LOWER POWLETT ROAD 1
395 LOWER POWLETT ROAD WONTHAGGI, BASS COAST SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The site represents evidence of early settlement in the area as it is located at the junction of two roads. It may have been a local stopping point and also may be associated with the appreciation of a local bushranger.
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LOWER POWLETT ROAD 1 - History
A survey for the Victorian Mining Department of the Gippsland coalfield dated 1882 shows a trackway extending through the study area on the approximate line of the present unsealed Mouth of Powlett Rd. The meandering track is labelled 'Track- good line for road'. A second track is shown extending from the north-west, on the approximate line of the present Lower Powlett Rd. To the east of the junction of the two tracks, in the paddock on the east side ofLower Powlett Rd, the 1882 plan shows a distinctive double rectangular feature which is likely to be a stock enclosure possibly with a homestead enclosure on its west side. A local legend has it that a bushranger was apprehended at or near the site.LOWER POWLETT ROAD 1 - Interpretation of Site
Early homestead or stockyard site.
Heritage Inventory Description
LOWER POWLETT ROAD 1 - Heritage Inventory Description
Early homestead/farm site. No surface features visible, however early maps (1882) indicate double rectangular feature (possibly stock enclosure) with a potential homestead enclosure on its west side. The site represents evidence of early settlement in the area. As it is located at the junction of two roads it may have been a local stopping point and may also be associated with the apprehension of a local bushranger.
Early homestead/farm site. No surface features visible however early maps (1882) indicate double rectangular feature (possibly stock enclosure) with a potential homestead enclosure on its west side.
No surface features. Site on private land so sub-surface testing not possible at time of identification.
Physical Conditions: Unknown/remnants only
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LOWER POWLETT ROAD 1Victorian Heritage Inventory
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