Australian Heritage Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
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Partic on 27-Jul-05. Waypoint GA0186
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What's Heritage Listed in your neighbourhood?
Australian Heritage... In your backyard? Heritage, like Art, often seems to have it's value in the eye of the beholder. This cache lets you tour Australia's Heritage listed locations, and possibly express your opinions along the way. Authentication... To log the cache, the item needs to be listed in the Heritage Directory. Include a photo of the item including your GPS to confirm you were actually there. Also include a link to the Heritage Directory page, and a bit of info about the item you're listing. Posting Photos... Cache Rules
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List Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive)
Class Natural
Legal Status Included. The Register of the National Estate was closed in 2007 and is no longer a statutory list. (21/03/1978)
Place ID 12105
Place File No 6/02/037/0002
Mount Montgomery State Reserve lies at the northern end of the Dial Range south of Penguin. Much of the rest of the Dial Range is State Forest and there is little forest left in natural condition in this area of the central north coast.
The place is hilly, reaching a maximum altitude of 471m at Mount Montgomery. From here there are panoramic views across the northern coastline.
The skeletal soils of the place support dry sclerophyll forest with wet sclerophyll forest in the valleys and more sheltered hillsides. Dominant species are stringybark and black peppermint, with typical sparse understorey. Myrtle Creek runs through the place. It no longer has myrtle trees nearby, but has other species typical of moist conditions.
Red Bridge is an historic three span brick arch structure, completed in 1838 and in continuous
use since then. It carries the Midland Highway over the Elizabeth River in Campbelltown,
Tasmania. This highway forms the direct road link between Hobart and Northern Tasmania,
and is part of the National Highway network. Whilst nearly all other towns have now been
bypassed, the highway still runs down the main street of Campbell Town. In 2000 the arches
were internally strengthened to carry contemporary heavy truck loading.
The construction of Red Bridge resulted from Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur’s emphasis
on road and bridge construction in the colony of Van Diemen’s Land. This bridge replaced an
earlier flood-prone earth and log causeway located some 200m downstream. The river was
realigned into a narrower channel near the bridge, and the integral river training walls on both
upstream and downstream sides are a feature of the bridge.
The project was the responsibility of Captain Alexander Cheyne, Director-General of Roads
and Bridges, whose name is remembered on the bridge. There are no extant original drawings,
but the designer of Red Bridge is believed to be renowned convict architect and engineer
James Blackburn. The design shows great attention to aesthetic and architectural details. The
construction supervisor on site was Captain Frederick Forth (who later succeeded Cheyne as
Director-General of Roads and Bridges). The work was carried out by convict work gangs,
chosen, where possible, to include the more willing and skilled workers. The work included
the manufacture of the bricks on site.
ref https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/heritage/red-bridge
Proclaimed as a place of State Heritage significance in The Tasmanin Heritage Register 22nd September 1999
Logging for the Cacheopoly Game.
The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings, and opposite the Russell Street Police Headquarters.
Inside the Gaol, dangerous criminals were held alongside petty offenders, the homeless and the mentally ill. Between 1842 and its closure in 1929 the gaol was the scene of 133 hangings including Australia's most infamous citizen, the bushranger Ned Kelly.
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Registered 21/10/1980
I.D. 12276
HERITAGE DATABASE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The building is significant as early commercial offices, in Romanesque Revival architectural style (criterion 3.2).
It is significant for the excellent craftsmanship of the stone frieze window surrounds, marble statuary, and nineteenth century brick-work (criterion 5.2.)
The building is part of the Town Hall Precinct, a unified grouping of late nineteenth century civic and commerical buildings which make an important contribution to the character of the area (criterion 5.1).
DATABASE DESCRIPTION
The building has an ornate and interesting facade of multicoloured stone and blue and gold mosaics. It has a slate roof and a group of fine marble statues over the centre of the building. Interior furnishings of Blackwood and hall with tesselated tile flooring.
The building is in good condition.
Australian Heritage Database place Id #101261
On a roadtrip with k8tybee. Instead of going on our planned trip to South Australia, we're exploring counties not too far from home. A quick stop here for a photo and claiming this locationless.
