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CAVE COOL STORE, GLEN HALCYON, 145 NINKS ROAD, ST. ANDREWS NORTH
145 NINKS ROAD ST ANDREWS, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

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Cave Cool Store St Andrews North Colour - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

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Statement of Significance
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Statement of Significance

REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010

What is significant?
The early 1920s cave cool store and the surrounding site to a radius of 25 metres.

How is it significant?
The cave cool store is historically and technically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

Why is it significant?
The cool store is historically and technically significant because it was 'man-made' and illustrates the ingenuity of the farmers/orchardists in the area who used it to preserve their produce (Criteria A & F). The cool store is unique in the former Shire of Eltham and serves as a reminder of the important role that agriculture played in the economic development of the area (Criteria A & B).

BICK STUDY, 1992
Constructed to provide cool storage for farm produce, this cave is apparently unique in the Shire and illustrates the ingenuity and do-it-yourself nature of the farmers/orchardists then.

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DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE

EXTENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: CAVE AND SITE TO A RADIUS OF 25 METRES

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- Historical Australian Themes
  
  CAVE COOL STORE, GLEN HALCYON, 145 NINKS ROAD, ST. ANDREWS NORTH - Historical Australian Themes
  
  FARMING
  
  3.12.4 Preserving food and beverages
  
  3.14.1 Building to suit Australian conditions
  
  8.14 Living in the country and rural settlements
  
  Physical Description 1
  
  CAVE COOL STORE, GLEN HALCYON, 145 NINKS ROAD, ST. ANDREWS NORTH - Physical Description 1
  
  This cave is apparently a fully man-made structure, excavated into the side of a steeply rising ridge. 'The exact depth of this cave could not be determined, due to some danger of collapse. It appears to be circa 10 - 12 metres deep, circa 5 metres wide and to have a maximum height of up to 4 metres. Originally there were doors. The owner understands that a compressor refrigerator was used at night. The cave is and was reached via a bridge over the stream separating the ridge from the flat land that was farmed.
  
  Usage/Former Usage
  
  CAVE COOL STORE, GLEN HALCYON, 145 NINKS ROAD, ST. ANDREWS NORTH - Usage/Former Usage
  
  Original Use: Farm Cool Storage - Exact Purpose Not Known
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Nillumbik - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study
  
  Author: David Bick
  Year: 1992
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