BRIDLE GRAVE
SARAH ALLEN TRACK WANGARABELL, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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BRIDLE GRAVE - History
Robert and Susan Bridle selected land in the early 1880s, while Robert was a teamster. They were both outstanding horse riders. They eked out a living by making their selection more or less self supporting. The main sources of actual cash income were from the bullock team operations, including carting wattle bark and general stock work. They bartered freely with their neighbours. Robert and Susan raised a family of 10 children. The site where they are buried was gazetted a cemetery reserve in 1906, but found to be unsuitable for the purpose. The Bridles are the only people buried there.Heritage Inventory Description
BRIDLE GRAVE - Heritage Inventory Description
The grave has a segmented sandstone surround measuring 3.94 metres by 2.46 metres, and is surfaced with crushed grey-metal. The grave has an outer perimeter fence constructed of galvanised water pipe, with capped corner posts. Within the enclosure is a marlbe, gothic headstone, set in a sandstone plinth. On the upper face of the headstone, a small Latin cross in an oval frame is embossed. The lettering is inset with lead lettering. The maker is Ziegler, Bega. The inscription reads "In loving memory of our dear parents - Robert Bridle died 11th May 1917 aged 78 years - Susan Bridle died 1st Dec 1917 aged 78 years. Sorrows were thine but now forever with the lord". There is evidence of recent tending - cloth artificial flowers in a glazed pottery vase.
The grave is situated on a gentle hillside above cleared farming land, in tall eucalypt regrowth with very little understorey, and a sandy soil. It is about 90 metres south-east of the Sarah Allen Track. A faint downhill track shows to the west of the grave.
Physical Conditions: Good
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BRIDLE GRAVEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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