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KOCH FAMILY GRAVES SITE
210 EPPING ROAD WOLLERT, WHITTLESEA CITY
KOCH FAMILY GRAVES SITE
210 EPPING ROAD WOLLERT, WHITTLESEA CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Oral and historical sources note the presence of three graves likely to be located on the east side of Epping Road, north of Harvest Home Road, about 5 metres in from a gateway off a stony rise. The graves are those of the Koch family children.
Wilhem Koch purchased the land in the 1850s and established a homestead nearby. In 1853 he and his wife Pauline founded Melbourne’s Trinity German Lutheran Church. The Koch family are noted to have five children in 1874; three were recorded to be buried on the farm. Wilhelm Jr. died 1856 (3 months) died of croup, Elizabeth died 1861 (aged four years) and Mary died 1861 (aged 18 months) both of septic tonsilitis. It is unknown why the children weren’t buried in the Epping Cemetery, however the burials are recorded in newspapers as being located at the farm. Reportedly, the graves were visible from the road until c.1900, described by Rob Wucjasch as being located “in the front garden of a white house built along the lines of Elvis Presley's Gracelands mansion.”
The Koch family graves are of historical significance as they demonstrate early Germanic settlement and burial practices in a Melbourne context. The graves have the archaeological potential to provide information about German Lutheran and early childhood burial practices. The graves are of social significance to the descendants of the Koch family.
The Koch family graves are of historical significance as they demonstrate early Germanic settlement and burial practices in a Melbourne context. The graves have the archaeological potential to provide information about German Lutheran and early childhood burial practices. The graves are of social significance to the descendants of the Koch family.
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NORTH MELBOURNE POTTERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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