PIG POINT SLAUGHTERYARD AND SETTLEMENT
OLD COACH ROAD WALHALLA, BAW BAW SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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PIG POINT SLAUGHTERYARD AND SETTLEMENT - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
Pig Point was a suburb of Walhalla. The most substantial historic features are the stone foundations of a slaughteryard. There are also features remaining from a number of hut sites.Heritage Inventory Description
PIG POINT SLAUGHTERYARD AND SETTLEMENT - Heritage Inventory Description
/nThe site is on the end of a spur and extends for approximately 150m along the top of the ridge and is approximately 50m wide. There are several stone chimney remains spread across the site. The most substantial feature at the site is an area approximately 6m by 4m covered with flagging stones and an adjoining area cleared of vegetation, which marks the site of the slaughteryard. There are also a few low stone walls at the site. The cleared area is where bones and offal were dumped down the slope from the slaughteryard. Other features include a large cutting for a building, a collapsed shaft, introduced garden plants and pieces of china and scraps of iron. Additional features are probably hidden by vegetation.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Cultural Significance This site has: Historical significance: The significance of Walhalla lies with its outstanding representation of, and historical role in, an important period in the State's history. The collection of house sites demonstrates the extent of the township of Walhalla and documents the story of the development and decline of the Walhalla Goldfields. Archaeological potential: Archaeologically important for its potential to yield artefacts which will be able to provide significant information about the cultural history of gold mining and the gold miners themselves. Network values: The range of historical features, in combination with an extensive photographic record and physical attributes of the Stringers Creek Valley produce one of the State's most evocative and unique cultural landscapes.
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FORMER WALHALLA POST OFFICE AND RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0583
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WINDSOR HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0326
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WALHALLA BANDSTANDVictorian Heritage Register H1315
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