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Old Gippstown
Building - Police Station Lockup
One-room cell-lockup, possibly transferred from Rosedale to Maffra in 1869, moved to Old Gippstown in 1973.High local significance on account of age.A small square shaped timber building with a gabled corrugated iron roof. Built in 1869. The door is not original and has been roughly made of pallet boards.This cell has many different things written on the inside walls.old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, victorian era, moe, historical village, wellington shire, maffra, cell, police, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, lock up, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - National Bank
Built as the Colonial Bank of Australasia in 1889 at Meeniyan, it became the National Bank in 1914. It was moved to Old Gippstown in 1968.High local historic significance on account of integrity.A large rectangular-shaped timber bank building with a gabled corrugated iron roof. The front has a mock stonework design on the timber. The ceilings inside are of pressed tin. The interior display features a collection of old National Bank furniture and banking items.bank, meeniyan, southern gippsland shire, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, banking, national bank, pressed tin ceiling, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - Shelter Shed
Arrived at old Gippstown in April 1972, after having been in service at Grey Street Primary School in Traralgon.High local historic significance (Dr Linda Young significance assessment July 2009)Octagonal-shaped school shelter shed in the form of a rotunda with a cone-shaped, corrugated-iron roof, timber frame and weatherboard walls. Timber floor. Built in 1912grey street primary school traralgon, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, goldfields, coal mine, moe, historical village, education, school shelter shed, grey street, traralgon, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe city council, latrobe valley -
Old Gippstown
Building - Funeral Parlour
Originally the J A & A Templeton Funeral Parlour workshop, it was built in 1930 and was situated by his house in Traralgon.A small timber shop, rectangular in shape with a gabled corrugated iron roof. It has a verandah running along the front of the building, and there is a large billboard on the roof. There is a shed fixed to one side with a corrugated iron roof.Sign writing on the outside of the buildingfuneral directors, funeral parlour, traralgon, old gippstown, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, j a & a templeton, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - Police Station
One-room police station was built in 1869 in Maffra and moved c.1882 to a new site in Maffra, by the new police residence office. The office was enlarged in 1936, incorporating the old police station.High local historic significance on account of age.A small timber building, rectangular in shape with a gabled corrugated iron roof. There is a small hood over the rear entrance of the station.police, maffra, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, wellington shire, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, law, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - Shed
Built at Old Gippstown from secondhand materials during the 1970sRectangular-shaped timber shed, with a corrugated iron roof. It has a back and two side walls, while the front is open for access.shed, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, bushy park, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, farm shed, latrobe city council, gunaikurnai -
Old Gippstown
Building - Stable, 1970s
Designed and constructed by Old Gippstown from materials at hand.A small square-shaped timber stable building with a gabled corrugated iron roof.old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, stable, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, horse drawn vehicles, latrobe city council -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Cliff Crest Tearoom, 1930c
Cliff Crest Tea Rooms / Scone Cottage / Boarding House was conducted by Mrs Westerson for many yearsBlack and white photograph of Cliff Crest Tea Rooms at Nungurner, Gippsland Lakes. It shows weatherboard dwelling with hipped iron roof, veranda across front with guests posing for camera. White picket fence and seating at front of building. Lakes Entrance Victoriatearoom, buildings -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Cliff Crest Tearoom, 1930c
Cliff Crest Scone Cottage / Boarding House was conducted by Mrs Westerson for many yearsBlack and white photograph of Cliff Crest Tea Rooms at Nungurner, Gippsland Lakes, showing a weatherboard dwelling with hipped iron roof, guests posing for photo outside picket fence in front of building. Lakes Entrance Victoria houses, tearoom -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Kawar, 1920c
Built by John Herbert Syme in about 1911 to 1912.Black and white photograph of Kawar the home built on Fraser Island, Gippsland Lakes. It shows a substantial weatherboard dwelling, built about two metres above ground level, corrugated iron roof, veranda all around, steps leading to veranda. Man in top hat at bottom of steps. Lakes Entrance Victoria islands, houses -
Old Gippstown
Building - Slab Kitchen
A slab construction cottage built in Ripplebrook in 1880 as a home for a single female landowner by the name of Ada Donaldson, and later relocated to Labertouche. It was donated to Old Gippstown by the Mason-Brook Pastoral Co. of Labertouche. A small building of horizontal timber slabs. It has a verandah over the front entrance and the front porch, a main living area with a cast iron stove in the fireplace and a separate room (probably a bedroom). There is a stone chimney on the back wall and the roof is shingled. Originally a cottage in its own right, the slab kitchen is now a part of the Bushy Park display.Medium local historic significance.A small building of horizontal timber slabs. It has a verandah over the front entrance and the front porch. There is a stone chimney on the back wall and the roof is shingled. This building was built in 1880sout kitchen, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, timber slab cottage, ripplebrook, labertouche, mason-brook pastoral co., baw baw shire, latrobe valley, old gippsland heritage park, gunaikurnai, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - Loren Iron House
