Lands. Much of the remainder of the forested section of the landform is committed to residential ... more	L10065	Local
Mt Martha Summit and Ridge MOUNT MARTHA VIC 3934 - Property No L10066	Mt Martha Park, consisting of the summit, public park and arboretum, is of Regional Significance to the Mornington Peninsula, containing areas of historical significance in planting and features. (1) Political interest. The park was a hotly contested site of interest, controversy and debate in the nineteenth century over issues such as land selection, planting policy, public interest and use, and garden design. The reserve's historical development, as documented ... more	L10066	Local
Mt Tarrengower And Nuggetty Ranges MALDON VIC 3463 - Property No L10136	The Mt Tarrengower, Nuggetty Ranges and Peg Leg-Porcupine Diggings area is of State significance because of its landscape quality, cultural associations and botanical interest. The ranges viewed from Maldon form a striking backdrop for the town and emphasize the strong cultural relationship between the township and the landscape. Vegetation cover varies from open woodland with natural grassy openings to regrowth coppice forest on turned-over soil. Of particular ... more	L10136	State
Mt Stirling VIC - Property No L10192		L10192	File only

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