ERCILDOUN

973 ERCILDOUN ROAD ERCILDOUNE, Pyrenees Shire

Brothers Thomas and Somerville Learmonth founded Ercildoun in 1838. The brothers had been part of an unsuccessful exploration mission into the interior of the colony in 1837, and embarked on…

EYNESBURY

EYNESBURY ROAD and SPRINGHILL ROAD and SPRINGHILL ROAD EYNESBURY, MELTON CITY, WYNDHAM CITY

The Eynesbury homestead complex was established on land acquired by prominent pioneer pastoralist, Simon Staughton. Staughton built the first substantial homestead in 1845 at Exford Station,…

DAY'S FLOUR MILL COMPLEX

75 DAY ROAD MURCHISON, Greater Shepparton City

Day's Mill near Murchison, Victoria, is important as an example of a mid-nineteenth century steam-powered flour mill, particularly so for its physical integrity and the retention of original…

STRATHFIELDSAYE

324 STRATHFIELDSAYE ROAD PERRY BRIDGE, WELLINGTON SHIRE

Strathfieldsaye was established as a cattle and sheep station by New South Wales grazier William O'Dell Raymond in 1848. Raymond was one of the first permanent settlers in Gippsland,…

SUNNYSIDE WOOL SCOUR

76-78 TUCKER STREET BREAKWATER, GREATER GEELONG CITY

The land on which the Sunnyside Wool Scour stands was first purchased in 1853 by John Ford Strachan, who was involved in the Geelong wool trade. By 1862 the site had been purchased by a…

GEORGIE'S HUT (CHINESE MARKET GARDEN)

JEFFCOTT ROAD DONALD, Buloke Shire

A Chinese market garden was established on Jeffcott Road in Donald during the late 1920s on a 10 acre plot of land leased by Low Boa Ling from a local farmer. The market garden operated…

HORSE DRAWN STONE-CARRYING SLED

275 OHERNS ROAD EPPING, WHITTLESEA CITY

The horse-drawn stone-carrying sled found at the Clonard farm was probably made and used to transport the stones used in the construction of the boundary walls of the old Maryfield farm,…