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1 Lara Heritage Review Phase 2 Heritage Citations Volume 3 Prepared By Dr David Rowe, Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs, Architect & Heritage Consultant August 2013

2 Lara Heritage Review Phase 2 HERITAGE CITATIONS VOLUME THREE Commissioned & Funded by City of Greater Geelong Prepared By Dr David Rowe, Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant Support Staff: Pam Jennings, Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd August 2013 Cover Photo: Sixways, Lara, looking north east, n.d. [c.1909]. Source: I. Wynd, So Fine a Country, p.160.

3 Lara Heritage Review Phase 2, August 2013 Contents & Summary TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ii Citations of Heritage Places Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant i

4 Lara Heritage Review Phase 2, August 2013 Contents & Summary Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction The City of Greater Geelong commissioned Dr David Rowe, Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd and Wendy Jacobs, Architect and Heritage Consultant, to undertake phase 2 of the Lara Heritage Review on 9 October Pam Jennings of Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd has provided research support. A draft of the project was provided to the Council in February 2013 and it was informally exhibited for public comment between 28 May 2013 and 19 July This volume (Volume 3) consists of the Heritage Citations for each of the heritage places assessed as part of the phase 2 study where they have been considered to meet the relevant significance thresholds and criteria. Heritage Overlay maps prepared by the City of Greater Geelong accompany each assessment. Volume 1 of the study (Report) provides details about the methodology, significance assessment, criteria and thresholds adopted and also gives recommendations for implementing the study results. A list of the heritage places where heritage citations have been prepared is provided in Section 3 of Volume 1. Volume 2 of the project is a Thematic Environmental History. Although not part of the project brief, the History was prepared to give a more specific historical context for the assessment of heritage places identified in the Lara Heritage Review phase 1 (July 2012) by RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants. Heritage Places 3.1 Introduction Of the places considered in this study, 24 of the 41 have been assessed as having local significance and warranting inclusion as individual heritage overlays in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. Another three places are identified as warranting inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Inventory, with five ruins already on the Victorian Heritage Inventory having updated assessments. Overall, a total of 32 heritage citations have been prepared. Two citations have included places that had multiple citations in the Outer Areas Heritage Study (the Avenue of Honour and Memorial Gates and Fencing, the Wesleyan Chapel buildings at 1B Flinders Avenue and Laurence Park cottage and stables, 125 Buckingham Street, being included as single citations respectively). An illustrated list of all places in the Heritage Review is given as Appendix Places of Local Significance The following is the list of places of local significance warranting inclusion as heritage overlays in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. These places are considered to meet the relevant significance criteria and thresholds, and are especially associated with historic themes outlined in the Thematic Environmental History. Anakie 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie House (Site 36). 450 Staceys Road, Anakie Roselea (Site 54). Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant ii

5 Lara Heritage Review Phase 2, August 2013 Contents & Summary Lara 125 Buckingham Street, Lara Laurence Park (Sites 42 & 43). 29 Curletts Road, Lara Holy Trinity Church of England Tower & Lintel Stone (Site 4). 85 Curletts Road, Lara Cottage (Site 5). 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Pioneers Memorial Cairn (Site 8). 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Lara Uniting Church Complex (Sites 7 & 9). 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara The Pines (Site 12) Forest Road South, Lara Limella Cottage (Site 18). 51 Forest Road South, Lara Cottage (Site 19) Forest Road South, Lara Lake Bank Hotel (Site 20). 155 Forest Road South, Lara Clover Hill (Site 21). 80 Gebbies Road, Lara Cottage Complex (Site 47). 30 Hicks Street, Lara Cottage & Dairy Outbuilding (Site 24). 295 Patullos Road, Lara Lochnaben (Site 52). 170 Peak School Road, Lara Tallaranie Homestead (Site 26). 8 Rennie Street, Lara Former Shire Engineer s Residence (Site 28). Cnr Walker & Rennie Streets, Lara Bills Trough (Site 56). Walkers Road, Lara Avenues of Honour, Cypresses & Memorial Gates & Fencing (Sites 31 & 32). 14 Walkers Road, Lara Waverley (Site 33). 11 Waverley Road, Lara Lara Community Centre (former Presbyterian Church) (Site 34). 10 Windermere Road, Lara Glenoe (Site 35). Little River 25 Branch Road, Little River Former Duck Ponds Parsonage & School (Site 2). Lovely Banks 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks Kia Ora (Site 53). 3.3 Ruinous Places Ruins for the Victorian Heritage Inventory The following ruins are especially associated with historic themes outlined in the Thematic Environmental History and should be included on the Victorian Heritage Inventory: 220 Hams Lane, Anakie Lara Hill House & Outbuilding Ruins (Site 38). 60 Branch Road, Lara Cottage Ruins (Site 3). 270 Peak School Road, Lara Dairy Ruin (Site 25) Ruins already included on the Victorian Heritage Inventory The following ruins are already included on the Victorian Heritage Inventory. Updated heritage assessments have been completed and the Inventory could be refreshed to reflect the updates: 25 Blairs Road, Lara Ruins (formerly Blairgowrie) (Site 39). 105 Blairs Road, Lara Lime Burning Site (Site 41). 130 Branch Road, Lara Cottage Ruins (Site 13). 120 Duggans Road, Lara House & Outbuilding Ruins (Site 44). 370 Windermere Road, Lara Ruins (Site 40). Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant iii

6 Lara Heritage Review Phase 2, August 2013 Contents & Summary 4.0 Assessment of Significance 4.1 Basis of Assessment Criteria The Lara Heritage Review Phase 2 has been prepared in accordance with the VPP Practice Note 01: Applying the Heritage Overlay (revised September 2012) (Appendix 6.04). The Practice Note states: The heritage process leading to the identification of the place needs to clearly justify the significance of the place as a basis for its inclusion in the Heritage Overlay. The documentation for each place shall include a statement of significance that clearly establishes the importance of the place and addresses the heritage criteria. The following heritage criteria listed in the Practice Note were adopted as part of the assessment of heritage places in the Lara Heritage Review: Criterion A: Importance to the course or pattern of our cultural or natural history (historical significance). Criterion B: Possession of uncommon rare or endangered aspects of our cultural or natural history (rarity). Criterion C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of our cultural or natural history (research potential). Criterion D: Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places or environments (representativeness). Criterion E: Importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics (aesthetic significance). Criterion F: Importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period (technical significance). Criterion G: Strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. This includes the significance of a place to Indigenous peoples as part of their continuing and developing cultural traditions (social significance). Criterion H: Special association with the life or works of a person, or group of persons, of importance in our history (associative significance). In addition, the more detailed Assessment Criteria adopted by the Australian Heritage Commission for the Register of the National Estate (which has formed the basis to the criteria outlined in the Practice Note) have formed a foundation to the heritage assessment, 1 as has the principles of the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter. 4.2 Significance, Condition & Integrity Levels and Thresholds In addition to the recognition of the heritage values of the Burra Charter and the assessment criteria outlined in the VPP Practice Note, significance, condition and integrity thresholds were also prepared to determine the level of significance for each heritage place and whether they warranted a heritage overlay. In relation to significance thresholds, the Practice Note states: 1 The use of the more detailed Australian Heritage Commission Criteria is considered to be valid, given that the VPP Practice Note: Applying the Heritage Overlay (revised September 2012) states: The adoption of the above [2012] criteria does not diminish heritage assessment work undertaken before 2012 using older versions of criteria. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant iv

7 Lara Heritage Review Phase 2, August 2013 Contents & Summary The thresholds to be applied in the assessment of significance shall be State Significance and Local Significance. Local Significance includes those places that are important to a particular community or locality Condition Thresholds Excellent Condition (no deterioration of fabric noticeable). Good Condition (minor deterioration of fabric noticeable). Fair Condition (deterioration of fabric noticeable). Poor Condition (deterioration of fabric very noticeable, with possible structural deterioration as well). Ruins (small elements of original character & appearance only identified through remaining building ruins). Integrity Thresholds Thresholds Substantially Intact (either completely intact or a small number minor modifications noticeable). Moderately Intact (original character & appearance clearly discernible, but a number of minor modifications noticeable). Altered (original character & appearance discernible but alterations to some original fabric such as doors and window openings and verandah noticeable). Substantially Altered/Low Integrity (original character & appearance only partly discernible multiple changes noticeable to the exterior). Ruinous (ruinous fabric surviving only). Building Fabric The integrity of places (when viewed from the public realm) may include to varying degrees the following such that the place is discernible to its creation date (or creation dates): Overall form & composition. Construction materials. Building details. Verandahs. Visible windows and doors. Front Fencing Outbuildings The integrity of landscaped settings, spaces and views may also have been considered. Additions Places with additions may continue to have significance if: The additions have been identified as contributing to the significance of the building or place (the additions being significant). The additions have no significance but are recessive and do not dominate over the building. Relocated Places Relocated places may also have significance if they have direct associations to specific historical themes identified in the Thematic Environmental History. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant v

8 Site 36 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : House 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Fair Integrity Moderately Intact - Altered Photograph Date 23 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the dwelling and a curtilage of 10 m. Opportunities are available to reconstruct the front window under the verandah and the front window in the rear hipped wing with single or paired timber framed double hung windows. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie, has significance as an historical legacy of the Elcho Estate subdivision of 1903 and the revival of successful farming during the Federation era. The early owner, Richard Wisely, established a noteworthy wheat farm on the property from and the existing dwelling appears to have been built for Richard and Martha Wisely in The significant fabric includes the asymmetrical composition and single storey height, main hipped roof form and the projecting minor gable at the front, return broken back verandah, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, corrugated sheet metal roof cladding, rendered and strapped chimneys with terra cotta pots, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

9 PLACE NAME : House ADDRESS : 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie Site 36 paired timber framed double hung windows in the front gable, decorative gable infill (strapping and panelling) and the timber verandah posts, fretwork valances and brackets. The dwelling has experienced some alterations and additions, but the early Federation era design is discernible. The dwelling appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the aerial and pictometry imagery. The historical significance is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. How is it Significant? The dwelling 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road is historically significant for its associations with the subdivision of Elcho Estate in 1903 and the subsequent early successful wheat farming developments of Richard and Martha Wisely from (Criteria A & H). It is a surviving historical legacy of the once numerous allotments and farms made available in the area as a result of the Elcho Estate subdivision. A predominantly intact Federation dwelling associated with the Elcho Estate subdivision is "Lochnaben", 295 Patullos Road, built in 1905 for the Richmond brothers. The substantially altered Federation styled dwelling at 95 Hams Lane, first owned from by the Deppler brothers, is also associated with the Elcho Estate subdivision. The significance of the dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. DESCRIPTION: The dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie, is set on a substantial allotment within a rural, farmland landscape. It is set back a considerable distance from the Bacchus Marsh Road. Immediately adjacent to the front, north-east corner of the house are some mature pine and other trees, with additional large trees located beyond the north-west corner of the dwelling. At the rear are at least three outbuildings nearby the dwelling, with further outlying structures and fenced-off pens to the west. The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation styled dwelling is characterised by a main hipped roof form, together with a minor projecting gable at the front (east) and a return broken back verandah. This verandah connects to a hipped roof wing at the rear. This rear wing appears to be an alteration and addition to an original gable wing that probably was similar in projection, scale and construction to the front gable. Other early features of the design include the rendered and strapped chimneys with terra cotta pots, paired timber framed double hung windows in the front gable, decorative gable infill (strapping and panelling) and the timber verandah posts, fretwork valances and brackets. The green painted galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding may have replaced earlier cladding of the same material. The front aluminium framed window under the verandah, together with the front (east) window opening in the projecting hipped wing at the rear have been introduced, as has the fencing immediately adjacent to the dwelling. HISTORY: The property at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road was originally part of the Elcho Homestead estate, first established by John and Elizabeth Galletly in At this time, Elcho Homestead comprised 4000 acres. On 1 October 1903, 3118 acres of the Elcho Estate was subdivided into 24 allotments. It appears that Richard Wisely, a wheat farmer from Birchip, purchased allotment 21 of the Elcho Estate in Totalling 171 acres, the land at this time was under crop. Richard Wisely was born at Batesford in He married Martha Ann Dick in Before settling at Lara, Wisely had relocated to Birchip, where he was a wheat farmer. At Lara, it seems that Wisely had the existing timber dwelling constructed in In 1909, the Bacchus Marsh Express reported that Wisely Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