Heritage Database Place #103825
I was in the area being the adult passenger while my son builds up his driving hours, so took the opportunity to log this locationless.
I've been to this stadium for a few NRL games but the most memorable visit was to watch the soccer during the 2000 Olympics.
Thanks for the GCA.
Here wer are looking into the Lodge at the Morowa Church, WA.
Thanks for the Locationless Cache
S29 12.722 E116 0.425
S37°40.511 144°26.453
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The York Park entrance Gates are an example of Post-War Regional architecture C.1940-1960, A style prevalent in most major population centres of Australia, examples of which are few in Launceston. Robin Boyd in his text Victorian Modern, describes the characteristics of the new style as 'simple, light and fresh, with an unpretentious elegance'. The Launceston example is definitely a fusion of these characteristics, the idea being heralded in Architecture at this time, that it be understandable to the lay person. This Launceston example is true to this populist manifesto
The associations relevant here are its association with a number of sports clubs and events which are held at the York Park venue throughout the year. The brick piers of the entrance gates hold plaques of sixteen deceased members of the sporting community who died in World War II.
The York Park Entrance Gates of the York Park grounds are structures of the late 1950's, designed by Launceston's City Architect, Wallace Longstaff Clennett. The structure is part of a large sports ground in close proximity to the city of Launceston on the flats of Invermay. The Tasrail site is adjacent, extending to the banks of the South Esk Rivulte and the Tamar River, beyond is the city to the south east.
The design of the Entrance Gates to the ground of York Park dates from June 1958 and construction in 1959 by H a Bishop. The Draftman & Tracer was Donald a Goldsworthy (later City Architect). The contruction is brick, with tubular steel portal framed roof, steel window framing, and sliding metal grills, and terrazzo infil panels. Six exuidistant flag poles with huon pine capitals rise up from the pavement and mark the centrepiece of the entry turnstiles, either side are the ticket booths with terrazzo panelled walls, with glazing above and red brick end walls. The unbroken curvature of the roof form is like a winged bird resting with quiet presence.
The Entrance Gates of York Park are still in use and their condition is reasonable and not under threat. The 1960's grandstand was demolished in 2005.
Australian Heritage National Database Information
URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=town%3DTemora%3Bstate%3DNSW%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=106129
Location: Temora Post Office, 173 Hoskins St, Temora, NSW, Australia (S34 26.833 E147 32.046)
List: Commonwealth Heritage List
Class: Historic
Legal Status: Listed place (08/11/2011)
Place ID: 106129
Place File No: 1/06/319/0005
Summary Statement of Significance: Temora Post Office, built in 1904, originally incorporated a post office, residence and rear telephone exchange. Historically, the post office has provided an important civic function for this regional centre from the early years of the twentieth century. The post office was also rebuilt after a disastrous local fire, and immediately following Federation, along with a number of other important civic and commercial buildings in this part of town. This activity, involving the post office, resulted in a conspicuous and highly valued Federation-era streetscape (Criterion a). Typologically, in its original state, Temora Post Office was highly characteristic of its period, with a combination of post office, telegraph and residential functions. While the replacement of the rear telephone exchange, and modifications to the residential and post office areas, have diminished the typological attributes, an overall understanding of the original workings of the post office remain. Architecturally and stylistically, Temora Post Office is also an unusual combination of Arts and Crafts with some Japanese influences expressed in a Federation-era public building. Its exterior demonstrates the Federation period sense of line and plane, with a distinctive pitch change in the left hand tower roof. The building also successfully integrates the Federation themes of round-arches, face-brick and roughcast rendering, bracketing, expressive tiled roof forms, and irregular planning that responds to internal particulars. Further, externally the post office is also one of the better preserved two-storey post offices from the early Federation period (Criterion d). Temora Post office is additionally a lively and accomplished Federation design, expressing an unusual combination of Arts and Crafts and Japanese influences. It makes an important contribution to an impressive and coherent Federation streetscape, largely dating from the period following the disastrous local fire of April 1901 (Criterion e). The curtilage includes the title block/allotment of the property. The significant components of Temora Post Office include the main 1904 post office building.
