TILLEY'S HUT
1539 BACCHUS MARSH ROAD BULLENGAROOK, MACEDON RANGES SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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TILLEY'S HUT - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: the current owner of the pastoral property on which the hut stands advised it was inhabited by an itinerant, known as Tilley, who was found dead in the hut in the 1940s. It seems probable that the nut was constructed in the 180-90s but this would need to be confirmed with further research, The hut was used as a location site for a scene in the film "The Man from Snowy River".
TILLEY'S HUT - Interpretation of Site
Heritage Inventory Interpretation: Rural hut, one roomed, reclad in corrugated iron (probably around 1920s/30s)
Heritage Inventory Description
TILLEY'S HUT - Heritage Inventory Description
Small gabled roofed timber-board hut (3.4 x 2.95 m ) Max height is 3.5 metres. A large brick (hand and machine made) chimney stack stands at the north end. The hut is intact, but missing a number of roofing elements. It was reclad in corrugated iron, probably in the 1920s. A small orchard is located about 10 meters west./n
Heritage Inventory Significance: Tilley's hut is a relatively intact small structure which was probably built in the late 1800s. It has been subject to some alteration since its original construction but retains its basic form & much of its original material. It is considered to be local significance.
Heritage Inventory Site Features: timber hut, collapsed wooden framework of tank stand, scattered metal (including agricultural machinery parts), orchard (plum, cherry & apricot trees)
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TILLEY'S HUTVictorian Heritage Inventory
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