All Historical POI's 1841-1860

The following is a comprehensive list of Historical POI’s 1841-1860 available to the Public for their Interest, Exploration, Research, Knowledge & Appreciation, noting that where are number of categories or time-frames are relevant, the first function &/or moment in time will be allocated to the heading and the default category. The Category of Historical POI’s 1841-1860 incorporates historical Things to See, Points of Interest, Monuments, Memorials, Ruins, Artifacts, Plaques, Historic Sites, etc. that were established in Australia during the years 1841 to 1860, noting that many interesting historical facts, persons of interest, incidents, etc. are further displayed in the numerous historical timelines exhibited in the Chronicles of Aus, which are an ever growing graphical depiction of the Evolution of Australia, its states & territories, etc. into the country that we know today . . .
Historical POI’s 1841-1860 is a Sub Category of Historical.



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Views across the River Flats c 1850’s – 2 Merrick St, Stratford, Gippsland, VIC

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Wandering along Merrick Street, in Stratford, Victoria, delights in breathtaking and expansive views down upon the Avon River → across the river flats → and to the mountains in the distance. It would appear from the ‘Plan of Stratford’ (c 1855), and, from the remaining historic structures that line Merrick Street, that perhaps Merrick Street was originally, the main road of the township.  Oh, the magnificent views those Read more…

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Sesquicentennial of the Burnett Monument c 1840’s – ‘Simon Street Park’, Opposite 8 Simon St, Gayndah, QLD

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Located within the ‘Simon Street Park‘ at Gayndah, stands a monument: ‘Sesquicentennial of the Burnett  1848 – 1998’ – celebrating the very first European explorers, surveyors, selectors, pioneers and settlers of the Central and Upper Burnett regions of Queensland.  The year the first Europeans, the Archer Brothers, crossed the Burnett River in this region was 1848.  This crossing site was to become ‘Queensland’s First Read more…

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Port Melbourne Beach – previously ‘Sandridge’, Beach St, Port Melbourne, VIC

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‘Port Melbourne Beach’ is the location where once international travellers would disembark their sailing ship and traipse their way along a tiny trail to the infant Melbourne.  As they arrived at the Yarra River they would be handsomely charged to cross the river via a punt. The following extract describes the experience of arriving Melbourne, Victoria pre 1849 when the first pier was Read more…

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Site of Shakespeare Hotel c 1848 – 1 Raymond St, Stratford, VIC

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It is recorded that WO Raymond established the Shakespeare Hotel upon his ‘Stratford Run’ (some 16,000 acres in size) in the year 1848.  This hotel, sited on Gippsland’s oldest road running from Omeo to Port Albert, would mark the beginnings of the township of Stratford.   Plan of Stratford – Excerpt – c 1855Following the crossing and naming of the Avon River by explorer, Angus McMillan on Read more…

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Gayndah Racecourse Monument c 1852 – Fisher Ave, Gayndah, QLD

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The ‘Gayndah Racecourse‘ monument commemorates the historic significance of horse racing, and the Racecourse, to the Gayndah in Queensland, and summarises the following: 1852   The First Race Meeting was held at Gayndah – note that this is 7 years prior to Queensland’s separation from New South Wales 1861   The ‘Queensland Jockey Club‘ was formed at Gayndah’s Racecourse (within 2 years of separation) 1863 Read more…

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Royal Botanic Gardens c 1846 – Birdwood Ave, Melbourne, VIC

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The ‘City of Melbourne’, Victoria’s capital city, enjoys an enormous expanse of garden totalling some 314 acres.  Located on the southern banks of the Yarra River, the gardens stretch out from Princes Bridge eastward to Anderson Street, and southward to Domain Road.  The ‘Royal Botanic Gardens’ occupy approximately 89 acres of the eastern sector of this beautiful part of Melbourne. Read more…

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St. Andrews Uniting Church c 1880’s & Site of Presbyterian Church c 1857 – Opposite 101 Tyers St, Stratford, VIC

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Gippsland Times – Excerpt – 5 Aug 1865   Formerly the ‘St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church’, the ‘St. Andrew’s Uniting Church’ has been reported to be built in the 1880’s when many of the original wooden buildings of Stratford were replaced by brick structures . . . When the Uniting Church was formed in 1977, the Stratford congregation chose the old ‘St. Andrew’s Read more…

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Wangaun Monument – ‘Zonhoven Park’ Rest Area, Burnett Hwy, Opposite Tableland Rd Intersection, Gayndah, QLD

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Category: Historical POI's 1770-1800, Historical POI's 1801-1820, Historical POI's 1821-1840, Historical POI's 1841-1860, Historical POI's | Pre 1770, Historical, Site | Memorial, Monument, and Site | Cultural
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For those who choose to enjoy a break at the ‘Zonhoven Park’ Rest Area, located on the eastern perimeter of the township of Gayndah, in Queensland, a short wander around the area will reveal a delightful monument affording just a tiny snippet into the lives of the traditional inhabitants of the land, before European occupation. It reads: “Wangaun (Welcome) This was one of the Campsites of the Wakka Wakka People. Read more…

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Heaton’s Monument c 1856 – Quarantine Station, Point Nepean National Park, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Heaton’s Monument marks the location of the original cemetery established at the Quarantine Station at Portsea in Victoria which has since been relocated further inland c 1854.  Upon the arrival of the tragic Clipper ship ‘Ticonderoga’ on the 22nd December 1852, a quarantine station was hastily erected at this site.  Sadly, a cemetery was also immediately required as of the 170 people that died due Read more…