10 PLACE NAME : House ADDRESS : 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie Site 36 had purchased an additional 187 acres of the Elcho Estate from Messrs. C.G. and R.E. McRae. The additional land enabled Wisely to increase his wheat cropping, the success of which was reported in The Leader newspaper in 1916: "The average of the farmers in the Lara district is up to a very good standard in the working of their land. This is shown in the continued fertility of the older farms lying outside of the Fairbairn [Wooloomanata] subdivision... The older settler did not consider the district suitable for wheat, but Mr. Wisley [sic.], from the mallee, has attracted attention by the growth of a very fine crop of Federation wheat last year." Richard and Martha Wisely continued to farm the land at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road until , when the property was sold to Arthur Johnson, farmer. It appears that Richard and Martha Wisely relocated to 14 Drumcondra Avenue, Drumcondra, as this was the address published on the death of Richard in Martha Wisely passed away at the residence of her son in-law, J.A.D. Williams at Mont Albert in At 785 Bacchus Marsh, the house and land was owned by Gordon and Emma Coombes, farmers, by They leased it to Alexander Moodie until , when they took up occupation of the farm themselves. The Coombes lived there until the property was sold to Mr Guthrie, farmer, of Corriedale Pty Ltd, in c William McErvale occupied the farm at this time. In 1951, Robert and Elizabeth Boyce, farmers were recorded as the owners, with Noel V. Hazel listed as the occupier. COMPARATIVE: Historically, the subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho, Wooloomanata and Marathon to the north and west of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. A predominantly intact Federation era dwelling associated with the Elcho Estate subdivision is "Lochnaben", 295 Patullos Road, built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding. Other physical legacies of the Elcho Estate subdivision include the Deppler brothers' property at 95 Hams Lane, first established in The existing Federation dwelling may have been relocated on the site in c.1911 and it has since been substantially altered. Architecturally, the dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road is one of small number of surviving weatherboard Federation and Edwardian styled dwellings in the rural outskirts of the Lara township. Most other examples are of similar design, having a main hipped roof and projecting minor gabled wings at the front and side linked by a return verandah. These other examples include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in for Frederick and Janet Smith; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, built in for the Leigh brothers; "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, built in 1906 for Hugh Sutherland (for his son, John Sutherland); "Tallaranie Homestead" at 170 Peak School Road, built in 1907 for Charles Shannon (for his son, Archibald Shannon); and "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road (as previously outlined). Like "Glenoe", "Tallaranie Homestead" and "Kia Ora", the dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road has experienced some alterations and additions but the original Federation design is discernible. It is therefore an altered example of its type in the rural Lara area. REFERENCES: Elcho Estate subdivision plan, 1 October, 1903, Geelong Heritage Centre. Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , , , , , , 1936, 1945, Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, The Leader, 26 August 1916, p.6. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

11 Site 36 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : House 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie The Argus, 6 March 1909, p.20. The Bacchus Marsh Express, 6 March 1909, p.2. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for Richard Wisely', December 2012, sourcing Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Indexes and Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. Elcho Estate Subdivision Plan, 1 October Source: Geelong Heritage Centre. See the Thematic History for an enlarged image. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

12 Bacchus Marsh Rd Staceys Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - November 2007) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 785 BACCHUS MARSH RD ANAKIE M ±

13 Site 38 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Lara Hill House & Outbuilding Ruins 220 Hams Lane, Anakie Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Condition Ruins Integrity Ruinous Photograph Date 31 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The "Lara Hill" ruins, 220 Hams Lane, Anakie, have significance as an historical legacy of the Wooloomanata Estate subdivision of 1904 and the subsequent successful establishment of a pure breed merino sheep farm by Hedley W. and Fanny L. Ham. In addition to the ruinous stone outbuildings, there appears to be considerable archaeological potential at the location of the former "Lara House" dwelling, garden remains and the numerous scattered artefacts around the house site and scattered for up to 50m from the house location down the hill. The "Lara Hill" house was built in 1907 to a design by the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

14 PLACE NAME : Lara Hill House & Outbuilding Ruins ADDRESS : 220 Hams Lane, Anakie Site 38 How is it Significant? The "Lara Hill" ruins at 220 Hams Lane, Anakie, are historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The "Lara Hill" ruins at 220 Hams Lane are historically significant for their associations with the subdivision of the Wooloomanata Estate in 1904 and the subsequent early successful development of pure breed merino sheep farm by Hedley and Fanny Ham (Criteria A & H). The more intact physical legacy of the Wooloomanata Estate subdivision is "Tallaranie Homestead" at 270 Peak School Road, Lara, the Federation styled dwelling also having been designed by the architects, Laird and Barlow. It was built in 1907 for Archibald Shannon. DESCRIPTION: Taken from Dr V. Clark (28 Sept 2000) for Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', These ruins are located in the middle of a paddock at the end of Hams Lane, to the north. A complex of structures, including a house, outbuilding, and remains of garden beds and paths, sheds and other features. Only foundations remain of the house itself. These are heavily overgrown. The foundations are of uncoursed bluestone blocks and fieldstones, in a lime mortar. The house itself may have been of timber. There were sub-floor stone piers, to support internal walls, and a stone fireplace at one end of the structure. A garden surrounded this structure, with garden paths and a concrete paved area. To the west is an intact, three-roomed structure. This has been constructed of random masonry, using small basalt field stones set in lime mortar. The door and window surrounds are of hand-made brick. The rooms are not connected internally, each being accessed by a door on the east side. The central and northern rooms have timber floors and are approached by bluestone steps on the exterior. The central room has a fireplace. The southern room is partially open on the east side; it has a stone slab floor and a brick chimney/flue in one corner. It may have served as a laundry. To the west of this building is a dry stone wall and traces of several outbuildings. There was at least one cesspit to the south of the house. The style of construction of the standing structure here is unusual and is identical to the neighbouring farm outbuilding ruins. Stables, consisting of a three-sided stone and brick structure. Walls are of random stone construction, using small basalt field stones, set in lime mortar. The door and window sills, lintels and jambs are of hand-made brick. Attached to the open side is a timber and galvanised iron structure, open along the north side. Posts are rough-hewn. The floor is stone paved. To the north is a second structure, of identical construction (using random masonry and brick). It consists of a single room, with a wide doorway in the north wall. The south wall has either collapsed or was completely open. Just to the west of this structure is a large, circular cistern or well. Between the two structures are traces of stone walls (possibly animal pens), wooden posts and a stone lined, cobbled pathway. HISTORY: The site at 220 Hams Lane, Anakie, originally formed portion 196 in the Parish of Moranghurk, first owned by J.E. Bates from 6 March The land was subsequently acquired by F.W. Armytage and amalgamated as part of this substantial Wooloomanata Homestead. In 1904, 3000 acres of Armytage's land was made available for purchase at the Lara Hall, known as the Wooloomanata Estate. Lots 9 and 10, comprising 78 acres and 2 roods each, were purchased by Hedley W. Ham, former station manager of Windermere Homestead (Lara House/Pirra). He subsequently set about establishing a sheep Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

15 PLACE NAME : Lara Hill House & Outbuilding Ruins ADDRESS : 220 Hams Lane, Anakie Site 38 farm on the property. In 1907, he engaged the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow, to design a timber dwelling. This six-roomed house, known as Lara Hill, was a Late Victorian styled weatherboard house with a hipped roof, two tall brick chimneys, and a bullnosed verandah at the front. Stone and timber outbuildings were also constructed, including a wash-house, men s bedrooms, stables, chaff room with engine and cutter, workshop, blacksmith s shop, horse, cattle and sheep yards, implement and wool shed, sheep shed, cow sheds, and buggy shed. In , it appears that the property was managed and occupied by Sydney Gibbons for H.W. Ham. However, Hedley Ham had returned to the property by 1916, as his success in breeding pure blood merino sheep was reported in The Leader newspaper at this time. Hedley and his wife, Fanny, continued to reside at "Lara Hill" until the property was auctioned on 13 September The property, then consisting of 329 acres, was advertised for sale by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, auctioneers. The farm was purchased by Colonel Bertram A. Beor, grazier, and he owned and occupied the property until at least the mid 1930s. In 1945 and again in 1951, the owner was recorded as the Lara Hill Estate, with notices to the Union Trustees, Melbourne. The "Lara Hill' house was destroyed in later years. COMPARATIVE: Historically, the subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho, Wooloomanata and Marathon to the north and west of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. A more intact example of a Federation era farm associated with the Wooloomanata Estate subdivision of 1904 is "Tallaranie Homestead", 170 Peak School Road. This property was first established by Archibald Shannon (and apparently funded by his father, Charles Shannon), with the surviving timber dwelling having been designed by the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow, in December REFERENCES: The Bacchus Marsh Express, 8 October 1904, p.3. Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1951, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Lara Hill auction notice, 13 September, 1923, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Laird and Barlow, architects, Contractors' Book, March 1907, p.155, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. The Leader, 26 August 1916, p.6. "Lara Hill" outbuilding ruins, "Lara Hill" outbuilding ruins, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

16 PLACE NAME : Lara Hill House & Outbuilding Ruins ADDRESS : 220 Hams Lane, Anakie Site 38 "Lara Hill" house, Source: Lara Hill auction notice, 13 September, 1923, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Merino sheep at "Lara Hill", Source: Lara Hill auction notice, 13 September, 1923, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. "Lara Hill" ruins, Source: V. Clark. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

17 Site 54 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Roselea 450 Staceys Road, Anakie Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Fair Integrity Moderately Intact Photograph Date 28 November 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the "Roselea" dwelling and immediate curtilage of the homestead garden and land to the Staceys Road boundary, as well as the land including the rear gabled outbuilding close to the rear of the dwelling. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, Anakie, has significance as an historical legacy of the well-known and successful mixed farming enterprise established by the Leigh brothers from 1911 as a result of the Marathon Estate subdivision, and as a moderately intact example of the small number of Federation styled dwellings in the Lara area. The property was developed by Albert, Frederick and Rowland Leigh, farmers of Ceres, with the Federation styled dwelling constructed in 1913 as a home of the newly married couple, Frederick Leigh and his wife, Ethel. The success of the mixed farm at "Roselea" was reported in the local and Melbourne press from 1916 and in addition, Frederick and Ethel contributed much to community life. Although the metal wall cladding has been introduced at "Roselea", the original Federation design qualities are clearly discernible. They include the asymmetrical composition, prominent, steeply-pitched hipped Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

