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    They say we have a penchant for kangaroos, we say they have a penchant for sheep. Meh.

    However to disrespect comrades-at-arms is a bit off, especially when both AU and NZ ended up at Gallipoli as 'expendable resources' by certain Brits...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs HMS View Post
    I know but there was a barrage of comments on the radio today in relation to this article. All suggesting that kiwis come over here for the social security benefits rather than the employment opportunities...just sayin'
    Yeah I know,I was just taking another shot at pies supporters
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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    Yeah I know,I was just taking another shot at pies supporters
    good to see...every available opportunity!
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    Hope u guys have a great day tomorrow, what Anzac means to me, as a kid I used to walk around the house with my great grandfathers medals, as I grew up I then realized what they meant and what an honour it is to wear them, I have a newspaper I have framed that says "war officially over" from that era we often get it down and look closely at it thinking what life must of been like for our soldiers, now as I'm older I go to the RSL at bankstown which all the returned soldiers go to and we normally get a big turn out , and I shake their hands and say "thank you" and asked them if they can tell me some stories... And they are happy to do so, have a game of 2 up and donate money where I can, all in all it's a great Aussie day and I ave the almost respect for the Returned soldiers and of course the soldiers that died fighting for our freedom and again a say THANK YOU..

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    Quote Originally Posted by GardenGuy View Post
    They say we have a penchant for kangaroos, we say they have a penchant for sheep. Meh.

    However to disrespect comrades-at-arms is a bit off, especially when both AU and NZ ended up at Gallipoli as 'expendable resources' by certain Brits...

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    lest we forget

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    Great day perfect weather waved at a couple hundred diggers and heard a few stories great people a few yarns even donated some $$ to two up and a beer or 4
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    Lest we Forget

    Memorials and monuments are an important way by which communities remember past events and honour people andtheir contributions to the community. In the study area there is a range of monuments commemorating a variety of pastevents and people, however, the most prevalent are war memorials, which can be found in every town (Context,2006:119).The First World War had a devastating effect on all communities throughout Australia, and almost every small town hasits memorial. Such memorials express the grief and loss of the community and also pride in those who served.Monuments vary from the concrete column with brass tablet erected by the people of Fumina, to statues of a soldierstanding at reverse arms, as found in Trafalgar, to avenues of honour, such as those planted at Nilma and Brandy Creek.At Drouin, two granite tablets were mounted on the front wall of the Drouin Memorial Hall. Like cemeteries, thememorials are sometimes the only physical remnant of a once-vibrant community (Context, 2006:119).New plaques were often added to commemorate later conflicts such as the Second World War, and those in Korea andVietnam. The monument in the A.G. Pretty Memorial Reserve at Jindivick is a rare example in the study area of amemorial specifically dedicated to the Second World War - it honours four local men lost in that conflict (Context,2006:119).Honour boards were installed in Shire halls and churches to remember those who served in both World Wars. In someplaces the monument was a community facility, such as an RSL Hall or the Soldiers Memorial Hospital at Neerim South(Context, 2006:119).Place historyThe first selectors in the Willow Grove district arrived in the 1870s. One of the first settlers was Ernest Fechner whoplanted many willows along the Latrobe River and named his property 'Willow Grove Farm', which Adams (1978:122)believes is one possible explanation for the name ofthe district. As further selectors moved into the district a school wasopened in August 1883, a post office by 1889, which was converted to a store and hotel by 1892. The township 'reallybegan to grow' when a creamery was established in 1896. A further mark of progress was the openingof the first publichall in 1904 (Adams, 1978:123).The Willow Grove World War I Memorial, situated on land immediately in front of the Willow Grove Public Hall, wasunveiled on Sunday, 12 June 1921. Capt. Chapburn H. O'Sullivan performed the unveiling ceremony. The memorial,which cost 120 pounds, honoured 11 soldiers who made the 'supreme sacrifice' in World War I (Advocate).SourcesAdams, J., So tall the trees. A history of the southern districts of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Narracan Shire Advocate, 29 June 1921Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Communityand cultural life8.8 Commemorating; War memorialsWILLOW GROVE WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32330Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT564
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    DescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Willow Grove World War I memorial is constructed of rustic Harcourt Granite. There are two flights of steps, each7\" high, in finely dressed bluestone. The base, resting on solid concrete foundations, is 2' 6\" square and 2' in thickness.The total height of the memorial is 12' 9\" with a pyramidal top. The rising sun badge of the AIF, in bronze, is affixed tothe front along with the names of 11 district servicemen who made the supreme sacrifice, inscribed in gilded lettering.The memorial remains on its original site in front of the former Willow Grove Public Hall, now the Community Centre.A plaque with the names of World War II servicemen has been added.Comparative AnalysisThe two world wars and other conflicts have been commemorated in various ways, most commonly by the erection of amemorial. Most of the World War I memorials in Baw Baw Shire are simple obelisks, constructed of granite, usuallymounted on a stepped base with names and dedications in raised lead lettering or enscribed into the granite. Thedistinctive 'rising sun' insignia' of the Australian Infantry Forces is usually affixed in Bronze. Examples of these types ofmemorials are found at Hill End, Longwarry, Narracan, Neerim, Neerim South, Thorpdale, Yarragon and Willow Grove.The Fumina World War I memorial is an unusual exception, constructed of concrete in the form of a three-sided columnwith a bronze plaque. Other memorials, all constructed after World War II, are in the form of small cairns - these includeNeerim North, Neerim East and Jindivick.The memorials at Neerim North, Narracan and Neerim East are notable for their associated plantings, which include anHonour Avenue of Elms at Neerim East and a fine row of Golden Cypress, which provide a magnificent backdrop to thememorial at Narracan. The memorial at Jindivick is set within a small formal garden. There are also Honour Avenues atNilma and Buln Buln.The memorial at Trafalgar is the only one in the Shire to feature a soldier at 'reverse arms'. The Trafalgar memorial andthe ones at Warragul and Drouin are the most elaborate in the Shire, reflecting the status of these towns as district centres.The war memorial at Drouin is notable for thestatue cast in bronze by noted sculptor Ray Ewers, in this case, representingthe 'Jungle Fighter', which is mounted on a base of Tasmanian granite. It is flanked by the tablets originally mounted onthe facade of the Drouin Memorial Hall and RSL clubrooms.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Willow Grove World War I memorial, erected in 1921.How is it significant?The Willow Grove World War I memorial is of local historic and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Historically, it is significant as one of a series of memorials erected after World War One that provide tangible evidenceof the impact of that conflict upon local communities. (Criterion A)It is socially significant as a place that has strong and enduring associations with the Willow Grove community andremains the focus of remembrance day commemorations. The enduring connection is demonstrated by the memorials toother conflicts that have been added to the memorial over time. (Criterion G)WILLOW GROVE WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32330Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT565
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    Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 12 Willow Grove Road, Willow Grove, be added as an individual place to the Baw Baw ShirePlanning Scheme, registration as shown on the extent of registration plan.WILLOW GROVE WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32330Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT566
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameHOUSEFile NoLHPDAddress22 CAMPBELL STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextLocality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andHOUSEHermes No 32476Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011567
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    the first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyIt appears that this house was built for Charles Farrell, hotel keeper of Yarragon, who purchased the property in 1893. Itcould also have been built for sale just before his purchase, as the previous owner, Albert Norton of St Kilda, was acarpenter (LV, V. 1456 F.145). Farrell may have been the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel as one source cites a 'G.Farrell' as the licensee in 1893 (Dawning, 1978: 140).Farrell died in 1896, and his widow sold the house to Bernard Aloysius Smith, a Yarragon builder. Smith held theproperty for two and a half years, selling to storekeeper Ernest Easton Salman in late 1908. Considering Smith'sprofession and brief period of ownership, it is possible that it was he who built this house, or extensively altered it (e.g.,by adding the projecting bays). However, ratebooks for Narracan Shire are not available for this period, and streetdirectory listings for Yarragon are simply an alphabetical list of residents, so the construction date could not beconfirmed.A Mr Salmon [sic] is noted as owning a general store in Yarragon at the turn of the century, at the corner of RailwayPlace and Main Street (Dawning, 1978: 141).Salman sold to another Yarragon storekeeper, William John Davidson, in 1914. Davidson was joint owner of Davidson'sand Craig's Beehive Stores, purchased from Len Sandy who had it built in 1906 (Adams, 1978: 161).SourcesAdams, John, So Tall the Trees, 1978.Back to Yarragon Committee, From the Dawning, 1978.=Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006LV- Land Victoria, certificate of title and lodged plan, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.1 Centres of commerce and industry7.2 Residential developmentDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe house at 22 Campbell Street, Yarragon is a triple-fronted weatherboard transitional Victorian/Edwardian villa, setclose to the street. It has a low M-hipped roof as was common in the Victorian era, while the rendered-topped chimneysand symmetrical half-timbered gabled bays at either end are common to Edwardian-era houses. The gable-end bayscontain rectangular bay windows, each with five one-over-one sash windows with coloured-glass highlights. Between thetwo gables is a bull-nosed verandah with delicate turned timber posts, brackets and frieze. There are two entry doorsunder the verandah, one into the main body of the house, the other into the right-hand projecting gable. This indicates thata business was once housed in the building. It is in very good condition.While unusual in having symmetrical projecting bays, the house was shown in its current plan in a 1952 Lodged Plan(PS23391 of 28/04/1952). The plan also shows a picket fence at the front boundary, which has since been replaced with aHERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32476Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011568
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    post and rail fence.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The house at 22 Campbell Street,Yarragon to the extent of its pre-1914 fabric.How is it significant?The house at 22 Campbell Street, Yarragon is of local architectural and historical significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Architecturally, it is significant as a fine example of an attractively detailed Edwardian town house (Criteria D &E).Historically, it is significant for its associations with Yarragon businessmen, including hotel keeper Charles Farrell andstorekeeper Ernest Salman, and as aplace that illustrates an important phase of development in Yarragon during the earlydecades of the twentieth century (Criteria A & H).Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNoNone SpecifiedNoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 22 Campbell Street, Yarragon be added as an individual place to the Baw Baw Shire PlanningScheme, registration to the extent of the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.HERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32476Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011569
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLFile NoLHPDAddress30 CAMPBELL STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeChurchChurch HallCitation Date2010ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011570
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    RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR Yes HI No PS YesDesigner / ArchitectFlannagan, LeonardArchitectural StyleVictorian Period (1851-1901)Carpenter GothicHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextChurches, along with schools, were key institutions in the development of settled communities. Although most of themainstream Christian churches have been represented throughout the study area, the Anglican, Catholic and Methodistchurches tended to predominate, especially in small rural communities. Presbyterians, Baptists, Churches of Christ andthe Salvation Army have also had a significant presence, particularly in the larger towns. There are also some interestingexamples of co-operation between Protestant denominations (Context, 2006:111).While schools were built with government funds, the churches were required to raise their own money for buildings.Most congregations worshipped in private homes, public halls or schools before they had chapels of their own. A numberof Warragul churches commenced in the Athenaeum Hall. The first church buildings were modest wooden chapels, rathersimilar in design to the early halls, but often distinguished by pointed Gothic windows to indicate the building's function.Where settlements grew into larger towns, congregations replaced their original wooden chapels with brick buildings thatreflected the prosperity and aspirations of their communities. It was common for the original wooden chapel to beretained for use as a church hall. The churches of the study area also have an interesting history of recycling buildings,with a number moved from one site to another. Distinctive church buildings in the study area include Wesley Church,Warragul and St Jarlath Catholic Church, Yarragon. Parishes usually supplied residences for their clergy, and someinteresting presbyteries, vicarages and manses were built in the study area (Context, 2006:111).The transient goldfields populations of the early 1860s were served by visiting clergy. The first chapel in the study area isthought to have been St Peter's Catholic Church, Jericho, built in 1864. As the town of Walhalla grew, Catholics,Anglicans and Methodists began holding regular worship services. Methodism was strong amongst mining communitiesST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT571
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    throughout Victoria, and Walhalla was no exception. The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel by 1866, which theyreplaced in 1877. A Catholic chapel was built in 1867, and St John's Church of England opened in 1872. Congregationaland Presbyterian churches came later, as well as the Salvation Army, which established barracks in the 1890s. During thetown's heyday:The church was a main part of life for most Walhalla people as it offered not only the opportunity for worship, but wasalso the medium for bringing them together on all kinds of social events and clubs. Church picnics and socials could behighlights in their lives, while church anniversaries, harvest festivals, All-Nations fairs and processions were great never-to-be forgotten occasions. In times like these there were opportunities for individual talent to be displayed, in markedcontrast to the hardships and monotony of many of everyday life in this isolated place. (Context, 2006:111, cites Adams1980:79)Following the demise of mining in the town, the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian buildings were moved elsewhere.St John's Anglican Church building was moved to Wonthaggi, and replaced in Walhalla by a smaller building; its SundaySchool building was moved to Childers in 1917. The Catholic church was destroyed in the fire that swept the town in1945 (Context, 2006:111).Churches also provided a central focus for people establishing communities in the farming districts and towns of thestudy area. The first church outside of the goldfields in the study area was founded at Brandy Creek, where thecommunity raised funds for a Sunday School hall on land donated by James Hann, one of the district's first selectors. In1875 a wooden chapel with a shingle roof was constructed. Pine trees were planted around the boundary. The trusteesrepresented Anglicans, Methodists and Presbyterians, and the building was therefore known as the Buln Buln ProtestantChurch. The building was taken over by the Anglicans and moved to Buln Buln, where it became St James' Church. TheCatholics also built their first church in Brandy Creek, in 1876. This building was later moved to Rokeby, but wassubsequently demolished (Context, 2006:111).Co-operation between Protestant denominations was strong during the settlement era, as already noted at Brandy Creek,and there were inter-denominational churches at Erica and Ellinbank. Tanjil South's Anglicans and Methodists used theTanjil South School for many years, before the Anglicans built St George's Church in 1930. Local Methodists supportedSt George's Church rather than building their own. Congregations in this church, like so many other country churches,were small, and communities struggled to keep their churches open. The highest ever attendance at St George's was 74,but it closed in 1970 after numbers had dwindled to three. The building was removed to a parish in another part ofGippsland. Removal or demolition was often the fate of tiny chapels such as St George's. Other parishes were therecipients of recycled buildings. At Erica, the Anglican community acquired a hall from Gould in 1961 - before thetownship was submerged by the Moondarra Dam - and dedicated it as St Thomas' Church (Context, 2006:112).Presbyterian churches were fewer in the study area, and tended to commence slightly later than the other threedenominations - although an early Presbyterian congregation was formed amongst the Scottish settlers on Lardner'sTrack in the 1870s. As we have seen, many Presbyterian congregations in rural areas shared churches with otherdenominations. The first Presbyterian Church in Trafalgar was built in 1908 in Seven Mile Road, and moved toContingent Street in 1933 (Context, 2006:113).In some parts of Australia a formal co-operative arrangement between denominations occurred with the formation ofUnion Churches by Baptists and Congregationalists. Phillips (1991) has noted that two Union Churches were formed insuburban Melbourne in the 1850s, and that there may have been some in country areas. Although the Congregationalistsand Baptists shared similar theologies there were differences over baptism - Congregationalists baptised infants, whileBaptists fully immersed candidates who professed their faith - which needed to be accommodated in buildings. Phillipsnoted that the Caulfield Union Church congregation built a chapel with a baptistry in 1890. Adams (1980) refers to one ortwo Union Churches in the northern part of the former Shire of Narracan. The Union Church at Longwarry is a very lateexample, being erected in 1961 (Context, 2006:112).ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT572
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    Locality historyHistorically the town was a centre for dairy farms in the vicinity (a former dairy factory lies to the north of the railwayline), as well as logging activities in the heavily forested hills to the south. Significant expansion of facilities andbusinesses along Yarragon's main Princes Highway streetscape since the 1990s aimed at capitalising on the touristpotential of passing traffic has resulted in the town being informally dubbed 'Yarragon village'. (NM E)Place historySt Jarlath Catholic Church at Yarragon was opened on 22 April 1900. The architect was Leonard J. Flannagan, whooffered his services free of charge and supervised the building of the church (Adams, 1978:71).The church hall was created using the old catholic church from Trafalgar. A new St John's Catholic Church at Trafalgarwas constructed in 1955 and the old church was used for a time as a hall before it was moved to this site and re-erected in1962 (Adams, 1978:217).Leonard J. Flannagan, architectLeonard J. Flannagan (1864-1946) was the son of architect John Flannagan. He was articled to his father from 1880-85and then to George Jobbins who took over the practice following John Flannagan's death in 1882. Leonard Flannaganwon third prize for the design of a third-class villa in the Grace Park housing design competition in 1882 and in 1885 hecommenced practice on his own. From 1890-92 he worked in partnership with William C. Foy as Flannagan & Foy,and then resumed independent practice, which he continued until 1937 (SLV website). Leonard Flannagan designedmany dwellings, several churches and convents during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He wasappointed chief architect for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust and apart from designing the PMTT depot atMalvern he also designed a number of tram shelters. His residential works include Darnlee, the house at 1 Lansell Road,Toorak that he designed for Mr C. McIntyre. It is a finely detailed example of a Queen Anne house and is included on theVictorian Heritage Register (Heritage Victoria H1024). Like St Jarlath church this house demonstrates his skill for theuse and execution of timber decorative and structural elements, which include the numerous gable and elaborately carvedbargeboards, and the heavy turned timber columns that support the timber framing of the entrance porch.SourcesAdams, John, So Tall the Trees. A Centenary History of the Southern Districts of the Shire of Narracan, Trafalgar, 1978Adams, John, Mountain gold. A history of the Baw Baw and Walhalla country of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1980Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Heritage Victoria, Citation for Darnlee, Hermes No. 3570State Library of Victoria website http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Community and culture8.3 ReligionDescriptionPhysical DescriptionSt Jarlath Catholic Church at 30 Campbell Street, Yarragon is a Victorian/Federation Carpenter Gothic Church of 1900.The church is sited at an angle facing south-east, which appears to align with the axis of Leongatha-Yarragon Road.ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT573
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    The tall timber church is gable-fronted with intricate detailing. The steeply pitched roof has two round metal vents on theridge, and closely spaced rafter ends. The church is clad in weatherboards up to window transom height, above which aretimber fish-scale shingles.There is half-timbering to the apex of the front gable, with a trefoil-shaped, louvered vent in the middle, and below it,hammer-beam brackets with an incised trefoil motif. There is a diamond-shaped rose window below the half-timbering,below which is a gable-fronted entrance porch with half-timbering to the apex, and double ledged timber doors. Windows(two on the facade, four on each side) are tall and narrow rectangular panes, topped by a lancet transom, both set within arectangular frame.There is a low section at the rear with a transverse gabled roof. The eaves where it adjoins the main mass of the churchare quite low, to create an entry porch, supported on decorative paired columns.The roof has recently been reclad with corrugated iron, otherwise it is highly intact and in excellent condition.The c1962 church hall is a weatherboard building with a low-pitched gabled roof, which faces Rollo Street. The frontelevation has a recessed central entry, which is flanked by small diamond windows, and a square louvered vent set underthe apex of the gable. There are three double hung sash windows in each side elevation. The section at the rear under alower gable roof may be a later addition.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?St Jarlath Catholic Church, Yarragon, including the church designed by Leonard Flannagan and erected by 1900, and thechurch hall erected in 1962. The exterior form, materials and detailing of the church and hall and the setting of thebuildings contribute to the significance of the place. The intactness of the detailing to the church is integral to itssignificance.How is it significant?St Jarlath Catholic Church, Yarragon is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.The church is also of potential State significance for its aesthetic values.Why is it significant?St Jarlath Catholic Church is historically significant as it provides tangible evidence of the development of the Yarragoncommunity in the early decades of the twentieth century. As one of the earliest surviving Catholic churches in the Shire itprovides importance evidence of the historic development of the Catholic church in Gippsland. The church is historicallysignificant as an important example of the work of the notable architect, Leonard Flannagan, with detailing that ischaracteristic of his designs. (Criteria A & H)St Jarlath Catholic Church and hall is socially significant at the local level as a place that has strong associations with theYarragon community through its use as a church for over 100 years.(Criteria G)St Jarlath Catholic Church is architecturally significant at both a local and State level as an exceptionally fine example ofa Victorian era Carpenter Gothic Church, which is notable for the well-executed detailing that makes it an exemplar ofthis style of church, not only just in Gippsland, but in Victoria generally. (Criteria D & F)ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT574
