FORMER ROYAL MAIL HOTEL AND COTTAGE

26 HENRY STREET AVENEL, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE

The township of Avenel carries the name of the pastoral run of Henry Kent Hughes, one the earliest settlers in the district and the creek which divides the township is named after him.…

BRIDGE OVER HUGHES CREEK

OLD HUME HIGHWAY AVENEL, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE

The Hughes Creek Bridge on the Hume Highway at Avenel was erected in 1859 by the Board of Land and Works, and replaced a timber bridge erected in 1847. The contractor was Hugh Dalrymple. It…

BRIDGE OVER DJERRIWARRH CREEK

WESTERN HIGHWAY (DISUSED SECTION) MELTON WEST and LONG FOREST, MELTON CITY, MOORABOOL SHIRE

An early surviving bridge distinctive for its single arched design and construction in sandstone. This structure is representative of a number of such single arched bridges constructed in…

NEWTOWN BRIDGE PRECINCT

SPRING CREEK, BRIDGE ROAD BEECHWORTH, INDIGO SHIRE

The Newtown Bridge is a single arch granite bridge built c.1875. The bridge spans over Spring Creek at Beechworth and is 24.8 metres long with a kerb to kerb width of 6.3 metres. The arch…

FORMER COBB & CO STAGING STABLES

6660 WESTERN HIGHWAY BUANGOR, Ararat Rural City

The two storey bluestone building on the north side of the western highway at Buangor was erected c.1860 as coach and livery stables. This large stable, with bluestone slab floor, timber…

CAST IRON MILEPOSTS

CHATSWORTH-WICKLIFFE ROAD CHATSWORTH, Moyne Shire

The cast iron mileposts on the Chatsworth Wickliffe Road near Chatsworth were made by Robison Brothers & Co of Melbourne. The date of manufacture is unknown but is believed to be early…

FLOUR MILL

105-107 BARKER STREET CASTLEMAINE, Mount Alexander Shire

The Castlemaine Steam Flour Mill building, a three storey Georgian-style brick and stone structure, was erected in 1856-57 for a local investment company. Thomas Shephard was the architect.…

BRIDGE

OVER MERRI CREEK, NEWLANDS ROAD COBURG, MORELAND CITY

The Bridge, over Merri Creek was constructed in 1865 by convict labour from nearby Pentridge Prison. It was built under the administration of William Champ, the third inspector General of…

FORMER BENDIGO HOTEL

82 BROADWAY DUNOLLY, Central Goldfields Shire

ASOURCE: REPORT TO THE MINISTER THE FORMER BENDIGO HOTEL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1857-1858 BY ROBERT WITTACKER FOR GEORGE SIMPOSON. IT SERVED AS A HOTLE AND COBB AND CO. COACH HOUSE DURING…

FORMER RAILWAY ENGINE SHED

116 STURT STREET ECHUCA, CAMPASPE SHIRE

The Former Engine Shed is an important element of the Echuca railway complex (VHR 1059). The railway reached Sandhurst in 1862 and in the following years tenders were awarded to Collier and…

BRIDGE

OVER MOORABOOL RIVER, HAMILTON HIGHWAY FYANSFORD, GREATER GEELONG CITY

The currently unused road bridge over the Moorabool River at Fyansford was designed and built by Melbourne engineers, Monash & Anderson in 1899. The bridge which was built for the Shires…

CAST IRON MILEPOSTS

LISMORE-SCARSDALE ROAD and ROKEWOOD-SKIPTON ROAD CAPE CLEAR, Golden Plains Shire

The cast iron mileposts on the Lismore Scarsdale Road and the Rokewood Skipton Road near Cape Clear are made of cast iron and marked Hunts Patent Ballarat. Cast iron mileposts appear to have…

FORMER GRAND RANK CABMAN'S SHELTER

YARRA PARK EAST MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

The shelter is known as the former Grand Rank Cabman's Shelter because of its original location outside the Grand Hotel, now called the Windsor Hotel. It was constructed in 1898 by the…

BRIDGE

OVER MARIBYRNONG RIVER, MELTON-KEILOR ROAD KEILOR and KEILOR EAST, BRIMBANK CITY

There is some conjecture as to the origins of the idea for a bridge in this particular location; however it is generally accepted that the Iron Bridge over the Maribyrnong River was…

QUEENS BRIDGE

QUEENS BRIDGE STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

Queens Bridge which crosses the Yarra at the southern extension of Market Street, replaced an earlier timber footbridge erected in 1860, known as Falls Bridge. The present structure, named…

FORMER KELLOW FALKINER SHOWROOMS

375-385 ST KILDA ROAD MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

The Former Kellow Falkiner Showrooms were built for Charles Kellow, a pioneering Australian motorist and car salesman, in 1928. The architect for the glamorous two storey building was Harry…

PRINCES WALK VAULTS

1-9 BATMAN AVENUE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

The Princes Walk Vaults were constructed for the City of Melbourne in 1889/90 by AW Mckenzie. The vaults are part of the major works involved in the construction of the new Princes Bridge.…

PRINCES BRIDGE

OVER YARRA RIVER, SWANSTON STREET and ST KILDA ROAD MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

Princes Bridge was designed by Jenkins, D'Ebro and Grainger and constructed in 1886-88 by David Munro. The bridge, completed in 1888, was the third bridge across the Yarra at that location.…

CHINAMANS BRIDGE

OVER GOULBURN RIVER, NAGAMBIE-HEATHCOTE ROAD NAGAMBIE, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE

Chinamans Bridge is an extensive timber bridge which spans the Goulburn River 2.7 kilometres west of the Goulburn Valley Highway. It is believed to have been constructed in 1891 and at the…

HINNOMUNJIE BRIDGE

OVER MITTA MITTA RIVER, OMEO VALLEY ROAD OMEO VALLEY, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE

The Hinnomunjie bridge over the Mitta Mitta river is historically significant in being only one of the five known extant timber truss bridges in Victoria and one of only two multiple trusses.…

REDESDALE BRIDGE

HEATHCOTE-KYNETON ROAD REDESDALE and HEATHCOTE-KYNETON ROAD MIA MIA, GREATER BENDIGO CITY, MITCHELL SHIRE

The Redesdale Bridge is a wrought iron and timber structure with bluestone abutments which was installed over the Campaspe River in January 1868, although the bridge actually bears the date…

ROTHWELL BRIDGE

OVER LITTLE RIVER, OLD MELBOURNE ROAD LITTLE RIVER, GREATER GEELONG CITY, WYNDHAM CITY

The Rothwell Bridge over the Little River at Rothwell was erected as a double span segmental arched stone structure in 1866-67 from designs prepared by the Shire of Wyndham Engineer, John…

SWING BRIDGE

SWING BRIDGE DRIVE SALE and LONGFORD, WELLINGTON SHIRE

The Swing Bridge, located over the Latrobe River approximately 5 km south of Sale on the South Gippsland Highway, was erected in 1880-1883 by Peter Platt, contractor, and designed by John…

STONE MILEPOSTS

GLENELG HIGHWAY SMYTHESDALE and SMYTHES CREEK and DELACOMBE, Golden Plains Shire, Ballarat City

The bluestone mileposts along the Glenelg Highway between Scarsdale and Ballarat were installed prior to the 1870s and are linked to the development of the Cobb & Co routes. The bluestone…

BRIDGE OVER LEIGH RIVER

SHELFORD-BANNOCKBURN ROAD SHELFORD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

The Iron Bridge over the Leigh River at Shelford was erected in 1873-74 by the Shire of Leigh, replacing an earlier timber structure of 1851. The structure, which consists of two continuous…