All Historical POI's 1861-1880

The following is a comprehensive list of Historical POI’s 1861-1880 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 1861-1880 incorporates historical Things to See, Points of Interest, Monuments, Memorials, Ruins, Artifacts, Plaques, Historic Sites, etc. that were established in Australia during the years 1861 to 1880, 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 1861-1880 is a Sub Category of Historical.



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Holy Trinity Anglican Church c 1868 – 14 McFarlane St, Stratford, Gippsland, VIC

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Anglican services began in the area of what was to become the township of Stratford, as early as 1845, when the Reverend EG Pryce held a service at W.O. Raymond’s Stratford Station. Three years later, the Reverend Francis Hales conducted a service “in the newly opened Shakespeare Hotel” during the morning of Sunday, 28th May 1848. The Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, was Read more…

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Natural Entrance | Once joining the Gippsland Lakes to Bass Strait – Ninety Mile Beach, Lakes Entrance, VIC

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Though the landscape has changed dramatically since the construction of the artificial Entrance linking the Gippsland Lakes to Bass Strait in 1889, historical accounts and records provide the tools to estimate the location of the intermittent and ever moving Natural Entrance that challenged shipping and transport between Gippsland and Melbourne in those early years of settlement. The Natural Entrance was situated between 4.5 to Read more…

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Matthew Flinders Lookout c 1799 – Dayman Park, Urangan, Hervey Bay, QLD

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A beautiful monument located on the edge of the escarpment overlooking Hervey Bay, at Dayman Park, Urangan, Queensland, celebrates the incredible skills of Matthew Flinders during his 1799 voyage developing maps of the newly discovered ‘Terra Australis’, as well as Lieutenant Joseph Dayman’s successful navigation of the challenging ‘Great Sandy Strait’. Excerpt – Map “New Holland & Asiatic Isles” for ‘Thomsons New Read more…

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Approximate Wreck Site – Clipper ‘Hurricane’ c 1869

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The Clipper ‘Hurricane’ was a 3 masted, iron sailing ship with raised decks.  She was one of the very first iron clippers to be built and also reported to be one of the fastest ships on the Australian run – completing the journey from England in around 80 to 90 days.  She was designed to carry both passengers and cargo. She Read more…

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RSL Hall c 1866 – 78 Tyers St, Stratford, Gippsland, VIC

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The Stratford RSL Sub Branch is a not-for-profit organisation which exists to provide for the well-being, care, compensation and commemoration of serving and ex-service defence force members, their families, their dependants and also, to support the community. Though this is reported to be a historic building of an approximate 1866 build date – details have proven to be totally elusive . . Read more…

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Pioneer Park c 1863 – Opposite 166 Churchill St, Childers, QLD

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‘Pioneer Park’ is a shady, beautifully manicured park, located just off the main road that runs through the beautiful township of Childers, in Queensland, designed to commemorate the first pioneers of the region. Meandering pathways through beautiful gardens, with seating provided on which to take it all in – it proves a very popular locale for a picnic with family and Read more…

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Portsea Pier c 1870’s – Nth End WE Newton Reserve, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Unlike many of the piers constructed along the bayside shores of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria which were fashioned to transport lime and wood to the infant Melbourne, the ‘Portsea Pier’ was built to provide access for the budding tourist trade during the 1870’s. The beautiful beaches of Portsea, whether it be the wild ocean back beach of Bass Strait or the relative Read more…

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Historic Avon Shire Council Building c 1860’s – 8 Merrick St, Stratford, Gippsland, VIC

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Wandering along Merrick Street, in Stratford, Victoria, one can’t help but notice this building that exhibits the unique architecture of the mid 1800’s. Look a little closer; and one can still clearly identify the signage “Avon Shire Council“. Gippsland Chronicle – Excerpt – 15 Aug 1866 The article to the left clearly confirms the existence of Council Chambers within the township of Stratford Read more…

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Gayndah State School c 1861 – 33 Meson St, Gayndah QLD

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‘Erected AD 1861’ Sitting on the elevated side of the road, within beautifully landscaped and maintained gardens, the ‘Gayndah State School‘ proudly displays the build date of this stunningly elegant, Victorian Rustic Gothic design, building.  It is a fine example of the beautiful proportions, and remarkable quality of workmanship, of the day. It is a real treasure for the township of Gayndah, ‘Queensland’s Oldest Read more…