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    Recommendations 2010YesYesNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsInterior controls to apply to church only. It is recommended that 30 Campbell Street, Yarragon, be added as an individualplace to the Baw Baw Shire Planning Scheme, registration to the extent of the whole of the property as defined by thetitle boundaries.ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT575
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameYARRAGON POST OFFICEFile NoLHPDAddress5-7 CAMPBELL STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypePost OfficeCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesDesigner / ArchitectMacKennal, Horace J, Murdoch,John SmithArchitectural StyleInterwar Period (c.1919-c.1940)American BungalowHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextThe transport difficulties in and through the study area meant that other forms of communication with the outside worldwere particularly important and the development of road, mail and telegraph services were closely related. The telegraphline was made to link Sale with Melbourne in 1864, and another line linked Walhalla with Sale in 1870. The constructionof the 1864 telegraph was to be doubly beneficial for, as we have seen earlier in this chapter, the route was widened forcoach and dray transport (Context, 2006:35).Early mail was transported by packhorse and later by coach. In the 1840s mailmen would camp at the Postman's Yard, asmall enclosure at Westbury. The first mail coach service to Gippsland commenced in 1865, soon after the coach roadwas cleared following the route of the Telegraph line as described above. Goldfield settlements received postal deliveriesat least weekly from the early 1860s and a post office was amongst the first service to be established along with a storeand, invariably, a hotel. Some of the earliest post offices in the study area opened in the hotels along the coach route, onewas established in the early 1860s at the Retreat Inn, at what later became the township of Westbury (see below). InYARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011576
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    towns without a hotel post offices were sometimes located in the homes of the postmistress or postmaster; often thestorekeepers ran the post office (Context, 2006:35).During the late nineteenth century as townships grew permanent, post office buildings were built in the main towns of thestudy area. Handsome brick post offices were erected in 1890 in both Drouin and Warragul, while the importance ofWalhalla was underscored by the opening of a post office there in 1891. However, the Depression of the 1890s led to acessation of public building works for almost a decade and, as a cost-cutting measure, the post office was often situatedwithin the railway station (as the delivery of mail was now via the railway) with the station-master given the job of localpostmaster. Trafalgar, Yarragon and Thorpdale all had their post offices at the station for several years (Context,2006:35).After Federation in 1901, the Commonwealth government assumed responsibility for postal services and embarked on amajor building program that saw many new permanent post offices established in towns throughout Australia. For manypeople in rural areas these post offices were the first tangible symbol of Federation. The post offices at Thorpdale (builtin 1911), Trafalgar (1924 - which until then had been in several locations, including the station) and Yarragon (1926) areexamples of those built by the Commonwealth after Federation (Context, 2006:35).Locality HistoryThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyYarragon, originally known as Waterloo, Post Office opened in October 1878 using number 1096. In December 1883 thename was changed, as was that of the town itself, to Yarragon and the post office was granted 'official' status. The firstPost Master was Alice Duncan who had an allowance of 15 pounds per annum. A telegraph office was opened in January1880 and Money Order facilities were introduced in the same year. Between 1889 and 1903 the post office was, likemany rural post offices of the nineteenth century, situated at the railway station where the stationmaster also acted as PM.By 1918, when a telephone exchange was opened the post office was located in a separate building owned by Len Sandy,a local store keeper (NAA).Early in 1926 work commenced on construction of a new 'official' post office building, which was opened for businesson 12 June of that year. It is said that the erection of an official building to house a semi-official office was 'somewhatunusual'. The new post office was designed by architects of the Commonwealth Department of Works and Railwaysunder the direction of J.S. Murdoch and Horace John Mackennal, State Works Director for Victoria. The post officecontained a manual telephone exchange that was originally staffed part time but by June 1930 an allowance was grantedto enable full-time operation due to the increase in calls. The exchange was changed to automatic on 1 February 1976. Atelephone office operated at Yarragon South from 1953 to 1966 (NAA).YARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT577
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    The Yarragon Post Office remains in use today.SourcesAdams, John, So tall the trees. A centenary history of the southern districts of Narracan Shire, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006National Archives of Australia (NAA): B5846, Waterloo (Gippsland Yarragon from 20th December 1883) Post officeand related history; MP33/1, VIC1926/16; B5919, 2386; B3712, Drawer 24 Folder 4.Relevant Historical Australian Themes3 Transport and communications3.4 Developing mail, telegraph and telephone servicesDescriptionPhysical DescriptionAn Inter-War weatherboard Post Office with a hip tile roof that encloses a recessed porch entry. The dominant roof andthe small scale of the post office give it a residential appearance in the manner of an inter-war bungalow. The semi-enclosed entry porch is entered via an open square doorway flanked by squared posts set on a weatherboard base. Onentry to the porch, private letterboxes are set in the wall immediately ahead, while phone booths were formerly situated tothe left. The entry to the mail room is on the right. The internal layout of the post office is very similar to the largerTrafalgar Post Office (refer to separate citation in this Study). and comprises the public waiting area, and a large mailroom behind the counter. Amenity areas are contained within a skillion roof section at the rear. Windows are double hungsash and the walls are weatherboard with a rendered fibro-cement band along thetop with a 'Yarragon Post Office' signin raised letters set in the band above the entry. There is one plain brick chimney, now painted. The post office is in goodcondition and is very intact.Comparative AnalysisThis is one of two post offices in Baw Baw Shire constructed during the inter-war period by the CommonwealthGovernment. The other is at Trafalgar and while it has similar detailing, it is larger, constructed in brick and includes aresidence. The two post offices have a similar level of integrity.The two facilities illustrate the types of buildings that were provided according to the demand for services. The YarragonPost Office also compares to the very similar post office at Bunyip in Cardinia Shire.The other historic post offices in Baw Baw Shire at Walhalla and Drouin date from the nineteenth century and so are notdirectly comparable.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Yarragon Post Office, designed and constructed in 1926 under the direction of J.S. Murdoch and H.J. Mackennal, at5-7 Campbell Street, Yarragon. The original external form, materials and detailing contribute to the significance of theplaceYARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT578
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    Later alterations and additions are not significant.Why is it significant?The Yarragon Post Office is of local historic and architectural significance to Baw Baw Shire.How is it significant?Yarragon Post Office is historically significant as a representative example of a rural post office that demonstrates theefforts of the Commonwealth of Australia to improve postal services after World War I. It is architecturally significant asa very intact example of a small rural post office of typical design and layout. (Criteria A & D)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 5-7 Campbell Street, Yarragon be added to the Heritage Overlay of the Baw Baw PlanningScheme, extent of registration to the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.YARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT579
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameHOUSEFile NoLHPDAddress3 MURRAY STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918)History and Historical ContextLocality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andHOUSEHermes No 32372Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011580
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    the first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyIt appears that this house was built for Frederick Paget Weymouth, a Yarragon storekeeper. He bought the property in1910 from a Melbourne solicitor, Frederick Read (LV, V. 1089 F.733). Weymouth was a joint owner of the Munt &Weymouth store located near the Station Master's house (Dawning, 1978:141).Weymouth soon sold to Albert Walker Bellmaine in 1914. Bellmaine was also a Yarragon storekeeper. A photo ofBellmaine in front of his Yarragon Supply Store, with a sign reading 'General Merchant. Draper, Clothier, Groceries,Crockery, Ironmongery', is reproduced in From the Dawning (1978:143). The store burnt down in the 1925 CommercialHotel fire, and was later rebuilt (Adams, 1978:161).In 1949 the property was transferred to Robert Lawrence Trickey. It appears that this transfer was linked to a familialconnection, as Trickey had been married to a Winifred Bellmaine.The Trickey family had settled in Yarragon around 1900, due to the ill health of Mrs Trickey (Barbara nee Linklater).They had three children, the middle one a son called Robert. After serving in France during World War I, Robertcompleted an accounting course in Geelong. He then became the Secretary of the Yarragon Butter Factory, and later ofthe Trafalgar Butter Factory. Following the tragic early death of his wife, he established a real estate and insurancebusiness in Yarragon, and also served as a Narracan Shire Councillor (Dawning, 1978: 111). He is also remembered bylocal residents as the manager of the Yarragon CBC bank (Pers. comm., Naomi Hall, 2009).Robert Trickey remarried in 1946, to Gladys Bendle (nee Tatterson). Shortly afterward he purchased 3 Murray Streetfrom his former father-in-law. He lived there until his death in 1964 (LV, V. 1089 F.733).SourcesAdams, John, So Tall the Trees. A centenary history of the southern districts of Narracan Shire, 1978.Back to Yarragon Committee, From the Dawning, 1978.Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006LV- Land Victoria, certificate of title, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.1 Centres of commerce and industry7.2 Residential developmentDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe house at 3 Murray Street, Yarragon is an asymmetrical Federation weatherboard villa with a steeply pitched hip andgable roof. It has two tall brick and render chimneys with terracotta pots. The windows are tall double hung sashes with ahighlight. The return verandah is supported by timber posts with triangular timber brackets. The house has minimalornamental detail (verandah brackets and chimneys), but is visually distinguished by the dominating roof form.The house is intact, apart from new corrugated metal roof cladding, and in excellent condition. There is a sympathetic,HERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32372Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011581
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    but not original front fence and a freestanding garage has been constructed to one side.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The house, constructed c.1910, at 3 Murray Street, Yarragon.The front fence and later buildings on the site including the garage are not significant.How is it significant?The house is of local historic and architectural significance to the Shire of Baw Baw.Why is it significant?Historically, for its associations with Robert Trickey, who owned the house from 1949 until his death in 1964. (CriterionH)Architecturally, it is significant as a fine example of a Federation villa, which is notable within the municipality for itsdistinctive massing and pyramidal roof. (Criteria D &E)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNoNone SpecifiedNoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 3 Murray Street, Yarragon be added as an individual place to the Baw Baw Shire PlanningScheme, registration to the extent of the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.HERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32372Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011582
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameENGLISH ELM AVENUEFile NoLHPDAddressPRINCES HIGHWAY YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeTree groups - avenueCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextAfter clearing the land early settlers planted winrdows of exotic trees for stock protection and, perhaps also, aestheticeffect. Thus began the transformation of the natural landscape of the study area into the distinctive cultural landscape thatexists today.The garden fashion in the Victorian and Edwardian eras was for specimen planting using a mixture of native trees such asAraucaria sp. (Norfolk Island Pines, Bunya Bunyas) and exotic trees such as Oaks and Elms. An Australian native treethat was frequently used was the Cordyline or Cabbage Tree. Hardy survivors, Cabbage trees are often the only earlyplantings to remain from old gardens, sometimes remaining long after the buildings that they were associated with havegone. Several examples remain in Walhalla on the sites of lost buildings and there are two fine specimens in the frontgardens of the former Count Von Horn's house north of Warragul (Context, 2006:120).The garden at Rulemount near Warragul contains a fine collection of mature exotic trees including Araucarias and aENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011583
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    Magnolia grandiflora. At Drouin, the mature Norfolk Island Pines in the garden at the corner of Lardner Road andWesternport Road are local landmarks. In the late nineteenth century, George William Jones acquired a 'densely forestedblock' south of Warragul that would become known as Treforest. Here he planted a range of exotic trees and establisheda fernery. Some of the trees survive today (Context, 2006:120).The nineteenth century penchant for specimen planting can also be seen around public buildings. At about the same time(or soon after) as the Warragul Court House was built a Bunya Bunya Pine was planted along with a Holly Oak. Thesetrees have grown into the fine specimens that can still be seen today. Adjacent to the Warragul Shire Hall are threemature Algerian Oaks and one English Oak, which were planted soon after the construction of that building in 1892-3(Context, 2006:120-1).Street tree planting began in Warragul in 1890 and one Councillor, David Connor, was a 'strong supporter of street treeplanting'. Over the years, trees were planted in main streets of the town such as Palmerston, Queen and Smith streets.Unfortunately, many of these early trees have succumbed to the pressures of road widening and overhead services andfew survive today. During the inter-war period palms became fashionable and in 1935 one side of Albert Street was linedwith Canary Island Palms, alternating with Planes, which lined both sides (Context, 2006:120).At Trafalgar and Yarragon, trees were planted along many of the streets during the 1930s. At Trafalgar in 1924, a smallwayside park was established in the railway reserve opposite Anzac Road, which became known as Campbell Square. Afew years later, Trafalgar acquired its first public park. In 1921, the Progress association sought to have part of the policepaddocks in Contingent Street made into a park but it was not until 1928 that occupancy was granted. It would then beseveral more years before Council was able to use a special Unemployment Relief Grant to convert the reserve into apark (Context, 2006:120-1).Arbour Day was celebrated for many years with memorial plantings, particularly by State Schools and many of themature trees within school yards bear testament to the efforts of past schoolchildren. The avenue of flowering gums alongPrinces Way in Drouin was planted on Arbour Day in 1935. At Neerim North Primary School a fine collection of treeswas planted over a 100 year period. One of the earliest plantings was a Sequoia gigantum (Sierra or Giant Redwood)planted in 1903 by G.J. Knight. After the school was closed and the buildings removed, the site was dedicated on 28March 1981 as the H.F. McCay Arboretum. The 1.5-acre site contains two Sequoias at the entrance (two of about sevenon the site), as well as a Silver (or European) Fir, Caucasian Fir, Monterey Cypress, Oriental Spruce, English Ash, HolmOak, English Oak, Cork Oak, Italian Stone Pine, White Pine, and Douglas Fir (Pretty, 1995:170-1). At Narracan, themagnificent trees lining School Road and within the grounds of the Narracan Primary School itself provide a beautifulsetting for the school (Context, 2006:121).Place historyThe exact date of this English Elm row along Princes Highway east of Yarragon is not known, but it appears they wereplanted by local residents or Narracan Shire Council in the early twentieth century. The location of the avenue and its ageand size suggests that it may have been an Avenue of Honour to commemorate World War I, but as yet no evidence hasbeen found to support this.SourcesContext Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Community and cultural lifeENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT584
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    8.9 Creating public and private landscapesDescriptionPhysical DescriptionA row of approximately 17 trees situated within the central median of the Princes Highway east of Yarragon, plus twoisolated trees on the south side of the road close to the town entrance. The trees are predominantly English Elms (Ulmusprocera) with some Ash (Fraxinus sp.) replacements. The alignment of the two groups of trees suggests that they oncemay have been part of a continuous row that has been disrupted by highway widening.Comparative AnalysisThis is one of the largest rows of English Elms in Baw Baw Shire. It compares with the trees planted as Avenues ofHonour at Dalyston and Buln Buln (and may in fact, as noted in the history, be an as-yet unidentified Honour avenue) aswell as the trees along Main South Road in Drouin.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The row of English Elms (Ulmus procera) along the Princes Highway east of Yarragon.How is it significant?The row of English Elms is of local historical significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?It is historically significantas a fine and large example of an exotic street tree row within Baw Baw Shire, which providestangible evidence of the civic improvements carried out in the early twentieth century and preference for the use of exotictrees for such plantings. (Criteria A & D)Recommendations 2010NoNoYesNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that the English Elm row on the Princes Highway east of Yarragon is added to the Heritage OverlayENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT585
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    (HO) as an individual place. The extent of the HO should include all the trees, the land within the central road medianand/or land within 5 metres of the edge of the tree canopy.ENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT586
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameYARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALFile NoLHPDAddressPRINCES HIGHWAY, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeWar MemorialCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextYARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011587
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    Thematic contextMemorials and monuments are an important way by which communities remember past events and honour people andtheir contributions to the community. In the study area there is a range of monuments commemorating a variety of pastevents and people, however, the most prevalent are war memorials, which can be found in every town (Context,2006:119).The First World War had a devastating effect on all communities throughout Australia, and almost every small town hasits memorial. Such memorials express the grief and loss of the community and also pride in those who served.Monuments vary from the concrete column with brass tablet erected by the people of Fumina, to statues of a soldierstanding at reverse arms, as found in Trafalgar, to avenues of honour, such as those planted at Nilma and Brandy Creek.At Drouin, two granite tablets were mounted on the front wall of the Drouin Memorial Hall. Like cemeteries, thememorials are sometimes the only physical remnant of a once-vibrant community (Context, 2006:119).New plaques were often added to commemorate later conflicts such as the Second World War, and those in Korea andVietnam. The monument in the A.G. Pretty Memorial Reserve at Jindivick is a rare example in the study area of amemorial specifically dedicated to the Second World War - it honours four local men lost in that conflict (Context,2006:119).Honour boards were installed in Shire halls and churches to remember those who served in both World Wars. In someplaces the monument was a community facility, such as an RSL Hall or the Soldiers Memorial Hospital at Neerim South(Context, 2006:119).Place historyThe Yarragon World War I memorial, designed by G. Davies in Harcourt Granite, was unveiled by General Elliot on 17July 1920 (Adams, 1978:162). In the 1970s as a result of the widening of the Princes Highway it was relocated to itspresent position.SourcesAdams, John, So tall the trees. A history of the southern districts of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Community and culture8.8 CommemoratingDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Yarragon World War I memorial is a granite obelisk on a square base situated in the road reserve between thePrinces Highway and the service road. The memorial lists the names of 23 locals who made the supreme sacrifice inWorld War I.YARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT588
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    Comparative AnalysisThe two world wars and other conflicts have been commemorated in various ways, most commonly by the erection of amemorial. Most of the World War I memorials in Baw Baw Shire are simple obelisks, constructed of granite, usuallymounted on a stepped base with names and dedications in raised lead lettering or enscribed into the granite. Thedistinctive 'rising sun' insignia' of the Australian Infantry Forces is usually affixed in Bronze. Examples of these types ofmemorials are found at Hill End, Longwarry, Narracan, Neerim, Neerim South, Thorpdale, Yarragon and Willow Grove.The Fumina World War I memorial is an unusual exception, constructed of concrete in the form of a three-sided columnwith a bronze plaque. Other memorials, all constructed after World War II, are in the form of small cairns - these includeNeerim North, Neerim East and Jindivick.The memorials at Neerim North, Narracan and Neerim East are notable for their associated plantings, which include anHonour Avenue of Elms at Neerim East and a fine row of Golden Cypress, which provide a magnificent backdrop to thememorial at Narracan. The memorial at Jindivick is set within a small formal garden. There are also Honour Avenues atNilma and Buln Buln.The memorial at Trafalgar is the only one in the Shire to feature a soldier at 'reverse arms'. The Trafalgar memorial andthe ones at Warragul and Drouin are the most elaborate in the Shire, reflecting the status of these towns as district centres.The war memorial at Drouin is notable for thestatue cast in bronze by noted sculptor Ray Ewers, in this case, representingthe 'Jungle Fighter', which is mounted on a base of Tasmanian granite. It is flanked by the tablets originally mounted onthe facade of the Drouin Memorial Hall and RSL clubrooms.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Yarragon World War I memorial, erected in 1921.How is it significant?The Yarragon World War I memorial is of local historic and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Historically, it is significant as a one of a series of memorials erected after World War One that provides tangibleevidence of the impact of that conflict upon local communities. (Criterion A)It is socially significant as a place that has strong and enduring associations with the Yarragon community and remainsthe focus of remembrance day commemorations. The enduring connection is demonstrated by the memorials to otherconflicts that have been added to the memorial over time. (Criterion G)YARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT589
