The homestead in the image is 'Cumberland' which was sited along the Moonee Ponds Creek, near Gellibrand Hill. It was built by Donald Coghill, who acquired the land some time in the 1850s. During the first half of the twentieth century it was uninhabited until it was finally demolished.'Cumberland' was one of a number of homesteads that were built by European settlers in the Bulla area in the 1850s. A non-digital black and white photograph of a double storey Victorian homestead set in an open area.cumberland homestead, moonee ponds creek, gellibrand hill, donald coghill

Woodlands Homestead was erected by William Greene in 1843 and is one of the state's oldest buildings. Over the years the complex has been renovated and extended. The property has connections with the racing industry over the years along with the neighbouring properties of 'Cumberland' and 'Attwood'. In 1978 654 acres of the original property was purchased by the state government and placed under the management of the National Park Service.A black and white photograph of part of a building showing the verandah with a paved floor. The hipped roof is covered with corrugated iron and the walls are weatherboard. An old steel kitchen chair is on the LHS at the end of the verandah and asparagus fern is growing up over the rear wall.woodlands homestead, greene, william pomeroy, anne, woodlands park, gellibrand hill, george evans collection