18 PLACE NAME : Roselea ADDRESS : 450 Staceys Road, Anakie Site 54 roof and projecting minor gabled wings at the front and side linked by a return verandah formed under the main roof, lapped and red painted galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, face brick chimneys, modest eaves, timber verandah posts and fretwork valances, timber framed doorway with sidelight, timber framed double hung windows and the bracketed timber window hood at the front. Overall, the dwelling appears to be in fair condition and of moderate integrity when viewed from the road. The small gabled outbuilding immediately at the rear of the dwelling also contributes to the significance of the place. How is it Significant? "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, Anakie, is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road is historically significant for its associations with the Leigh brothers of Ceres, and particularly Frederick Leigh and his wife, Ethel, who established a highly successful mixed farm from 1911 (Criteria A & H). The success of both the cropping and sheep grazing at "Roselea" was reported in the local and Melbourne press from the early 20th century. In 1913, the existing timber Federation styled dwelling was constructed for the newly married Frederick and Ethel Leigh. They contributed much to local community life, including Frederick being a Councillor with the Corio Shire Council between 1924 and "Roselea" is also a surviving historical legacy of newly created farms made available in the area during the Federation era as a result of the Marathon Estate subdivision of "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road is architecturally significant as a moderately intact example of the Federation style in Lara (Criterion D). It demonstrates several original design qualities of the Federation style and it is one of the more intact of a small number of surviving Federation styled houses in the Lara area. DESCRIPTION: "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, Anakie, is set on a substantial rural estate. The dwelling has a large frontage to Staceys Road, comprising an open paddock between the homestead garden and the road. The homestead garden is fenced off with post and wire fencing, although there is little vegetation surviving at the front. Mature cypress and other exotic trees are located to the rear (north) and west of the dwelling. The property is accessed by a long gravelled drive to the east of the dwelling, defined by stands of golden cypress trees. Immediately to the rear of the dwelling is a small gabled outbuilding (possibly an early laundry or dairy outbuilding), with another outbuilding nearby. There are at least 5 outbuildings in the rear yard, with the gabled and skillion timber weatherboard building to the north-east of the dwelling possibly being early. On site investigations would need to confirm the provenance of the outbuildings. "Roselea" is a single storey, asymmetrical, Federation styled dwelling having a prominent, steeply-pitched hipped roof and projecting minor gabled wings at the front and side linked by a return verandah formed under the main roof. A minor elongated roof projects at the rear where there are also skillion verandahs. These roof forms are clad in lapped, red-painted galvanised corrugated steel. Two early face brick chimneys adorn the roofline. Modest overhangs are features of the eaves. It would appear that the dwelling has been clad in introduced metal wall sheeting to simulate the previous timber weatherboard construction. The early gable infill also appears to have been replaced with the existing vertical strapping. There also seem to have been some alterations to the eave on the west side. Other features of the design include the timber verandah posts and fretwork valances, timber framed doorway with sidelight, timber framed double hung windows and the bracketed timber window hood at the front. The window hoods on the west side may have been introduced. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

19 PLACE NAME : Roselea ADDRESS : 450 Staceys Road, Anakie Site 54 HISTORY: The property at 450 Staceys Road, Anakie, was originally part of the landholdings of Robert Edols, the existing dwelling being located over allotments 83 and 84 in the Parish of Yowang. The land subsequently formed part of the vast Marathon Homestead established by John Gray in the early 1860s. Marathon was later owned by several notable Victorian pastoralists, including Robert Officer and Sir Samuel Wilson. In 1888, when owned by Wilson, Marathon comprised 14,396 acres. In 1911, Sir Samuel Wilson sold the Marathon Estate to Messrs Fell and McNamara. They subdivided the large estate into farm areas, with a total of 3269 acres having been sold in four allotments by 4 March On 13 May 1911, Frederick, Albert and Rowland Leigh of Ceres purchased 612 acres of the Marathon Estate at per acre. A hut was built on the property by W.L. Walter and Horace Leigh for the Leigh brothers to live in. This was the beginning of the "Roselea" farm. Albert ( ), Rowland ( ) and Frederick ( ) Leigh were all born at Ceres, three of six children to Henry and Sarah Leigh of "Fairley". Their grandfather, John Leigh ( ) was a native of Devonshire and a pioneer farmer of the Barrabool Hills where he settled in He later built "Prospect" homestead at Ceres in It was at "Prospect" where the Leigh brothers developed their skills as farmers and after their father's death in 1897 they also conducted chaff cutting around the Barrabool Hills. As there was great demand for hay during the Boer War, they purchased a hay press. In 1907, the Leigh brothers purchased unimproved land at Winchelsea where they built a hut. This farm was sold in On 3 July 1913, Frederick Leigh married Ethel Florence Heard. This appears to have been the impetus for the construction of the timber Federation styled dwelling at "Roselea". While Frederick and Ethel Leigh resided at the property, it continued to be jointly owned by the Leigh brothers, until Albert's interest was purchased by Frederick and Rowland and then in 1926, Rowland's interest was acquired by Frederick and Ethel. The farming skills acquired by the Leigh brothers brought success to the mixed farm at "Roselea". The land was gradually developed with the subdivision of paddocks, clearing of stone, erection of farm buildings and the planting of crops. Just five years after the property had been acquired, The Leader newspaper gave a glowing report of the Leigh brothers farm in 1916: "The average of the farmers in the Lara district is up to a very good standard in the working of their land. This is shown in the continued fertility of the older farms lying outside of the Fairbairn (Lara Estate) subdivision. The Lee [sic. - Leigh] Brothers reflect credit upon their training, obtained originally on the Barrabool Hills. Their proportion of grain cultivation for market over and above that provided for their sheep grazing is larger than the average, and the quality of their work is indicated by their yields of oats, running to averages of from 35 to 45 bushels per acre, and their Cape barley from 30 to 35 respectively." Such glowing reports continued in the local and Melbourne newspapers in the ensuing years. In 1923, the Leigh brothers also gained first prize for the best mixed farm by the Geelong Agricultural Society. Frederick and Ethel Leigh also contributed much to local community life. They were involve in church affairs and Frederick was a Councillor with the Corio Shire Council for 24 years between 1924 and According to Cliff Grills, Frederick "was quick witted, a capable speaker and a respected member of the Council." Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

20 PLACE NAME : Roselea ADDRESS : 450 Staceys Road, Anakie Site 54 From 1946, Frederick and Ethel sold "Roselea" and retired to Barwon Heads. Ethel Leigh died in 1960 and Frederick Leigh in the following year, Between 1946 and 1951, "Roselea" was owned by J.F. Guthrie of Corriedale Pty Ltd. In 1951, Throughout the 1950s, Peter Leslie Wilson appears to have been the owner and the property occupied by Donald Alan Butcher (although the Sands and McDougall Directory for Victoria for 1956 records Frederick Leigh as the occupier). By 1970, the property was owned and occupied by Stewart Douglas. It was during the ownership of Mr and Mrs Douglas when the exterior metal wall sheeting was introduced to the dwelling and the garden was established. Most of the cypress trees were planted by Max Gillett in subsequent years. COMPARISON: Architecturally,"Roselea" is one of a small number of surviving weatherboard Federation styled dwellings in the Lara area. Other examples include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in ; the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisely; "Tallaranie" at 170 Peak School Road, built in 1907 for Charles Shannon (for his son, Archibald Shannon); "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding, "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, built in 1906 for Hugh Sutherland (for his son, John Sutherland) and "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road built in c for David Walker, of the Waverley Lime Company, and the former Shire Engineer's residence at 8 Rennie Street, built in 1911 for the Corio Shire Council. Although the metal wall cladding has been introduced at "Roselea", it represents one of the more intact examples of the Federation style in the Lara area, along with "Lochaben", "Waverley" and the former Shire Engineer's residence. Historically, the subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho Wooloomanata and Marathon to the north and west of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. "Roselea" represents a surviving example of a Federation era farm associated with the Marathon Estate subdivision of REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1951, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. D. Gillett to J. Chalmers, City of Greater Geelong, 8 July Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll: Sutherland and/or Geelong North subdivision, 1970, A. Willingham, Geelong Region Buildings and Objects Study, vol.1, Geelong Regional Commission, Geelong, 1986, sheets 65 & 112. A. Sutherland (ed.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird and Co., Melbourne, 1888, vol. 2, p.149. The Leader, 26 August 1916, p.6. Yowang Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: A History of the Shire of Corio, Corio Shire, 1981, p.216, 273. C.T. Grills, Bradworthy to the Barrabool Hills: the history of the Walter family, C.T. Grills, Geelong, n.d., pp D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

21 PLACE NAME : Roselea ADDRESS : 450 Staceys Road, Anakie Site 54 "Roselea" from Staceys Road, showing rear outbuildings, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

22 Staceys Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 450 STACEYS RD LARA M ±

23 Site 25 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Dairy Ruin 270 Peak School Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Condition Ruins Integrity Ruinous Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road, Lara, has significance as an historical legacy of the Lara Estate subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead in 1907 (as a result of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904). The successful applicant for the newly subdivided land was Adolph Henry Schwartz, farmer, who acquired 224 acres. The surviving stone dairy ruins appear to have been built in How is it Significant? The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road, Lara, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

24 PLACE NAME : Dairy Ruin ADDRESS : 270 Peak School Road, Lara Site 25 Why is it Significant? The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road is historically significant for its associations with the subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead as the Lara Estate in 1907, a consequence of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904 (Criteria A & H). It is a surviving remnant of the numerous allotments and farms made available in the area as a result of the Lara Estate subdivision, the other more intact examples being 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue and 'Glenoe' at 10 Windermere Road. DESCRIPTION: The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road consists of an unpainted, random rubble bluestone building with simple gable ends that once formed part of the gable roof. There are some rudimentary window and door openings in the walls. HISTORY: The 270 Peak School Road, Lara, originally formed part of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead first established in 1863 and enlarged between 1867 and Windermere Homestead eventually comprised 8300 acres. In 1904, the Closer Settlement Act enabled land to be acquired for the purpose of transforming large estates into closely settled agricultural communities. The repurchased land was made available as farm allotments, agricultural labourers allotments and workmen s home allotments to accepted applicants under certain conditions. The Closer Settlement Act included the establishment of the Lands Purchase and Management Board in 1905 to administer the Act. The Board was authorised to dispose of land previously acquired. It allocated land to applicants under purchase lease conditions which required lessees to fence the land, destroy vermin and noxious weeds and to make other improvements. In 1907, the Windermere landholdings (later known as Pirra) of George Fairbairn were sold to the Government for Closer Settlement, with the vast outlying grazing land being subdivided and offered for sale as the Lara Estate. Immediately prior to the sale, the Weekly Times published the following: "The Lara Estate, which was purchased by the Government some time ago for the purposes of closer settlement, and is now open to application, is illustrated in this issue. The area of land available is about 8,300 acres. It is situated between Lara and Little River railway stations, on the west side of the railway line, and the nearest points are within a mile of both stations. The soil consists of chocolate, black, grey and light sandy loam, and the bulk of it is easily worked. Good crops have been grown on the estate. Most of the land is level, and is suitable for irrigation. A considerable area of the property can be watered from the Little River. A survey has been made and a small channel which was constructed as a trial was successful in carrying the water for several miles. The rainfall is generally enough for all purposes, the yearly average being about 24 inches. The nearest point of the estate is nine miles from Geelong, and it is from 30 to 36 miles from Melbourne. The estate is divided into 35 allotments, ranging from 70 acres to 448 acres, and in value from 550 to Two valuable homestead allotments are included, both of which are well improved." Adolph Henry Schwartz ( ) acquired 224 acres and 26 perches from the Lara Estate subdivision (comprising allotment 1 of Section C) in It would appear that he constructed a dwelling and the surviving stone dairy ruins at this time. In 1923, the property was sold to Ralph B. Orrell, farmer, but by 1936 the farm was owned by Henry Howard, farmer. He owned the property until at least the 1940s, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

25 PLACE NAME : Dairy Ruin ADDRESS : 270 Peak School Road, Lara Site 25 although throughout the 1950s Katherine Howard was recorded as the occupier. COMPARATIVE: Historically, the Closer Settlement and other subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho, Wooloomanata, Staughton Vale and Marathon to the north and west of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. Other physical legacies of the Lara Estate subdivision included "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road (the first owners being Frederick and Janet Smith who built the existing timber Federation styled dwelling and stables in ) and "The Pines" at 450 Flinders Avenue (established by George Jones Jnr. who had the existing predominantly intact Edwardian dwelling built in 1907). Of these surviving examples of the Lara Estate subdivision, "The Pines" dwelling is the most intact. REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , 1927, 1936, 1945, 1951, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Lara Estate subdivision plan, 5 January, 1907, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Plan of the Lara Estate, 10 December 1906, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for Adolph Schwartz', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Victoria Government Gazette, vol. 26, 20 March 1907, p.1593 & vol. 41, 11 April 1923, p Geelong Advertiser, 9 February Portion of the Plan of the Lara Estate Closer Settlement Subdivision Plan, Dec. 1906, showing Schwartz's land. Source: VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

26 Site 41 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Limeburning Site 105 Blairs Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.3: Lime Burning Condition Ruinous Integrity Partially excavated Photograph Date 31 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: H Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the lime burning site is retained on the Victorian Heritage Inventory. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The lime burning site at 105 Blairs Road, Lara, is of local significance as the only known remaining evidence of lime burning activity in Lara, a major centre for lime production during the 1860s until the early 20th century. Its significance is increased by the combination of features, including both industrial and domestic. These features include the three brick-lined, cylindrical shaft kilns, clustered in a clover leaf formation around a joint working area. How is it Significant? The lime burning site at 105 Blairs Road, Lara, is historically and scientifically significant at a LOCAL level. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