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    Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that Yarragon World War I Memorial, Princes Highway, Yarragon, be added as an individual place tothe Heritage Overlay of the Baw Baw Planning Scheme, including the memorial and land as shown on the extent ofregistration plan.YARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT590
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONFile NoLHPDAddressPRINCES HIGHWAY, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeRailway Platform/ StationCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918) Domestic QueenAnneMaker / BuilderCoates BrosHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextThe transport difficulties experienced by Gippsland's early settlers prompted the formation of railway leagues, whichcampaigned for railway lines through areas of settlement. Railways were commonly regarded as the answer toGippsland's travel problems, and a way of stimulating settlement. This proved to be true, to a large extent, in the studyarea in the nineteenth century (Context, 2006:29).While the early tracks and coach routes had an early influence upon the pattern of settlement in the study area, it was tobe the railways that would have the most significant and far-reaching impact. The location of railway stations determinedwhere the most important towns would develop, which created a hierarchy of settlement that exists to the present day andearly townships that found themselves by-passed by the railway usually declined in importance, or in some cases movedYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011591
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    to where the station was located (Context, 2006:29).As early as 1866 surveyors began the task of surveying the best rail route through Gippsland, but the proposed Melbourneto Sale railway was not approved by Parliament until 1873. The line was completed in five stages: Morwell to Sale, June1877; Oakleigh to Bunyip, October 1877; Moe to Morwell, December 1877; with the most difficult and crucial sectionthrough the study area - 32 miles from Bunyip to Moe - completed in March 1878. The final stage, through suburbanMelbourne to Oakleigh was not completed until April 1879. The train trip cut travel time between Melbourne and Sale toa relaxing six hours, compared with a 20-plus-hour bumpy coach ride (Context, 2006:29).Lardner, who surveyed the railway line, chose a suitable route to the south of the Gippsland Road, laying out newtownships along the line, where stations would be built (Wilde, 1988:36). Drouin, Warragul, Darnum, Waterloo(Yarragon) and Trafalgar all came into being because of the railway. Consequently the old highway townships such asBrandy Creek lost their importance and withered away as commercial centres (Context, 2006:29).The Gippsland railway, besides providing fast transport to Sale, facilitated the settlement of the areas between Melbourneand Sale. It also provided that vital link to the Melbourne markets for settlers' produce, without which selection was not aviable option (Context, 2006:29).The size of station complex depended upon the importance of the stop. Most stations were provided with a simple ticketoffice and waiting room with an adjacent van goods shed, as well as a large goods shed located on a separate siding.Larger complexes were established at towns such as Warragul, which was a main stopping point for trains during thesteam era as they took on water or disposed of engine ash into dedicated pits below the line adjacent to the platform(Context, 2006:29).As patronage increased in the Edwardian era, the Victorian Railways embarked on a building program to improvefacilities at busy stations, particularly at key junctions. In the study area, new station buildings were erected at Yarragon,Trafalgar and Warragul. The new Warragul Station, erected in 1915, was perhaps the finest in the whole of the Gippslandregion and one of the largest in country Victoria. Situated on an island platform it featured extensive refreshment rooms,where travellers relaxed during timetabled stops or while waiting to catch a connecting train to Neerim or Noojee(Context, 2006:29).Following the Second World War the main Gippsland line was to play a significant part in Australia's program ofindustrialisation, as the coal deposits of the La Trobe Valley were developed and industry expanded into West Gippsland.The move to regrade, duplicate and electrify the line as far as Traralgon commenced in 1948. The Melbourne to Warragulsection of the line was the first main country line in Australia to be electrified and by 1955 electrification had reachedMoe. As part of the project, a new station on an island platform was erected at Drouin and a Control Building wasestablished in McDonald Street, Warragul. By the late twentieth century, the decision was made to cease electric trainservices and in 2005‑06 all overhead infrastructure was removed from the line east of Pakenham, however,electricity sub‑stations remain at some stations along the line (Context, 2006:31).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT592
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    overtaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThe present Yarragon Railway Station was constructed in 1911-12. The builders were T. & J. Coate and the cost was1282.60 pounds. The similarly designed station at Trafalgar was constructed concurrently by the same builders at thesame cost.As the township of Yarragon grew the railway station played an important role as the transfer point for farm producebeing sent to market in Melbourne. Potatoes became an important crop in the Swamp district in the early decades of thetwentieth century and by 1914 the area was second only to Colac district for the crop. According to Adams (1978:132)the volume of potatoes being despatched from Yarragon, Trafalgar and Moe railway stations necessitated the lengtheningof the platforms.The Yarragon Railway Station was one of a number of new railway station buildings constructed by the VictorianRailways during the Edwardian era when significant improvements were made in responses to increasing levels ofpatronage and goods transport. The typological study of railway stations compiled by Ward & Donnelly (1982,v.4:41) identified a distinctive group based on the form, layout and architectural characteristics (see Description), whichwas called the 'Gisborne type', so named for the first station constructed in the style.Yarragon is one of three stations, which were constructed on the Gippsland line in the period 1910-12 that form a sub-group of the 'Gisborne type'. The other stations are at Trafalgar - for which the sub-group is named (refer to separatecitation in this Study) - and Moe (now demolished). The example at Trafalgar is described by Ward as the best and mostintact example of the sub-group.SourcesAdams, J., So tall the trees. A history of the southern districts of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Ward, A. & Donnelly, A., Victoria's Railway Stations. An architectural survey. Volume 4 - The twentieth century1900-1930, March 1982Relevant Historical Australian Themes3 Transport and communications3.3 Railways; Gippsland RailwayDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Gippsland Railway is a dual track main line and the Yarragon Railway Station is situated on the up (i.e. towardsMelbourne) side.As noted in the History, the present railway stations at Yarragon and Trafalgar were constructed in variations on a similarstandard design described by Ward as the 'Gisborne Style' and are the two surviving stations of a distinctive sub-groupYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT593
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    named after the station at Trafalgar. The stylistic differences between the sub-groups were subtle, but the overall formand layout were very similar. Ward & Donnelly (1982, v.4:37) describe it as follows:The design of the Gisborne Style is best described as Edwardian, with a characteristic dependency upon the vocabularyof the Queen Anne architects.The principal of the building plan was to group the major rooms into a central brick, or timber building, consisting of thebooking, parcels and telegraph office, lobby, and the ladies' and general waiting rooms. The office was dominated by alarge gabled roof, visually at right angles supported by lower roofs over the waiting rooms on either side of the office.The service functions consisted of the ladies' and men's toilets, the lamp room, the store and the wood yard and weregrouped into wings attached to either or both ends of the central block. In some cases, the van goods shed was includedin the wings. The end result was a very neatly laid out platform with a minimum of outbuildings. The configuration of theservice functions varied, but the plan of the central section was almost always the same.The Trafalgar sub-group, including its plan, generally fits this description. Distinguishing features of the sub-group aredescribed by Ward & Donnelly (1982, v.4:42) as follows:The most distinguishing feature of the Trafalgar sub-group is the gambrel roof, lined with corrugated galvanised ironand crowned by ball finials. The large gables of other Gisborne style stations have disappeared and on the road sideelevation a smaller gable has been placed astride the main office window. The gable end is faced with rusticatedweatherboards looking like shingles and an extended porch covers the entrance lobby and ladies' waiting room. On theplatform side the barriers are graced with a segmental arch overhead.Changes to the Yarragon station building include the removal of the corrugated iron wings containing the toilets.Associated buildings within the station yard including the lamp room, store room and isolated van goods shed have allbeen demolished as have the Goods shed and all of the sidings. Remains of the goods platform comprising the retainingwalls and the top of the platform can be seen on the north side of the line. All early signalling was replaced c.2005 as partof the Regional Fast Rail Project.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Yarragon Railway Station, constructed in 1911-12, and the remains of the goods platform on the north side of thestation. The form, materials and detailing of the station building contribute to the significance of the place.How is it significant?The Yarragon Railway Station is of local historic, architectural and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Historically, the development of the Gippsland railway was of critical importance in opening up the land for selection andin providing an opportunity for farmers to send their produce to market and this station is significant as tangible evidenceof the improvements made to the railways in the early twentieth century in response to growth in passenger numbers andgoods. The remains of the goods platform is significant as much of the infrastructure at Yarragon and elsewhere has beenremoved and this is one of the few reminders of the important role of railways in transport of goods and produce.(Criteria A & B)It is architecturally significant as a representative example of an Edwardian era railway station, which is notable as one oftwo surviving examples of the Trafalgar sub-group of the 'Gisborne style' identified by Ward & Donnelly. WhileYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT594
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    not intact, the station still retains most of the defining characteristics of the sub-group and illustrates how subtlevariations were employed to provide individual designs within the consistent architectural vocabulary used by theVictorian railways in the Edwardian era. (Criterion D)It is socially significant as a building that has served the Yarragon community for over 90 years and has strong andenduring associations with that community. (Criterion G)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that Yarragon Railway Station be added as an individual place to the Heritage Overlay of the BawBaw Planning Scheme, including the land and buildings as shown on the extent of registration plan.YARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT595
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameCOMMERCIAL HOTELFile NoLHPDAddress105 PRINCES HIGHWAY, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHotelCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleInterwar Period (c.1919-c.1940)History and Historical ContextThematic contextBusiness in the study area commenced with the inns and stores dotted along the Sale Road to cater for passing trade, asnoted in Chapter 2. The first towns to develop as retail and commercial centres were on the goldfields, Walhalla being thelargest and most permanent. During the selection era a hotel or store formed the nucleus of a township, such as BrandyCreek, however, after the arrival of the railway, commercial centres shifted to the towns that developed around thestations: Warragul, Drouin, Trafalgar, Thorpdale and Neerim South. Saleyards and banks were early indications of theimportance of a town as a main commercial centre. Warragul quickly grew to become the dominant town and is now theregional centre for the study area. In smaller townships such as Longwarry, Nilma and Noojee, general stores continuedto provide basic everyday supplies for local residents (Context, 2006:95-7).Along the bush tracks, on the goldfields and in the burgeoning selectors and sawmillers towns, hotels provided muchmore than hospitality for those away from home or entertainment for locals. Hotels also served as important communityCOMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011596
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    centres, providing venues for Council meetings, lodge functions, church services and court hearings, and places of refugein times of disaster. Accommodation was also provided in boarding houses and 'coffee palaces', the latter being alcohol-free venues that were popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when the Temperance movementwas at its peak (Context, 2006:95-7).Inns established at key stopping places along the early coach routes were the first to be established in the study area. Astowns developed, so did the number and size of hotels and the fortunes of towns can often be gauged by opening andclosing of hotels over the years (Context, 2006:95-7).In the new railway townships, hotels were built close to the stations. A.C. Lyons' Railway Hotel in Drouin, venue ofearly Buln Buln Council meetings, was one of the grandest buildings in the town until it was burnt down in 1975. InWarragul several hotels were built in Queen Street, opposite the station. As the town grew, so did the hotels with manybeing substantially improved as the result of changes to licensing laws in the early twentieth century. Others were closedafter their licences were revoked during the same period. Four of them - the Railway, Royal, Commercial and Orient -have survived, rebuilt from their original single storey timber structures. Trafalgar had a number of early hotels, however,the Criterion, built opposite the station in the 1890s, was the only one remaining in 1900. It was burnt down and rebuilt in1908, and later expanded (Context, 2006:95-7).At Neerim South the Neerim Hotel opened in 1879, but was before its time in the infant township. The opening of thebutter factory in 1902 brought new growth to the town and the old hotel was replaced on the same site. Ye Kynge'sArmes Hotel (later Kings Arms) was built by Edwin Fowler, formerly of the Turf Club and Orient hotels. The town wasthen being promoted as a tourist resort. Next door to Fowler's Hotel, Stephens' Coffee Palace offered accommodation,plus a host who could act as guide to the district's many beauty spots. The Kings Arms was burnt down in 1981 andrebuilt (Context, 2006:95-7).The township of Noojee began to take shape around the timber mills of the Loch Valley before the railway arrived in1919. The Noojee Hotel was probably built around this time. In the disastrous bushfires of 1926 the hotel was one of fewbuildings in the town to survive, and it provided refuge for the townspeople. Its billiard room was subsequently used as atemporary infant room for the school. In 1939 Noojee Hotel again escaped the fires that wiped out the rest of the town, tobecome a refuge during the fire and the centre of the local relief effort in the aftermath (Context, 2006:95-7).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyCOMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT597
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    According to Adams (1978:69) Yarragon was 'well endowed with hotels from the earliest years'. The first hotel, theWaterloo, was built in 1878, followed by the Duke of Wellington (later the Yarragon Hotel) and the Bush Inn, which soonclosed and became a coffee palace. The first Commercial Hotel was erected by mid-1879 for licensee George Jenkyn(Adams, 1978:69).The three surviving hotels continued to operate until after the First World War when a declining population and stricterliquor licensing laws saw one - the former Duke of Wellington - close, while the Waterloo was burnt down and not rebuilt(although a coffee palace was later erected on the site). Yarragon also had an active Wesleyan Methodist Church whomay have played a role in the eventual demise of most of the hotels. The Commercial Hotel continued to operate, butitself was burnt down in November 1925 and rebuilt in two storeys of brick at a cost of 12,000 pounds, re-opening byOctober 1926 when Mr Furner was licensee (Adams, 1978:160).SourcesAdams, John, So tall the trees. A centenary history of the southern districts of Narracan Shire, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Wells, John, Tracks through time, 1988Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.1 Centres of commerce and industryDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Commercial Hotel of 1925-26 is an imposing two-storey building in an unusual rustic style. The facade, which issymmetrically composed, comprises two end bays with jerkin-head roofs enclosing a central balcony to the first floor.The end bays are faced in rock-faced ashlar, while the ground floor dado level and door surrounds are clad in clinkerbricks. The remaining surfaces of the facade are finished in smooth render. Paired first-floor windows in the two end bayscontain six-over-one double-hung windows, which add to its domestic, rustic effect.The rear section of the Hotel is clad in fibro-cement. The Hotel is in good condition and has a moderate degree ofexternal integrity. Ground floor windows and doors in the central part of the ground floor facade have been altered.Comparative AnalysisOf the interwar hotels in Baw Baw Shire, three are readily comparable: Drouin's Royal Hotel of the 1880s and 1930s,Trafalgar's Criterion Hotel of 1908 and 1928, and Thorpdale's Travellers' Rest Hotel of 1937. All three are locallandmarks due to their substantial size and two-storey height. All three have prominent two-storey verandahs withdistinctive parapets. The facade of the Criterion is the earliest in date of the three, indicated by the restrained GreekRevival detailing seen in its verandah piers, dentilated cornice, roundels and parapet form. The two 1930s hotels display aStreamlined Moderne form, with much simplified details, a strong horizontal emphasis and stepped parapets. All threeare very intact to their interwar appearance, though the Travellers' Rest is distinguished by the retention of the strikingtypeface of the date and name displayed on the facade. This Thorpdale hotel is more modest in overall form than the twohotels in the larger towns, as the verandah is only at the centre of the facade, while the two others have extensiveverandahs on two elevations.COMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT598
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    The Commercial Hotel, Yarragon, of 1925, however, is quite unique within Baw Baw Shire. It can be ascribed to theeclectic strain of 1920s architecture, with its use of clinker bricks and rusticated ashlar, with picturesque jerkin-head roofsto the end pavilions. It is also a two-storey structure, which, apart from its aesthetic qualities, makes it a local landmark.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Commercial Hotel, constructed in 1925-6, at 105 Princes Highway, Yarragon. The original form, external materialsand detailing of the Hotel contributes to its significance.Later alterations and additions are not significant.How is it significant?The Commercial Hotel at Yarragon is of local historic and architectural significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?The Commercial Hotel is historically significant as evidence of the growth of Yarragon during the inter-war era. It alsoone of the more substantial hotel buildings that were constructed in accordance with Liquor Licensing Regulations afterWorld War I. (Criterion A)The Commercial Hotel is architecturally significant as a fine example of an inter-war hotel of unique design, withdetailing not found on other hotels in the region. The relatively high integrity of the Hotel enhances its significance. TheHotel has aesthetic qualities as a landmark building within Yarragon township. (Criteria D & E)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 105 Princes Hwy, Yarragon be added to the Heritage Overlay of the Baw Baw Planning Scheme,extent of registration to include the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.COMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT599
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameFLINTONFile NoLHPDAddress106 YARRAGON-SHADY CREEK ROAD,YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010FLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011600
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    RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextFrom 1860 the Victorian government, motivated by the ideal of populating Victoria with independent farmers, and by thedemands to 'unlock the land' from miners leaving the central Victorian goldfields, passed a series of Land Acts aimed atbreaking up the squatting runs into small farming allotments. These allotments, known as selections, were made availableto people with little capital, who desired to settle permanently on the land. Loopholes in the early Land Acts enabledmany squatters to purchase their former runs, frustrating the intentions of the legislators and the prospects of many would-be selectors. Although selection commenced in the 1860s in central Gippsland there was little demand for farming land inthe hills and scrub of the study area before the decline of the gold mining boom in the Tanjil and Walhalla districts in the1870s. By then, the loopholes that favoured squatters had been removed from the legislation. Most of the farmland in thestudy area was selected under the 1869 Land Act, which was more favourable to selectors than the earlier Acts.Nevertheless, selectors had an even more formidable obstacle than the opposition of squatters - the dense mountainforests and vast expanses of swampland that had for so long impeded access to the area (Context, 2006:11).As they struggled through the scrub, explorers, such as Albert Brodribb, had noted the rich soil, and the giant trees thatgrew in it. They reasoned that such soil must be good for cultivation of pasture and crops, if the dense scrub could beremoved. Morgan has pointed out that the heroic pioneer legend of the struggling 'cocky' farmer is epitomised byGippsland selectors. These farmers have been immortalised in Land of the Lyrebird, which records the struggles of SouthGippsland selectors, however similar stories could be told in parts of the study area (Context, 2006:11).Under the Land Act 1869 almost all of the unselected land in Victoria was thrown open for selection, includingunsurveyed land. A person could select up to 320 acres, which was held by licence for three years before it could bepurchased. During this time the selector was expected to reside on or near the block, and make £320 worth ofimprovements, including a house, fences and the clearing and cultivation of 32 acres. After the first three years anadditional seven-year lease could be granted, during which time the balance was to be paid. An amendment to the LandAct in 1878 increased the period of license and lease to 20 years and halved the annual rent. Even with these easier terms,many selectors found it extremely difficult to make the required improvements, pay their rent and make a living for theirfamilies during the establishment phase. Thus the failure rate was high in many parts of the study area (Context,2006:11).Selection and the associated development of agricultural and timber industries profoundly altered the landscape of thestudy area. The changes were driven mostly by economic and legislative necessity (the need to establish viable farms andsatisfy requirements of the Land Act), but also by a desire to 'civilise' the environment and create a more familiarlandscape based on European ideals. The great forests were replaced with open pastures enclosed by hedges andwindrows of exotic trees including hawthorn, cypress and pine, while homestead complexes dotted the landscape andsettlements began to form (Context, 2006:11).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postFLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT601