It was built in 1872 and is the oldest Lutheran church in Queensland.
It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The graveyard is within the church grounds.
We have a multi cache there, GC4H4M6
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So I've just updated the links, update the header image (the GA gallery cut over at some point too without some old images cutting over).
I look forward to more logs soon.
Partic
So Wednesday I took a walk along the disused railway line along the east side of the base. I took a couple of photos of Igloo stores 1 & 2 (
also known as buildings 4 and 5) as I passed them. In the past I had wondered what the strange cut shapes were meant to represent. According to the Heritage Register, they are supposed to resemble trees. Strange really, because when you look the old aerial photos like the one found at the below link, you can see there wasn't much tree cover in the area for it to blend into. haha. The old railway line branches off at both the office building and the second store. Looking at sixmaps I can see the railway ran right up alongside these stores, and maybe right up to the doors at the second one. There is an obvious ditch between the tracks and the base, so I imagine there were bridges of some sort here once, however I cannot really see evidence of them. If I were here whilst the drought was still on, maybe I could have. Theres been a bit of rain in the area finally and the grass was long and the ditches had wet stuff in them.
Doing more research at home I discovered that everything could change in the base area as development of the area has been approved. It will mean that I can finally go on in and see the inside of the base though. I have added 2 links - one for more info on the area with then and now aerial shots, and the other link to the article about the development, of which I saw nothing of in 2020, so I guess it's still jumping hurdles (perhaps over heritage listed trees).
Thank you for highlighting this to me. I learnt a lot.
More info about the site: https://www.ozatwar.com/raaf/6storesdepotraaf.htm
Development: https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/5802335/former-raaf-base-given-final-tick-of-approval-for-development/
Register info about the Igloo Stores in my photos:
"Igloo Stores (Buildings 4, 5, 7, 8, 11):
Five identical stores buildings 309x250 feet adapted from American designs to local materials. The RAAF Standard Inland Stores Building was a type W3 built initially at Dubbo without roof lights due to blackout requirements. The W3 is a large segmented trussed roof structure of curved profile, with five longitudinal rows of solid hardwood columns supporting transverse segmented Pratt trusses. The Pratt trusses span 15.7 metres between lines of columns with spaced pairs of members for top and bottom chords, single vertical compression members and spaced pairs of diagonal members. Trusses were fabricated from local hardwood with bolts and shear connectors. Gantry cranes service the two aisles of the building above a reinforced concrete floor slab. The end gables of the building were unadorned except for personnel doors. Each side of the building features a long series of offices between the main sets of access doors. On completion the profiles of the openings and gables were modified by the use of galvanised iron sheeting cut to resemble tree shapes. Each Igloo features extensive perimeter drainage to cope with the rainwater run off generated by the roof areas and latrines on one side...
The 5 Igloo Stores buildings are scattered around the site at some distance from each other to reduce the impact of aerial attack. This informality was reinforced by the use of camouflage to break up the outlines of the buildings. Igloo Stores buildings 4 and 5 were located to take maximum advantage of the existing railway line. The Igloo buildings were orientated to throw as little shadow as possible...
The five Igloos at Dubbo, and a similar building, Warehouse 11 at the Macrossan Stores Depot in Queensland, are the only surviving examples of this building type in Australia."
Thanks for the locationless Partic, finding this information led to a very interesting history discussion with the curator of the Shepparton Museum, Geoff Allemand, a man very well versed in local history.
Richmond Bridge, completed in 1825, is a rare place as the earliest, Australian large stone arch bridge and it has had few significant changes to it since it was first constructed so it also has high integrity. Richmond Bridge is seen as being of outstanding heritage value to the nation because of its rarity.
The aesthetic significance of Richmond Bridge is appreciated locally, within Tasmania and nationally. Its picturesque image has been used widely in national and international tourism promotions since the 1920s and has inspired the work of major Australian artists.
