POSSIBLE QUARRY SITE AND WELL, FARRUGIA PROPERTY
85B BASSETTS ROAD DOREEN, WHITTLESEA CITY
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Statement of Significance
The site has unknown significance, as it has not been established whether it is a small quarry, a well, or an enlarged spring. It is a man-made feature, relating to the early European settlement of this area.
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POSSIBLE QUARRY SITE AND WELL, FARRUGIA PROPERTY - History
The site lies with former Section B, Partition 4, parish of Yan Yean. Thomas L M Winter was the original puchaser. By 1853, the Nelson family owned land between Plenty Road and Yan Yean Road. The land was later purchased by Maurice and Frederick Bassett during the1880s/90s. The Bassetts were, amongst other things, dairy farmers. The property has been owned by Charlie Farrugia since the late 1970s. There is no oral history relating to this feature.POSSIBLE QUARRY SITE AND WELL, FARRUGIA PROPERTY - Historical Significance
Although of unclear purpose, the feature would appear to be anthropomorphic, and it probably therefore relates to the previous agricultural or industrial use of the property.
POSSIBLE QUARRY SITE AND WELL, FARRUGIA PROPERTY - Archaeological Significance
The feature may contain archaeological deposits which can be used to clarify its purpose or provide a date for its creation/use. This would certainly be the case in the event that the feature turns out to be a filled well.
POSSIBLE QUARRY SITE AND WELL, FARRUGIA PROPERTY - Interpretation of Site
The site has been interpreted as possibly a small quarry, a spring enlarged for use as a small dam, or a well.
The previous site card (2006) recorded the feature as filled with waterlogged grass and recommended that it be excavated to determine its function. Some material has evidently been removed since this time, but the site was largely overgrown at the time of survey and its nature remains unclear.
Heritage Inventory Description
POSSIBLE QUARRY SITE AND WELL, FARRUGIA PROPERTY - Heritage Inventory Description
Located close to eastern boundary of what was the Farrugia property is an apparent cutting into the natural basalt feature, measuring approximately 5 m x 5m. The feature appears to be permanently waterlogged. It is in excess of 5 m deep at its eastern edge, where the bottom of the feature was soft earth, rising to ground level rock at its western side.
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DOREEN FEATURE 2Victorian Heritage Inventory
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CORNELL HISTORIC SITE 1Victorian Heritage Inventory
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NEUMANNS FARM HOUSE, OUTBUILDINGS AND FEATURESVictorian Heritage Inventory
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