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    office was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThis property was purchased in 1907 by Alfred John Thurlow, a bricklayer of Yarragon (LV, V. 4033 F.574). Thurlowand his two sons emigrated to Victoria from Hull, Yorkshire, England. The property, called Flinton, is presumably namedafter the village in East Yorkshire. Once in Melbourne Thurlow remarried and had two more sons.The family moved to Yarragon in 1894 to take up a Village Settlement block. Thurlow and his sons cleared the block andbuilt a house for his wife and young children. By 1899 he had made 200 pounds worth of improvements to thatproperty.In Yarragon, Thurlow continued to work as a bricklayer, assisted by his eldest son, Alfred Ernest Thurlow, and togetherbuilt many of the chimneys in the district. Alfred Junior continued work as a bricklayer on his own, building many housesand chimneys in Yarragon, Warragul and Noojee (after the 1926 fires), as well as the Church of England vicarage inYarragon (Dawning, 1978: 113).In 1907 Thurlow purchased land at what is now 106 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road. Considering the stylistic details of thepresent brick house, it appears that he built it shortly afterward. Alfred Thurlow died in 1934, at the age of 80. The houseremains in family hands (LV, V. 4033 F.574).SourcesBack to Yarragon Committee, From the Dawning, 1978.Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006.LV- Land Victoria, certificate of title, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.2 Residential developmentDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThis is an Edwardian brick residence of unusual and individual design. It has a high, almost pyramidal hipped roof withbrick and rough-cast rendered chimneys which retain their terracotta chimney pots. The facebrick walls are accented bybands of render and half-timbering to gables.FLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT602
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    The facade has a skillion verandah, continuous with the main roof, which is interrupted by a narrow projecting gable atthe centre, marking the entrance. The verandah is ornamented with a simple slatted timber frieze and curved timberbrackets. The front door has two lower panels and glazing above. The doorway retains leadlights in the sidelight andhighlight.Windows beneath the front verandah are large one-over-one sashes.The roof has been reclad in cement (?) tiles, and a few side windows have been altered. The front verandah floor has beenreplaced with poured concrete. The house is in good condition.There is a related brick outbuilding just behind the house. It is quite small, with a hipped roof and red brick chimney.The roof is clad in early (rusted) corrugated metal. There are broad cement rendered lintels over the door and window onthe main elevation. There is cracking to the brickwork.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Edwardian brick house and outbuilding of c1907 at 106 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon.How is it significant?The house and outbuilding are of local historic and architectural significance to the Shire of Baw Baw.Why is it significant?Historically, for its associations with bricklayer Alfred Thurlow, who built the house and many local chimneys and publicbuildings, and with the Thurlow family, who has occupied it since its construction (Criterion H).Architecturally, the house demonstrates a unique and individualistic design, created by a master bricklayer for hisfamily's residence (Criterion E).Recommendations 2010NoNoNoYesNoNone SpecifiedNoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 106 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon, be added as an individual place to the Baw BawShire Planning Scheme, registration to the extent of the title boundaries.FLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT603
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameWILDERSLEAFile NoLHPDAddress365 YARRAGON-SHADY CREEK ROAD,YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011604
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    Architectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918)History and Historical ContextThematic contextFrom 1860 the Victorian government, motivated by the ideal of populating Victoria with independent farmers, and by thedemands to 'unlock the land' from miners leaving the central Victorian goldfields, passed a series of Land Acts aimed atbreaking up the squatting runs into small farming allotments. These allotments, known as selections, were made availableto people with little capital, who desired to settle permanently on the land. Loopholes in the early Land Acts enabledmany squatters to purchase their former runs, frustrating the intentions of the legislators and the prospects of many would-be selectors. Although selection commenced in the 1860s in central Gippsland there was little demand for farming land inthe hills and scrub of the study area before the decline of the gold mining boom in the Tanjil and Walhalla districts in the1870s. By then, the loopholes that favoured squatters had been removed from the legislation. Most of the farmland in thestudy area was selected under the 1869 Land Act, which was more favourable to selectors than the earlier Acts.Nevertheless, selectors had an even more formidable obstacle than the opposition of squatters - the dense mountainforests and vast expanses of swampland that had for so long impeded access to the area (Context, 2006:11).Under the Land Act 1869 almost all of the unselected land in Victoria was thrown open for selection, includingunsurveyed land. A person could select up to 320 acres, which was held by licence for three years before it could bepurchased. During this time the selector was expected to reside on or near the block, and make £320 worth ofimprovements, including a house, fences and the clearing and cultivation of 32 acres. After the first three years anadditional seven-year lease could be granted, during which time the balance was to be paid. An amendment to the LandAct in 1878 increased the period of license and lease to 20 years and halved the annual rent. Even with these easier terms,many selectors found it extremely difficult to make the required improvements, pay their rent and make a living for theirfamilies during the establishment phase. Thus the failure rate was high in many parts of the study area (Context,2006:11).Selection and the associated development of agricultural and timber industries profoundly altered the landscape of thestudy area. The changes were driven mostly by economic and legislative necessity (the need to establish viable farms andsatisfy requirements of the Land Act), but also by a desire to 'civilise' the environment and create a more familiarlandscape based on European ideals. The great forests were replaced with open pastures enclosed by hedges andwindrows of exotic trees including hawthorn, cypress and pine, while homestead complexes dotted the landscape andsettlements began to form (Context, 2006:11). Thus began the transformation of the natural landscape of the study areainto the distinctive cultural landscape that exists today.The garden fashion in the Victorian and Edwardian eras was for specimen planting using a mixture of native trees such asAraucaria sp. (Norfolk Island Pines, Bunya Bunyas) and exotic trees such as Oaks and Elms. An Australian native treethat was frequently used was the Cordyline or Cabbage Tree. Hardy survivors, Cabbage trees are often the only earlyplantings to remain from old gardens, sometimes remaining long after the buildings that they were associated with havegone. Several examples remain in Walhalla on the sites of lost buildings and there are two fine specimens in the frontgardens of the former Count Von Horn's house north of Warragul (Context, 2006:120).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with aWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT605
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    population of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThe current house at "Wilderslea" was built c1913 for Charles Calvert by James (Jim) Scanlon. Scanlon also built thecow shed, hay shed, chook pens, store room (still extant), the garage and the wash house (removed from the rear of thehouse). There was also a men's hut, to accommodate two male farmhands, and an external copper a few yards south ofthis hut. The road between the two halves of "Wilderslea" is called Sheehan Road, yet Sheehan himself called itKangaroo Parade when the road was un-named, whilst it was also referred to as the "Back Road" by Lynn Hammet(pers.comm. L.Hammet 2010).Charles Calvert of Yarragon, a farmer, was the crown grantee of Allotment 108, a 61 acre block in the Parish of Darnum,assigned on 27 June 1906 (LV, V3176 F009). On December 20 1910, Mary Ann Calvert, the wife of Charles, becamegrantee of the 65 acre adjoining Allotment 109 (LV, 4753 F439). From this time on the two allotments were consideredas the one property, called "Wilderslea" after "Wildersley Farm", which was the property of Mr Calvert's mother's familyat Belper in Derbyshre, England (pers. comm. L.Hammet 2010). Charles's block was known as "The Near Hill" after thepaddock called "Near Laund" at Belper, and Mary Ann's block was known as "The Far Hill" after a paddock called "FarLaund".Charles Calvert according to L. Hammet (pers. comm. 2010) took up land at Yannathan in November 1877, then went toTungamah in 1887, where he was working as a storekeeper by April 1887. By 1889, when his daughter Millicent wasborn, he was a storekeeper at Telford. Another relocation followed, this time to Hill End. In 1889 the family finallysettled at Yarragon, where they took up the land which would become known as "Wilderslea". Calvert built a house in the"Old Orchard" (a paddock to the north of the house).In 1901 Calvert led an (unsuccessful) campaign to have a school built at the western end of the swamp north of Yarragon(Adams, 1978:120).According to the current owners, the present house was built in 1913 for Calvert to replace an earlier house located in the"Old Orchard (paddock to the north of the house), that was burnt down by an aggrieved farmhand.Calvert's great-granddaughter, Lynette Hammet, writes about the location of the 1913 house and a deviation to ShadyCreek Road:The new house was found to be too exposed to the westerly winds so Golden Cyprus were planted along the west side ofthe house, running down to the "deviation" and back up to Shady Creek Road. Those on the west side of the house werelater removed for fear of fire and replaced with the paling fence. The original Shady-Creek Road ran where the presentroad runs, however, as this was too steep for horse drawn vehicles, some land was compulsorily acquired from theCalvert family and the "deviation" road cut through the property. This annexed several acres and some years later theroad was returned to where it is now (well before my birth in 1946). My parents fought for many years with the NarracanWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT606
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    Council for permission to fence in those few areas. Eventually the Council capitulated and "Wilderslea" was returned toits former acreage.In September 1923 Charles Calvert sold Crown Allotments (CA) 108 and 109 to his daughter Edith Thirza and son-in-law Cornelius Francis (Frank) Sheehan, who also purchased the adjoining block (CA 109) at the same time (LV, V4753F439). Sheehan was also granted CA 101 of 193 acres in 1939 as well as CA 88B of 331 acres on the Darnum ShadyCreek Road in 1945.Sheehan was also the second manager of the Yarragon Co-operative Butter Factory (created in 1905) (Adams, 1978:140),and managed numerous other factories at Marlo, Mirboo, Poowong and Geelong (where daughter Constance CalvertSheehan was born). Upon the death of Edith's mother in 1917, Frank and Edith took on the property "Wilderslea" atYarragon (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010). Sheehan retained the property until 1948, when the property was transferred toEdith and Frank's daughter Constance Calvert Hammett and her husband Geoffrey Seymour Hammet (parents of LynnHammet).In 1978 the property was sold out of the Calvert family. Hammet recalls that over the next twenty years it was left to rundown, until the house and garden were in a poor state of repair and all but two acres had been sold off to adjoiningneighbours. It was then sold to a young woman who set about restoring the house, and replaced the roof, verandahs,stumps, tanks, etc. She also demolished the wash house (a separate building at the rear of the house, which had replacedthe original washhouse housing the copper), she also restored the garage and store room, and put a finial on the garage,which had not originally been there. Other work involved the removal of interior plaster-board, installed in the 1960s,revealing the lining board ceilings at their original height of 13 feet. Some of the original stencilling in the hallway wasfound and reproduced. The current ceiling roses and cornices were added. Originally the walls were hessian covered withseveral layers of wallpaper.SourcesAdams, John. So Tall the Trees: A History of the Southern District of the Narracan Shire, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Hammet, Lynnette, corrections and additions to draft Wilderlea history, 2010.LV - Land Victoria, certificates of title and subdivision plans, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes8.14 Living in the country and rural settlements5.8 Working on the land3.5 Developing primary productionDescriptionPhysical Description"Wilderslea" centres upon a large weatherboard house at the top of a curved drive within a garden of mature exotic trees.The original driveway went straight down from Shady-Creek Road to the back of the garage. Although the originalgarage is still there, in the early 1950s the front of the building was extended to accommodate a metal tilt garage door.The original lavatory may still be at the back of the building according to Lynette Hammet (pers. comm. 2010). Thedriveway at the brow of the hill (with the cattle grid) which curves across the side of the house until joining the oldWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT607
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    driveway was constructed from the earth removed in the digging of the lily-pond in the early 1960s (pers. comm. L.Hammet 2010).The south-facing house is roughly square in plan with an iron roof, which has two hips and a corbelled brick chimney atthe peak of the hip on the road side (now overpainted). On three sides (east, south and west) is an iron bullnose verandahwith turned timber posts and timber brackets. The verandah has been reinstated, but is the same as shown in an earlyaerial photo (held by the current owners).The front door at the centre of the facade (south elevation) is a Victorian-style reproduction. It has four panels withcricket bat moulds, and a highlight and narrow sidelights. According to Lynette Hammet (2010) "the original glass wasan orange coloured patterned glass, which made the hall even darker!" She also writes "that the side door (facing theroad) was replaced with a glass door when the house was modernised in the 1960s, but was again replaced with an'original' door by the restorer". Lynette herself gave the present owners the original knocker from that side door, whichhad been in her father's tool box since the 1960s. On either side of the door a one-over-one double hung sash window.Unusually, there is an early skillion on the (north) side elevation of the house. It has an external brick chimney just backfrom the facade. The chimney originally served a wood-burning stove which when removed, went to the Yarragon "Rec"(the football field), however, this building has since been demolished (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010).The garden around the house contains a large number of mature specimen trees, including an Indian Cedar to the east ofthe house, a Great Western Yellow Pine to the north (said to be one of only two in the district, the other being at Rokebyat the time of the Sirex Wasp checking) (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010). Hammet writes that of the large oaks on theproperty, the two by the men's hut are early, but the Algerian Oak (Quercus Canariensis) was grown from an acorn byher father a few years before they left in 1978. There is also a Bunya Pine which was originally one of a pair grown oneither side of the gate leading into the original house, and spruce trees (Abies Menziesii or Picea sitchensi) along the road.Numerous kinds of apples were grown in the "New Orchard" particularly the five crown. Hammet recalls her parent'sbringing chestnuts home from the Warragul golf club. Other mature specimen tress found around the house are, beechand linden trees, and a pear tree in the "Old Orchard". The "Old Orchard" was located between the house and the milkingshed and the "New Orchard" was in front of the house (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010).Cliff Nobelius (son of Carl Axel Nobelius, founder of C.A. Nobelius Gembrook Nurseries in Emerald) was a cousin ofLynette Hammet's grandmother. As a result, the garden at Wilderslea had some very rare plants, one of which being anazalea (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010).In the paddock on the north side of the house and garden is a one-roomed hut. It has a transverse gable roof and is cladentirely in small-gauge corrugated iron (Lysaght Australia Orb). The front elevation has a central ledged door flanked bytwo tiny four-light windows. The room inside is partly lined with unfinished timber. A note burnt onto one of the boardssays 'Started work with Mr Sheehan on September 1st 1935'.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?Wilderslead, comprising the homestead to the extent of the c.1913 fabric as well as the kitchen skillion, the mature exotictrees in the garden, the miner's cottage, at 365 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon.How is it significant?Wilderslea at 365 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon, is of local historic, architectural and aesthetic significance toBaw Baw Shire.WILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT608
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    Why is it significant?Historically, it is significant as a representative example of a farm complex that is associated with the farming of the landin the early 20th century. The exotic trees are typical species associated with homestead gardens of the late nineteenthand early to mid-twentieth century, as well as being an unusually diverse collection, and provide an appropriate settingfor the house.The miner's hut is tangible evidence of the conditions farmhands were housed in at this time (CriterionA).The homestead is architecturally significant as a good and relatively intact example of an early 20th-century farm house.(Criterion D)Recommendations 2010NoNoYes Indian Cedar, Great Western Yellow Pine, Oaks, Bunya Pine, cedars,apple, chestnut, mulberry, beech and linden treesYes Miner's HutYes-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 365 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon, be added as an individual place to the HO of theBaw Baw Planning Scheme to the extent of the title boundaries.WILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT609
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameCARRINGTONFile NoLHPDAddress9 OLD YARRAGON-LEONGATHA ROAD,YARRAGON SOUTHSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010CARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011610
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    RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918) Arts and CraftsHistory and Historical ContextLocality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThe house at 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road, known as Carrington, was built for John Patrick Mahony and his familyaround the 1910s.John Patrick Mahony purchased 159 acres and 15 perches of land in Yarragon South in November 1902 (LV, V.2907F.267). This was part of Crown Allotment 17, Parish of Yarragon, originally selected and then purchased freehold in1884 by John Rollo, a timber mill owner. Mahony was already well established in the district at this time. In earlier yearshe had helped his parents to run the Waterloo Hotel in Yarragon, and in 1895 he had become a Narracan Shire Councillorfor the West Riding, a position he maintained until his death in 1923. He was also elected Shire President in 1898, 1907and 1916 (Back to Yarragon Committee 1978: 68).In 1905 John married Julia Ann Arter. Together they raised 8 children on the property, which they worked as a dairy farmand called "Carrington" (Back to Yarragon Committee 1978: 68). The precise date of construction for the house isunknown, as the early rate books for the former Shire of Narracan have not survived, though stylistically it appears thatthe house was built in the 'teens.The next owners of the property were James Charles, John and Denis Mahony, all farmers, who received title in October1937 (LV, V.8043 F.219). In May 1951 a smaller 70 acre portion of the property went to farmer Dennis Mahony (LV,V.8043 F. 221). Dennis held title until 1977 when a subdivision of the property on which the house is sited was sold toStella Maude Ljubinkovic (LV, V.9278 F. 035), effectively ending 75 years of ownership by the Mahony family.SourcesCARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT611
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    Back to Yarragon Committee, From the dawning: a history of Yarragon and District, 1978.Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006.LV - Land Victoria, certificates of title and subdivision plans, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes8.14 Living in the country and rural settlements8.10.4 Designing and building fine buildings3.5 Developing primary productionDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThis is a long weatherboard farm house with a transverse gable roof, intersected by steep hips at its centre. It is perchedon a hill, overlooking the road. There are some mature fruit trees near the house - fig, apple and nectarine - and a domedwell on the west side.The main gable end, overlooking Yarragon-Leongatha Road to the north, is ornamented with half timbering. The roof isclad in corrugated iron, punctuated by narrow chimneys rendered with roughcast. The verandah is contained within theroof slope and wraps around almost the entire house (apart from a section at the south end of the house). It is supportedon slender timber posts, ornamented by a turned section about two-thirds of the way up. The frieze is made of solidarched boards, with incised yin-yang symbols - popularised by the Arts & Crafts style - at each end.The main entrance to the house is on the east elevation, facing away from Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road. It has a sidesidelight and highlight above the door and sidelight. The door and sidelight have segmentally arched windows at the top,filled with matching leadlights in an Art Nouveau style. There is a decorative timber apron below the windows. Pairedand triple casement windows on the north and east elevations have matching leadlight transoms. The windows on thewest (rear) elevation are plain one-over-one sashes.There is a large and complex entry at the south end of the house as well. It has two sidelights, with a row of threehighlights above the door and sidelights. Above the central highlight is an additional highlight. All six of these panes,plus the door, have geometric leadlights which appear to date from the 1920s. The high-waisted door also appears to datefrom the 1920s, though the door framing may be earlier in date. This entire doorway may have had recent 'heritage'alterations, making it appear more like a front door, considering that incongruous cast-iron lace has been added to theoverhanging roof at this location.Apart from some minor alterations to the south end, the house is very intact and retains its fine details. When inspected inNovember 2009, the house was vacant, but well maintained.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?Carrington, comprising the homestead to the extent of the c.1910s-20s fabric at 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road,Yarragon South. The original form and external materials and detailing contribute to the significance of the place.The later additions to the homestead are not significant.CARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT612
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    How is it significant?Carrington at 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road Road, Yarragon South, is of local historic and architectural significance toBaw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?The house is architecturally significant as a fine example of a large early 20th-century farm house. It boasts a wealth offine and intact details, including the verandah, chimneys, doors and leadlights, and illustrates the prosperity of the dairyindustry at the time. (Criteria D & E)Historically, it is significant for its associations with the Mahony family who owned the house for 75 years, andparticularly with John Mahony - hotel owner and Narracan Shire councillor. (Criterion H)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoYes-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road, Yarragon South, be added as an individual place to the HO ofthe Baw Baw Planning Scheme to the extent of the title boundaries.CARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT613