27 PLACE NAME : Limeburning Site ADDRESS : 105 Blairs Road, Lara Site 41 Why is it Significant? The lime burning site at 105 Blairs Road, Lara, is historically significant for its associations with the evolution and development of the successful lime burning industry in the area from the 1860s (Criteria A, B, C). Although the original lime burner/operator of this site has not been ascertained, it is an historical legacy of the once-thriving 19th century industry, when lime from Lara was transported across the country for use in building construction and later, agriculture. The lime burning site at 105 Blairs Road, Lara, is scientifically significant as a demonstration of 19th century lime burning, a process no longer in practice (Criterion F). It is also a rare historical legacy, being the only known surviving lime kiln site in the Lara area. DESCRIPTION: Taken from J. Harrington, Victorian Heritage Inventory: "Three brick-lined, cylindrical shaft kilns, clustered in a clover leaf formation around a joint working area. One kiln has been collapsed in (for stock safety reasons). The other two are relatively intact. A quarry is located about 200m north-west of kilns. About 300m east of the kilns is the site of a now demolished boarding house." The boarding house was located closer towards Blairs Road. It was linked to the lime kilns by tram lines and there is some surviving evidence of the tramline along the southern boundary of the property (the boarding house remains being situated on the adjoining property to the south of 105 Blairs Road). The kilns are in serious decline as a consequence of rabbit infestation and rapid deterioration of the brickwork. An electrical fence has been erected around the the kiln site to prevent damage from and injury to stock. HISTORY: History taken from J. Harrington, Victorian Heritage Inventory: "Limeburning allotments were first laid out at Duck Ponds (Lara) in Daintree and Selwyn reported on the limestone deposits for the geological survey in 1861 and noted that several kilns were already established. It is possible that these kilns pre-dated 1860, as by 1851 Duck Ponds Creek was also known as Limeburner's Creek, and emptied into Limeburner's bay. Additionally, Joseph Shaw's 1853 plan records one kiln on the banks of the creek. The 1868 Victorian Directory lists six limeburners operating at Duck Ponds, including John Jenkins. The Melbourne Builders Lime and Cement Co. operated a small quarry at Duck Ponds and rebuilt an old kiln at the site which was managed on their behalf by Robt. Bell Walker. The kiln was 30 feet (9.1 metres high) and cost 300 pounds to build. Other Lara limeburners, including James Sullivan and John Spalding were contracted to supply lime to the company. David McHarry, another local burner, managed to operate as an independent supplier due to the high quality of his product. By 1879 Lara lime was an established product and the Victorian Gazetter recorded that around 12 kilns were kept continuously burning. Further research is required to determine which limeburners and companies were specifically operating the Blair's Road kilns." Further research has not revealed the limeburners and companies specifically associated with this site. Details on the evolution and development of the lime industry at Lara is given in the Lara Heritage Review Thematic History (vol.2). Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

28 PLACE NAME : Limeburning Site ADDRESS : 105 Blairs Road, Lara Site 41 REFERENCES: J. Harrington, An Archaeologcal and Historical Overview of Limeburning in Victoria, Victorian Heritage Council, J. Harrington, 'The Lime-Burning Industry in Victoria: An Occupance Approach', Australian Historical Archaeology, vol. 14, A. Sutherland, Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, p.170. M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p.161. Spalding, 'The Lara Lime Company ', Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Geelong Advertiser, 18 April 1863, 1 August 1883, 10 June Bacchus Marsh Express, 4 August 1894, p.3. The Leader, 26 August 1916, p.6. I. Wynd, So Fine a Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, Shire of Corio, 1981, p.71. Detail of kiln, Detail of kiln, Detail of kiln, View looking to southern kiln, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

29 Site 03 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Cottage Ruins 60 Branch Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Condition Poor Integrity Ruinous Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The cottage ruins at 60 Branch Road, Lara, are significant as an historical legacy of 19th century farming at Lara, with farming being a principal enterprise in the district. They also have long standing associations with the McGillivray family, and in particular, John McGillivray, who arrived at Lara in the late 1850s and took up the land that was then under Government ownership. The stone dwelling was possibly constructed c.1870 (it had definitely been built by ). It was in 1877 when McGillivray took formal ownership of the property. This possibly resulted from the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act that came into force in 1870, enabling freehold to be purchased over three or seven years. The significance of the place is embodied in the surviving ruinous fabric, including the simple hipped roof form partially clad in unpainted galvanised corrugated steel, granite wall construction, narrow eaves, two window openings Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

30 PLACE NAME : Cottage Ruins ADDRESS : 60 Branch Road, Lara Site 03 symmetrically located about a central doorway, chimney base and the remnants of a second chimney located to the south-east of the cottage ruins. The site is a good example of an early farm complex that remains largely intact and undisturbed archaeologically. How is it Significant? The cottage ruins at 60 Branch Road, Lara, are historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The cottage ruins at 60 Branch Road, Lara, are historically significant for their associations with John McGillivray, farmer, from the late 1850s until his death in In particular, the ruins are a surviving physical legacy of one of a number of 19th century farms established in the Lara area and adjacent to the You Yangs. DESCRIPTION: The cottage ruins at 60 Branch Road are situated on open, rural sloping ground, to the south of the You Yangs. Adjacent to the ruins to the south are introduced large circular tanks while to the west are several cultivation houses that have been introduced in recent years. The single storey, symmetrical, granite, Victorian vernacular ruins are characterised by a simple hipped roof form, partially clad in unpainted galvanised corrugated steel. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves. Two original window openings are symmetrically located about an original central doorway. The base of a chimney is extant on the east side, while the remnants of a second chimney are situated immediately south-east of the cottage ruins. There has been further deterioration of the ruins since 1998, being particularly noticeable with the removal of additional roof sheeting. HISTORY: The site at 60 Branch Road was first taken up by Hugh Brady on 3 April 1869, as licensee. In 1871, it was acquired by John McGillivray, farmer, when the land continued to be owned by the Government. McGillivray ( ) was a native of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and he came to Australia in 1853 where he went to work for Thomas Chirnside. He remained there for two years before working in Geelong for 18 months. McGillivray then relocated to Lara in the late 1850s where he commenced farming. McGillivray purchased his 78 acres on 7 February A report on improvements to the land by Mounted Constable Finlayson of Little River in 1876 described McGillivray's property as having a "Stone Cottage 27 feet by 15 feet, detached kitchen constructed of palings 16 feet by 10 feet" that were erected in 1871 and were in "good repair". Impetus for the construction of the dwelling resulted from the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act of The Act allowed 'small selectors' to purchase land if the property was cultivated and improved and a permanent residence built. Payment for the freehold land was either of three or seven years. By 1876, McGillivray had cleared 50 acres of land. Upon his death in 1915, the property was described as "an old brick and wood dwelling containing 2 rooms and a detached kitchen, a stone dairy and a post & wire fencing; 3 head of cattle; an old buggy and old dray; miscellaneous collection of farming implements." The property was subsequently owned by McGillivray's daughter, Miss Ellen McGillivray, and she lived there until her death in Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

31 PLACE NAME : Cottage Ruins ADDRESS : 60 Branch Road, Lara Site 03 COMPARATIVE: Like McGillivray's cottage ruins, other 19th century farms throughout the region have suffered from the ravages of bushfires and deterioration, although some remnants continue to survive. These other farms include those at 85 Curletts Road (the farm commenced by William Harding in 1869 with the stone dwelling constructed in 1874), 130 Branch Road (now the ruins of James English s farm from c.1859), 25 Blairs Road (the ruins of Blairgowrie, a dairy farm owned from 1868 by the early Secretary of the Corio Shire, James Blair and his wife it was previously known as Oakland s Farm), and 120 Duggans Lane (the ruins of Maxwell Bell s farm cottage and outbuildings built c survive). Greater physical evidence of some of the other smaller Victorian farms include the altered dwelling at 35 Gebbies Road (apparently part of John Edward Meyrick s 8 acre farm from at least 1876) and the cottage complex at 80 Gebbies Road established in 1869 by the farmer and lime burner, William Foot. REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, 1870, 1875, , , , 1900, , , , , 1945, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: A History of the Shire of Corio, 1981, p.155. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for John McGillivray', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. A. Sutherland (comp.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.165. Wurdi Youang Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Will of John McGillivray, 1915, VRPS28, Unit 1288, Public Record Office Victoria. P. Jennings (comp.), Rothwell Cemetery : 150 Years of Community Service, Little River Historical Society for the Rothwell Cemetery Trust, Little River, J. McGillivray, Land Application under Clause 42 of the amended Land Act, VPRS 627, Unit 270, Public Record Office Victoria. Cottage Ruins, 60 Branch Road, showing adjacent cultivation sheds, Cottage Ruins, n.d. [c.1981]. Source: I. Wynd, So Fine A Country, p.155. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

32 PLACE NAME : Cottage Ruins ADDRESS : 60 Branch Road, Lara Site 03 Cottage Ruins, 60 Branch Road, Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

33 Site 13 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Cottage Ruins 130 Branch Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 4.2: United Farmers' Common of Little River & Duck Ponds Theme 7.1: Local Government: Corio Shire Condition Ruins Integrity Ruinous Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: H Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the cottage ruins are retained on the Victorian Heritage Inventory. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The cottage ruins at 130 Branch Road, Lara, have significance for their associations with James English (c ) and the English family, local farmers, from c.1859 until James English was a Manager of the nearby United Farmers' Common of Little River and Duck Ponds, a position he held until he became a Councillor with the Corio Shire in He returned to the role as Manager of the Common in the ensuing years, as well as serving a second term as a Councillor between 1891 until his death in The ruins are also a physical legacy of farming pursuits in the area in the 19th century, with farming being a principal enterprise at Lara. This significance is embodied in the surviving ruinous granite wall fabric, bluestone quoinwork and brick chimney. There appear to be in situ archaeological deposits in the Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

34 PLACE NAME : Cottage Ruins ADDRESS : 130 Branch Road, Lara Site 13 area of the room that was added to the south exterior of the cottage and there may also be deposits in the interior. There are a few historical artefacts scattered around the exterior of the structure. The site has low-moderate archaeological potential to illustrate settlement in the area in the latter half of the 19th century. Why is it Significant? The cottage ruins at 130 Branch Road are historically significant at a LOCAL level. How is it Significant? The cottage ruins at 130 Branch Road are historically significant for their associations with James English and family, farmers, from c.1859 until (Criteria A, C & H). James English made a notable contribution to community life, as a Manager of the nearby United Farmers' Common and as a Councillor with the Corio Shire. Farming was carried on at the property until well into the 20th century. The ruins are a surviving physical legacy of one of a number of long-standing farms established in the Lara area from the 1850s. DESCRIPTION: Taken from Dr V. Clark (28 Sept 2000) for Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', A five roomed cottage, constructed of granite, with bluestone corners and brick door and window surrounds, chimneys and fireplaces. The roof and tops of the walls are destroyed. Internal walls are of roughly coursed granite, with bricks at internal doorways. Timber lintels and jambs remain in two doorways. All masonry has been laid using a lime mortar. Internal walls have been rendered and painted (traces of pink, cream and green remain). On the south side a later addition has been built abutting the external wall. At the rear is a circular cistern, of roughly coursed granite and bluestone; the interior has been plastered. It is now filled with rubbish. There was a bullnosed verandah at the front, now completely removed. Remnants of the front garden, including a path to the front door, remain. There is a concrete slab at the rear of the house and mortar traces on the external wall suggest that a weatherboard addition had been added here. 17m further west is another concrete slab, 4 x 2m, probably the remains of a shed. HISTORY: History of the Cottage Ruins The site at 130 Branch Road appears to have been purchased by James English, farmer by c He had a cottage constructed on this site (that was then comprised of 80 acres) about this time. From , the property was owned by William English and his wife, and in , it was sold to M. Dover and leased to George and Charles Jones, farmers. By , the cottage and 78 acres of land were owned by Mrs Beatrice Calvert, but in George Shields, farmer and carpenter, was listed as the owner and occupier. He lived there until at least 1936, but in 1945 Annie Shields was listed at this address. In 1951, Wilfred John Branch, farmer, was the owner and he was also listed at this address in James English Alexander Sutherland in Victoria and Its Metropolis (1888) gives the following brief biography on James English: "English, James, Lara, was born in Suffolk, England, emigrated to Sydney, N.S.W., in 1857, and, after being employed there for a short time, came over to Victoria, and settled in the district of Lara, where he owns eighty acres of land, and carries on farming. He was a member of the shire council for nine years [ ], and has for many years held the office of common manager." James English (c ) and his wife, Hannah (nee Martin) (c ), had arrived at Lara by Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

