FORMER DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL NO 1585
1505 MELBA HIGHWAY DIXONS CREEK, YARRA RANGES SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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FORMER DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL NO 1585 - History
The original Dixon's Creek School (No. 1585) was located on this site from the 1890s to the 1910s when it was relocated to its current site along the Melba Hwy to the north. The school consisted of a small, A-framed, gabled weatherboard structure with a galvanised iron roof.
FORMER DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL NO 1585 - Interpretation of Site
Former site of Dixon's Creek State School #1585. Asphalt feature possibly associated with aprade ground. Brick and Stone Feature possibly related to chimney. Discoloured soil feature potentially associated with chimney-grey ash.
FORMER DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL NO 1585 - Archaeological Significance
There is low to moderate archaeological potential to provide evidence regarding the place and its use.
FORMER DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL NO 1585 - Historical Significance
The former Dixon's Creek School site is of local social, historical and archaeological signification. It has important links with the growth of the local community.
Heritage Inventory Description
FORMER DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL NO 1585 - Heritage Inventory Description
The site is positioned three quarters of the way down a slope facing NE/E/SE. A natural drainage line is located at the bae of the slope. An adjacent rise is locateed to the northeast. An area of flat graound has been leveled and cut into the southwest slope for the site. It is covered in ankle to knee high grass.
Flat ground cut into SW slope, asphalt feature (rectangular in shape with a semi-circular hook at the NE end), at N site a stoen & brick feature with thick bottle glass base imbedded into it. The stone & brick feature consists of both surface & subsurface deposits.
Physical Conditions: Minimal distrubance, intact.
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FORMER DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL NO 1585Victorian Heritage Inventory
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Gulf StationYarra Ranges Shire H1393
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