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    Memorials and monuments are an important way by which communities remember past events and honour people andtheir contributions to the community. In the study area there is a range of monuments commemorating a variety of pastevents and people, however, the most prevalent are war memorials, which can be found in every town (Context,2006:119).The First World War had a devastating effect on all communities throughout Australia, and almost every small town hasits memorial. Such memorials express the grief and loss of the community and also pride in those who served.Monuments vary from the concrete column with brass tablet erected by the people of Fumina, to statues of a soldierstanding at reverse arms, as found in Trafalgar, to avenues of honour, such as those planted at Nilma and Brandy Creek.At Drouin, two granite tablets were mounted on the front wall of the Drouin Memorial Hall. Like cemeteries, thememorials are sometimes the only physical remnant of a once-vibrant community (Context, 2006:119).New plaques were often added to commemorate later conflicts such as the Second World War, and those in Korea andVietnam. The monument in the A.G. Pretty Memorial Reserve at Jindivick is a rare example in the study area of amemorial specifically dedicated to the Second World War - it honours four local men lost in that conflict (Context,2006:119).Honour boards were installed in Shire halls and churches to remember those who served in both World Wars. In someplaces the monument was a community facility, such as an RSL Hall or the Soldiers Memorial Hospital at Neerim South(Context, 2006:119).Place historyThe first selectors in the Willow Grove district arrived in the 1870s. One of the first settlers was Ernest Fechner whoplanted many willows along the Latrobe River and named his property 'Willow Grove Farm', which Adams (1978:122)believes is one possible explanation for the name ofthe district. As further selectors moved into the district a school wasopened in August 1883, a post office by 1889, which was converted to a store and hotel by 1892. The township 'reallybegan to grow' when a creamery was established in 1896. A further mark of progress was the openingof the first publichall in 1904 (Adams, 1978:123).The Willow Grove World War I Memorial, situated on land immediately in front of the Willow Grove Public Hall, wasunveiled on Sunday, 12 June 1921. Capt. Chapburn H. O'Sullivan performed the unveiling ceremony. The memorial,which cost 120 pounds, honoured 11 soldiers who made the 'supreme sacrifice' in World War I (Advocate).SourcesAdams, J., So tall the trees. A history of the southern districts of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Narracan Shire Advocate, 29 June 1921Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Communityand cultural life8.8 Commemorating; War memorialsWILLOW GROVE WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32330Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT564
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    DescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Willow Grove World War I memorial is constructed of rustic Harcourt Granite. There are two flights of steps, each7\" high, in finely dressed bluestone. The base, resting on solid concrete foundations, is 2' 6\" square and 2' in thickness.The total height of the memorial is 12' 9\" with a pyramidal top. The rising sun badge of the AIF, in bronze, is affixed tothe front along with the names of 11 district servicemen who made the supreme sacrifice, inscribed in gilded lettering.The memorial remains on its original site in front of the former Willow Grove Public Hall, now the Community Centre.A plaque with the names of World War II servicemen has been added.Comparative AnalysisThe two world wars and other conflicts have been commemorated in various ways, most commonly by the erection of amemorial. Most of the World War I memorials in Baw Baw Shire are simple obelisks, constructed of granite, usuallymounted on a stepped base with names and dedications in raised lead lettering or enscribed into the granite. Thedistinctive 'rising sun' insignia' of the Australian Infantry Forces is usually affixed in Bronze. Examples of these types ofmemorials are found at Hill End, Longwarry, Narracan, Neerim, Neerim South, Thorpdale, Yarragon and Willow Grove.The Fumina World War I memorial is an unusual exception, constructed of concrete in the form of a three-sided columnwith a bronze plaque. Other memorials, all constructed after World War II, are in the form of small cairns - these includeNeerim North, Neerim East and Jindivick.The memorials at Neerim North, Narracan and Neerim East are notable for their associated plantings, which include anHonour Avenue of Elms at Neerim East and a fine row of Golden Cypress, which provide a magnificent backdrop to thememorial at Narracan. The memorial at Jindivick is set within a small formal garden. There are also Honour Avenues atNilma and Buln Buln.The memorial at Trafalgar is the only one in the Shire to feature a soldier at 'reverse arms'. The Trafalgar memorial andthe ones at Warragul and Drouin are the most elaborate in the Shire, reflecting the status of these towns as district centres.The war memorial at Drouin is notable for thestatue cast in bronze by noted sculptor Ray Ewers, in this case, representingthe 'Jungle Fighter', which is mounted on a base of Tasmanian granite. It is flanked by the tablets originally mounted onthe facade of the Drouin Memorial Hall and RSL clubrooms.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Willow Grove World War I memorial, erected in 1921.How is it significant?The Willow Grove World War I memorial is of local historic and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Historically, it is significant as one of a series of memorials erected after World War One that provide tangible evidenceof the impact of that conflict upon local communities. (Criterion A)It is socially significant as a place that has strong and enduring associations with the Willow Grove community andremains the focus of remembrance day commemorations. The enduring connection is demonstrated by the memorials toother conflicts that have been added to the memorial over time. (Criterion G)WILLOW GROVE WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32330Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT565
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    Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 12 Willow Grove Road, Willow Grove, be added as an individual place to the Baw Baw ShirePlanning Scheme, registration as shown on the extent of registration plan.WILLOW GROVE WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32330Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT566
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameHOUSEFile NoLHPDAddress22 CAMPBELL STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextLocality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andHOUSEHermes No 32476Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011567
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    the first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyIt appears that this house was built for Charles Farrell, hotel keeper of Yarragon, who purchased the property in 1893. Itcould also have been built for sale just before his purchase, as the previous owner, Albert Norton of St Kilda, was acarpenter (LV, V. 1456 F.145). Farrell may have been the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel as one source cites a 'G.Farrell' as the licensee in 1893 (Dawning, 1978: 140).Farrell died in 1896, and his widow sold the house to Bernard Aloysius Smith, a Yarragon builder. Smith held theproperty for two and a half years, selling to storekeeper Ernest Easton Salman in late 1908. Considering Smith'sprofession and brief period of ownership, it is possible that it was he who built this house, or extensively altered it (e.g.,by adding the projecting bays). However, ratebooks for Narracan Shire are not available for this period, and streetdirectory listings for Yarragon are simply an alphabetical list of residents, so the construction date could not beconfirmed.A Mr Salmon [sic] is noted as owning a general store in Yarragon at the turn of the century, at the corner of RailwayPlace and Main Street (Dawning, 1978: 141).Salman sold to another Yarragon storekeeper, William John Davidson, in 1914. Davidson was joint owner of Davidson'sand Craig's Beehive Stores, purchased from Len Sandy who had it built in 1906 (Adams, 1978: 161).SourcesAdams, John, So Tall the Trees, 1978.Back to Yarragon Committee, From the Dawning, 1978.=Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006LV- Land Victoria, certificate of title and lodged plan, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.1 Centres of commerce and industry7.2 Residential developmentDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe house at 22 Campbell Street, Yarragon is a triple-fronted weatherboard transitional Victorian/Edwardian villa, setclose to the street. It has a low M-hipped roof as was common in the Victorian era, while the rendered-topped chimneysand symmetrical half-timbered gabled bays at either end are common to Edwardian-era houses. The gable-end bayscontain rectangular bay windows, each with five one-over-one sash windows with coloured-glass highlights. Between thetwo gables is a bull-nosed verandah with delicate turned timber posts, brackets and frieze. There are two entry doorsunder the verandah, one into the main body of the house, the other into the right-hand projecting gable. This indicates thata business was once housed in the building. It is in very good condition.While unusual in having symmetrical projecting bays, the house was shown in its current plan in a 1952 Lodged Plan(PS23391 of 28/04/1952). The plan also shows a picket fence at the front boundary, which has since been replaced with aHERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32476Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011568
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    post and rail fence.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The house at 22 Campbell Street,Yarragon to the extent of its pre-1914 fabric.How is it significant?The house at 22 Campbell Street, Yarragon is of local architectural and historical significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Architecturally, it is significant as a fine example of an attractively detailed Edwardian town house (Criteria D &E).Historically, it is significant for its associations with Yarragon businessmen, including hotel keeper Charles Farrell andstorekeeper Ernest Salman, and as aplace that illustrates an important phase of development in Yarragon during the earlydecades of the twentieth century (Criteria A & H).Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNoNone SpecifiedNoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 22 Campbell Street, Yarragon be added as an individual place to the Baw Baw Shire PlanningScheme, registration to the extent of the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.HERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32476Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011569
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLFile NoLHPDAddress30 CAMPBELL STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeChurchChurch HallCitation Date2010ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011570
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    RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR Yes HI No PS YesDesigner / ArchitectFlannagan, LeonardArchitectural StyleVictorian Period (1851-1901)Carpenter GothicHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextChurches, along with schools, were key institutions in the development of settled communities. Although most of themainstream Christian churches have been represented throughout the study area, the Anglican, Catholic and Methodistchurches tended to predominate, especially in small rural communities. Presbyterians, Baptists, Churches of Christ andthe Salvation Army have also had a significant presence, particularly in the larger towns. There are also some interestingexamples of co-operation between Protestant denominations (Context, 2006:111).While schools were built with government funds, the churches were required to raise their own money for buildings.Most congregations worshipped in private homes, public halls or schools before they had chapels of their own. A numberof Warragul churches commenced in the Athenaeum Hall. The first church buildings were modest wooden chapels, rathersimilar in design to the early halls, but often distinguished by pointed Gothic windows to indicate the building's function.Where settlements grew into larger towns, congregations replaced their original wooden chapels with brick buildings thatreflected the prosperity and aspirations of their communities. It was common for the original wooden chapel to beretained for use as a church hall. The churches of the study area also have an interesting history of recycling buildings,with a number moved from one site to another. Distinctive church buildings in the study area include Wesley Church,Warragul and St Jarlath Catholic Church, Yarragon. Parishes usually supplied residences for their clergy, and someinteresting presbyteries, vicarages and manses were built in the study area (Context, 2006:111).The transient goldfields populations of the early 1860s were served by visiting clergy. The first chapel in the study area isthought to have been St Peter's Catholic Church, Jericho, built in 1864. As the town of Walhalla grew, Catholics,Anglicans and Methodists began holding regular worship services. Methodism was strong amongst mining communitiesST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT571
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    throughout Victoria, and Walhalla was no exception. The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel by 1866, which theyreplaced in 1877. A Catholic chapel was built in 1867, and St John's Church of England opened in 1872. Congregationaland Presbyterian churches came later, as well as the Salvation Army, which established barracks in the 1890s. During thetown's heyday:The church was a main part of life for most Walhalla people as it offered not only the opportunity for worship, but wasalso the medium for bringing them together on all kinds of social events and clubs. Church picnics and socials could behighlights in their lives, while church anniversaries, harvest festivals, All-Nations fairs and processions were great never-to-be forgotten occasions. In times like these there were opportunities for individual talent to be displayed, in markedcontrast to the hardships and monotony of many of everyday life in this isolated place. (Context, 2006:111, cites Adams1980:79)Following the demise of mining in the town, the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian buildings were moved elsewhere.St John's Anglican Church building was moved to Wonthaggi, and replaced in Walhalla by a smaller building; its SundaySchool building was moved to Childers in 1917. The Catholic church was destroyed in the fire that swept the town in1945 (Context, 2006:111).Churches also provided a central focus for people establishing communities in the farming districts and towns of thestudy area. The first church outside of the goldfields in the study area was founded at Brandy Creek, where thecommunity raised funds for a Sunday School hall on land donated by James Hann, one of the district's first selectors. In1875 a wooden chapel with a shingle roof was constructed. Pine trees were planted around the boundary. The trusteesrepresented Anglicans, Methodists and Presbyterians, and the building was therefore known as the Buln Buln ProtestantChurch. The building was taken over by the Anglicans and moved to Buln Buln, where it became St James' Church. TheCatholics also built their first church in Brandy Creek, in 1876. This building was later moved to Rokeby, but wassubsequently demolished (Context, 2006:111).Co-operation between Protestant denominations was strong during the settlement era, as already noted at Brandy Creek,and there were inter-denominational churches at Erica and Ellinbank. Tanjil South's Anglicans and Methodists used theTanjil South School for many years, before the Anglicans built St George's Church in 1930. Local Methodists supportedSt George's Church rather than building their own. Congregations in this church, like so many other country churches,were small, and communities struggled to keep their churches open. The highest ever attendance at St George's was 74,but it closed in 1970 after numbers had dwindled to three. The building was removed to a parish in another part ofGippsland. Removal or demolition was often the fate of tiny chapels such as St George's. Other parishes were therecipients of recycled buildings. At Erica, the Anglican community acquired a hall from Gould in 1961 - before thetownship was submerged by the Moondarra Dam - and dedicated it as St Thomas' Church (Context, 2006:112).Presbyterian churches were fewer in the study area, and tended to commence slightly later than the other threedenominations - although an early Presbyterian congregation was formed amongst the Scottish settlers on Lardner'sTrack in the 1870s. As we have seen, many Presbyterian congregations in rural areas shared churches with otherdenominations. The first Presbyterian Church in Trafalgar was built in 1908 in Seven Mile Road, and moved toContingent Street in 1933 (Context, 2006:113).In some parts of Australia a formal co-operative arrangement between denominations occurred with the formation ofUnion Churches by Baptists and Congregationalists. Phillips (1991) has noted that two Union Churches were formed insuburban Melbourne in the 1850s, and that there may have been some in country areas. Although the Congregationalistsand Baptists shared similar theologies there were differences over baptism - Congregationalists baptised infants, whileBaptists fully immersed candidates who professed their faith - which needed to be accommodated in buildings. Phillipsnoted that the Caulfield Union Church congregation built a chapel with a baptistry in 1890. Adams (1980) refers to one ortwo Union Churches in the northern part of the former Shire of Narracan. The Union Church at Longwarry is a very lateexample, being erected in 1961 (Context, 2006:112).ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT572
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    Locality historyHistorically the town was a centre for dairy farms in the vicinity (a former dairy factory lies to the north of the railwayline), as well as logging activities in the heavily forested hills to the south. Significant expansion of facilities andbusinesses along Yarragon's main Princes Highway streetscape since the 1990s aimed at capitalising on the touristpotential of passing traffic has resulted in the town being informally dubbed 'Yarragon village'. (NM E)Place historySt Jarlath Catholic Church at Yarragon was opened on 22 April 1900. The architect was Leonard J. Flannagan, whooffered his services free of charge and supervised the building of the church (Adams, 1978:71).The church hall was created using the old catholic church from Trafalgar. A new St John's Catholic Church at Trafalgarwas constructed in 1955 and the old church was used for a time as a hall before it was moved to this site and re-erected in1962 (Adams, 1978:217).Leonard J. Flannagan, architectLeonard J. Flannagan (1864-1946) was the son of architect John Flannagan. He was articled to his father from 1880-85and then to George Jobbins who took over the practice following John Flannagan's death in 1882. Leonard Flannaganwon third prize for the design of a third-class villa in the Grace Park housing design competition in 1882 and in 1885 hecommenced practice on his own. From 1890-92 he worked in partnership with William C. Foy as Flannagan & Foy,and then resumed independent practice, which he continued until 1937 (SLV website). Leonard Flannagan designedmany dwellings, several churches and convents during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He wasappointed chief architect for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust and apart from designing the PMTT depot atMalvern he also designed a number of tram shelters. His residential works include Darnlee, the house at 1 Lansell Road,Toorak that he designed for Mr C. McIntyre. It is a finely detailed example of a Queen Anne house and is included on theVictorian Heritage Register (Heritage Victoria H1024). Like St Jarlath church this house demonstrates his skill for theuse and execution of timber decorative and structural elements, which include the numerous gable and elaborately carvedbargeboards, and the heavy turned timber columns that support the timber framing of the entrance porch.SourcesAdams, John, So Tall the Trees. A Centenary History of the Southern Districts of the Shire of Narracan, Trafalgar, 1978Adams, John, Mountain gold. A history of the Baw Baw and Walhalla country of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1980Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Heritage Victoria, Citation for Darnlee, Hermes No. 3570State Library of Victoria website http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Community and culture8.3 ReligionDescriptionPhysical DescriptionSt Jarlath Catholic Church at 30 Campbell Street, Yarragon is a Victorian/Federation Carpenter Gothic Church of 1900.The church is sited at an angle facing south-east, which appears to align with the axis of Leongatha-Yarragon Road.ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT573
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    The tall timber church is gable-fronted with intricate detailing. The steeply pitched roof has two round metal vents on theridge, and closely spaced rafter ends. The church is clad in weatherboards up to window transom height, above which aretimber fish-scale shingles.There is half-timbering to the apex of the front gable, with a trefoil-shaped, louvered vent in the middle, and below it,hammer-beam brackets with an incised trefoil motif. There is a diamond-shaped rose window below the half-timbering,below which is a gable-fronted entrance porch with half-timbering to the apex, and double ledged timber doors. Windows(two on the facade, four on each side) are tall and narrow rectangular panes, topped by a lancet transom, both set within arectangular frame.There is a low section at the rear with a transverse gabled roof. The eaves where it adjoins the main mass of the churchare quite low, to create an entry porch, supported on decorative paired columns.The roof has recently been reclad with corrugated iron, otherwise it is highly intact and in excellent condition.The c1962 church hall is a weatherboard building with a low-pitched gabled roof, which faces Rollo Street. The frontelevation has a recessed central entry, which is flanked by small diamond windows, and a square louvered vent set underthe apex of the gable. There are three double hung sash windows in each side elevation. The section at the rear under alower gable roof may be a later addition.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?St Jarlath Catholic Church, Yarragon, including the church designed by Leonard Flannagan and erected by 1900, and thechurch hall erected in 1962. The exterior form, materials and detailing of the church and hall and the setting of thebuildings contribute to the significance of the place. The intactness of the detailing to the church is integral to itssignificance.How is it significant?St Jarlath Catholic Church, Yarragon is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.The church is also of potential State significance for its aesthetic values.Why is it significant?St Jarlath Catholic Church is historically significant as it provides tangible evidence of the development of the Yarragoncommunity in the early decades of the twentieth century. As one of the earliest surviving Catholic churches in the Shire itprovides importance evidence of the historic development of the Catholic church in Gippsland. The church is historicallysignificant as an important example of the work of the notable architect, Leonard Flannagan, with detailing that ischaracteristic of his designs. (Criteria A & H)St Jarlath Catholic Church and hall is socially significant at the local level as a place that has strong associations with theYarragon community through its use as a church for over 100 years.(Criteria G)St Jarlath Catholic Church is architecturally significant at both a local and State level as an exceptionally fine example ofa Victorian era Carpenter Gothic Church, which is notable for the well-executed detailing that makes it an exemplar ofthis style of church, not only just in Gippsland, but in Victoria generally. (Criteria D & F)ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT574
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    Recommendations 2010YesYesNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsInterior controls to apply to church only. It is recommended that 30 Campbell Street, Yarragon, be added as an individualplace to the Baw Baw Shire Planning Scheme, registration to the extent of the whole of the property as defined by thetitle boundaries.ST JARLATH CATHOLIC CHURCH & HALLHermes No 31991Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT575
