COOLIBAH
13 Arunga Drive WONGA PARK, Manningham City
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Statement of Significance
Of local significance as a representative example of the small mixed farms established at Wonga Park following the 1890s breaking up of the large district pastoral properties, demonstrating characteristics of farming life in Wonga Park since the 1930s. (Criterion D2)
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COOLIBAH - Historical Australian Themes
Local Themes
5.01 - Squatters, selectors & small farmer
COOLIBAH - Physical Description 1
Coolibah is a large rural property, now subdivided into smaller allotments and still owned by Aird family members. The entry drive passes a number of the extant structures, but is not the original entry drive off Launders Avenue (of which some evidence is said to remain). The current house (an architect designed house built in 1968) is set within the garden of the previous house and retains a number of large trees.
Close to the house are three farm buildings: a brick and timber dairy, with cool room, machinery room and milking stall; a small timber shed used for tool storage and a large barn, with steel frame, corrugated iron cladding and three horse stalls (of an original six). Two other nearby buildings were used for goats: a milking shed and separate stalls/feed shed. A bore is located on the ridge above the orchard and there are two tanks (one original). It may be the only bore in Wonga Park. The cottage and orchard are nearby. The cottage was extended by the Airds. A few orchard trees remain within a paddock now used for grazing, their contour alignment still clearly apparent.
COOLIBAH - Physical Conditions
Condition Good
COOLIBAH - Integrity
Integrity Minor modifications
COOLIBAH - Physical Description 2
Threats Deterioration
COOLIBAH - Physical Description 3
Associations
Brown, Barton, Aird
Heritage Study and Grading
Manningham - Manningham Heritage Study Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2006
Grading: Local
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TOD PARK & PARKINSON PROPERTYManningham City
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COTTAGE AT 1 Hooper RoadManningham City
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