GEELONG-COLAC RAILWAY LINE/TORQUAY ROAD INTERSECTION ARTEFACT SCATTER

332 TORQUAY ROAD CHARLEMONT, GREATER GEELONG CITY

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  • History

    GEELONG-COLAC RAILWAY LINE/TORQUAY ROAD INTERSECTION ARTEFACT SCATTER - History

    Little is known of the place. The property was acquired by Joseph Rowe in 1855 and a structure (house?) is shown on an ordinance survey map which was produced in 1923, but not published until 1928 (see attached). A structure is also shown at the location on current (2009) 1:30,000 maps. The Geelong-Colac Railway Line, opened in 1877, passes through the original allotment (Allotment H, Section 3) that the site is within and forms the current northern boundary of the property.

    Interpretation of Site

    GEELONG-COLAC RAILWAY LINE/TORQUAY ROAD INTERSECTION ARTEFACT SCATTER - Interpretation of Site

    The site contains portable historic relics of various ages on the ground surface. Some of these relics may const itute evidence of the former structure marked on a 1923 Ordinance Map (see attached) of the area. The varying ages of the relics may be indicative of occupation at the site over time.

    Archaeological Significance

    GEELONG-COLAC RAILWAY LINE/TORQUAY ROAD INTERSECTION ARTEFACT SCATTER - Archaeological Significance

    Based on the known evidence, the scatter has been assessed as having low archaeological significance due to its f ragmented nature and the various ages of the relics identified. However, the relics may constitute evidence of the former structure marked on a 1923 Ordinance Map (see attached) . It is considered possible, therefore, that remains ofthis structure may remain at the location, though are currently obscured by grass growth.

    Historical Significance

    GEELONG-COLAC RAILWAY LINE/TORQUAY ROAD INTERSECTION ARTEFACT SCATTER - Historical Significance

    The site has been assessed as having moderate historic value based on its potential as being represent ative of part of an influx of occupation to the broader area in the early 1900s. There is historic evidence (including the 1923 Ordina nce Map - see attached) of a number of homes being established in the broader area around the early 1900s.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    GEELONG-COLAC RAILWAY LINE/TORQUAY ROAD INTERSECTION ARTEFACT SCATTER - Heritage Inventory Description

    The site consists of a scatter of fragmented portable artefacts beneath a row of introduced pine trees within a grassed paddock at the southeast corner of the Geelong-Colac Rai lway Line/Torquay Road intersection . The site is at the approximate location of a structure shown on a 1923 Ordinance Survey of the area (see attached).

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