We used this bridge as a backdrop for a wedding anniversary photo.
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Part of the Gold Coast Heritage Register: http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/documents/bf/gc-local-heritage-register-n-z.pdf
The Heritage Register for the Gold Coast is in PDF format. Information on the seal is on page 31 of the linked document.
I had to be at the GC convention centre for a work event. I braved the heat during the morning tea break to check out this sculpture and take some photos, although the best photos are from the footpath side. But to get there and return would have made me late for the next session.
This sculpture used to be at Lennon's hotel. One of the finest high rise hotels of its era on the Gold Coast. A feature of the hotel was its pools and that included the seal and pup which was actually a fountain. When the hotel was demolished in the 80s, the sculpture was bought by a Japanese Restaurant on the canal near what is now Jupiters Casino but mysteriously disappeared. It was found by divers in the canal several years later, where it was raised and donated to the National Trust. he Convention Centre paid for its restoration and relocation to the current site in front of the building. Its been orientated to face the site of its former home.
The photo I am including in this log, is the seal facing the Sofitel which was built on the former Lennon's hotel site. Unfortunately it does not show its pup, or the mouth from which water would gush in its former life as a fountain.
Once again, thank you for this locationless topic. History and sharing historical sites is a passion. I have an aim to eventually place a cache at as many site on the Gold Coast Heritage Register as possible. Looking forward to someone else posting because I have more treasures to share.
The Tree of Knowledge (a mature ghost gum) located in the centre of Barcaldine is significant to the nation because of the special association with the Shearers Strike of 1891. The tree was regarded as the birthplace of the Australian Labour Party. Following the death of the tree in 2006 a tree memorial was designed to permanently recognise the events of 1891. The new memorial costing $5million, was officially opened on 2nd May 2009.
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I logged this cache as part of the Australian Police Stations Locationless cache for the Summer Scavenger Series and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was on the NSW Heritage Register. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2520007
The cop shop and courthouse were built in 1909 after the fire which razed most of Murwillumbah's CBD in 1907. Its built in Federation style which is somewhat ironic considering the number of other buildings rebuilt in town in the Art Deco style. Both buildings continue to be used for their original purposes, although the attached police residence are now offices.
Thanks for the locationless. We will keep this one on a watch list.
court house, library, post office
While walking to a nearby Trig Point I saw a sign to this historically significant place.
This site was a loading point for the bagged lime which was carried by ship from the Mornington Peninsula to Melbourne.
http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/8621
The Changi Chapel is significant for a range of symbolic associations. It has a special association with the former prisoners of Changi Camp, a World War Two Prisoner of War camp in Singapore, where as the Catholic Chapel it was originally built in 1944 by prisoners held by the Japanese military forces. It reflects the enduring faith of prisoners subject to adversity. The Chapel has a more general symbolic value for all Australian former Prisoners of War as the National Memorial to Prisoners of War, particularly those from World War Two (Criterion G.1). The Chapel is also a rare surviving structure built by Allied Prisoners of War from World War Two. A feature of the simple but refined Chapel, which reflects the adverse circumstances of its construction, is the use of scrounged building materials (Criterion B.2).
The full description can be found at: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=state%3DACT%3Blist_code%3DCHL%3Blegal_status%3D35%3Bkeyword_PD%3D0%3Bkeyword_SS%3D0%3Bkeyword_PH%3D0;place_id=105188
The Chapel also stands as a National Prisoner of War Memorial which is commemorated in an additional plaque at the site.
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Port of Echuca is a historic timber wharf on the Murray River at Echuca in Victoria, Australia. The simultaneous construction of the wharf and the railway line between Echuca and Melbourne in 1864 saw the Port of Echuca become the second largest port in Victoria and opened access to Melbourne ports and markets for much of the Murray-Darling basin.
There was a plan to remove all the wharf in the 50's or 60's, and indeed a large section was demolished. Some vocal locals successfully prevented complete removal.
The wharf is still operating, servicing paddlesteamers for the tourist trade. In 2007, the wharf was added to the Australian National Heritage List.
