WILLIAM SAFFON GRAVE
LICOLA-HEYFIELD ROAD GLENMAGGIE, WELLINGTON SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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WILLIAM SAFFON GRAVE - History
William Saffron was a shepherd who worked for Henry Meyrick at his station "Glenmaggie". Saffon died in about December 1846, and his age and cause of death were not recorded. He left a wife, Ellen, and three children, Catherine, James and baby Hanna. The death of Saffon was the last straw for Meyrick, who had great difficulty obtaining workers and was at a loss with what to do with Saffon's family. He decided to sell up, but was drowned just a few months later, in the Thomson River. Ellen Saffon remarried in 1847, to Edward Pender.Heritage Inventory Description
WILLIAM SAFFON GRAVE - Heritage Inventory Description
The grave is only about 3 metres from the edge of the road. It is surrounded by a white wooden post-and-rail fence that measures 3.5 metres long by 2.45 metres wide. This fence has an intermediate post on the long sides, two rails, and a post height of about 0.6 metres above ground level. Within the enclosure, the grave is covered by a mound of large rocks, through which grasses and several cactus plants (not identified) are growing. The mound measures 2.5 metres long by 1.5 metres wide. A large metal sign has been added within the enclosure, with the wording "Saffon - A Pioneer's Grave".
The grave is situated on flat ground on the north side of the Licola-Heyfield road, at a place called "Blanket Hill". The roadside area is predominantly grassy, with large, scattered gum trees. On the south side of the road, the ground drops away steeply into a gully.
Physical Conditions: Fair - post-and-rail fence is deteriorating.
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WILLIAM SAFFON GRAVEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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