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ROBINSON COURT 1 - HISTORICAL ORCHARD
3 ROBINSON COURT DONVALE, MANNINGHAM CITY

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    • History

      ROBINSON COURT 1 - HISTORICAL ORCHARD - History

      Heritage Inventory History of Site: Two orchards owned & planted in 1870s by George Hislop and Gottlieb Leber. when George Hislop died his wife ran the orchard. Hislop had also manufactured bricks in Doncaster.

      Interpretation of Site

      ROBINSON COURT 1 - HISTORICAL ORCHARD - Interpretation of Site

      Heritage Inventory Interpretation: Site comprises the remains of two orchards which were planted in the 1870s. Trees mostly apple and pear. No apparent drains constructed. 1945 aerial photo suggests there was a large packing shed immediately N of eastern dam. Now completely removed and no cellar or foundation apparent. Area has been levelled. Dams most likely date to 1890s drought period and Pine windbreaks also thought to date to this period.

      Heritage Inventory Description

      ROBINSON COURT 1 - HISTORICAL ORCHARD - Heritage Inventory Description

      Site consists of two orchards developed from the 1870s onward (mostly apple and pear trees). Site bounded by Robinson's Crt, Mitcham and Park Roads, Donvale. Site also features natural gully which runs N-S between two orchards./n

      Heritage Inventory Significance: Local cultural heritage significance, as the site is the remains of one of the earlier (1870s) orchards in Doncaster - Templestowe - Donvale area. Site contributes to history of local orcharding, though it is a poor example of its kind (most trees are dead and removed)

      Heritage Inventory Site Features: Lines show obvious upraised mounds where fruit trees were originally planted. Octagons show lines of Pinus Insignus trees which are planted either as windbreaks or to mark property boundaries. Two larger squares indicate dam area, eastern one of which is still present, while western one appears to have been filled in din.

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