JANEFIELD 14

51 JANEFIELD DRIVE BUNDOORA, WHITTLESEA CITY

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Statement of Significance

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  • History

    JANEFIELD 14 - History

    PART OF BROCKS FARM C1850-90. GOVERNMENT PURCHASE C.1900. WW1 REHABILITATION HOSPITAL 1920S. TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM 19530S. JANEFIELD HOSPITAL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN 1937 ONWARDS.

    Interpretation of Site

    JANEFIELD 14 - Interpretation of Site

    POSSIBLE SITE OF HOUSE RELATED TO BROCKS FLOUR MILL (C1847-1850S) MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS PART OF FARM ESTATE IN SECOND HALF OF 19TH-C, PLUS EARLY 20TH-C; EG SOFT DRINK BOTTLES. GRAVEL QUARRY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN USED IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES (C.1940-70).

    Homestead 1: 1840s - 1850s

    Homestead 2: late 19th century

    Disused from 1940s.

    Archaeological Significance

    JANEFIELD 14 - Archaeological Significance

    Surface artefacts provide evidence that it is likely that archaeological deposits exist at the site. Archaeological material will be of moderate significance in a local context.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    JANEFIELD 14 - Heritage Inventory Description

    Peppercorn trees mark the site of a building, probably originally timber with brick chimney, roofing slate, broken glass and ceramics, generally of early to mid 20th-C but some possible 19th-C material. Quarried area to north is more recent.

    TREES - PEPPERCORN AND SUGARGUM, GRAVEL QUARRY, ARTEFACT SCATTER, BUILDING SITE.

    Physical Conditions:

    Fair - considerable disturbance.

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