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ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY
3835-3911 MIDLAND HIGHWAY EGANSTOWN, HEPBURN SHIRE

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ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY SOHE 2008
ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY SOHE 2008
ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY SOHE 2008
ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY SOHE 2008
ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY SOHE 2008
2.st francis xavier eganstown sep 99
1.st francis xavier eganstown sep 99
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Statement of Significance

St Francis Xavier at Eganstown, built 1865-1867, has both architectural and historical significance for the following reasons:

1) The small weatherboard gothic chapel with its associated cemetery has importance as a surviving example of the many modest buildings constructed for combined church and school purposes which sprang up throughout Victoria’s goldfields areas during the last century.

2) The complex has importance for its associations with the pioneer gold seeker, John Egan, who was the first to discover gold in the Daylesford district and reputedly, the second to discover gold in Victoria. The chapel and cemetery were built on land donated to the Catholic Church by John Egan. Family descendants still live at Eganstown, named after their ancestor.

3) St Francis Xavier is notable for its handsome Celtic cross, which stands in front of the chapel, and was erected as a monument to John Egan.

4) The cemetery, which has gravestones dating from the 1860s, many still in excellent condition, illustrates the two streams of migrants, Irish and Swiss Italian, who settled the Daylesford district from the late 1850s.

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    • History

      ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY - History

      Associated People: Assoc.People JOHN EGAN

      Plaque Citation

      ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY - Plaque Citation

      This chapel was built in 1865-67 and is a rare example of the modest buildings built for church and school use in Victoria's goldfields. It is important for its association with pioneer gold seeker John Egan.

      Permit Exemptions

      ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHAPEL AND CATHOLIC CEMETERY - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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