State Heritage
Register status
Entered
Date entered
13 January 1995
Type
Law/order, immigration, customs, quarantine: Courthouse—magistrates/court of petty sessions
Architect
Queensland Department of Public Works
Construction period
1937, Nanango Court House (1937 - 1937)
Historical period
1919–1930s Interwar period
Style
Classicism
Location
Address
30 Henry Street, Nanango
LGA
South Burnett Regional Council
The Nanango Courthouse has been remodeled since 1919 but the original construction can still be seen. There are court sessions helkd every Wednesday and thursday in the magistrates court and additions are going to be added to the rear of the building to accommodate the increae in useage. TFTL Partic
About 29.7ha, on the Wingecarribee River at Bong Bong is the Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve, a significant man made environment which over a period of years has become an acceptable habitat for various species of waterbirds. It consists of an area called Bong Bong Swamp which is the result of the construction of the dam across the Wingecarribee River during the early 1900s. The reserve is named after Sir Cecil Hoskins of Moss Vale, director of Australian Iron and Steel Ltd, and local farmer. It provides an attraction to the general public as a place to picnic and view waterbirds, and it provides a habitat for waterbirds. The rest of the reserve was previously grazed land which has now been re-vegetated with Casuarina spp. Acacia Melanoxylon and various eucalypt spp. Aquatic flora is present (eg, spike rushes and nardoo). Black swans, ducks and other waterbirds use the area. This is a very worthwhile locationless purposefully taking one to wonderful Australian Heritage sites in our own backyard, some we would never or likely never see. I never knew this reserve was registered on the heritage list. I'll just grab a photo and upload asap. Thanks so much for, for me, a wonderful and very worthwhile experience with more to come.
I've split the link into two lines because it went off the page.
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=town%3DMoss%2520Vale%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%
3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=1550
A most historic building, one of only two (Christ Church Anglican Church) left in the village of Bong Bong. Dates from 1845 and possibly even 1827. A two storeyed brick building, Georgian, with the line of the former verandah evident between floors. Flagged verandah with former post holes evident, columns having been used for present porch and balcony. These and other renovations done in 1940. Building could have incorporated William Bowman's Argyle inn (1827-1830). Royal Oak Inn established in 1845. Has large twelve paned windows, cedar joinery. Possibly original kitchen at rear.
Currently a drinking and eating establishment. I love the Briars, it is a beautiful old estate. I particularly love the Georgian style architecture. This is a very worthwhile locationless purposefully taking one to wonderful Australian Heritage sites in our own backyard, some we would never or likely never see. I'll just grab a photo and upload asap. Thanks so much for, for me, a wonderful and very worthwhile experience with more to come.
I've split the link into two lines because it went off the page.
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=town%3DMoss%2520Vale%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3
Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=1548
House built by James Atkinson on land granted in 1818. A simple two storey Georgian farmhouse with original joinery. Built of stone with corrugated iron roof and simple Doric timber portico. Separate kitchen. Cellars bellow. Small paned casement windows, panelled doors, panelled jambs with elaborate architraves. Wide entrance hall with timber cantilevered stair; door with semi circular fanlight leads to back verandah.
I love Oldbury and its gardens, it is a very beautiful old estate. I particularly love the Georgian style architecture. This is a very worthwhile locationless purposefully taking one to wonderful Australian Heritage sites in our own backyard, some we would never or likely never see. I'll just grab a photo and upload asap. Thanks so much for, for me, a wonderful and very worthwhile experience with more to come.
I've split the link into two lines because it went off the page.
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=town%3DMoss%2520Vale%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%
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"Throsby Park" was built for Dr Charles Throsby and early pioneer of Moss Vale. On part of his land was built the beautiful Christ Church Anglican Church.
This locationless was a total challenge, for me it was the toughest cache and I had to travel an enormous distance for the pleasure of being able to provide a log and photo. A mere 400040 m in distance deducted by 632.48^2. This is a very worthwhile locationless purposefully taking one to wonderful Australian Heritage sites in our own backyard, some we would never or likely never see. I'll just grab a photo and upload asap. Thanks so much for, for me, a wonderful and very worthwhile experience with more to come.