35 PLACE NAME : Cottage Ruins ADDRESS : 130 Branch Road, Lara Site , as on 4 November of that year, their second child, James, is recorded as having been born at 'Duck Ponds.' In 1865, English was appointed a Manager of the United Farmers' Common of Little River and Duck Ponds, a position he held until he became a Councillor with the Corio Shire in He returned to the role as Manager of the Common in the ensuing years, as well as serving a second term as a Councillor between 1891 until his death in James English was also one of the first Trustees of the Sons of Temperance Hall in Flinders Avenue in COMPARATIVE: Prevalent throughout the Lara area, particularly from the 1860s and 1870s, were smaller-scaled homes both within the Lara township and in the surrounding farmland. These dwellings are largely Victorian vernacular in design, mainly having gabled forms and front verandahs. They are also vernacular in construction, with most having been built of local materials close to the source. North of the Lara township near the southern foothills of the You Yangs, dwellings were mainly constructed of basalt or granite. Examples include John McGillivray s house at 60 Branch Road (built of granite in 1871), and Maxwell Bell s cottage and outbuildings at 120 Duggans Lane (of bluestone construction, built c ). REFERENCES: Shire of Corio Rate Books, , , , , 1900, , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1951, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, J. Ramage to President of Land and Works, 23 February 1869 in Duck Ponds Temperance Hall file, VPRS242, Unit 30, Public Record Office Victoria. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for James English', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. A. Sutherland (comp.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.163. Victoria Government Gazette, vol July 1865, p.1580, vol. 107, 1 October 1867, p M. Murray, Prayers and Pastures Moidart immigrants in Victoria, , PhD Thesis, School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University, 2007, p.278 Cottage ruins, Source: David Rowe. V. Clark, Sketch plan of cottage ruins, Source: 'Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

36 Sites 42 & 43 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Laurence Park 125 Buckingham Street, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.1: Building the Lara Township Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Theme 7.1: Local Government Condition Good (Dwelling), Poor (Stables) Integrity Altered Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the dwelling & outbuildings to a depth of 70 m from the front boundary. It is also recommended that the stone stables ruins and mature peppercorn trees are noted in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay. What is Significant? "Laurence Park" and the stone stables ruins at 125 Buckingham Street, Lara, have significance for their associations with one of Lara's pioneers, David McHarry (c ), who by 1870 had established a successful lime burning business at a time when a burgeoning lime industry had formed at Lara, given the high demand for the material and the complementary reports on the quality of the local lime in contemporary newspapers. In , it appears that McHarry constructed the existing cottage and stone stables ruins where he continued his lime burning interests as well as farming. The existing cottage and stone stables ruins are a tangible legacy of the success of McHarry's business life. Although the cottage has been altered and extended, the significant associations with David McHarry are embodied in the original Victorian era fabric. This includes the front gable roof forms, single storey height, rendered Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

37 PLACE NAME : Laurence Park ADDRESS : 125 Buckingham Street, Lara Sites 42 & 43 limestone wall construction with face brick quoinwork, rendered chimneys, front verandah, and the front door opening and flanking timber framed double hung windows. The stone stables ruins and the mature peppercorn trees also contribute to the significance of the place. The dwelling appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street. The dwelling is also one of a small number of surviving Victorian vernacular styled dwellings in the Lara area, all of which have experienced alterations. Why is it Significant? "Laurence Park" and stone stables ruins at 125 Buckingham Street, Lara, are historically significant at a LOCAL level. How is it Significant? "Laurence Park" and the stone stables ruins at 125 Buckingham Street, Lara, are historically significant for its associations with David McHarry, pioneer of Lara who established an enduring farm and lime burning business from 1870 (Criteria A & H). McHarry (c ), was a farmer and a lime burner whose success was reported in Victoria and Its Metropolis in He was one of the early lime burners who capitalised on the burgeoning industry at Lara in the 19th century that became well-known for the quality of lime. In addition to his business commitments, McHarry also contributed much to community life at Lara. He was a Councillor with the Corio Shire Council in and , an inaugural Trustee of the Lara Recreation Reserve in 1880 and in 1886 he donated the land for the construction of the Lara Public Hall. He appears to have built his limestone dwelling and outbuildings (including the surviving stables ruins) in DESCRIPTION: "Laurence Park" at 125 Buckingham Street, Lara, is set on a contextually large rectangular allotment in a landscaped setting of mature peppercorn and gum trees and an introduced formal garden of circular paths, open grassed areas and perimeter plantings. The front garden of the cottage is also bound by an introduced timber post and woven fence. A recent raised garden bed framed by a timber retaining wall is located outside the front fence. Flanking the front fence of the garden are high corrugated sheet metal boundary fences. To the east of the cottage is a remnant limestone stables outbuilding (the gable roof having collapsed in recent years), together another gabled galvanised steel outbuilding. Smaller outbuildings are situated to the rear (south) of these outbuildings. A gabled garage has also been constructed towards the south-west of the cottage, with what appears to be remnant limestone walling of an earlier building integrated into the structure. Of particular interest is the single storey, symmetrical, rendered limestone, Victorian vernacular styled "Laurence Park" cottage. It has an original gable roof form that traverses the site, with a rear gabled wing that appears to be early. At the front is a hipped concave verandah supported by timber posts with decorative iron valances and brackets. The timber posts appear to have been introduced as possible replacement of the original posts. Other early features of the design include the corbelled brick chimneys with terra cotta pots, face brick quoinwork to the building corners and window and door openings, and the timber framed double hung window. The front four panelled timber door has introduced glazing in the upper panels. At the rear of the cottage are a range of skillion and gabled additions, terminating at the east end by a hipped roofed pavilion featuring a hipped monitor light. HISTORY: The site at 125 Buckingham Street originally formed part of the 640 acre landholdings of J. Austin and J. Kiddle from 11 February This land was soon subdivided and offered for sale as The Cheddar Farms estate. Allotments of this estate, comprising 60 acres, were first purchased by James Hewitt. The Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

38 PLACE NAME : Laurence Park ADDRESS : 125 Buckingham Street, Lara Sites 42 & 43 property was occupied by John Hardwick until 1873 when the Corio Shire Rate Books listed Mrs Hewitt as occupier, although no house was recorded. In , David McHarry, farmer and limeburner, purchased the property. It would appear to have been in when he constructed the front portion of the existing cottage as well as the stone stables, as the Rate Books listed 80 acres, farm improved with a 10 increase in the Net Annual Value. By the 1880s, the property had increased to 100 acres and premises was listed in the Rate Books for the first time in David McHarry (c ) had emigrated from Ireland in c.1855 when he was 21 years old. In 1888, Alexander Sutherland in Victoria and Its Metropolis gave a biographical overview of McHarry as follows: "He was a blacksmith by trade, but, not being able to shoe horses, could not get work at his calling, so took the first job that offered, and went on a dairy farm milking cows. He proceeded to Daylesford (Jim Crow) diggings, had a puddling machine there, and remained about a year, doing fairly well, and then went to carting on the roads, but not liking the life, gave it up after three months, and next took the position of foreman of lime kilns, but was only a short time at that. On the outbreak of the New Zealand goldfields he proceeded to that colony, but did not do much there, and returned to Victoria in a few months. He then settled down at Lara, and, marrying Miss Margaret Millidge, commenced the lime business on his own account and on a small scale, Mrs. McHarry helping at the same time by doing dairying. About this time a large company was formed with the object of controlling the lime business, but Mr. McHarry declined to go into it. He had his lime tested by the Government, and it was declared to be of the first quality, the resulting being that his business began to increase at once, and he now ships some 8000 bags per month." McHarry had commenced lime burning at Lara in 1870, before he acquired the property now known as "Laurence Park". He continued on this business throughout the remainder of the 19th century at a time when the lime burning industry at Lara was burgeoning given the demand for lime and the complementary reports on its quality in contemporary newspapers. By 1904 his business appears to have been carried on by his son, David McHarry junior, and known as D. McHarry and Co., lime merchants. This company had lime kilns immediately north of Windermere Road, adjacent to Hovells Creek as they are shown in the Elcho Estate subdivision plan of In addition, some of David McHarry senior's farming initiatives became well known throughout the district. In 1916, The Leader newspaper even humourously reported on McHarry's experience with lucerne: "There is a tradition about Mr. McHarry, a very early settler in this district, having once put in a small paddock with lucerne, only he did not then know the value of the plant. He called it a weed, and tried to get rid of it by ploughing. He remarked that it was the most stubborn weed he had ever met with, as the more he ploughed it up in the effort to exterminate it the better and more persistently it grew." David McHarry senior also contributed to community life. In and he was a Councillor with the Corio Shire Council. In 1880, he was one of the first Trustees of the Lara Recreation Reserve and in 1886 he donated land for the construction of the Lara Public Hall. In 1902, McHarry retired to Geelong. A farewell evening was held at Lara in his honour, as reported in The Argus: "LARA. On Friday evening about 70 residents of the district tendered a farewell social to Councillor D. McHarry, who for 45 years resided in the township. Mr. McHarry has removed to Geelong. The president of the shire (Councillor H. M. Sutherland) presided, and Captain Percy Chirnside, M.L.A., was present. A number of toasts were honoured, and Mr. McHarry was presented with a hand-painted address, bearing Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

39 PLACE NAME : Laurence Park ADDRESS : 125 Buckingham Street, Lara Sites 42 & 43 photos, of Mr. and Mrs. McHarry. The Misses McHarry were the recipients of momentoes from the members of the local Sunday-school." McHarry's property at 125 Buckingham Street was sold to Alfred J. Spalding, son of the pioneer of Lara, John Spalding, in c A.J. Spalding ( ) started his working life as a wheelwright who conducted his business in the blacksmith's shop that had been built in 1877 by his father using limestone of the demolished Primitive Methodist Church once located in Forest Road North. The blacksmith shop was located between the two Spalding cottages (now and 51 Forest Road South) and it has recently been demolished. A.J. Spalding was the second blacksmith in Lara (the first being a Mr Knight). As a wheelwright, he constructed a dray that won first prize in the Geelong Agricultural Society Show. With the death of his father, John Spalding, in 1893, A.J. Spalding took over running his father's store and he continued in this occupation until at least He took also into partnership William Hedges to operate the blacksmith's shop. By 1913, A.J. Spalding was in partnership with Steve, George and Tony Groves in the blacksmith business, although in 1914 Wises Directory listed him as a lime burner. It would appear that A.J. Spalding had become involved in the family's Lara Lime Works business by this time. A.J. Spalding's ownership of the property at 125 Buckingham Street was to be short-lived. By , it was owned by Ben and Lambert Spalding, A.J. Spalding's sons. From c , Henry Arthur Hill, farmer, was listed as the owner and occupier of the 199 acre property, but from c the farm was owned by Arthur Henry and Henry Arthur Hill. In 1945, Arthur Henry and George Alfred Hill were the owners and they sold the property to Herbert Lorne Beck in He lived there until at least the late 1960s, but by 1984 the cottage was owned by Owen Herbert Spalding, a cabinet maker. Between 2005 and 2008, additions were carried out at the rear and to the east of the original cottage, with a hipped pavilion crowned with a monitor light being built at the east end. Since 2005, the roof of the limestone stables building has collapsed. COMPARATIVE: Prevalent throughout the Lara area, particularly from the 1860s and 1870s (mainly as a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act of 1869), were smaller-scaled homes both within the Lara township and in the surrounding farmland. These dwellings are largely Victorian vernacular in design, mainly having gabled forms and front verandahs. They are also vernacular in construction, with most having been built of local materials close to the source. North of the Lara township near the southern foothills of the You Yangs, dwellings were mainly constructed of basalt or granite. Examples include the ruins of James English s farmhouse at 130 Branch Road (that was built in granite in c.1859), John McGillivray s house at 60 Branch Road (built of granite in 1871), and Maxwell Bell s cottage and outbuildings at 120 Duggans Lane (of bluestone construction, built c ). Surviving Victorian vernacular dwellings in Lara built between the 1860s and 1900 are mainly constructed of limestone. All of these dwellings have experienced some form of noticeable alteration and/or addition but their original design and historical associations with the earlier years of Lara s development are clearly discernible. Other examples include: "Limella" cottage, Forest Road South (the rendered limestone dwelling built by the Lara pioneer, John Spalding, in ); limestone cottage at 51 Forest Road South (built in 1879 for Alfred John and Mary Spalding and owned by John Spalding); cottage, 85 Curletts Road (of limestone construction built in 1874 by William Harding, farmer and builder); and the cottage complex, 80 Gebbies Road (the first limestone buildings of the cottage complex having been built in 1869 for William Foot, lime burner and farmer, with the main dwelling and other buildings having been constructed in later years, including the former bakery used by Margaret Walker in c.1900). Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

