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OAK AVENUE
305 Mountain Road GEMBROOK, Cardinia Shire

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Cardinia Shire

Oak Avenue

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Statement of Significance
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Statement of Significance

This long oak avenue, which most probably relates to the ownership of the property from 1875 to 1890 by Alexander (Sandy) Crichton, district butcher and grazier, is significant to the Cardinia Shire because of its connections with early farming in the Gembrook area, its extent and maturity. It is significant for its associations with the Crichtons, who owned much of the district land, and in the 1890s with John Turnbull, grazier, of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company. It once formed the drive to the Turnbull family's sheep-farming property.

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- Physical Description 1
  
  OAK AVENUE - Physical Description 1
  
  This is a long mature oak avenue located in paddock to the north and east of the road which once formed the drive for the Turnbull family farm house complex. This complex is said to have included three houses (demolished/rebuilt?)
  
  Physical Conditions
  
  OAK AVENUE - Physical Conditions
  
  The oaks appear in good condition
  
  Historical Australian Themes
  
  OAK AVENUE - Historical Australian Themes
  
  Historical Themes
  
  3.2.1 Ethnic farming communities(Italians, Dutch, etc.)
  
  3.3 Dairying
  
  Physical Description 2
  
  OAK AVENUE - Physical Description 2
  
  Associations - Crichton, Alexander (Sandy); Turnbull, John
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996
  
  Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
  Year: 1996
  Grading: Local
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