I've split the link into two lines because it went off the page.
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=town%3DMoss%2520Vale%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%
3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=1633
"Throsby Park" was built for Dr Charles Throsby and early pioneer of Moss Vale. On part of his land was built the beautiful Christ Church Anglican Church.
In May 1819, Governor Macquarie granted Dr Charles Throsby 1,000 acres in recognition of his exploration with Wild, Hume and Meehan of the route from Bong Bong to the Bathurst District. Throsby was able to select land from any part of the country he had explored. In October 1820, Macquarie named the property Throsby Park while on a visit to the district. There was already a hut on the property, as during that year Dr Throsby's nephew Charles Throsby had arrived to take charge of the place.
In February 1823, Dr Throsby informed the Colonial Secretary that his nephew had set off to cut some boards for a small house for him to reside in (at Throsby Park), and a brick barn was built by 1828. Charles inherited Throsby Park in 1829, and the brick stables building was likely to have been built by 1830.
After Charles Throsby died in 1854, Elizabeth remained in the Throsby Park main house until she leased it to the Earl of Belmore in 1868. She then moved back into Throsby Cottage until her death in 1891. Her son Patrick inherited Throsby Park and moved from the Cottage into the main house. After he died in 1894, the property passed to his wife Harriet and to his eldest son Frank on attaining the age of twenty one in 1895. The next year, Frank married Jane Osborne and moved into the main house, after his stepmother removed to the Cottage with her two children. In 1930 Frank and Jane Throsby subdivided the estate and gave it to their children, but continued to live in the main house. Francis was given the main house, George the Cottage, Barn, Stables, Gundagai Cottage and other outbuildings and John was given the Mill. In 1945 George's property was sold outside the Throsby family. The Throsby Park main house and surrounding land continued in family ownership until 1975, when it was sold to the National Parks and Wildlife Service and gazetted an Historic Site. Rachel Roxburg owned the Barn in 1968 and had it converted into a dwelling. She also owned the Cottage and Stables, and after she died in 1989 the Cottage and some land around it was transferred into the Historic Site. The Stables and the Barn remain in private ownership.
In June 1849, the press reported that a boiling down establishment and flour mills were nearly completed at Throsby Park. The boiling down works was the first in the district. The Mill operated only for a short time until rust wiped out wheat growing in the district. The mill was advertised as a going concern in 1858. In 1876 the Mill machinery was offered for sale, but the steam machinery remained until World War One, when it was taken out through the northern wall. Mary Hill Throsby, third daughter of Charles, lived in the mill building for a period in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Between 1916 and 1922 the mill was leased to the Red Cross and converted into a convalescent home. The Throsby Park Estate was subdivided in 1930. Between 1934 and 1938 the Mill was leased by Francis Throsby, his wife and family and operated as a guest house. The Throsby Park School of Riding commenced at the Mill in 1934. In 1944 it was sold outside the Throsby family.
Part of the Throsby Cottage Group is Gundagai Cottage, originally Acacia Cottage, built in the late nineteenth century by Francis Throsby for his employee, H Ruffles. It was sold by George Throsby to Delicia Throsby in 1952.
This locationless was a total challenge, for me it was the toughest cache and I had to travel an enormous distance for the pleasure of being able to provide a log and photo. A mere 400040 m in distance deducted by 632.48^2. This is a very worthwhile locationless purposefully taking one to wonderful Australian Heritage sites in our own backyard, some we would never or likely never see. I'll just grab a photo and upload asap. Thanks so much for, for me, a wonderful and very worthwhile experience with more to come.
I've split the link into two lines because it went off the page.
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=place_id%3D1632%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%
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There is much written about the swamp and I've heard all the folklore tales from all the old folk about the Bunyip that lived in the swamp. They must have been good times back then. The Bunyip has died into history and all the newcomers likely know nothing about it. It would be fun to revive the tales around town, but it probably wouldn't have the same affect as the bygone days.