40 PLACE NAME : Laurence Park ADDRESS : 125 Buckingham Street, Lara Sites 42 & 43 REFERENCES: Cheddar Farms subdivision plan, c.1855, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Corio Shire Rate Books, 1869, 1871, 1873, , , , , 1900, , , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll: Geelong North subdivision, Moranghurk Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: A History of the Shire of Corio, 1981, p.86, 273. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for David McHarry', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. A. Sutherland (comp.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.165, 167. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, The Leader, 26 August The Argus, 23 October Geelong Advertiser, 18 September Victoria Government Gazette, vol.13, 10 February 1882, p.383. Bailliere's Post Office Directory, Wise's Post Office Directory, , , , , City of Greater Geelong Aerial Imagery, 2001, 2005, 2008, M. Murray, Prayers and Pastures Moidart immigrants in Victoria, , PhD Thesis, School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University, 2007, p.278. Stone stables ruins, Remnant wall of early outbuilding to the south-west of the dwelling, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

41 PLACE NAME : Laurence Park ADDRESS : 125 Buckingham Street, Lara Sites 42 & 43 "Laurence Park" dwelling showing recent additions to the rear and east (left) side, "Laurence Park" dwelling, Source: David Rowe. "Laurence Park" stables, Source: David Rowe Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

42 5 4 3 Mcharrys Rd Buckingham St Grebe Ct Grand Lakes Way PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 125 BUCKINGHAM ST LARA M ±

43 Site 04 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Holy Trinity Church of England Tower & Lintel stone 29 Curletts Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 1.4: Living with Natural Processes Theme 8.1: Spiritual Life Theme 8.5: Commemoration Condition Good Integrity Substantially Altered Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Comments It is recommended that the extent of the heritage overlay apply to the tower and lintel stone only. An Incorporated Plan could be considered to exempt other fabric from the need for a planning permit under the heritage overlay. What is Significant? The Holy Trinity Church of England tower and the lintel stone from the original Church building at 29 Curletts Road, Lara, have significance as physical legacies of the former Victorian Gothic Revival styled bluestone building designed by the Geelong architect, Joseph Watts, and constructed in This original building had been built with the financial support of F.W. Armytage of Wooloomanata Homestead and George Fairbairn of Windermere Homestead (Pirra Homestead). The Holy Trinity Church was substantially destroyed by a bushfire that devastated much of Lara on 9 January The three level bluestone tower, delineated by double limestone bevels, limestone quoinwork, bevelled buttresses, pointed ground floor opening and pointed-arched upper ventilation openings, together with the nearby lintel stone, are in good condition. The later Church of 1971 has been respectfully designed to allow the Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

44 PLACE NAME : Holy Trinity Church of England Tower & Lintel stone ADDRESS : 29 Curletts Road, Lara Site 04 original tower to be retained as the dominant centrepiece of the building complex. How is it Significant? The Holy Trinity Church of England tower and lintel stone at 29 Curletts Road are historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The Holy Trinity Church of England tower and lintel stone at 29 Curletts Road is historically significant for its associations with the life and development of the Anglican Church in Lara from 1877 (Criteria A & H). The tower, which formed the base of the spire, has been a well-known local spiritual and architectural landmark since that time. Both the tower and lintel stone are tangible markers of 19th century Anglican faith and faith education in Lara and they are symbols of resilience as a consequence of the disastrous bushfire of They are recognised and valued by sections of the Lara community for these reasons. The historical and social significance of the Holy Trinity Church of England is especially embodied in the fabric of the bluestone tower and lintel stone. DESCRIPTION: The Holy Trinity Church of England tower at 29 Curletts Road comprises three levels of bluestone construction, delineated by double limestone bevels. The corners are adorned by limestone quoinwork, and the base is flanked by imposing bevelled buttresses. The pointed-arched ground floor opening - once the main doorway - has been infilled with glazing. The upper pointed-arched openings have introduced ventilation louvres (the early louvres perished in the fire). Crowning the tower is a shallow pitched pyramidal roof that appears to be constructed in metal decking. The tower forms the centrepiece of the shallow-pitched bluestone and calsil brick church building constructed in The lintel stone of the original Holy Trinity Church is situated in the garden to the south of the tower. A plaque is located above it, while a circular arrangement of bluestones form a border to the stone. HISTORY: The Church of England, Catholic, Presbyterian and Wesleyan Methodist Church denominations formed the foundation to spiritual life in the Lara area from the 19th century. Although the earliest religious presence in Lara was the Primitive Methodist Church from 1854, the Church of England soon followed with the opening of a Denominational School in 1855 near the southern slopes of the You Yangs. On 14 March 1864, one acre of land well north of the existing Lara township on Branch Road was temporarily reserved as a site for the Church of England. A month later on 28 April 1864, tenders were called fro the construction of a bluestone Victorian Picturesque Gothic styled parsonage that had been designed by the Corio Shire Engineer, D.K. Goodall. Church of England services centred on this building for the next 14 years (see citation for site 2 for further details). In 1877 at 29 Curletts Road, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church was constructed to a design by the Geelong architect, Joseph Watts. The Geelong Times newspaper reported on 4 October 1877 that: "The new church at the Duck Ponds is rapidly approaching completion. The slaters are now engaged in roofing in the church, which is of bluestone, with white stone facings. The roof is similar to that of St. Mary's church in Geelong, being of blue and red slate, cut." The cost of the new building was 2000, with 1500 of this amount having been donated by F.W. Amytage of Wooloomanata and the balance provided by George Fairbairn of Windermere Homestead (Pirra ). On 2 Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

45 PLACE NAME : Holy Trinity Church of England Tower & Lintel stone ADDRESS : 29 Curletts Road, Lara Site 04 December 1877, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church was dedicated. In subsequent years, the Church became a local landmark in the rural setting of Lara. It was described in the Mercury and Weekly Courier in 1882 as follows: "About half a mile from the railway station, looking to the right, this land-mark stands out in bold prominence, being the exceedingly pretty village church of Lara, substantially built of bluestone, with freestone dressings round doors, windows, tower and spire pointing to the skies, a very sermon in stones to every beholder It consists of nave, chancel tower and spire; the side walls being pierced on each side by four dual arched windows between each buttress; the glassing being the church-like diamond panes. The chancel has windows in its three walls, as also has the front gable. The chancel has a side door, where it is intended to erect a vestry or room suitable for meetings or school. It is very prettily finished inside, the pews being of a rather ornamental class of white pine, varnished; reading desk and pulpit on either side of chancel, in front of which is a white stone baptismal font. The choir and cabinet organ are in the centre of the west end of the nave. The whole is well lighted for evening service by very handsome kerosene lamp chandeliers and side brackets, with ornamental globes and chimneys." A Vicarage was constructed after 1882 and in 1899, the Geelong architects, Seeley and King, called tenders for the construction of a weatherboard Sunday School. A new Vicarage was erected in 1955 at a cost of 4,500. Built of brick and designed on attractive lines, was dedicated by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Booth. In c.1964, the Geelong architectural firm of McGlashan and Everist design a Sunday School building between the hall and the tennis courts. On 9 January 1969, the Holy Trinity Church was substantially destroyed by Lara's most disastrous bushfire. The Geelong News reported on the burnt out building on 15 January It was also on this day when the Corio News gave details of a forthcoming meeting of the Holy Trinity Church Vestry, 'when it was hoped that the expert's report on the possibility or not of using the shell of the old church in a new building and once again raising the spire of Holy Trinity in its position as a well known landmark in Lara' would be tabled. Most of the surviving Church building required removal on structural grounds. The tower - which formed the base to the once landmark spire - was retained and repaired and the lintel stone of the old church was later placed in the garden of the church grounds. The bluestone tower formed the centrepiece of a new Church building designed by Schefferle, Chomley and Associates, architects of Newtown in The building was completed and dedicated by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Sir Frank Woods, on 3 September A plaque to commemorate the centenary of the dedication of the first Holy Trinity Church, Lara, was unveiled on the bluestone tower by His Excellency, the Hon. Sir Henry Winneke, Governor of Victoria, on 4 December COMPARATIVE: Other 19th Century Church Buildings in Lara The only other surviving 19th century Church building in Lara is the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at 1B Flinders Avenue. The Victorian Primitive Gothic-styled limestone building was erected in It is substantially more intact than the Holy Trinity Church (as a 19th century Church building) but it is of different design and construction. There is no other fabric that readily compares with the Holy Trinity Church tower. Since 1877, and Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

46 Site 04 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Holy Trinity Church of England Tower & Lintel stone 29 Curletts Road, Lara particularly with the crowning spire until 1969, it has formed a unique local landmark in the area. REFERENCES: D. Rowe, Architecture of Geelong , B.Arch. Thesis, Deakin University, 1991, p.74. Geelong Advertiser, 21 March 1877, 16 April Geelong Times, 4 October Mercury and Weekly Courier, 7 October 1882, p.3. M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p.116. Cazalys Contractor Reporter, 3 October 1899, p.53, State Library of Victoria. A.W. Mathieson, My Reflections on 77 Years in Lara, Lara Heritage Festival, 1985, pp I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: A History of the Shire of Corio, Shire of Corio, 1981, pp Information on plaques in Church property. 'Holy Trinity Church of England', public building file no. 6998, VPRS7882/P1, Unit 825, & VPRS8044, Unit 763, Public Record Office Victoria. Schefferle, Chomley and Associates, architects, 'Proposed Scheme for Rebuilding, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Lara', Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Plaque on tower commemorating the centenary of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Plaque on lintel stone to the south of the tower. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, before the bushfire of Source: A. Mathieson, My Reflections on 77 Years in Lara, p.25. J. Collins, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Source: La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria, image jc Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

47 PLACE NAME : Holy Trinity Church of England Tower & Lintel stone ADDRESS : 29 Curletts Road, Lara Site 04 Destroyed Church, Source: Geelong News, 15 January Schefferle, Chomley & Associates, Elevation drawing of proposed Holy Trinity Church, Source: VPRS8044, Unit 763, PROV. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

48 Curletts Rd Flinders Ave PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 29 CURLETTS RD LARA M ±

49 Site 05 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Cottage 85 Curletts Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Good Integrity Altered Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the front fenced portion of the site (including the dwelling). The rear gabled outbuildings immediately behind the dwelling also contribute to the significance of the place. What is Significant? The cottage at 85 Curletts Road, Lara, has significance for its associations with early farming developments in the Lara area from 1869, and particularly with William Harding (c ), one of Lara's early farmers and builders. It was not until 1874 when he constructed the existing limestone dwelling and attached stone dairy and he occupied the property from January Harding's acquisition of the land was a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act that came into force in The Act enabled 'small selectors' to obtain freehold over a three or seven year period, so long as the land was cultivated and improved, and a permanent residence constructed. Harding purchased the land outright on 21 December He was one of the few builders in the locality in the 19th century. The existing cottage is a physical legacy of Harding's working life at Lara, and one of a small number of Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