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameYARRAGON POST OFFICEFile NoLHPDAddress5-7 CAMPBELL STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypePost OfficeCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesDesigner / ArchitectMacKennal, Horace J, Murdoch,John SmithArchitectural StyleInterwar Period (c.1919-c.1940)American BungalowHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextThe transport difficulties in and through the study area meant that other forms of communication with the outside worldwere particularly important and the development of road, mail and telegraph services were closely related. The telegraphline was made to link Sale with Melbourne in 1864, and another line linked Walhalla with Sale in 1870. The constructionof the 1864 telegraph was to be doubly beneficial for, as we have seen earlier in this chapter, the route was widened forcoach and dray transport (Context, 2006:35).Early mail was transported by packhorse and later by coach. In the 1840s mailmen would camp at the Postman's Yard, asmall enclosure at Westbury. The first mail coach service to Gippsland commenced in 1865, soon after the coach roadwas cleared following the route of the Telegraph line as described above. Goldfield settlements received postal deliveriesat least weekly from the early 1860s and a post office was amongst the first service to be established along with a storeand, invariably, a hotel. Some of the earliest post offices in the study area opened in the hotels along the coach route, onewas established in the early 1860s at the Retreat Inn, at what later became the township of Westbury (see below). InYARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011576
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    towns without a hotel post offices were sometimes located in the homes of the postmistress or postmaster; often thestorekeepers ran the post office (Context, 2006:35).During the late nineteenth century as townships grew permanent, post office buildings were built in the main towns of thestudy area. Handsome brick post offices were erected in 1890 in both Drouin and Warragul, while the importance ofWalhalla was underscored by the opening of a post office there in 1891. However, the Depression of the 1890s led to acessation of public building works for almost a decade and, as a cost-cutting measure, the post office was often situatedwithin the railway station (as the delivery of mail was now via the railway) with the station-master given the job of localpostmaster. Trafalgar, Yarragon and Thorpdale all had their post offices at the station for several years (Context,2006:35).After Federation in 1901, the Commonwealth government assumed responsibility for postal services and embarked on amajor building program that saw many new permanent post offices established in towns throughout Australia. For manypeople in rural areas these post offices were the first tangible symbol of Federation. The post offices at Thorpdale (builtin 1911), Trafalgar (1924 - which until then had been in several locations, including the station) and Yarragon (1926) areexamples of those built by the Commonwealth after Federation (Context, 2006:35).Locality HistoryThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyYarragon, originally known as Waterloo, Post Office opened in October 1878 using number 1096. In December 1883 thename was changed, as was that of the town itself, to Yarragon and the post office was granted 'official' status. The firstPost Master was Alice Duncan who had an allowance of 15 pounds per annum. A telegraph office was opened in January1880 and Money Order facilities were introduced in the same year. Between 1889 and 1903 the post office was, likemany rural post offices of the nineteenth century, situated at the railway station where the stationmaster also acted as PM.By 1918, when a telephone exchange was opened the post office was located in a separate building owned by Len Sandy,a local store keeper (NAA).Early in 1926 work commenced on construction of a new 'official' post office building, which was opened for businesson 12 June of that year. It is said that the erection of an official building to house a semi-official office was 'somewhatunusual'. The new post office was designed by architects of the Commonwealth Department of Works and Railwaysunder the direction of J.S. Murdoch and Horace John Mackennal, State Works Director for Victoria. The post officecontained a manual telephone exchange that was originally staffed part time but by June 1930 an allowance was grantedto enable full-time operation due to the increase in calls. The exchange was changed to automatic on 1 February 1976. Atelephone office operated at Yarragon South from 1953 to 1966 (NAA).YARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT577
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    The Yarragon Post Office remains in use today.SourcesAdams, John, So tall the trees. A centenary history of the southern districts of Narracan Shire, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006National Archives of Australia (NAA): B5846, Waterloo (Gippsland Yarragon from 20th December 1883) Post officeand related history; MP33/1, VIC1926/16; B5919, 2386; B3712, Drawer 24 Folder 4.Relevant Historical Australian Themes3 Transport and communications3.4 Developing mail, telegraph and telephone servicesDescriptionPhysical DescriptionAn Inter-War weatherboard Post Office with a hip tile roof that encloses a recessed porch entry. The dominant roof andthe small scale of the post office give it a residential appearance in the manner of an inter-war bungalow. The semi-enclosed entry porch is entered via an open square doorway flanked by squared posts set on a weatherboard base. Onentry to the porch, private letterboxes are set in the wall immediately ahead, while phone booths were formerly situated tothe left. The entry to the mail room is on the right. The internal layout of the post office is very similar to the largerTrafalgar Post Office (refer to separate citation in this Study). and comprises the public waiting area, and a large mailroom behind the counter. Amenity areas are contained within a skillion roof section at the rear. Windows are double hungsash and the walls are weatherboard with a rendered fibro-cement band along thetop with a 'Yarragon Post Office' signin raised letters set in the band above the entry. There is one plain brick chimney, now painted. The post office is in goodcondition and is very intact.Comparative AnalysisThis is one of two post offices in Baw Baw Shire constructed during the inter-war period by the CommonwealthGovernment. The other is at Trafalgar and while it has similar detailing, it is larger, constructed in brick and includes aresidence. The two post offices have a similar level of integrity.The two facilities illustrate the types of buildings that were provided according to the demand for services. The YarragonPost Office also compares to the very similar post office at Bunyip in Cardinia Shire.The other historic post offices in Baw Baw Shire at Walhalla and Drouin date from the nineteenth century and so are notdirectly comparable.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Yarragon Post Office, designed and constructed in 1926 under the direction of J.S. Murdoch and H.J. Mackennal, at5-7 Campbell Street, Yarragon. The original external form, materials and detailing contribute to the significance of theplaceYARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT578
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    Later alterations and additions are not significant.Why is it significant?The Yarragon Post Office is of local historic and architectural significance to Baw Baw Shire.How is it significant?Yarragon Post Office is historically significant as a representative example of a rural post office that demonstrates theefforts of the Commonwealth of Australia to improve postal services after World War I. It is architecturally significant asa very intact example of a small rural post office of typical design and layout. (Criteria A & D)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 5-7 Campbell Street, Yarragon be added to the Heritage Overlay of the Baw Baw PlanningScheme, extent of registration to the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.YARRAGON POST OFFICEHermes No 32371Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT579
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameHOUSEFile NoLHPDAddress3 MURRAY STREET, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918)History and Historical ContextLocality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andHOUSEHermes No 32372Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011580
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    the first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyIt appears that this house was built for Frederick Paget Weymouth, a Yarragon storekeeper. He bought the property in1910 from a Melbourne solicitor, Frederick Read (LV, V. 1089 F.733). Weymouth was a joint owner of the Munt &Weymouth store located near the Station Master's house (Dawning, 1978:141).Weymouth soon sold to Albert Walker Bellmaine in 1914. Bellmaine was also a Yarragon storekeeper. A photo ofBellmaine in front of his Yarragon Supply Store, with a sign reading 'General Merchant. Draper, Clothier, Groceries,Crockery, Ironmongery', is reproduced in From the Dawning (1978:143). The store burnt down in the 1925 CommercialHotel fire, and was later rebuilt (Adams, 1978:161).In 1949 the property was transferred to Robert Lawrence Trickey. It appears that this transfer was linked to a familialconnection, as Trickey had been married to a Winifred Bellmaine.The Trickey family had settled in Yarragon around 1900, due to the ill health of Mrs Trickey (Barbara nee Linklater).They had three children, the middle one a son called Robert. After serving in France during World War I, Robertcompleted an accounting course in Geelong. He then became the Secretary of the Yarragon Butter Factory, and later ofthe Trafalgar Butter Factory. Following the tragic early death of his wife, he established a real estate and insurancebusiness in Yarragon, and also served as a Narracan Shire Councillor (Dawning, 1978: 111). He is also remembered bylocal residents as the manager of the Yarragon CBC bank (Pers. comm., Naomi Hall, 2009).Robert Trickey remarried in 1946, to Gladys Bendle (nee Tatterson). Shortly afterward he purchased 3 Murray Streetfrom his former father-in-law. He lived there until his death in 1964 (LV, V. 1089 F.733).SourcesAdams, John, So Tall the Trees. A centenary history of the southern districts of Narracan Shire, 1978.Back to Yarragon Committee, From the Dawning, 1978.Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006LV- Land Victoria, certificate of title, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.1 Centres of commerce and industry7.2 Residential developmentDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe house at 3 Murray Street, Yarragon is an asymmetrical Federation weatherboard villa with a steeply pitched hip andgable roof. It has two tall brick and render chimneys with terracotta pots. The windows are tall double hung sashes with ahighlight. The return verandah is supported by timber posts with triangular timber brackets. The house has minimalornamental detail (verandah brackets and chimneys), but is visually distinguished by the dominating roof form.The house is intact, apart from new corrugated metal roof cladding, and in excellent condition. There is a sympathetic,HERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32372Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011581
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    but not original front fence and a freestanding garage has been constructed to one side.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The house, constructed c.1910, at 3 Murray Street, Yarragon.The front fence and later buildings on the site including the garage are not significant.How is it significant?The house is of local historic and architectural significance to the Shire of Baw Baw.Why is it significant?Historically, for its associations with Robert Trickey, who owned the house from 1949 until his death in 1964. (CriterionH)Architecturally, it is significant as a fine example of a Federation villa, which is notable within the municipality for itsdistinctive massing and pyramidal roof. (Criteria D &E)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNoNone SpecifiedNoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 3 Murray Street, Yarragon be added as an individual place to the Baw Baw Shire PlanningScheme, registration to the extent of the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.HERITAGE CITATION REPORTHOUSEHermes No 32372Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011582
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameENGLISH ELM AVENUEFile NoLHPDAddressPRINCES HIGHWAY YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeTree groups - avenueCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextAfter clearing the land early settlers planted winrdows of exotic trees for stock protection and, perhaps also, aestheticeffect. Thus began the transformation of the natural landscape of the study area into the distinctive cultural landscape thatexists today.The garden fashion in the Victorian and Edwardian eras was for specimen planting using a mixture of native trees such asAraucaria sp. (Norfolk Island Pines, Bunya Bunyas) and exotic trees such as Oaks and Elms. An Australian native treethat was frequently used was the Cordyline or Cabbage Tree. Hardy survivors, Cabbage trees are often the only earlyplantings to remain from old gardens, sometimes remaining long after the buildings that they were associated with havegone. Several examples remain in Walhalla on the sites of lost buildings and there are two fine specimens in the frontgardens of the former Count Von Horn's house north of Warragul (Context, 2006:120).The garden at Rulemount near Warragul contains a fine collection of mature exotic trees including Araucarias and aENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011583
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    Magnolia grandiflora. At Drouin, the mature Norfolk Island Pines in the garden at the corner of Lardner Road andWesternport Road are local landmarks. In the late nineteenth century, George William Jones acquired a 'densely forestedblock' south of Warragul that would become known as Treforest. Here he planted a range of exotic trees and establisheda fernery. Some of the trees survive today (Context, 2006:120).The nineteenth century penchant for specimen planting can also be seen around public buildings. At about the same time(or soon after) as the Warragul Court House was built a Bunya Bunya Pine was planted along with a Holly Oak. Thesetrees have grown into the fine specimens that can still be seen today. Adjacent to the Warragul Shire Hall are threemature Algerian Oaks and one English Oak, which were planted soon after the construction of that building in 1892-3(Context, 2006:120-1).Street tree planting began in Warragul in 1890 and one Councillor, David Connor, was a 'strong supporter of street treeplanting'. Over the years, trees were planted in main streets of the town such as Palmerston, Queen and Smith streets.Unfortunately, many of these early trees have succumbed to the pressures of road widening and overhead services andfew survive today. During the inter-war period palms became fashionable and in 1935 one side of Albert Street was linedwith Canary Island Palms, alternating with Planes, which lined both sides (Context, 2006:120).At Trafalgar and Yarragon, trees were planted along many of the streets during the 1930s. At Trafalgar in 1924, a smallwayside park was established in the railway reserve opposite Anzac Road, which became known as Campbell Square. Afew years later, Trafalgar acquired its first public park. In 1921, the Progress association sought to have part of the policepaddocks in Contingent Street made into a park but it was not until 1928 that occupancy was granted. It would then beseveral more years before Council was able to use a special Unemployment Relief Grant to convert the reserve into apark (Context, 2006:120-1).Arbour Day was celebrated for many years with memorial plantings, particularly by State Schools and many of themature trees within school yards bear testament to the efforts of past schoolchildren. The avenue of flowering gums alongPrinces Way in Drouin was planted on Arbour Day in 1935. At Neerim North Primary School a fine collection of treeswas planted over a 100 year period. One of the earliest plantings was a Sequoia gigantum (Sierra or Giant Redwood)planted in 1903 by G.J. Knight. After the school was closed and the buildings removed, the site was dedicated on 28March 1981 as the H.F. McCay Arboretum. The 1.5-acre site contains two Sequoias at the entrance (two of about sevenon the site), as well as a Silver (or European) Fir, Caucasian Fir, Monterey Cypress, Oriental Spruce, English Ash, HolmOak, English Oak, Cork Oak, Italian Stone Pine, White Pine, and Douglas Fir (Pretty, 1995:170-1). At Narracan, themagnificent trees lining School Road and within the grounds of the Narracan Primary School itself provide a beautifulsetting for the school (Context, 2006:121).Place historyThe exact date of this English Elm row along Princes Highway east of Yarragon is not known, but it appears they wereplanted by local residents or Narracan Shire Council in the early twentieth century. The location of the avenue and its ageand size suggests that it may have been an Avenue of Honour to commemorate World War I, but as yet no evidence hasbeen found to support this.SourcesContext Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Community and cultural lifeENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT584
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    8.9 Creating public and private landscapesDescriptionPhysical DescriptionA row of approximately 17 trees situated within the central median of the Princes Highway east of Yarragon, plus twoisolated trees on the south side of the road close to the town entrance. The trees are predominantly English Elms (Ulmusprocera) with some Ash (Fraxinus sp.) replacements. The alignment of the two groups of trees suggests that they oncemay have been part of a continuous row that has been disrupted by highway widening.Comparative AnalysisThis is one of the largest rows of English Elms in Baw Baw Shire. It compares with the trees planted as Avenues ofHonour at Dalyston and Buln Buln (and may in fact, as noted in the history, be an as-yet unidentified Honour avenue) aswell as the trees along Main South Road in Drouin.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The row of English Elms (Ulmus procera) along the Princes Highway east of Yarragon.How is it significant?The row of English Elms is of local historical significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?It is historically significantas a fine and large example of an exotic street tree row within Baw Baw Shire, which providestangible evidence of the civic improvements carried out in the early twentieth century and preference for the use of exotictrees for such plantings. (Criteria A & D)Recommendations 2010NoNoYesNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that the English Elm row on the Princes Highway east of Yarragon is added to the Heritage OverlayENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT585
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    (HO) as an individual place. The extent of the HO should include all the trees, the land within the central road medianand/or land within 5 metres of the edge of the tree canopy.ENGLISH ELM AVENUEHermes No 32390Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT586
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameYARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALFile NoLHPDAddressPRINCES HIGHWAY, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeWar MemorialCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextYARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011587
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    Thematic contextMemorials and monuments are an important way by which communities remember past events and honour people andtheir contributions to the community. In the study area there is a range of monuments commemorating a variety of pastevents and people, however, the most prevalent are war memorials, which can be found in every town (Context,2006:119).The First World War had a devastating effect on all communities throughout Australia, and almost every small town hasits memorial. Such memorials express the grief and loss of the community and also pride in those who served.Monuments vary from the concrete column with brass tablet erected by the people of Fumina, to statues of a soldierstanding at reverse arms, as found in Trafalgar, to avenues of honour, such as those planted at Nilma and Brandy Creek.At Drouin, two granite tablets were mounted on the front wall of the Drouin Memorial Hall. Like cemeteries, thememorials are sometimes the only physical remnant of a once-vibrant community (Context, 2006:119).New plaques were often added to commemorate later conflicts such as the Second World War, and those in Korea andVietnam. The monument in the A.G. Pretty Memorial Reserve at Jindivick is a rare example in the study area of amemorial specifically dedicated to the Second World War - it honours four local men lost in that conflict (Context,2006:119).Honour boards were installed in Shire halls and churches to remember those who served in both World Wars. In someplaces the monument was a community facility, such as an RSL Hall or the Soldiers Memorial Hospital at Neerim South(Context, 2006:119).Place historyThe Yarragon World War I memorial, designed by G. Davies in Harcourt Granite, was unveiled by General Elliot on 17July 1920 (Adams, 1978:162). In the 1970s as a result of the widening of the Princes Highway it was relocated to itspresent position.SourcesAdams, John, So tall the trees. A history of the southern districts of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Relevant Historical Australian Themes8 Community and culture8.8 CommemoratingDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Yarragon World War I memorial is a granite obelisk on a square base situated in the road reserve between thePrinces Highway and the service road. The memorial lists the names of 23 locals who made the supreme sacrifice inWorld War I.YARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT588
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    Comparative AnalysisThe two world wars and other conflicts have been commemorated in various ways, most commonly by the erection of amemorial. Most of the World War I memorials in Baw Baw Shire are simple obelisks, constructed of granite, usuallymounted on a stepped base with names and dedications in raised lead lettering or enscribed into the granite. Thedistinctive 'rising sun' insignia' of the Australian Infantry Forces is usually affixed in Bronze. Examples of these types ofmemorials are found at Hill End, Longwarry, Narracan, Neerim, Neerim South, Thorpdale, Yarragon and Willow Grove.The Fumina World War I memorial is an unusual exception, constructed of concrete in the form of a three-sided columnwith a bronze plaque. Other memorials, all constructed after World War II, are in the form of small cairns - these includeNeerim North, Neerim East and Jindivick.The memorials at Neerim North, Narracan and Neerim East are notable for their associated plantings, which include anHonour Avenue of Elms at Neerim East and a fine row of Golden Cypress, which provide a magnificent backdrop to thememorial at Narracan. The memorial at Jindivick is set within a small formal garden. There are also Honour Avenues atNilma and Buln Buln.The memorial at Trafalgar is the only one in the Shire to feature a soldier at 'reverse arms'. The Trafalgar memorial andthe ones at Warragul and Drouin are the most elaborate in the Shire, reflecting the status of these towns as district centres.The war memorial at Drouin is notable for thestatue cast in bronze by noted sculptor Ray Ewers, in this case, representingthe 'Jungle Fighter', which is mounted on a base of Tasmanian granite. It is flanked by the tablets originally mounted onthe facade of the Drouin Memorial Hall and RSL clubrooms.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Yarragon World War I memorial, erected in 1921.How is it significant?The Yarragon World War I memorial is of local historic and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Historically, it is significant as a one of a series of memorials erected after World War One that provides tangibleevidence of the impact of that conflict upon local communities. (Criterion A)It is socially significant as a place that has strong and enduring associations with the Yarragon community and remainsthe focus of remembrance day commemorations. The enduring connection is demonstrated by the memorials to otherconflicts that have been added to the memorial over time. (Criterion G)YARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT589
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    Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that Yarragon World War I Memorial, Princes Highway, Yarragon, be added as an individual place tothe Heritage Overlay of the Baw Baw Planning Scheme, including the memorial and land as shown on the extent ofregistration plan.YARRAGON WORLD WAR I MEMORIALHermes No 32392Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT590
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONFile NoLHPDAddressPRINCES HIGHWAY, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeRailway Platform/ StationCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918) Domestic QueenAnneMaker / BuilderCoates BrosHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextThe transport difficulties experienced by Gippsland's early settlers prompted the formation of railway leagues, whichcampaigned for railway lines through areas of settlement. Railways were commonly regarded as the answer toGippsland's travel problems, and a way of stimulating settlement. This proved to be true, to a large extent, in the studyarea in the nineteenth century (Context, 2006:29).While the early tracks and coach routes had an early influence upon the pattern of settlement in the study area, it was tobe the railways that would have the most significant and far-reaching impact. The location of railway stations determinedwhere the most important towns would develop, which created a hierarchy of settlement that exists to the present day andearly townships that found themselves by-passed by the railway usually declined in importance, or in some cases movedYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011591