This is a very worthwhile locationless purposefully taking one to wonderful Australian Heritage sites in our own backyard, some we would never or likely never see. I know all about the Wingecarribee Swamp having grown up with it in my life. I'll just grab a photo and upload asap. Thanks so much for, for me, a wonderful and very worthwhile experience with more to come.
I've split the link into two lines because it went off the page.
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=town%3DMoss%2520Vale%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%
3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=1555
I hope this one hasn't been logged before...we've just scrolled through the previous logs (boy, there's a lot) and didn't see it at all.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef ecosystem on earth and one of the best managed marine areas in the world. At 348 000 square kilometres, the reef is one of the richest and most diverse natural ecosystems on Earth. The unique qualities of this property were recognised in 1981 when it was inscribed on the World Heritage List.
We visited Lady Musgrave reef last month and did a bit of snorkelling.
Photo shows Mr W and the reef. (Hope that's ok as no GPS)
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/gbr
Thanks Partic
have been to the opera house both inside and out many times
The Sydney Opera House was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2007.
-33.857681, 151.214922
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/sydney-opera-house
Have now noticed that Cockatoo Island is on the Australian Heritage List and not previously claimed ! Until now...
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Dorrigo National Park ..... S30 22.765 E152 44.064
This easily accessible National Park near Dorrigo NSW was world listed in 2007. The 5.8km Wonga Walk takes in the rainforest, waterfalls and sensational views. The day we did the walk we got the real meaning of "rainforest" when the clouds opened up.
Port Arthur was included in the National Heritage List on 3 June 2005.
Brown's Mart is a unique stone building with architectural, historic and social significance relating to the economic and social development of Darwin and is highly regarded as a landmark building in the city.
Description: A simple rectangular stone (local porcellanite) building with corrugated galvanised iron hipped gabled roof. Note that the building was damaged in the cyclones of 1897 and 1974 and reconstructed/modified to accommodate the new theatre after the latter.
A very fine Edwardian post office building of brick and stucco with panel of rough cast over entrance. The roof is slate, and a hipped gable with large ridge vents. The building has a central entrance with steps, of faintly Romanesque styling, small side windows, and rusticated stone foundation. It was built in 1913 and still operates as a post office today.
The High Court - National Gallery Precinct is outstanding as a group of national buildings in a landscape setting with a clear Australian identity. As envisioned in Walter Burley Griffin's plan for Canberra, it provides a grand panorama of public buildings reflected on the waters of the lake.
The High Court has critical importance to all Australians as the focus and pinnacle of the justice system in Australia. The National Gallery is also important as the home of the national art collection and a major venue for art exhibitions. Both buildings are open to the public and are major tourist attractions in Canberra.
The High Court - National Gallery Precinct was included in the National Heritage List on 23 November 2007.
Photos were taken from my iPhone which was also my GPS so couldn't get GPS in the picture. Coordinates given are for the carpark which is located in-between the two buildings.
The building is located away from the township for safety reasons, and was designed to direct the blast from any explosion upwards rather than outwards. Beechworth the township is of national historical significance, being a major location during the Victorian gold rush period.
The Boab tree, Adansonia gregorii, was planted in the late 1800s and is a fine example of this species. It marks the site of Darwin's first primary school and later the Darwin High School and the Adult Education Centre. During the war a "Daisy Cutter" bomb lay unexploded within its shade for several days prior to discovery. Since the early 1960s it has been well known to the Darwin public as a shade tree in first the Woolworths carpark and, since 1991, the post office carpark.
The tree is an Adansonia gregorii, more commonly known as a boab or bottle tree. It is about 12 metres high, with a trunk circumference of 8.06 metres and a canopy spread of about 12 metres
Dropped into the power station to check out the visitors display, and was very impressed with the set-up. After warching the film on the construction of the whole project, it is easy to see how this was such a major project in Australia's history.