50 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 85 Curletts Road, Lara Site 05 surviving Victorian vernacular styled dwellings in the area, all of which have experienced alterations. The significant fabric associated with the Harding era is defined to the front gabled portion, with its symmetrical composition, single storey height, limestone wall construction with bluestone quoinwork, front verandah that projects as an extension of the main roof, face brick chimneys, and the central front doorway and flanking window openings (the door and windows have been introduced). The cottage appears to be in good condition when viewed from the road, although there is evidence of deterioration in the top of the northern chimney. The cottage is also one of a small number of surviving Victorian vernacular styled dwellings in the Lara area, all of which have experienced alterations. Why is it Significant? The cottage at 85 Curletts Road, Lara, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. How is it Significant? The cottage at 85 Curletts Road, Lara, is historically significant for its associations with 19th century farming developments and particularly with William Harding (c ), early farmer and local builder who constructed the existing dwelling and rear dairy outbuilding in 1874, a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act that came into force in Harding carried on farming and more particularly his building business at Lara until his retirement in While the dwelling has been altered, it is one of a small selection of Victorian vernacular cottages that are an historical legacy of Lara's early post-european contact beginnings. All of these other dwellings have also been altered. DESCRIPTION: The cottage at 85 Curletts Road, Lara, is set on an irregularly-shaped rural allotment, with mature peppercorn and other exotic trees located on the northern boundary towards the front, and at the rear of the dwelling. The front garden is largely an open grassed area with perimeter flower beds and shrubbery. The front of the property is bound by an introduced timber picket fence to a height of approximately 1400 mm. At the rear of the site in the north-west corner are three outbuildings. The property is especially characterised by the single storey, symmetrical, rendered limestone, Victorian vernacular styled cottage. It has a gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a large rear skillion addition that appears to be linked to two early gabled limestone outbuildings (one of these outbuildings may represent the original dairy). There is also a skillion addition on the south side. The roof forms are clad in corrugated sheet metal. The symmetry of the original dwelling is derived from the face brick chimneys at the northern and and southern ends (the capping of the northern chimney being in disrepair) and the central front doorway with flanking window openings. Other early features of the design include the bluestone quoinwork at the building corners and front door opening and the front verandah (formed as an extension of the main gabled roof). The timber framed awning windows, panelled timber front door and the timber verandah posts have been introduced. HISTORY: The site at 85 Curletts Road was part of reserved "Special Lands" in In 1869 it comprised 25 acres and it was occupied by William Harding and his brother, David. William Harding (c ) became the sole occupier although he was not listed in Bailliere's Post Office Directory in 1870 given that he had not occupied the land. It was at this time when he enclosed his land with 60 chains of fencing. In 1874 Harding constructed the existing limestone dwelling and attached stone dairy (described in 1875 as measuring 38 feet by 15 feet). It was from January 1875 when Harding resided on the property, after the completion of the dwelling. In 1875, both the dwelling and the dairy were described in a report by Mounted Constable Finlayson as being "in very good repair" and the property included 20 chains of thorn hedge. Finlayson's report was an assessment of improvements to the property, a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act that came into force in Harding had made application to occupy Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

51 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 85 Curletts Road, Lara Site 05 the site at this time. The Act allowed 'small selectors' to purchase land if the property was cultivated and improved and a permanent residence built. Payment for the freehold land was either three or seven years. On 21 December 1875, William Harding had paid out his land of 41 acres, 2 roods and 22 perches and it was at this time when he was recorded as the first owner of the land on the Woornaylook Parish Plan. While 15 acres had been previously cultivated, in 1875 Harding only had four acres under wheat and oat crops, given that building was his main occupation. He carried on his building business until 1907 when he retired to Box Hill. He left behind a widow, Catherine, who he had married in They had 10 children. Harding's landholdings had increased to 88 acres by the time it was sold to Daniel Callaghan, a patrolmen, in c Callaghan lived there for many years until around However, in 1945 and again in 1954 and 1970, Miss Margaret Mary Callaghan was listed as the sole owner and occupier. COMPARATIVE: Prevalent throughout the Lara area, particularly from the 1860s and 1870s (mainly as a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act of 1869), were smaller-scaled homes both within the Lara township and in the surrounding farmland. These dwellings are largely Victorian vernacular in design, mainly having gabled forms and front verandahs. They are also vernacular in construction, with most having been built of local materials close to the source. North of the Lara township near the southern foothills of the You Yangs, dwellings were mainly constructed of basalt or granite. Examples include the ruins of James English s farmhouse at 130 Branch Road (that was built in granite in c.1859), John McGillivray s house at 60 Branch Road (built of granite in 1871), and Maxwell Bell s cottage and outbuildings at 120 Duggans Lane (of bluestone construction, built c ). Surviving Victorian vernacular dwellings in Lara built between the 1860s and 1900 are mainly constructed of limestone. All of these dwellings have experienced some form of noticeable alteration and/or addition but their original design and historical associations with the earlier years of Lara s development are clearly discernible. Other examples include: "Limella" cottage, Forest Road South (the rendered limestone dwelling built by the Lara pioneer, John Spalding, father of A.J. Spalding senior, in ); limestone cottage, 51 Forest Road South (built in 1870 for Alfred John Spalding and initially owned by his father, John Spalding); Laurence Park, 125 Buckingham Street (built in for David McHarry, farmer and lime burner, early limestone stables also survive); and the cottage complex, 80 Gebbies Road (the first limestone buildings of the cottage complex having been built in 1869 for William Foot, lime burner and farmer, with the main dwelling and other buildings having been constructed in later years, including the former bakery used by Margaret Walker in c.1900). REFERENCES: Special Lands: Parishes of Moranghurk & Woornyalook map, 5 April, 1864, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Corio Shire Rate Books, 1869, , 1893, 1900, , , , , 1945, 1954, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll, Sutherland Subdivision, Bailliere's Post Office Directory, Wise's Post Office Directory, , , , , P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for William Harding', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. Woornyalook Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

52 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 85 Curletts Road, Lara Site 05 Greater Geelong, The Argus, 29 September M. Murray, Prayers and Pastures Moidart immigrants in Victoria, , PhD Thesis, School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University, 2007, p.278 W. Harding, Land Application under Clause 42 of the amended Land Act, VPRS 627, Unit 238, Public Record Office Victoria. Cottage showing front fence, 85 Curletts Road, Cottage, 85 Curletts Road, Woornyalook Parish Plan showing W. Harding as owner of lot 8A, 21 Dec Source: VPRS16171, PROV. 85 Curletts Road, Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

53 78 Curletts Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 85 CURLETTS RD LARA M ±

54 Site 44 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : House & Outbuilding Ruins 120 Duggans Lane, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Condition Ruins Integrity Ruinous Photograph Date 31 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: H Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that these ruins are retained on the Victorian Heritage Inventory. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The house and outbuilding ruins at 120 Duggans Lane are significant as an historical legacy of 19th century farming at Lara, with farming being a principal enterprise in the district, as well as for their early associations with the Bell family (and particularly Maxwell Bell) who appears to have constructed the bluestone dwelling and outbuilding in c The significance is embodied in the surviving ruinous gabled, bluestone, brick and rough-hewn timber fabric and nearby cistern. The site appears to have considerable archaeological potential. There are numerous historic artefacts scattered on the surface and there appear to be in situ archaeological deposits. The site is a good example of an early farm complex that remains largely intact and undisturbed archaeologically. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

55 PLACE NAME : House & Outbuilding Ruins ADDRESS : 120 Duggans Lane, Lara Site 44 How is it Significant? The house and outbuilding ruins at 120 Duggans Lane are historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The house and outbuilding ruins at 120 Duggans Lane are historically significant for their associations with Maxwell Bell who acquired the property in c.1864 from his brother, Robert. The ruins comprising his former dwelling and outbuilding appear to have been built between c.1864 and The ruins are also a surviving physical legacy of one of a number of long-standing farms established in the Lara area in the 19th century. DESCRIPTION: Taken from Dr V. Clark (28 Sept 2000) for Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', The site at 120 Duggans Lane includes a ruinous house and outbuilding. The house is of four rooms, with the north, west and south external walls constructed of coursed, roughly dressed bluestone, set in a coarse lime mortar. The east external wall was of a soft, marine sedimentary rock, apparently a type of soft limestone, laid in random style, with bluestone foundations. The internal walls were constructed of random rubble masonry, using bluestone, granite and limestone in a lime mortar. The interior walls were covered with a thick lime mortar render and then plastered. There was a brick fireplace in each room. Rough-hewn timber slabs were used as lintels over doorways, and also half way along the central hallway. The windows and door surrounds in the east wall have been partially built of hand-made brick, while those in the west wall are of bluestone and granite. There is a brick cistern on the west side of the house. To the west is a long bluestone outbuilding. The western part of this is stables, enclosed on the west, south and east sides but open to the north. The roof structure is supported upon bush poles along the open side, which has now been partially closed using galvanised iron. The roof shingles remain and are now covered by galvanised iron. The floor is cobbled. There is a room at the east end of this structure, that has been added to the original stables at a later time. There is a fireplace and chimney in this room, which may have served as a laundry. A further structure once stood against the east wall of this room but it has been demolished. HISTORY: The site at 120 Duggans Lane appears to have been originally owned by Robert Bell from February It then comprised 313 acres and Bell had also purchased the adjoining land of 344 acres. Robert Bell's brother, Maxwell was soon to be associated with Lara. Born in 1810, Maxwell Bell had emigrated by County Antrim, Ireland, with his wife, Catherine, arriving at Port Phillip on 12 April It appears that they first resided in Melbourne as this was the location of the birth of their daughter, Ann, on 29 June Bell was a stonemason and the Baptismal Certificate for Ann Bell listed her father as a bricklayer. In 1847, the Port Phillip Directory listed Bell as a stonemason, off Lonsdale Street. By 1849, the Bell family had relocated to Geelong as another daughter, Catherine, was baptised at Christ Church, Geelong, at this time. Catherine Bell died in 1852 and in 1855 Maxwell Bell married Ellen Hume of Donegal. The Bell family resided in Geelong and Geelong West until 1856 when Maxwell was listed in the Electoral Roll as a farmer on freehold land at Duck Ponds. From c.1864, the property at 120 Duggans Lane had been acquired by Maxwell Bell from his brother, Robert. The following year, 1865, he was admitted into the Geelong Infirmary, although the reason for his admittance is unknown. Maxwell Bell owned 109 acres, but a premises was not recorded on the property until , which suggests that house and outbuilding Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

56 PLACE NAME : House & Outbuilding Ruins ADDRESS : 120 Duggans Lane, Lara Site 44 (now ruinous) might have been constructed about that time, although it is likely that the stone buildings had been erected soon after the arrival of the Bell family in c Given Maxwell Bell's occupation as a stonemason, it is possible that he built the house and outbuilding. In , the property was sold to Thomas Duggan, farmer. Impetus for the sale might have been due to the death of Ellen Bell in January Maxwell Bell and his family relocated to Geelong West and he married Euphemia Henderson (former shopkeeper of the Lake Bank Hotel) in February Maxwell Bell died at his Ann Street property, Geelong West. on 22 March At 120 Duggans Lane, Thomas Duggan lived there until He then leased the farm to David Watson, farmer. By , Herbert Freeman, also a farmer, was occupying the property (that had increased to 219 acres), which remained owned by Thomas Duggan who then lived in North Geelong. By the mid 1930s and until at least the mid 1940s, the property was owned by Annie and Percy Duggan of 143 Melbourne Road, North Geelong. In 1951, Percy Duggan of North Geelong was recorded as the sole owner. COMPARATIVE: The ruins at 120 Duggans Lane represent one of a number of early farms established at Lara in the 19th century. One of the earliest was a 20 acre property taken up by Robert Walker at 270 Windermere Road in c All that remains today are the ruins of his cottage built by a Mr Harding in c In 1866, William McClelland commenced farming (cultivation and dairying) at Clover Hill, 155 Forest Road South. His homestead rebuilt in 1926 is a physical legacy. At 125 Buckingham Street, a 60 acre farm was established by John Hewitt in The property was sold to David McHarry in 1874, a long-time resident of Lara, and he created a successful lime burning and farming enterprise. The cottage and ruins of the stables to the property now known as Laurence Park are a physical legacy of McHarry s tenure. Like the ruins at 120 Duggans Lane, most of the other farms throughout the region have suffered from the ravages of bushfires and deterioration, although some continue to survive. These other farms include those at 60 Branch Road (now the ruins of John McGillivray s farm established in c.1870), 85 Curletts Road (the farm commenced by William Harding in 1869 and dwelling built in c.1870), 130 Branch Road (now the ruins of James English s farm from c.1859) and 'Blairgowrie, 25 Blairs Road (the ruins of a dwelling owned from 1868 by the early Secretary of the Corio Shire Council, James Blair and his wife, Grace). REFERENCES: Shire of Corio Rate Books, , , , , , 1900, , , , 1936,1945, 1951, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Dr V. Clark for D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Information kindly provided by Marion Taylor, great great grand daughter of Robert Bell, November & December M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