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    to where the station was located (Context, 2006:29).As early as 1866 surveyors began the task of surveying the best rail route through Gippsland, but the proposed Melbourneto Sale railway was not approved by Parliament until 1873. The line was completed in five stages: Morwell to Sale, June1877; Oakleigh to Bunyip, October 1877; Moe to Morwell, December 1877; with the most difficult and crucial sectionthrough the study area - 32 miles from Bunyip to Moe - completed in March 1878. The final stage, through suburbanMelbourne to Oakleigh was not completed until April 1879. The train trip cut travel time between Melbourne and Sale toa relaxing six hours, compared with a 20-plus-hour bumpy coach ride (Context, 2006:29).Lardner, who surveyed the railway line, chose a suitable route to the south of the Gippsland Road, laying out newtownships along the line, where stations would be built (Wilde, 1988:36). Drouin, Warragul, Darnum, Waterloo(Yarragon) and Trafalgar all came into being because of the railway. Consequently the old highway townships such asBrandy Creek lost their importance and withered away as commercial centres (Context, 2006:29).The Gippsland railway, besides providing fast transport to Sale, facilitated the settlement of the areas between Melbourneand Sale. It also provided that vital link to the Melbourne markets for settlers' produce, without which selection was not aviable option (Context, 2006:29).The size of station complex depended upon the importance of the stop. Most stations were provided with a simple ticketoffice and waiting room with an adjacent van goods shed, as well as a large goods shed located on a separate siding.Larger complexes were established at towns such as Warragul, which was a main stopping point for trains during thesteam era as they took on water or disposed of engine ash into dedicated pits below the line adjacent to the platform(Context, 2006:29).As patronage increased in the Edwardian era, the Victorian Railways embarked on a building program to improvefacilities at busy stations, particularly at key junctions. In the study area, new station buildings were erected at Yarragon,Trafalgar and Warragul. The new Warragul Station, erected in 1915, was perhaps the finest in the whole of the Gippslandregion and one of the largest in country Victoria. Situated on an island platform it featured extensive refreshment rooms,where travellers relaxed during timetabled stops or while waiting to catch a connecting train to Neerim or Noojee(Context, 2006:29).Following the Second World War the main Gippsland line was to play a significant part in Australia's program ofindustrialisation, as the coal deposits of the La Trobe Valley were developed and industry expanded into West Gippsland.The move to regrade, duplicate and electrify the line as far as Traralgon commenced in 1948. The Melbourne to Warragulsection of the line was the first main country line in Australia to be electrified and by 1955 electrification had reachedMoe. As part of the project, a new station on an island platform was erected at Drouin and a Control Building wasestablished in McDonald Street, Warragul. By the late twentieth century, the decision was made to cease electric trainservices and in 2005‑06 all overhead infrastructure was removed from the line east of Pakenham, however,electricity sub‑stations remain at some stations along the line (Context, 2006:31).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT592
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    overtaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThe present Yarragon Railway Station was constructed in 1911-12. The builders were T. & J. Coate and the cost was1282.60 pounds. The similarly designed station at Trafalgar was constructed concurrently by the same builders at thesame cost.As the township of Yarragon grew the railway station played an important role as the transfer point for farm producebeing sent to market in Melbourne. Potatoes became an important crop in the Swamp district in the early decades of thetwentieth century and by 1914 the area was second only to Colac district for the crop. According to Adams (1978:132)the volume of potatoes being despatched from Yarragon, Trafalgar and Moe railway stations necessitated the lengtheningof the platforms.The Yarragon Railway Station was one of a number of new railway station buildings constructed by the VictorianRailways during the Edwardian era when significant improvements were made in responses to increasing levels ofpatronage and goods transport. The typological study of railway stations compiled by Ward & Donnelly (1982,v.4:41) identified a distinctive group based on the form, layout and architectural characteristics (see Description), whichwas called the 'Gisborne type', so named for the first station constructed in the style.Yarragon is one of three stations, which were constructed on the Gippsland line in the period 1910-12 that form a sub-group of the 'Gisborne type'. The other stations are at Trafalgar - for which the sub-group is named (refer to separatecitation in this Study) - and Moe (now demolished). The example at Trafalgar is described by Ward as the best and mostintact example of the sub-group.SourcesAdams, J., So tall the trees. A history of the southern districts of the Narracan Shire, Trafalgar, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Ward, A. & Donnelly, A., Victoria's Railway Stations. An architectural survey. Volume 4 - The twentieth century1900-1930, March 1982Relevant Historical Australian Themes3 Transport and communications3.3 Railways; Gippsland RailwayDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Gippsland Railway is a dual track main line and the Yarragon Railway Station is situated on the up (i.e. towardsMelbourne) side.As noted in the History, the present railway stations at Yarragon and Trafalgar were constructed in variations on a similarstandard design described by Ward as the 'Gisborne Style' and are the two surviving stations of a distinctive sub-groupYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT593
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    named after the station at Trafalgar. The stylistic differences between the sub-groups were subtle, but the overall formand layout were very similar. Ward & Donnelly (1982, v.4:37) describe it as follows:The design of the Gisborne Style is best described as Edwardian, with a characteristic dependency upon the vocabularyof the Queen Anne architects.The principal of the building plan was to group the major rooms into a central brick, or timber building, consisting of thebooking, parcels and telegraph office, lobby, and the ladies' and general waiting rooms. The office was dominated by alarge gabled roof, visually at right angles supported by lower roofs over the waiting rooms on either side of the office.The service functions consisted of the ladies' and men's toilets, the lamp room, the store and the wood yard and weregrouped into wings attached to either or both ends of the central block. In some cases, the van goods shed was includedin the wings. The end result was a very neatly laid out platform with a minimum of outbuildings. The configuration of theservice functions varied, but the plan of the central section was almost always the same.The Trafalgar sub-group, including its plan, generally fits this description. Distinguishing features of the sub-group aredescribed by Ward & Donnelly (1982, v.4:42) as follows:The most distinguishing feature of the Trafalgar sub-group is the gambrel roof, lined with corrugated galvanised ironand crowned by ball finials. The large gables of other Gisborne style stations have disappeared and on the road sideelevation a smaller gable has been placed astride the main office window. The gable end is faced with rusticatedweatherboards looking like shingles and an extended porch covers the entrance lobby and ladies' waiting room. On theplatform side the barriers are graced with a segmental arch overhead.Changes to the Yarragon station building include the removal of the corrugated iron wings containing the toilets.Associated buildings within the station yard including the lamp room, store room and isolated van goods shed have allbeen demolished as have the Goods shed and all of the sidings. Remains of the goods platform comprising the retainingwalls and the top of the platform can be seen on the north side of the line. All early signalling was replaced c.2005 as partof the Regional Fast Rail Project.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Yarragon Railway Station, constructed in 1911-12, and the remains of the goods platform on the north side of thestation. The form, materials and detailing of the station building contribute to the significance of the place.How is it significant?The Yarragon Railway Station is of local historic, architectural and social significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?Historically, the development of the Gippsland railway was of critical importance in opening up the land for selection andin providing an opportunity for farmers to send their produce to market and this station is significant as tangible evidenceof the improvements made to the railways in the early twentieth century in response to growth in passenger numbers andgoods. The remains of the goods platform is significant as much of the infrastructure at Yarragon and elsewhere has beenremoved and this is one of the few reminders of the important role of railways in transport of goods and produce.(Criteria A & B)It is architecturally significant as a representative example of an Edwardian era railway station, which is notable as one oftwo surviving examples of the Trafalgar sub-group of the 'Gisborne style' identified by Ward & Donnelly. WhileYARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT594
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    not intact, the station still retains most of the defining characteristics of the sub-group and illustrates how subtlevariations were employed to provide individual designs within the consistent architectural vocabulary used by theVictorian railways in the Edwardian era. (Criterion D)It is socially significant as a building that has served the Yarragon community for over 90 years and has strong andenduring associations with that community. (Criterion G)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that Yarragon Railway Station be added as an individual place to the Heritage Overlay of the BawBaw Planning Scheme, including the land and buildings as shown on the extent of registration plan.YARRAGON RAILWAY STATIONHermes No 32374Place Citation Report02:11 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT595
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameCOMMERCIAL HOTELFile NoLHPDAddress105 PRINCES HIGHWAY, YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHotelCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleInterwar Period (c.1919-c.1940)History and Historical ContextThematic contextBusiness in the study area commenced with the inns and stores dotted along the Sale Road to cater for passing trade, asnoted in Chapter 2. The first towns to develop as retail and commercial centres were on the goldfields, Walhalla being thelargest and most permanent. During the selection era a hotel or store formed the nucleus of a township, such as BrandyCreek, however, after the arrival of the railway, commercial centres shifted to the towns that developed around thestations: Warragul, Drouin, Trafalgar, Thorpdale and Neerim South. Saleyards and banks were early indications of theimportance of a town as a main commercial centre. Warragul quickly grew to become the dominant town and is now theregional centre for the study area. In smaller townships such as Longwarry, Nilma and Noojee, general stores continuedto provide basic everyday supplies for local residents (Context, 2006:95-7).Along the bush tracks, on the goldfields and in the burgeoning selectors and sawmillers towns, hotels provided muchmore than hospitality for those away from home or entertainment for locals. Hotels also served as important communityCOMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011596
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    centres, providing venues for Council meetings, lodge functions, church services and court hearings, and places of refugein times of disaster. Accommodation was also provided in boarding houses and 'coffee palaces', the latter being alcohol-free venues that were popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when the Temperance movementwas at its peak (Context, 2006:95-7).Inns established at key stopping places along the early coach routes were the first to be established in the study area. Astowns developed, so did the number and size of hotels and the fortunes of towns can often be gauged by opening andclosing of hotels over the years (Context, 2006:95-7).In the new railway townships, hotels were built close to the stations. A.C. Lyons' Railway Hotel in Drouin, venue ofearly Buln Buln Council meetings, was one of the grandest buildings in the town until it was burnt down in 1975. InWarragul several hotels were built in Queen Street, opposite the station. As the town grew, so did the hotels with manybeing substantially improved as the result of changes to licensing laws in the early twentieth century. Others were closedafter their licences were revoked during the same period. Four of them - the Railway, Royal, Commercial and Orient -have survived, rebuilt from their original single storey timber structures. Trafalgar had a number of early hotels, however,the Criterion, built opposite the station in the 1890s, was the only one remaining in 1900. It was burnt down and rebuilt in1908, and later expanded (Context, 2006:95-7).At Neerim South the Neerim Hotel opened in 1879, but was before its time in the infant township. The opening of thebutter factory in 1902 brought new growth to the town and the old hotel was replaced on the same site. Ye Kynge'sArmes Hotel (later Kings Arms) was built by Edwin Fowler, formerly of the Turf Club and Orient hotels. The town wasthen being promoted as a tourist resort. Next door to Fowler's Hotel, Stephens' Coffee Palace offered accommodation,plus a host who could act as guide to the district's many beauty spots. The Kings Arms was burnt down in 1981 andrebuilt (Context, 2006:95-7).The township of Noojee began to take shape around the timber mills of the Loch Valley before the railway arrived in1919. The Noojee Hotel was probably built around this time. In the disastrous bushfires of 1926 the hotel was one of fewbuildings in the town to survive, and it provided refuge for the townspeople. Its billiard room was subsequently used as atemporary infant room for the school. In 1939 Noojee Hotel again escaped the fires that wiped out the rest of the town, tobecome a refuge during the fire and the centre of the local relief effort in the aftermath (Context, 2006:95-7).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyCOMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT597
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    According to Adams (1978:69) Yarragon was 'well endowed with hotels from the earliest years'. The first hotel, theWaterloo, was built in 1878, followed by the Duke of Wellington (later the Yarragon Hotel) and the Bush Inn, which soonclosed and became a coffee palace. The first Commercial Hotel was erected by mid-1879 for licensee George Jenkyn(Adams, 1978:69).The three surviving hotels continued to operate until after the First World War when a declining population and stricterliquor licensing laws saw one - the former Duke of Wellington - close, while the Waterloo was burnt down and not rebuilt(although a coffee palace was later erected on the site). Yarragon also had an active Wesleyan Methodist Church whomay have played a role in the eventual demise of most of the hotels. The Commercial Hotel continued to operate, butitself was burnt down in November 1925 and rebuilt in two storeys of brick at a cost of 12,000 pounds, re-opening byOctober 1926 when Mr Furner was licensee (Adams, 1978:160).SourcesAdams, John, So tall the trees. A centenary history of the southern districts of Narracan Shire, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Wells, John, Tracks through time, 1988Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.1 Centres of commerce and industryDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThe Commercial Hotel of 1925-26 is an imposing two-storey building in an unusual rustic style. The facade, which issymmetrically composed, comprises two end bays with jerkin-head roofs enclosing a central balcony to the first floor.The end bays are faced in rock-faced ashlar, while the ground floor dado level and door surrounds are clad in clinkerbricks. The remaining surfaces of the facade are finished in smooth render. Paired first-floor windows in the two end bayscontain six-over-one double-hung windows, which add to its domestic, rustic effect.The rear section of the Hotel is clad in fibro-cement. The Hotel is in good condition and has a moderate degree ofexternal integrity. Ground floor windows and doors in the central part of the ground floor facade have been altered.Comparative AnalysisOf the interwar hotels in Baw Baw Shire, three are readily comparable: Drouin's Royal Hotel of the 1880s and 1930s,Trafalgar's Criterion Hotel of 1908 and 1928, and Thorpdale's Travellers' Rest Hotel of 1937. All three are locallandmarks due to their substantial size and two-storey height. All three have prominent two-storey verandahs withdistinctive parapets. The facade of the Criterion is the earliest in date of the three, indicated by the restrained GreekRevival detailing seen in its verandah piers, dentilated cornice, roundels and parapet form. The two 1930s hotels display aStreamlined Moderne form, with much simplified details, a strong horizontal emphasis and stepped parapets. All threeare very intact to their interwar appearance, though the Travellers' Rest is distinguished by the retention of the strikingtypeface of the date and name displayed on the facade. This Thorpdale hotel is more modest in overall form than the twohotels in the larger towns, as the verandah is only at the centre of the facade, while the two others have extensiveverandahs on two elevations.COMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT598
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    The Commercial Hotel, Yarragon, of 1925, however, is quite unique within Baw Baw Shire. It can be ascribed to theeclectic strain of 1920s architecture, with its use of clinker bricks and rusticated ashlar, with picturesque jerkin-head roofsto the end pavilions. It is also a two-storey structure, which, apart from its aesthetic qualities, makes it a local landmark.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Commercial Hotel, constructed in 1925-6, at 105 Princes Highway, Yarragon. The original form, external materialsand detailing of the Hotel contributes to its significance.Later alterations and additions are not significant.How is it significant?The Commercial Hotel at Yarragon is of local historic and architectural significance to Baw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?The Commercial Hotel is historically significant as evidence of the growth of Yarragon during the inter-war era. It alsoone of the more substantial hotel buildings that were constructed in accordance with Liquor Licensing Regulations afterWorld War I. (Criterion A)The Commercial Hotel is architecturally significant as a fine example of an inter-war hotel of unique design, withdetailing not found on other hotels in the region. The relatively high integrity of the Hotel enhances its significance. TheHotel has aesthetic qualities as a landmark building within Yarragon township. (Criteria D & E)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoNo-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 105 Princes Hwy, Yarragon be added to the Heritage Overlay of the Baw Baw Planning Scheme,extent of registration to include the whole of the property as defined by the title boundaries.COMMERCIAL HOTELHermes No 32106Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT599
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameFLINTONFile NoLHPDAddress106 YARRAGON-SHADY CREEK ROAD,YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010FLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011600
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    RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesHistory and Historical ContextThematic contextFrom 1860 the Victorian government, motivated by the ideal of populating Victoria with independent farmers, and by thedemands to 'unlock the land' from miners leaving the central Victorian goldfields, passed a series of Land Acts aimed atbreaking up the squatting runs into small farming allotments. These allotments, known as selections, were made availableto people with little capital, who desired to settle permanently on the land. Loopholes in the early Land Acts enabledmany squatters to purchase their former runs, frustrating the intentions of the legislators and the prospects of many would-be selectors. Although selection commenced in the 1860s in central Gippsland there was little demand for farming land inthe hills and scrub of the study area before the decline of the gold mining boom in the Tanjil and Walhalla districts in the1870s. By then, the loopholes that favoured squatters had been removed from the legislation. Most of the farmland in thestudy area was selected under the 1869 Land Act, which was more favourable to selectors than the earlier Acts.Nevertheless, selectors had an even more formidable obstacle than the opposition of squatters - the dense mountainforests and vast expanses of swampland that had for so long impeded access to the area (Context, 2006:11).As they struggled through the scrub, explorers, such as Albert Brodribb, had noted the rich soil, and the giant trees thatgrew in it. They reasoned that such soil must be good for cultivation of pasture and crops, if the dense scrub could beremoved. Morgan has pointed out that the heroic pioneer legend of the struggling 'cocky' farmer is epitomised byGippsland selectors. These farmers have been immortalised in Land of the Lyrebird, which records the struggles of SouthGippsland selectors, however similar stories could be told in parts of the study area (Context, 2006:11).Under the Land Act 1869 almost all of the unselected land in Victoria was thrown open for selection, includingunsurveyed land. A person could select up to 320 acres, which was held by licence for three years before it could bepurchased. During this time the selector was expected to reside on or near the block, and make £320 worth ofimprovements, including a house, fences and the clearing and cultivation of 32 acres. After the first three years anadditional seven-year lease could be granted, during which time the balance was to be paid. An amendment to the LandAct in 1878 increased the period of license and lease to 20 years and halved the annual rent. Even with these easier terms,many selectors found it extremely difficult to make the required improvements, pay their rent and make a living for theirfamilies during the establishment phase. Thus the failure rate was high in many parts of the study area (Context,2006:11).Selection and the associated development of agricultural and timber industries profoundly altered the landscape of thestudy area. The changes were driven mostly by economic and legislative necessity (the need to establish viable farms andsatisfy requirements of the Land Act), but also by a desire to 'civilise' the environment and create a more familiarlandscape based on European ideals. The great forests were replaced with open pastures enclosed by hedges andwindrows of exotic trees including hawthorn, cypress and pine, while homestead complexes dotted the landscape andsettlements began to form (Context, 2006:11).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postFLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT601
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    office was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThis property was purchased in 1907 by Alfred John Thurlow, a bricklayer of Yarragon (LV, V. 4033 F.574). Thurlowand his two sons emigrated to Victoria from Hull, Yorkshire, England. The property, called Flinton, is presumably namedafter the village in East Yorkshire. Once in Melbourne Thurlow remarried and had two more sons.The family moved to Yarragon in 1894 to take up a Village Settlement block. Thurlow and his sons cleared the block andbuilt a house for his wife and young children. By 1899 he had made 200 pounds worth of improvements to thatproperty.In Yarragon, Thurlow continued to work as a bricklayer, assisted by his eldest son, Alfred Ernest Thurlow, and togetherbuilt many of the chimneys in the district. Alfred Junior continued work as a bricklayer on his own, building many housesand chimneys in Yarragon, Warragul and Noojee (after the 1926 fires), as well as the Church of England vicarage inYarragon (Dawning, 1978: 113).In 1907 Thurlow purchased land at what is now 106 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road. Considering the stylistic details of thepresent brick house, it appears that he built it shortly afterward. Alfred Thurlow died in 1934, at the age of 80. The houseremains in family hands (LV, V. 4033 F.574).SourcesBack to Yarragon Committee, From the Dawning, 1978.Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006.LV- Land Victoria, certificate of title, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes7 Creating regional centres7.2 Residential developmentDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThis is an Edwardian brick residence of unusual and individual design. It has a high, almost pyramidal hipped roof withbrick and rough-cast rendered chimneys which retain their terracotta chimney pots. The facebrick walls are accented bybands of render and half-timbering to gables.FLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT602