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Mount Pleasant is a single story Georgian transitional cottage obviously derived from the Indian Bungalow. The building is intact and in original condition with an extensive old old garden. Its location on top of the highest ground in East Devonport is important and the building and grounds are essential townscape elements. Mount Pleasant is, according to the Historical Society, the oldest property in Devonport and surrounds. (c1854) and remained in the same family until purchased by the National Trust (NW Branch). The property is listed on the Register of the National Estate (ID 12074)
A museum is currently under construction in this area to house war memorabilia. The area is well worth a visit.It is number 116 on the National Heritage listing for the NT.
After doing some maintenance on GC1TFK4 1888 by gibbo003 in Pine Creek, I crossed the road to the Museum/Public Library, which is in the "Pine Creek Repeater Station" which dates back to 1913 and was declared a Heritage Place in 1995. It also has the sign of the National Trust. It is listed in the Australian Heritage Directory at http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?NT94.
This building, which is now locally referred to as the "repeater station", was prefabricated in England, shipped to Australia, and erected in 1889 as the Mining Warden's office at Burrundie. It is the oldest corrugated iron building in Australia.
It was moved to it's present location in Pine Creek in 1913, but shortly afterwards mining slumped and the building became a Pharmacy, a Doctor's residence and from 1927 served as a dispensary and clinic. In this tropical climate it provided plenty of space and shady verandahs for patients and staff.
In the early 1930's it was used as quarters for staff of the nearby Half-Caste Home.
In 1934 the Flying Doctor, Clyde Fenton, began regular clinics, and by 1936 it was re-equipped as a small hospital with a direct telephone link to Katherine Base Hospital.
During WWII it was taken over by the Military as a communications centre. After the war, the building began it's era as the local Post Office and telephone exchange until 1976 when the installation of modern equipment made it redundant.
Scheduled to be demolished in 1980 the building was taken over by the National Trust of Australia (NT) and in 1983 became the local Museum and Public Library.
Note that there is no mention of it's use as a Repeater Station, however the heading on the signage which gave the above information reads "REPEATER STATION 1889", and another sign nearby is headed "Pine Creek Repeater Station 1913".
The photo above is the "clean" one without the ugly gpsr, collaged with the National Trust sign, so I've included the one below which shows the same sign over to the right, and the obligatory gpsr at the left.
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Keith
More info:
http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?QLD602481
I find it strange that the heritage directory entry seems to be more about that the memorial was made out of a remnant from an old Parramatta Courthouse than with the memorial itself.
The following is from the Parramatta Park website:
The Boer War Memorial was erected in 1904 and is located on the high ground on top of the Crescent area. The memorial is an important example as the Lancer Barracks is still located in Parramatta and they were the first Australian troops to arrive in Africa in 1899 to serve in the Boer War. 100 Lancers including several from Parramatta and surrounding districts served there.
Banjo Patterson was inspired to write a poem celebrating the pride with which the Lancers represented their country:
"And out in front the Lancers rode that New South Wales had sent,
With easy stride across the plains the long lean ‘Walers’ went;
Unknown, untried these squadrons were, but proudly out they drew,
Beside the British regiments that fought at Waterloo."
The two Georgian cannons that sit either side of the memorial are from two proposed batteries to be raised as part of the defence of the Port Jackson area in the 1850's.
The cannon on top of the memorial is one of six nine-pounder field guns acquired by New South Wales in 1856 intended to be part of the defence of Port Jackson also.
The four Doric columns and the entablature blocks and the cornice are from the Parramatta Courthouse built by Mortimer Lewis in 1837. The broken pillar in the centre of the memorial signifies "life broken short" to remember the lives lost in the War.
It was established in 1913.
It features an extensive museum, and the air displays are still operational.
I visited here to view the museum with the geokids.
TFTC
The ferry house is an open timber framed structure set on stumps and clad with weatherboards. It is rectangular in plan with a verandah running along the southern side. The roof is gabled and has an intersecting gable to the south, which forms a raised central feature dividing the verandah roof into three bays. These have shallow arched openings and timber balustrades. The roof is clad in terracotta tiles and the gable ends have decorative timberwork and paired brackets. At the crossing of the roof gables is a low octagonal tower with four clock faces topped by a metal cupola.
http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?QLD602211