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Tambo River – Tambo Upper Rd at Stephensons Rd Intersection, Tambo Upper, Gippsland, VIC

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Tambo River at Upper Tambo c 2015 Tambo River Banks at Tambo Upper c 2015 The beautiful sandy beach on the Tambo River at Tambo Upper makes for a perfect spot to enjoy a picnic, sunbathe on the warm sands, frolic in the ankle deep waters of the river. The Steamer ‘Tanjil’ delivering & picking up goods on the Tambo River at Upper Tambo c Read more…

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Gayndah Hospital c 1850’s – Opposite 68 Warton St, Gayndah, QLD

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The earliest ‘Gayndah Hospital’ is reported to have been located adjacent to the original Police Station and Court House, which were all once located on Capper Street – just to the east of the Town Centre. . Gayndah’s First Hospital – c 1850’s . Details regarding the first hospital are elusive, however the following excerpts confirm the existence of the hospital prior to 1860, Read more…

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Quarantine Cemetery & Ticonderoga Monument c 1852 – Quarantine Station, Point Nepean National Park, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Located on the shores of Ticonderoga Bay, within Port Phillip Bay, this relatively new granite monument erected by the Nepean Historical Society Inc. on the 10th November 2002 lies adjacent to the historical ‘Heaton’s Monument‘ c 1856 – both of which identify the location of the original cemetery established at the Quarantine Station at Portsea in Victoria.  Upon the arrival of the tragic Clipper Read more…

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Site of Aboriginal Sitting Burial – Tambo River Mouth Area – Swan Reach, Gippsland, VIC

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On the 11th October 1965, the holder of the east bank of the Tambo River grazing lease, noticed a skull protruding from the alluvium some 200 m from the mouth of the river.  He reported the discovery to the Victoria Police at Bairnsdale who found that the body had originally been buried in a sitting position, facing west, with the top of the head approximately two feet below the Read more…

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Site of ‘Ban Ban’ Run c 1846 – Western Banks of Barambah Creek, Ban Ban Springs, QLD

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The ‘Ban Ban’ run was originally selected by Mr. Henry Herbert c 1846.  The following excerpt could suggest that a homestead was in existence by the 1st June 1848 . . . ” . . . The next night [1st June 1848] they [the Archer Brothers] camped on Barambah Creek within 1½ miles of Ban Ban head station then owned by Read more…

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Dandenong & the No Good Damper Inn c 1840’s – Vicinity of Dandenong Town Centre, VIC

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The flourishing city of Melbourne demanded huge supplies of lime, much of which was initially sourced from the Mornington Peninsula.  Lime was an essential ingredient with which to make the mortar that held the bricks of Melbourne’s buildings together as well as the render which coated the bricks.  Bullock teams would drag wagons loaded with bagged lime into the shallow waters of Port Read more…

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Historic Pier c 1859 – Nth End Harding St, Portarlington, Bellarine Peninsula, VIC

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Though little remains of the original pier of 1859, the location is exactly as it was back then. Interestingly, it was up until the year 1937 that steamers arrived daily to transport passengers and cargo across Port Phillip Bay.  The pier was integral to the town and the entire Bellarine Peninsula – it was the centre of the economic and recreational activities of Read more…

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The Era of the Steamer c 1850’s to 1930’s – Gippsland Lakes, VIC

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Steamers were the first relatively efficient form of transport – opening Gippsland to early explorers, settlers, miners, and later tourists – traversing the 400 square kilometres of waterways – as well as shipping to and from Melbourne, Tasmania, Sydney and so forth. Up until the early 19th Century, sail was the only form of propulsion for shipping – traversing the water Read more…

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Surveyor James Charles Burnett Monument c 1847 – Burnett Hwy, opposite Isis Hwy Intersection, Ban Ban Springs, QLD

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” . . . Other squatters followed until a large area of Burnett country was taken by men under the impression that the river was the Boyne of Oxley in 1823, and they remained in that belief until Surveyor Burnett in 1847 found that Oxley’s Boyne was 110 miles north of the Burnett.  Even to-day on the maps one of Read more…

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Burwood – 21 Coppin Gv, Hawthorn, Melbourne, VIC

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” . . . Several pretty spots lie within pleasant drives of Melbourne.  Heidelberg, of which I heard great eulogy, I only saw from a distance, but the situation must be very lovely, embosomed in swelling woods, undulations, with the Dandenong range of hills in the distance.  Kew, though so near the city, is (or was tolerably fresh and unspoiled, with some fine trees, on parklike ground, and Read more…

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Millers-Hotel

Historic ‘Calhoun’s Family Hotel’ c 1855 – 40 Newcombe St, Portarlington, VIC

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Located in Portarlington, Victoria, the Seaview Hotel was built c 1855 by Mr Duncan McKenzie. Argus (Melbourne, Vic) – 8 Jan 1881 The historic hotel is perfectly positioned on an elevated hillside, directly in line with, and overlooking the Portarlington Pier.  It enjoys the most outstanding and magnificent views of the pier, marina, Port Phillip Bay – all the way across to Melbourne in the distance. Portarlington’s Sea Read more…