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

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

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

Map showing alterations to road classification Wellington Rd. Shire of Sherbrooke 1978Title Survey Division/Crown Description/Part of Croan Allotment 104 Parish of Naree Worran County of Mornington/AMG reference 7922/55/358000/5798500/Municipality Road Classification/Shire of Sherbrooke Wellington Rd./Approved S.R. CLARKE, Principal Surveyor and Proper Officer 13.9.78/SP14820

Image of Surveyors map outlining part of Wellington Rd., Near Magpie Rd., Clematis 1972Title Survey Division/Crown Description/Part of Crown Allotments 106E and 106G2/Parish of Narree Worran, County of Mornington/Cardinia/Shire of Sherbrooke, Wellington Road/Rossley Paul Gardiner of Kirkpatrick & Webber, 289 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood/Signed S.R. Clarke 21.6.72/B.A. Gibson C/T 8047/414 subtract 0.01 1/2 for Title

Image of Surveyors map outlining part of Wellington Rd., Near Magpie Rd. and Paradise Rd., Clematis 1972Title Survey Division/Crown Description/Part of Crown Allotments 106F2 and 106G1/Parish of Narree Worran, County of Mornington/Cardinia/Shire of Sherbrooke, Wellington Road/Rossley Paul Gardiner of Kirkpatrick & Webber, 289 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood/Signed S.R. Clarke 21.6.72

Image of Surveyors map outlining part of Wellington Rd., Near Magpie Rd. and Paradise Rd., Clematis 1972Title Survey Division/Crown Description/Part of Crown Allotments 106F2 and 106G1/Parish of Narree Worran, County of Mornington/Cardinia/Shire of Sherbrooke, Wellington Road/Rossley Paul Gardiner of Kirkpatrick & Webber, 289 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood/Signed S.R. Clarke 21.6.72

Image of Title Survey, Part of Crown Allotment 106G1, Road Classification Shire of Sherbrooke Rd (Wellington Rd.)SP14576/Title Survey Division/Crown Description/Part of Crown Allotment 106 G1, Parish of Narree Worran, County of Mornington/AMG Reference 7922/55/360800/5800100/Municipality Road Classification/Shire of Sherbrooke Road/Kenneth Douglas Adams, Country Roads Board, 60 Denmark Street, Kew, Surveyor, dated 15th November, 1977/Approved S.R. CLARKE, Principal Surveyor and Proper Officer 21.11.77

Brougham Street was created in Josiah Holloway's 1851 subdivision of Little Eltham. It was one of several east-west streets shown on the subdivision plan as crossing the Diamond Creek. The western part was named Wellington Street on the subdivision plan but was later changed to conform with the name of the eastern part as acknowledgement of the continuity of the street. It is not known when the first bridge was constructed in Brougham Street however it was certainly mentioned at Council’s meeting of 2 June 1884 as being in a dangerous state of repair. This photo (c.1895) of an old bridge shows a very low-level simple log girder bridge crossing the creek at a right angle and so the approaches involved bends in the road alignment. This bridge was generally known as Kaylocks Bridge or Kaylock’s Crossing after the owner of the adjoining land. It was most likely built from around the mid-1850s, or a crossing of some fashion established as Richard George Kaylock, butcher of Little Eltham and his wife Emily Ann settled there in 1854. His property was in Wellington Street (now Brougham Street) and apparently extended across the Diamond Creek. The land on the western side of the creek was farmed, the house being on the eastern side. Kaylock's Bridge formed part of the original coach road to Eltham and in 1922 was described as an "old rustic bridge". Its low level and insubstantial construction made it susceptible to flood damage, necessitating frequent closures until repairs could be carried out. In September 1922, Council called for tenders for a new timber bridge to be constructed at Kaylock’s crossing. An engineering assessment carried out for the Council by Macleod Consulting at the time of the replacement suggested that the construction details indicate that it was in the 1900s, however this dating could possibly have been the result of numerous repairs undertaken over the years to flood damage. The tender was awarded to Mr Weller of Kangaroo Ground who commenced work in February 1923 on a higher-level timber trestle bridge. Work was slowed due to illness of the contractor and the accidental death of a man in March 1923 following the collapse of the bank after he had jumped into a hole that had just been blasted. The bridge was completed around July 1923 at which point the old structure was pulled up, marking what was described in the ‘Advertiser’ newspaper as the passing of an old and well-loved landmark in the district. In April 1924 the approach to Kaylocks bridge was washed away during the heavy flooding that destroyed the Main Road bridge. The western side was repaired, and an extra span was added to the eastern side using timber from the destroyed Main Road bridge. The bridge was again severely damaged four months later in August 1924 When a lack of finances delayed repairs to the Bridge Street bridge in 1931 (also referred to as Obelisk Bridge at the time), traffic had to detour via Brougham Street for some time. Local residents feared that the Bridge Street bridge might never reopen. Kaylocks Bridge was constantly subject to damage by floods. In the 1934 flood it was submerged by two feet of water. In more recent times the bridge was again severely damaged by flooding and repairs made. A new bridge and adjoining footbridge were constructed in 2009. Part of a slide show presentation "Bridges & Waterways of the Shire" by Russell Yeoman to the 13 September 1989 Society meeting. The presentation included slides of historic photos from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers collections as well as several recent views.Photo of earliest known crossing of the Diamond Creek at brougham StreetPostcard photo printbrougham street, eltham, wellington street, kaylocks bridge, bridge, diamond creek (creek)

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