GEORGE BOLTON EAGLE GRAVE
230 MARSHALLS ROAD TRARALGON, LATROBE CITY
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Statement of Significance
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GEORGE BOLTON EAGLE GRAVE - History
George Eagle was a young Englishman who was assisting Henry Meyrick in droving sheep from Pt Phillip to Meyrick's run at Glenmaggie. They were forced to spend time at Edmund Hobson's Traralgon Station with an outbreak of scab in their sheep, and were halted by flood. On the 30th July 1846 George Eagle unexpectedly fell ill and died. Meyrick and Eagle were working together when Eagle indicated he felt very ill. He lay down and within an hour was dead. Meyrick thought he may have burst a blood vessel. Hobson & Meyrick got some boards together to make a coffin, but on returning to the body the next day, decided that all they could do was place Eagle between two sheets of bark, and bury him where he lay.Heritage Inventory Description
GEORGE BOLTON EAGLE GRAVE - Heritage Inventory Description
A large, stepped concrete slab marks the grave site. The larger basal slab measures 3.66 metres by 3.4metres, and steps up to a smaller slab measuring 1.98 metres long by 1.07 metres wide. The larger slab has a metal barrier made of galvanised pipe to keep out grazing stock, and the smaller slab supports a grave surround consisting of a hooped, wrought iron fence. A brass plaque, presented by the Traralgon City/Shire Council 150th Anniversity Committee and the Traralgon Historical Society, sits on a pillow of concrete within the inner enclosure. The inscription reads "In memory of George Eagle. Died 30 July 1846, Aged 24 years. First white settler to die in Traralgon".
The grave is situated in a large expanse of grassy land, which has been broken up into medium-sized paddocks for cattle grazing. The terrain is flat, with a strong rural aspect.
Physical Conditions: Generally good. The outer-perimeter pipe fence needs repair.
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GEORGE BOLTON EAGLE GRAVEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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