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    The facade has a skillion verandah, continuous with the main roof, which is interrupted by a narrow projecting gable atthe centre, marking the entrance. The verandah is ornamented with a simple slatted timber frieze and curved timberbrackets. The front door has two lower panels and glazing above. The doorway retains leadlights in the sidelight andhighlight.Windows beneath the front verandah are large one-over-one sashes.The roof has been reclad in cement (?) tiles, and a few side windows have been altered. The front verandah floor has beenreplaced with poured concrete. The house is in good condition.There is a related brick outbuilding just behind the house. It is quite small, with a hipped roof and red brick chimney.The roof is clad in early (rusted) corrugated metal. There are broad cement rendered lintels over the door and window onthe main elevation. There is cracking to the brickwork.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?The Edwardian brick house and outbuilding of c1907 at 106 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon.How is it significant?The house and outbuilding are of local historic and architectural significance to the Shire of Baw Baw.Why is it significant?Historically, for its associations with bricklayer Alfred Thurlow, who built the house and many local chimneys and publicbuildings, and with the Thurlow family, who has occupied it since its construction (Criterion H).Architecturally, the house demonstrates a unique and individualistic design, created by a master bricklayer for hisfamily's residence (Criterion E).Recommendations 2010NoNoNoYesNoNone SpecifiedNoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 106 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon, be added as an individual place to the Baw BawShire Planning Scheme, registration to the extent of the title boundaries.FLINTONHermes No 32430Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT603
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameWILDERSLEAFile NoLHPDAddress365 YARRAGON-SHADY CREEK ROAD,YARRAGONSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011604
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    Architectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918)History and Historical ContextThematic contextFrom 1860 the Victorian government, motivated by the ideal of populating Victoria with independent farmers, and by thedemands to 'unlock the land' from miners leaving the central Victorian goldfields, passed a series of Land Acts aimed atbreaking up the squatting runs into small farming allotments. These allotments, known as selections, were made availableto people with little capital, who desired to settle permanently on the land. Loopholes in the early Land Acts enabledmany squatters to purchase their former runs, frustrating the intentions of the legislators and the prospects of many would-be selectors. Although selection commenced in the 1860s in central Gippsland there was little demand for farming land inthe hills and scrub of the study area before the decline of the gold mining boom in the Tanjil and Walhalla districts in the1870s. By then, the loopholes that favoured squatters had been removed from the legislation. Most of the farmland in thestudy area was selected under the 1869 Land Act, which was more favourable to selectors than the earlier Acts.Nevertheless, selectors had an even more formidable obstacle than the opposition of squatters - the dense mountainforests and vast expanses of swampland that had for so long impeded access to the area (Context, 2006:11).Under the Land Act 1869 almost all of the unselected land in Victoria was thrown open for selection, includingunsurveyed land. A person could select up to 320 acres, which was held by licence for three years before it could bepurchased. During this time the selector was expected to reside on or near the block, and make £320 worth ofimprovements, including a house, fences and the clearing and cultivation of 32 acres. After the first three years anadditional seven-year lease could be granted, during which time the balance was to be paid. An amendment to the LandAct in 1878 increased the period of license and lease to 20 years and halved the annual rent. Even with these easier terms,many selectors found it extremely difficult to make the required improvements, pay their rent and make a living for theirfamilies during the establishment phase. Thus the failure rate was high in many parts of the study area (Context,2006:11).Selection and the associated development of agricultural and timber industries profoundly altered the landscape of thestudy area. The changes were driven mostly by economic and legislative necessity (the need to establish viable farms andsatisfy requirements of the Land Act), but also by a desire to 'civilise' the environment and create a more familiarlandscape based on European ideals. The great forests were replaced with open pastures enclosed by hedges andwindrows of exotic trees including hawthorn, cypress and pine, while homestead complexes dotted the landscape andsettlements began to form (Context, 2006:11). Thus began the transformation of the natural landscape of the study areainto the distinctive cultural landscape that exists today.The garden fashion in the Victorian and Edwardian eras was for specimen planting using a mixture of native trees such asAraucaria sp. (Norfolk Island Pines, Bunya Bunyas) and exotic trees such as Oaks and Elms. An Australian native treethat was frequently used was the Cordyline or Cabbage Tree. Hardy survivors, Cabbage trees are often the only earlyplantings to remain from old gardens, sometimes remaining long after the buildings that they were associated with havegone. Several examples remain in Walhalla on the sites of lost buildings and there are two fine specimens in the frontgardens of the former Count Von Horn's house north of Warragul (Context, 2006:120).Locality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with aWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT605
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    population of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThe current house at "Wilderslea" was built c1913 for Charles Calvert by James (Jim) Scanlon. Scanlon also built thecow shed, hay shed, chook pens, store room (still extant), the garage and the wash house (removed from the rear of thehouse). There was also a men's hut, to accommodate two male farmhands, and an external copper a few yards south ofthis hut. The road between the two halves of "Wilderslea" is called Sheehan Road, yet Sheehan himself called itKangaroo Parade when the road was un-named, whilst it was also referred to as the "Back Road" by Lynn Hammet(pers.comm. L.Hammet 2010).Charles Calvert of Yarragon, a farmer, was the crown grantee of Allotment 108, a 61 acre block in the Parish of Darnum,assigned on 27 June 1906 (LV, V3176 F009). On December 20 1910, Mary Ann Calvert, the wife of Charles, becamegrantee of the 65 acre adjoining Allotment 109 (LV, 4753 F439). From this time on the two allotments were consideredas the one property, called "Wilderslea" after "Wildersley Farm", which was the property of Mr Calvert's mother's familyat Belper in Derbyshre, England (pers. comm. L.Hammet 2010). Charles's block was known as "The Near Hill" after thepaddock called "Near Laund" at Belper, and Mary Ann's block was known as "The Far Hill" after a paddock called "FarLaund".Charles Calvert according to L. Hammet (pers. comm. 2010) took up land at Yannathan in November 1877, then went toTungamah in 1887, where he was working as a storekeeper by April 1887. By 1889, when his daughter Millicent wasborn, he was a storekeeper at Telford. Another relocation followed, this time to Hill End. In 1889 the family finallysettled at Yarragon, where they took up the land which would become known as "Wilderslea". Calvert built a house in the"Old Orchard" (a paddock to the north of the house).In 1901 Calvert led an (unsuccessful) campaign to have a school built at the western end of the swamp north of Yarragon(Adams, 1978:120).According to the current owners, the present house was built in 1913 for Calvert to replace an earlier house located in the"Old Orchard (paddock to the north of the house), that was burnt down by an aggrieved farmhand.Calvert's great-granddaughter, Lynette Hammet, writes about the location of the 1913 house and a deviation to ShadyCreek Road:The new house was found to be too exposed to the westerly winds so Golden Cyprus were planted along the west side ofthe house, running down to the "deviation" and back up to Shady Creek Road. Those on the west side of the house werelater removed for fear of fire and replaced with the paling fence. The original Shady-Creek Road ran where the presentroad runs, however, as this was too steep for horse drawn vehicles, some land was compulsorily acquired from theCalvert family and the "deviation" road cut through the property. This annexed several acres and some years later theroad was returned to where it is now (well before my birth in 1946). My parents fought for many years with the NarracanWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT606
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    Council for permission to fence in those few areas. Eventually the Council capitulated and "Wilderslea" was returned toits former acreage.In September 1923 Charles Calvert sold Crown Allotments (CA) 108 and 109 to his daughter Edith Thirza and son-in-law Cornelius Francis (Frank) Sheehan, who also purchased the adjoining block (CA 109) at the same time (LV, V4753F439). Sheehan was also granted CA 101 of 193 acres in 1939 as well as CA 88B of 331 acres on the Darnum ShadyCreek Road in 1945.Sheehan was also the second manager of the Yarragon Co-operative Butter Factory (created in 1905) (Adams, 1978:140),and managed numerous other factories at Marlo, Mirboo, Poowong and Geelong (where daughter Constance CalvertSheehan was born). Upon the death of Edith's mother in 1917, Frank and Edith took on the property "Wilderslea" atYarragon (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010). Sheehan retained the property until 1948, when the property was transferred toEdith and Frank's daughter Constance Calvert Hammett and her husband Geoffrey Seymour Hammet (parents of LynnHammet).In 1978 the property was sold out of the Calvert family. Hammet recalls that over the next twenty years it was left to rundown, until the house and garden were in a poor state of repair and all but two acres had been sold off to adjoiningneighbours. It was then sold to a young woman who set about restoring the house, and replaced the roof, verandahs,stumps, tanks, etc. She also demolished the wash house (a separate building at the rear of the house, which had replacedthe original washhouse housing the copper), she also restored the garage and store room, and put a finial on the garage,which had not originally been there. Other work involved the removal of interior plaster-board, installed in the 1960s,revealing the lining board ceilings at their original height of 13 feet. Some of the original stencilling in the hallway wasfound and reproduced. The current ceiling roses and cornices were added. Originally the walls were hessian covered withseveral layers of wallpaper.SourcesAdams, John. So Tall the Trees: A History of the Southern District of the Narracan Shire, 1978Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006Hammet, Lynnette, corrections and additions to draft Wilderlea history, 2010.LV - Land Victoria, certificates of title and subdivision plans, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes8.14 Living in the country and rural settlements5.8 Working on the land3.5 Developing primary productionDescriptionPhysical Description"Wilderslea" centres upon a large weatherboard house at the top of a curved drive within a garden of mature exotic trees.The original driveway went straight down from Shady-Creek Road to the back of the garage. Although the originalgarage is still there, in the early 1950s the front of the building was extended to accommodate a metal tilt garage door.The original lavatory may still be at the back of the building according to Lynette Hammet (pers. comm. 2010). Thedriveway at the brow of the hill (with the cattle grid) which curves across the side of the house until joining the oldWILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT607
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    driveway was constructed from the earth removed in the digging of the lily-pond in the early 1960s (pers. comm. L.Hammet 2010).The south-facing house is roughly square in plan with an iron roof, which has two hips and a corbelled brick chimney atthe peak of the hip on the road side (now overpainted). On three sides (east, south and west) is an iron bullnose verandahwith turned timber posts and timber brackets. The verandah has been reinstated, but is the same as shown in an earlyaerial photo (held by the current owners).The front door at the centre of the facade (south elevation) is a Victorian-style reproduction. It has four panels withcricket bat moulds, and a highlight and narrow sidelights. According to Lynette Hammet (2010) "the original glass wasan orange coloured patterned glass, which made the hall even darker!" She also writes "that the side door (facing theroad) was replaced with a glass door when the house was modernised in the 1960s, but was again replaced with an'original' door by the restorer". Lynette herself gave the present owners the original knocker from that side door, whichhad been in her father's tool box since the 1960s. On either side of the door a one-over-one double hung sash window.Unusually, there is an early skillion on the (north) side elevation of the house. It has an external brick chimney just backfrom the facade. The chimney originally served a wood-burning stove which when removed, went to the Yarragon "Rec"(the football field), however, this building has since been demolished (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010).The garden around the house contains a large number of mature specimen trees, including an Indian Cedar to the east ofthe house, a Great Western Yellow Pine to the north (said to be one of only two in the district, the other being at Rokebyat the time of the Sirex Wasp checking) (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010). Hammet writes that of the large oaks on theproperty, the two by the men's hut are early, but the Algerian Oak (Quercus Canariensis) was grown from an acorn byher father a few years before they left in 1978. There is also a Bunya Pine which was originally one of a pair grown oneither side of the gate leading into the original house, and spruce trees (Abies Menziesii or Picea sitchensi) along the road.Numerous kinds of apples were grown in the "New Orchard" particularly the five crown. Hammet recalls her parent'sbringing chestnuts home from the Warragul golf club. Other mature specimen tress found around the house are, beechand linden trees, and a pear tree in the "Old Orchard". The "Old Orchard" was located between the house and the milkingshed and the "New Orchard" was in front of the house (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010).Cliff Nobelius (son of Carl Axel Nobelius, founder of C.A. Nobelius Gembrook Nurseries in Emerald) was a cousin ofLynette Hammet's grandmother. As a result, the garden at Wilderslea had some very rare plants, one of which being anazalea (pers. comm. L. Hammet 2010).In the paddock on the north side of the house and garden is a one-roomed hut. It has a transverse gable roof and is cladentirely in small-gauge corrugated iron (Lysaght Australia Orb). The front elevation has a central ledged door flanked bytwo tiny four-light windows. The room inside is partly lined with unfinished timber. A note burnt onto one of the boardssays 'Started work with Mr Sheehan on September 1st 1935'.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?Wilderslead, comprising the homestead to the extent of the c.1913 fabric as well as the kitchen skillion, the mature exotictrees in the garden, the miner's cottage, at 365 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon.How is it significant?Wilderslea at 365 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon, is of local historic, architectural and aesthetic significance toBaw Baw Shire.WILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT608
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    Why is it significant?Historically, it is significant as a representative example of a farm complex that is associated with the farming of the landin the early 20th century. The exotic trees are typical species associated with homestead gardens of the late nineteenthand early to mid-twentieth century, as well as being an unusually diverse collection, and provide an appropriate settingfor the house.The miner's hut is tangible evidence of the conditions farmhands were housed in at this time (CriterionA).The homestead is architecturally significant as a good and relatively intact example of an early 20th-century farm house.(Criterion D)Recommendations 2010NoNoYes Indian Cedar, Great Western Yellow Pine, Oaks, Bunya Pine, cedars,apple, chestnut, mulberry, beech and linden treesYes Miner's HutYes-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 365 Yarragon-Shady Creek Road, Yarragon, be added as an individual place to the HO of theBaw Baw Planning Scheme to the extent of the title boundaries.WILDERSLEAHermes No 32432Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT609
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    HERITAGE CITATION REPORTNameCARRINGTONFile NoLHPDAddress9 OLD YARRAGON-LEONGATHA ROAD,YARRAGON SOUTHSignificance Level LocalPlace TypeHouseCitation Date2010CARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011610
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    RecommendedHeritage ProtectionVHR No HI No PS YesArchitectural StyleFederation/Edwardian Period(1902-c.1918) Arts and CraftsHistory and Historical ContextLocality historyThe early history of Yarragon (Waterloo) and Sunny Creek also highlights the impact of the Gippsland railway upontownship development. After the opening of the railway, Waterloo quickly grew into a thriving township, with apopulation of 311 by 1881. The township was laid out by Lardner to extend north and south from the railway. A postoffice was opened in 1878 and a telegraph station in 1880. As a cost-cutting measure the post office was moved to thestation in 1892, where it remained until 1906. This highlighted the centrality of the station in the town. The WaterlooHotel was opened in 1878, and several other hotels followed over the next few years, as well as several stores. A branchof the Bank of Australasia was opened at the Waterloo Hotel in 1879. A police station and police court were alsoestablished in the early years, as well as churches, a school and a Mechanics' Institute. The town's name was changed toYarragon in 1884, and with the influx of settlers it became, for a time, the leading town of the Narracan Shire until it wasovertaken by Trafalgar early in the twentieth century. The station was a busy centre for the dispatch of timber, and theplatforms were extended to handle the trade; with two timber tramways connecting to it in the 1890s. By contrast, SunnyCreek to the south of the railway line and a few miles to the east of Yarragon was laid out as a village reserve in 1876 andthe first blocks offered for sale in 1879. Houses were built, and a school was opened in 1888, but without a railwaystation, no township ever developed (Context, 2006:38).Place historyThe house at 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road, known as Carrington, was built for John Patrick Mahony and his familyaround the 1910s.John Patrick Mahony purchased 159 acres and 15 perches of land in Yarragon South in November 1902 (LV, V.2907F.267). This was part of Crown Allotment 17, Parish of Yarragon, originally selected and then purchased freehold in1884 by John Rollo, a timber mill owner. Mahony was already well established in the district at this time. In earlier yearshe had helped his parents to run the Waterloo Hotel in Yarragon, and in 1895 he had become a Narracan Shire Councillorfor the West Riding, a position he maintained until his death in 1923. He was also elected Shire President in 1898, 1907and 1916 (Back to Yarragon Committee 1978: 68).In 1905 John married Julia Ann Arter. Together they raised 8 children on the property, which they worked as a dairy farmand called "Carrington" (Back to Yarragon Committee 1978: 68). The precise date of construction for the house isunknown, as the early rate books for the former Shire of Narracan have not survived, though stylistically it appears thatthe house was built in the 'teens.The next owners of the property were James Charles, John and Denis Mahony, all farmers, who received title in October1937 (LV, V.8043 F.219). In May 1951 a smaller 70 acre portion of the property went to farmer Dennis Mahony (LV,V.8043 F. 221). Dennis held title until 1977 when a subdivision of the property on which the house is sited was sold toStella Maude Ljubinkovic (LV, V.9278 F. 035), effectively ending 75 years of ownership by the Mahony family.SourcesCARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT611
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    Back to Yarragon Committee, From the dawning: a history of Yarragon and District, 1978.Context Pty Ltd & Lesley Alves, Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study Stage 1. Volume 1: Thematic EnvironmentalHistory, 2006.LV - Land Victoria, certificates of title and subdivision plans, as cited.Relevant Historical Australian Themes8.14 Living in the country and rural settlements8.10.4 Designing and building fine buildings3.5 Developing primary productionDescriptionPhysical DescriptionThis is a long weatherboard farm house with a transverse gable roof, intersected by steep hips at its centre. It is perchedon a hill, overlooking the road. There are some mature fruit trees near the house - fig, apple and nectarine - and a domedwell on the west side.The main gable end, overlooking Yarragon-Leongatha Road to the north, is ornamented with half timbering. The roof isclad in corrugated iron, punctuated by narrow chimneys rendered with roughcast. The verandah is contained within theroof slope and wraps around almost the entire house (apart from a section at the south end of the house). It is supportedon slender timber posts, ornamented by a turned section about two-thirds of the way up. The frieze is made of solidarched boards, with incised yin-yang symbols - popularised by the Arts & Crafts style - at each end.The main entrance to the house is on the east elevation, facing away from Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road. It has a sidesidelight and highlight above the door and sidelight. The door and sidelight have segmentally arched windows at the top,filled with matching leadlights in an Art Nouveau style. There is a decorative timber apron below the windows. Pairedand triple casement windows on the north and east elevations have matching leadlight transoms. The windows on thewest (rear) elevation are plain one-over-one sashes.There is a large and complex entry at the south end of the house as well. It has two sidelights, with a row of threehighlights above the door and sidelights. Above the central highlight is an additional highlight. All six of these panes,plus the door, have geometric leadlights which appear to date from the 1920s. The high-waisted door also appears to datefrom the 1920s, though the door framing may be earlier in date. This entire doorway may have had recent 'heritage'alterations, making it appear more like a front door, considering that incongruous cast-iron lace has been added to theoverhanging roof at this location.Apart from some minor alterations to the south end, the house is very intact and retains its fine details. When inspected inNovember 2009, the house was vacant, but well maintained.Statement of SignificanceWhat is significant?Carrington, comprising the homestead to the extent of the c.1910s-20s fabric at 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road,Yarragon South. The original form and external materials and detailing contribute to the significance of the place.The later additions to the homestead are not significant.CARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT612
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    How is it significant?Carrington at 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road Road, Yarragon South, is of local historic and architectural significance toBaw Baw Shire.Why is it significant?The house is architecturally significant as a fine example of a large early 20th-century farm house. It boasts a wealth offine and intact details, including the verandah, chimneys, doors and leadlights, and illustrates the prosperity of the dairyindustry at the time. (Criteria D & E)Historically, it is significant for its associations with the Mahony family who owned the house for 75 years, andparticularly with John Mahony - hotel owner and Narracan Shire councillor. (Criterion H)Recommendations 2010NoNoNoNoYes-NoExternal Paint ControlsInternal Alteration ControlsTree ControlsFences & OutbuildingsProhibited Uses May Be PermittedIncorporated PlanAboriginal Heritage PlaceOther RecommendationsIt is recommended that 9 Old Yarragon-Leongatha Road, Yarragon South, be added as an individual place to the HO ofthe Baw Baw Planning Scheme to the extent of the title boundaries.CARRINGTONHermes No 32428Place Citation Report02:12 PM10-May-2011HERITAGE CITATION REPORT613
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    I was thinking the same thing... That has out done me!!!

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