SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR ARTEFACT SCATTER 2
40 SIMPSON ROAD CHRISTMAS HILLS, NILLUMBIK SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR ARTEFACT SCATTER 2 - History
Christmas Hill is named after David Christmas, a lone shepherd who lost his way en route to Joseph Stevenson's run in 1842. In 1851 Henry Dendy and James McPherson held between them all of the land that now forms the Christmas Hills area. The boundary was established by arow of blazed trees running northward from Yerin gorge to Mount Graham and on to Watson Creek, it was later demarcated by a dirt track (Pretty Sally Track, 1863) and then renamed Ashmore Road.
In 1865, Robert Lorimer secured the first land title and established the Flying Squirrel Hotel on teh property as well as operating the first unofficial post office in the area. The property was sold to the Conolly family following Lorimer's death. Hamilton Sloan, a successful gold miner at One Tree Hill selected land adjoining Lorimer's at the south and extending east with the northern party of Pretty Sally Track dividing the portions.
Several civic services were established in the late nineteenth century...(for full report see site card).
SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR ARTEFACT SCATTER 2 - Interpretation of Site
Historical artefact scatter.
Heritage Inventory Description
SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR ARTEFACT SCATTER 2 - Heritage Inventory Description
Artefact scatter on exposed northern 'beach' at Yacht club & adjacent bay (Sugarloaf Reservoir Artefat scatter 1). Material likely to have not washed down slope significantly. No visible signs of erosion.
Artefact acatter comprising ceramic, bottle glass, brick & fence posts. Extends around the bay from high water mark to waters edge for approx 150m.
Physical Conditions: Deposit remains largely intact in original depositional location.
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SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR ARTEFACT SCATTER 2Victorian Heritage Inventory
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SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR ARTEFACT SCATTER 1Victorian Heritage Inventory
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Bunya bunyas (2). Monterey cypress & former BNillumbik Shire
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