Monument to site of first Pleasant Creek Cemetery, 40 Griffiths Street, STAWELL
40 Griffiths Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The One Tree Hill Cemetery Memorial and headstone of David John James at the north-west corner of Griffiths and Leslie Streets, Stawell West, are historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. As markers of the area of the first burial site at Pleasant Creek from 1854 until 1858 and the headstone of David John James who died at Pleasant Creek in 1858, the memorial and headstone have associations with some of the early pioneers of Stawell during the initial years of the goldrush. These monuments are recognised and valued by the Stawell community for cultural, historical and commemorative reasons.
Overall, the One Tree Hill Cemetery Memorial and headstone of David John James are of LOCAL significance.
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Monument to site of first Pleasant Creek Cemetery, 40 Griffiths Street, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The One Tree Hill Cemetery Memorial and Headstone of David John James are located on the north-west corner of Griffith and Leslie Streets. They are surrounded by a grassed open area.
The One Tree Hill Cemetery Memorial is comprised a stepped granite structure with a vertically-aligned stone at the apex. There is a marble tablet fixed to the memorial that reads: "Site of the first cemetery at Pleasant Creek 1854-1861, erected October 4th 1935".
The headstone to David John James consists of a slab of slate in front of the One Tree Hill Cemetery Memorial. The headstone contains a plaque that reads: "In Memory of D.J. James, son of E & C.A. James, aged 22 months, died 24th March 1858".
Heritage Study and Grading
Northern Grampians - Shire of Northern Grampians - Stage 2 Heritage Study
Author: Wendy Jacobs, Vicki Johnson, David Rowe, Phil Taylor
Year: 2004
Grading: Local
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FORMER LITERARY & SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H0531
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CENTRAL PARKVictorian Heritage Register H2284
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FORMER POLICE SUPERINTENDENT'S RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0986
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