TOORA REALIGNMENT H3 TRAMWAY

SOUTH GIPPSLAND AND GRIP ROAD TOORA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE

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    TOORA REALIGNMENT H3 TRAMWAY - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    The site is possibily part of the Buchanan's sawmill complex which was sites east of Muddy Creek in the 1860s. Timber was brought to the mill on tramways and also taken to by tram to the port on Corner Inlet to the south. The population of the Buchanan mill settlement grew to about 200 people, but flourished for a few years only. It ceased to operate during the 1870s.
    
    

    Interpretation of Site

    TOORA REALIGNMENT H3 TRAMWAY - Interpretation of Site

    Heritage Inventory Interpretation: Possibly part of the tramway asociated with Buchanan's sawmill.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    TOORA REALIGNMENT H3 TRAMWAY - Heritage Inventory Description

    A low embankment about 3.5 metres wide and flanked by shallow ditches. It follows the alignment at for approximately 100metres before it becomes indistinct.

    Heritage Inventory Significance:/nPossibly of high local historical significance for its association with the earliest European settlement and industry in the region.

    Recorded By: S. Lane Date Recorded: December 2000

    Heritage Inventory Key Components: /nLow embankment and ditches.

    Archeological Potential: Possibly of high historical significance. The alignment is shown on an 1863 plan in association with a sawmill and huts. Poor visibility at the time of survey.

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