SIDEBOTTOM HOMESTEAD SITE, MICKLEHAM
535 MOUNT RIDLEY ROAD MICKLEHAM, HUME CITY
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Statement of Significance
Data has been updated as a result of the Outer Western Metro Project, Context, March 2010.
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SIDEBOTTOM HOMESTEAD SITE, MICKLEHAM - History
In 1852 the land on which the site is located was the subject of a crown grant to James Harwick and John Baine (Ap 24124), and this parcel was transferred to Robert Longford Sidebottom, a pioneering settler in the Mickleham area, in 1859 (C of T Vol 2063 Fol 478). Andrew Dinwoodie purchased the property in 1889 and it then passed to Edmund Tucker in 1901 before being sold to Elizabeth Oliver in 1917 (C of T Vol 4053 Fol 488).
SIDEBOTTOM HOMESTEAD SITE, MICKLEHAM - Interpretation of Site
The site represents a mid 19th century homestead forming part of a wider pastoral landscape.
To the south of the site, the land parcel contains a number of clearance cairns, the position of which has been interpreted as perhaps relating to the intended location of stone walls (see previous site card, 2005). The remains of a 20th century windmill and two contemporary water tanks stand next to a dam approximately 1.2km to the south of the homestead site, in the south east corner of the property, whilst a drystone wall runs across its southern portion. The remains of old cars and pieces of farm machinery lie in the centre of the site. None of these features is deemed to be archaeologically significant.
Thelikely mid 19th century homestead site, which is located at the north western corner of the parcel, is defined by an area of different/longer vegetation, likely reflecting disturbed ground and the difficulty of mowing amongst the general scatter of building material in this area, and boxthorn bushes along the road frontage. Despite the overgrowth, some structural components can be discerned, including a patch of brickwork whichmay represent a hearth.
Approximately 15m to the south of the house site, a circular depression ispotentially a dam, and between the two a patch of bluestones could be the footing of a timber outbuilding.SIDEBOTTOM HOMESTEAD SITE, MICKLEHAM - Archaeological Significance
Whilst the remainder of the wider site (that recorded in 2005) has little archaeological potential, the homesteadmay contain subsurface deposits, including dateable artefacts, which can provide information concerning the earliest occupation of the site, likely to be one of the earliest homesteads in the Mickleham area.
SIDEBOTTOM HOMESTEAD SITE, MICKLEHAM - Historical Significance
The site is historically significant because it is likelyone of the earliest homesteads in the Mickleham area.
Heritage Inventory Description
SIDEBOTTOM HOMESTEAD SITE, MICKLEHAM - Heritage Inventory Description
Site comprises the remains of a mid-late 19th century homestead, including brick fireplaces and bluestone footing amongst box thorns. Also a small dam to the south. Beyond the site clearance cairns, agricultural machinery and a windmill and tanks (c. 1.2km to the south) form a wider complex.
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SIDEBOTTOM HOMESTEAD SITE, MICKLEHAMVictorian Heritage Inventory
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FORMER MICKLEHAM METHODIST CEMETERY, CHURCH AND SCHOOL SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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