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Approximate Site – Ford Family ‘Nepean Hotel’ c 1870 – Pt Nepean Rd near Fitzjohns Crt, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Driving into Portsea on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, the striking avenue of enormous Cypress Pines greets you – a wonderful haven on those hot Summer days  . . .  It is not until one digs very deep that one realises that they were planted by the very first settler – in the vicinity of the very first hotel, also built by this very first settler Read more…

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Primary School c 1878 – 106 Newcombe St, Portarlington, Bellarine Peninsula, VIC

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The first school in Portarlington opened on 20th October 1873 in the ‘Wesleyan Church‘ – with 73 pupils under Mr. Thomas Brown. Following a disparity with the church authorities in 1876, the school moved to the Temperance Hall. A new building was approved in 1878, with the site set north of Newcombe Street, being a portion of ‘Section 26, Township of Read more…

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Ideraway Homestead c 1870 – 79 Capper St, Gayndah, QLD

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The ‘Ideraway Run’ was procured by J.B. Reid in 1848.  The original site of the homestead was some 6.5 km from Gayndah, in Queensland’s Upper Burnett region – as indicated on the map below.  It is difficult to fathom how large these selections were, in a time of bullock, horse and cart . . . The Homestead is estimated at a build Read more…

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Approximate Wreck Site | SS ‘Formosa’ c 1869 – Bass Strait, off Portsea Back Beach, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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The SS ‘Formosa’ was a brand new iron-hulled coaster which was rigged as a three-masted schooner as well as a twin screw steamer.  She was nearing the end of her maiden voyage from Glasgow, Scotland to Melbourne, Australia, when she came to grief and was wrecked off Portsea back beach – approximately 3 to 4 km south-east of Point Nepean, on the 5th February 1869 Read more…

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Museum – former Wesleyan Methodist Church c 1873 – 14 Hobson St, Stratford, Gippsland, VIC

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Gippsland Times – Excerpt – 15 Apr 1873 The foundation stone of the historic Wesleyan Methodist Church situate in Stratford, Victoria, was laid by Mrs. George Little on the Friday, 11th April 1873 – with a specially purchased silver trowel.  It is believed that a container naming the Chief Stewards of the time, being “Mr George Little, Mr William Little and Read more…

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Gayndah Jockey Club Monument c 1861 – Nth End Warton St, Gayndah, QLD

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Gayndah, in Queensland, is claimed to be ‘Queensland’s Oldest Town’.  The Archer Brothers first lead their bullock team across the Burnett River in the May of 1848.  Within four years, a town was born, and the first race meeting held. Horse racing was a favourite past-time in those early pioneering days.  This monument pays tribute to the establishment of the sport in Queensland, 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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Gayndah Racecourse c 1863 – Fisher Ave, Gayndah, QLD

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Horse racing in Gayndah, Queensland, was established soon after the Archer Brothers lead the first bullock team across the Burnett River in the May of 1848 – this crossing place was to blossom into the town of Gayndah. The very first racecourse is purported to have run between two Gayndah hotels:  the ‘Burnett Arms’ and the ‘Corinth Arms’, which were situated some Read more…

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Coppin’s Lookout (formerly Mt Coppin Rotunda) c 1870’s – Sth End Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Approaching Sorrento’s breathtakingly beautiful surf beach, or ‘Back Beach’ as it is most commonly referred to, one of the features that strikes you upon the approach is the beautiful lookout set high above . . . The views bestowed on the way to, and, from ‘Coppin’s Lookout’ itself are spectacular !!!  The ruggedness of the coastline stretching along Bass Strait, the surf, the ocean, Read more…

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Shipwrecked – ‘Trinculo’ c 1879 & PS ‘Paynesville’ c 1881 – Opposite 772 Shoreline Dr, Golden Beach, VIC

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The Wreck of the ‘Trinculo’ c 1935 The long, sandy shores of the Ninety Mile Beach located in Victoria, Australia, posed massive challenges to early shipping, as there simply was nowhere to shelter, especially when those gale force winds would whip up, leaving the sail and steam vessels open to the elements and at the mercy of the sea . . . Read more…

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King of Wakka Wakka Monument c 1870 – Fisher Ave, Gayndah, QLD

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Situate at the ‘Federation Drive’ Entrance to the historic ‘Gayndah Racecourse‘ in Gayndah, Queensland, is a memorial reminding us of the traditional inhabitants of the land, before European occupation, that reads: “Paddy was the only recognised King of the Wakka Wakka People. He was buried in this vicinity Circa 1870″ Aborigines have been resident in Australia for tens of thousands of Read more…