'Loren' (formerly James Hogg's house) is a two-storey gabled prefabricated house, constructed using broad-gauge corrugated iron and was originally erected at 60-62 Curzon Street, North Melbourne in 1853 for builder, James Hogg. By 1968 the building had deteriorated and it was dismantled and moved to Old Gippstown where it was re-erected and restored. The building's external framing system consists of exposed metal columns with Gothic panel motifs at the corners. Internally the timber framed walls have been finished with new papers over new Hessian. The corrugated iron roof has an unusual concave form and the windows, floors and doors are of moulded softwood. State historic significance as a rare type of iron prefab. house. Listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and covered by a Heritage Overlay, Latrobe City Planning Scheme. It is also listed on the Register of the National Estate.Tall square-shaped two-storey corrugated iron building with a curved corrugated iron roof with two outside brick chimneys. prefabricated iron houses, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, city of melbourne, north melbourne, curzon street, james hogg, prefabricated house, two-storey gabled prefabricated house, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, loren, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - School
2903 SUNNY CREEK formerly YARRAGON EAST. Sunny Creek State School, first called Yarragon East, was situated on Sunny Creek Road between Yarragon and Trafalgar and was opened in 1888. It was generally served by two teachers or a Head Teacher assisted by a Sewing Mistress. Edwin Mann taught there for 35 years, with his wife, Mrs Mann, as the Sewing Mistress for some years. [Extracted from Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria, Vol. 3, 1973. This does not contain any details of the actual construction of the school, which is a typical Education Department building, and may date from later than 1888]High local historic significance, with some social significance: reunions of old students still held. (Dr Linda Young, Deakin University, significance assessment July 2009)Single-classroom State School. It is a rectangular-shaped timber building with weatherboard walls, timber frame and corrugated iron roof. An outside verandah is situated along the side of the building. Inside there is a small entry porch, a blackboard the length of the room (with fireplace) and a small store-room/cloak room. Built in 1888Has a name board above the front window that reads " SUNNY CREEK SCHOOL SS2903".school, sunny creek, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mines, victorian era, moe, historical village, education, sunny creek road, baw baw shire, yarragon east, latrobe valley, old gippsland heritage park, latrobe city council, board of education -
Old Gippstown
Building - Miner's Hut
This hut came from the Tanjil goldfields, and was in use around 1900, and was the home of two miners on the Tanjil River gold field. The township of Tanjil came into being above what is now the Blue Rock Dam, in about 1867.A small, rectangular bark hut with a bark roof. The fireplace and chimney are made of corrugated iron with stone base. It has a timber framework.tanjil, gold, mining, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, moe, historical village, tanjil valley, blue rock dam, baw baw shire, blue rock lake, old gippstown heritage park, latrobe valley, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - Church
A small timber church, containing an entrance area, congregation area, vestry and a small store room. The main part of the church is rectangular, but the smaller rooms give the building a 'T' shape. The roof is 'A' framed and is corrugated iron. There are three crosses on the roof; one on the entrance and two on the main building; one on the front and one at the rear. There is a bell in the yard. Built in 1895moe, church, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, historical village, church of england, holy trinity anglican church, rev. c.j. chambers, latrobe valley, old gippsland heritage park, latrobe city council -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Housing, 1980
Built post WW2 as home for Rev Canon Albert E Clark. The decorative brick and stone work on house and in garden built by Canon Clark with assistance of wife and daughter Ruth. Ruth Clark, noted botanist, with particular interest in the ground orchids of East Gippsland, continued living here until her death in Septemebr 1997.Colour photograph of a timber dwelling. Tiled gable roof, sash windows, decorative stone work on chimney, base of house, veranda, paths, garden and front fence. Attractive wrought iron railings atop stone fence, at 7 Williams Road, Lakes Entrance Victoriafences, houses, heritage study -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Settlers' Dwelling, 1880 - 1890 c
Black and white photograph of pioneer iron bark slab hut typical of early settlers dwellings with chimney and skillion at end with early garden shown East Gippsland Victoriasettlement, housing -
Old Gippstown
Building - Bushy Park
13 August 1843 First application for the Bushy Park run appeared in the “Port Phillip Gazette”. It was taken up by Angus McMillan, who took up the Boisdale run across the Avon River at the same time, for his employer Lachlan Macalister. This house was built in 1848. March 1844 Licence to Bushy Park granted to McMillan. It consisted of 16,000 acres. Late 1840s Bushy Park homestead built for McMillan by Andrew Martin and Matt McCraw. High local historic significance as associated with major pioneer and a very old white settlement in Gippsland.A square shaped timber house, with a corrugated iron roof over shingles. It has a verandah that covers both the front and sides of the house. The house is contructed of redgum timber, and internally has four rooms.National Trust of Australia Plaque - Bushy Park Homestead - Class 'C'mcmillan, angus, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, victorian era, moe, historical village, wellington shire, avon river, boisedale, briagolong, dargo, murdoch mackintosh, national trust, andrew martin and matt mccraw., latrobe valley, old gippstown heritage park, gunaikurnai, latrobe city council -
Old Gippstown
Building - Coach House
Built in the 1920s on Tom Fowler's farm at Willow Grove. Used as a shed.A large square-shaped shed with walls of split timber. It has a gabled roof of corrugated iron, while the floor is made up of wooden cobbles. The roofs of the side extensions are made of wood. The floor is Red Gum blocksagriculture, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mine, victorian era, moe, historical village, baw baw shire, willow grove, latrobe valley, old gippstown heritage park, horse drawn vehicles, butchers cart, baker's cart, tanjil valley, latrobe city council -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
photograph - bark roofed milking shed Gippsland Victoria, 1910 c
Bark roof held in place by log framework attached to ridge pole. Mended in one place by two sheets of corrugated ironBlack and white photograph showing five cows and four men engaged in activities at a bark roofed milking shed. One man appears to be either an inspector or a vet. Location believed to be Gippsland Victoriafarming, sheds, people -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - hut in Gippsland Victoria
In album titled A Bushmans CastleBlack and white photograph showing an elderly man in the doorway of a small dwelling clad in short lengths of hand sawn weatherboards, roof of corrugated iron, very large chimney top of chimney supported from collapse by long saplings. Believed to be in Gippsland Victoriahousing, architecture