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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Queen’s Bridge c 1889 – William St, Melbourne, VIC

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The location of ‘Queen’s Bridge’ in Melbourne occupies the most historically significant site of the city.  It represents the location which instilled hope, happiness, sheer excitement and elation – that would soon turn to heartbreak and tragedy – for the founder of Melbourne: ” . . . but pause long enough to reflect that it was probably about the Queen’s Bridge (earlier Read more…

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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church c 1850’s – 2 Merrick St, Stratford, VIC

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Category: Place of Worship, Community | Public Space, Historical POI's 1841-1860, Historical, and Site | Religious
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Excerpt from Stratford Plan – 15th May 1855 St. Patrick’s Catholic Church is located on the corner of McMillan and Merrick Streets in Stratford, Victoria.  The beautiful, historic Church sits high upon a hill, overlooking the stunning river flats of the Avon River, across to the mountains in the distance.  It is situate adjacent to the monument erected in honour of Angus Read more…

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Site of ‘Sandridge Pier’ c 1849 – Sth End Bay St, Port Melbourne, VIC

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The first pier to be built at ‘Sandridge’ (now known as Port Melbourne) dates way back to 1849: ” . . . In January, 1849, a jetty was commenced at Sandridge; and in a year was completed.  It was 400 feet long by 15 feet wide.  Its cost was about ,£1,000, and at high water the small steamers lay at the end Read more…

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McArdell’s Gap c 1857 – 6879 Sth Gippsland Hwy, Sale, VIC

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McArdell’s Gap is named after Philip McArdell, an American entrepreneur who, in 1857, built the first paddle steamer, on site, and specifically designed to meet the conditions of Gippsland’s lakes and rivers.  To facilitate his ship building enterprises, he built a slip which today resembles a densely vegetated strip of water extending inland from the river bank.  Whilst travelling along 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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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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Yan Yean Reservoir c 1853 | Melbourne’s First Dam – East End Reservoir Rd, Yan Yean, VIC

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Category: Historical POI's 1841-1860, Historical, Infrastructure | Landmark, Site | Infrastructure, and Weir | Dam Wall | Reservoir
Melbourne’s Yan Yean Reservoir was commenced just 18 years after John Batman embarked on his exploratory voyage to Port Phillip in mid 1835, and, upon siting the Yarra River, the infamous notation in his diary that stated ” . . . This will be the place for a village . . . ”  The location must have been breathtakingly beautiful: ” . . . To the new arrivals the 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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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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Lincoln’s Farm (formally Seaview Farm) c 1850’s – 50 Point Richards Rd, Portarlington, VIC

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Located some 3 km from the centre of the township of Portarlington in Victoria, this assembly of weatherboard buildings comprises stables, outbuildings, house and cheese factory – sadly now in a ruinous condition . . . However, some evidence demonstrating the various stages of development of the property and the additions to the buildings over the years, still remain. The main house features 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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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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Point Nepean Cemetery c 1854 – ‘Walter Pisterman Heritage Walk’, ‘Point Nepean National Park’, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Australian Town & Country Journal (Sydney) – 24 Oct 1906 Ironically, it is reported that the cemeteries associated with Melbourne’s first two quarantine stations were both located too close to shore, resulting in bodily remains becoming exposed due to erosion and hence, the necessary relocation. Following the emergency of the ‘Glen Huntly’ in 1840, the first quarantine station, which had been 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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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…