MINGARA
175 OLD WALHALLA ROAD TOONGABBIE, LATROBE CITY
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Statement of Significance
Local historic and scientific significance to Latrobe City.
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MINGARA - History
The dairy/shearing shed at 'Mingara' was constructed by William Goodwin, son of pioneer settler Robert Goodwin. Evidence of this is provided by the mark '11/9/30WG' inside the building. The farm was settled in the mid to late nineteenth century by Rovert Ferguson and there was a water well used by cattle owners in the 1880-90s which included a cement trough used to bucked well water into. The site is in the area of the discovery of kerosene and oil shale in the 1880s, but location of these is unknown.
During the ownership of Robert Ferguson from 1876 onward, this property was developed for a commercial orchard. Ferguson moved into this area from Jordan near Walhalla. Fruit (predominantly apples and plums) was carted from Toongabbie by train to the markets in Melbourne and by dray to the Walhalla goldfields. Packing sheds for the processing of the fruit used to stand on a flat area above the creek's banks. The orchard trees were removed in the 1950s by Mick Affleck when he blew them up with dynamite.
MINGARA - Interpretation of Site
The ruins and trees illustrate the development of the farm from the late nineteenth tothe mid-twentieth century. The site may contain further evidece of the early settlement of the Toongabbie area.
Heritage Inventory Description
MINGARA - Heritage Inventory Description
Remains of original 'Mingara' homestead are located near the existing dairy and shearing shed, as is a very large English oak tree. On the other side of the creek is the site of a water well used in the 1880-90s consisting of original well (timber lined, but silted up), three of four original posts for the fencing of cattle, and the original through used to bucket well water into. Half a dozen or so large apple trees are also present, representing the original orchard.
Remains of the original 'Mingara' homestead, large English Oak, water well dating from 1880-90s, concrete trough(2m x 1m), former apple orchard
Physical Conditions: Good
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MINGARAVictorian Heritage Inventory
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