57 PLACE NAME : House & Outbuilding Ruins ADDRESS : 120 Duggans Lane, Lara Site 44 House & Outbuilding Ruins, Source: David Rowe. V. Clark, Plan of the house & outbuilding ruins & cistern, Source: 'Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2'. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

58 Site 08 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Pioneers' Memorial Cairn 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.2: Exploring, Surveying & Mapping Theme 8.5: Commemoration Condition Good Integrity Substantially Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments Recommended extent of the heritage overlay is to the corner kerb (south and west), footpath (north) and the area identified by mulch. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The Pioneers' Memorial Cairn, 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara, has significance as memorial to the pioneers of Lara. It was built to recognise the important role the pioneers played in establishing the township's farming, industrial and commercial enterprises, and cultural organisations that continue play a role in underpinning the local identity of the area today. The Cairn also commemorates the exploration to the peak of the You Yangs in The significance of the Cairn is embodied in the physical fabric. How is it Significant? The Pioneers' Memorial Cairn is historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

59 PLACE NAME : Pioneers' Memorial Cairn ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Site 08 Why is it Significant? The Pioneers' Memorial Cairn at Lara is historically significant for its associations with the early pioneers of the Lara district (Criteria A & H). These pioneers established successful farms and lime burning operations from the early 1850s as well as commercial enterprises and cultural institutions. The Cairn also has associations with the bicentenary in 1977 that commemorated the expedition of Matthew Flinders to the peak of the You Yangs in The Pioneers' Memorial Cairn at Lara is socially significant as it is recognised and valued by the community for the important contribution made by the early pioneers in establishing Lara, including its successful farms and lime burning operations, as well as commercial and cultural institutions (Criterion G). The recognition shown by the community is also identified in the prominent corner location of the Cairn at the Sixways intersection and in the official unveiling by the Minister for Water Supply, F.E. Old in DESCRIPTION: The Memorial at 1B Flinders Avenue is situated on the north-east corner of the intersection known as Sixways. The memorial cairn is constructed of rough-faced, random rubble granite, forming a tapered, obelisk approximately 2200mm high. At the apex of the memorial is a square steel frame that supports a brass bell. The cairn is located on a stepped concrete base. There is evidence of movement in the base on the north side, in the vertical cracks. HISTORY: In October 1938, a Pioneers' Memorial Cairn built of granite from the You Yangs was officially unveiled by the Minister for Water Supply, Mr F.E. Old. The cairn was situated at the intersection of Flinders Avenue, Forest Road and Patullos Road, known as Sixways. In attendance were some of the early residents of the Lara district, ranging in age from 70 to 91 years. The unveiling ceremony was reported by the Geelong Advertiser on 18 October The pioneers of Lara had primarily established successful farms and lime burning operations from the early 1850s (see Theme 4 of the Thematic History for further details) as well as the town's important commercial and cultural institutions. On 22 March 1977, to perpetuate the memory of the explorer, Matthew Flinders, a plaque was added to the memorial cairn. The adjacent road was also officially renamed Flinders Avenue by Cr. J. Deppler, Shire President, as part of the Bicentennary celebrations. COMPARATIVE: The Pioneers' Memorial Cairn represents one of at least six memorials in the Lara area (in addition to the former Primitive Methodist Burial Ground stone marker at 175 Forest Road North, Rothwell Cemetery, Rothwell, Flinders Memorial Park, Forest Road South, and veteran-related memorials). The other memorials include: Hume & Hovell Monument, Princes Freeway This rough-hewn granite obelisk was unveilled on 17 December 1924, having been designed by the sculptor, Paul Montford. It commemorates the centenary of the highly significant expedition by Hamilton Hume and William Hilton Hovell from Lake George in New South Wales to Victoria. The monument is the southern-most memorials to the Hume and Hovell expedition. Bills Trough A concrete horse and dog drinking trough was installed on the Rennie Street roadside near the Corio Shire Hall (now the RSL Building) in c It was donated by Annis and George Bills and installed by the Metropolitan Drinking and Cattle Trough Association (established in 1859) to provide water facilities for drivers and animals. The trough at Lara was removed from its site in October 2012 for repairs. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

60 PLACE NAME : Pioneers' Memorial Cairn ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Site 08 Fairbairn Memorial A memorial plaque on a stainless steel stand is situated outside the former Presbyterian Church building (now part of the Lara Community Centre) to commemorate the lives of George and Mary Fairbairn of Wooloomanta Homestead. They were killed tragically in an aeroplane accident on 26 March Flinders Memorial Cairn, Princes Freeway A squat, bluestone cairn off the Princes Highway, Avalon, was unveiled on 22 March 1977 by the Chairman of the Country Roads Board, R.E.V. Donald. The cairn commemorates the Flinders Bicentennary, marking the line Matthew Flinders took on his journey from Kirks Point to and from the You Yangs on 30 April Lara Bushfire Sculpture & Interpretive Display Located adjacent to the Lara Library in Walkers Road, the Bushfire Memorial Sculpture and Interpretive Display was unveiled in The plaque on the sculpture was dedicated by Betty Davey-Walker, in memory of those who lost their lives and to the people of Lara affected by the disaster. REFERENCES: Geelong Advertiser, 18 October Information from the plaque on the Memorial. Interview by David Rowe with Jack Blair, Lara resident, 13 June, A.W. Mathieson, My Reflections on 77 Years in Lara, Lara Heritage Festival, Lara, 1985, p.24. D. Rowe, 'Hume and Hovell Monument, Lara', Conservation Management Plan, prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, April Information on Annis and George Bills, source unknown, courtesy Jessie Cameron, St. Arnaud. A.W. Brown letter re: Annis and George Bills to Kemsey Historical Society, 25 February 1986, Jessie Cameron, St. Arnaud. Details on Plaques on south face of Cairn, Detail of commemorative plaque to Matthew Flinders on Cairn, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

61 PLACE NAME : Pioneers' Memorial Cairn ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Site 08 Unveiling of Cairn by the Minister for Water Supply, W.E. Old, October Source: Geelong Advertiser, 18 October Pioneers of Lara at the unveiling ceremony, Source: Geelong Advertiser, 18 October Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

62 1B 4 1 Forest Rd North 1B 1B Flinders Ave Patullos Rd Station Lake Rd Forest Rd South PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. PIONEERS MEMORIAL CAIRN M ±

63 Sites 07 & 09 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Lara Uniting Church Complex 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 8.1: Spiritual Life Theme 8.4: Community Organisations Theme 4.4: Water Supplies Condition Good Integrity Moderately Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the Uniting Church property. An Incorporated Plan could be prepared to exempt the later 20th century Church building from the need for planning permits for external alterations that are 2 m clear of the historic buildings. It is recommended that the Wesleyan Chapel gutters are cleared of debris build up and that the paving around the Methodist Church is lowered and graded away from the building (to avoid damp build up). Opportunities are available to replace the introduced tile roof cladding to the former Wesleyan Chapel and Methodist Church buildings with galvanised corrugated steel. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The former Wesleyan Chapel and the former Temperance Hall (former Methodist Church, now Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service), 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara, have significance as the earliest surviving and moderately intact Church and public buildings in Lara. The former Wesleyan Chapel represents one of few mid 19th century Victorian Primitive Gothic styled Church buildings in the City of Greater Geelong. Built in 1865 for the newly-established local Wesleyan Church, the steeply-pitched and gabled limestone building has moderate integrity. Although the roof tiles and roughcast finish to the walls have been Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

64 PLACE NAME : Lara Uniting Church Complex ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Sites 07 & 09 introduced, the original design is clearly discernible. In 1902, the Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan congregations amalgamated to form the Methodist Church of Australasia. At Lara, this was marked by the joining of the Wesleyan Church with the neighbouring Primitive Methodists who occupied the former Temperance Hall built in This building at the north end of the Uniting Church site, was purchased by John Spalding and he gave it to the Primitive Methodist congregation in The building became the principal location for local Methodist (and later Uniting Church) worship until 1980 when the existing late 20th century Church building on the site was built. The former Methodist Church building, earlier the social hub of community life in Lara until the opening of the neighbouring Public Hall in 1886, is a rare surviving example of its type. The gabled limestone building has original segmentally-arched windows with timber framed twelve-paned hopper sashes and an original door opening in the front porch. Although the gable roof of the front porch was added after 1921, it also contributes to the character and appearance of the building. To the south of the former Wesleyan Chapel is an early domed brick well/water tank. It is an important local historical legacy of 19th century water catchment, the unreliable supply of water having dogged the Lara area until the township was connected to the Geelong water supply in How is it Significant? The former Wesleyan Chapel, former Temperance Hall and brick well/water tank at the Uniting Church complex, 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara, are architecturally, historically, socially and scientifically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The former Wesleyan Chapel and former Temperance Hall are architecturally significant as moderately intact examples of mid Victorian church and public hall buildings (Criteria D & E). The former Wesleyan Chapel is one of few surviving Victorian Primitive Gothic styled churches in the City of Greater Geelong. The former Temperance Hall is also a rare surviving example of a rudimentary vernacular public building. Both buildings represent the earliest surviving church and public buildings in Lara. The limestone construction to both buildings contributes to the vernacular qualities of their designs. The introduced tiled roof cladding and roughcast wall finishes to both buildings has diminished their integrity, but they remain sufficiently intact that their original design qualities being clearly discernible. The former Wesleyan Chapel is historically significant for its associations with the development and witness of the Wesleyan Church at Lara from 1865 until 1902, when it amalgamated with the Primitive Methodist Church to become the Lara Methodist Church (Criterion A). Since 1977 it has been associated with the Lara Uniting Church (an amalgamation of the local Methodist and Presbyterian Churches). The former Wesleyan Chapel represents the longest-serving, surviving Church building in Lara, spanning almost 150 years. The former Temperance Hall (Methodist Church) is historically significant for its associations with cultural and religious life in Lara from 1869 (Criterion A). It was originally built for the Sons of Temperance Society as its Hall and until 1886 it was the centre for social and community activities, including the location of Lara's first public library (from 1874). From 1891, the building has been associated with the evolution and development of the Primitive Methodist, Methodist and Uniting Churches until 2004 when it became part of Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service. Like the former Wesleyan Chapel, the former Methodist Church is one of the longest-serving community and religious buildings in Lara. The former Wesleyan Chapel and Temperance Hall are socially significant given that they are recognised and valued by the local community for their contribution to Protestant faith and faith education in Lara from the 1860s (Criterion G). The former Temperance Hall is also recognised for its wider contribution to the early community life in Lara between 1869 and 1886, when it was the Sons of Temperance Hall and the venue for non-religious social and cultural events, and the home to other community organisations, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

65 PLACE NAME : Lara Uniting Church Complex ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Sites 07 & 09 including the Public Library from The early brick-lined domed well/tank to the south of the former Wesleyan Chapel is scientifically significant as one of the few-known surviving wells/tanks in the Lara area, reflecting a particular type of 19th century water catchment technology (Criterion F). The once ubiquitous underground brick tanks were a legacy of Lara's lack of a reliable water supply until DESCRIPTION: The Lara Uniting Church complex, 1B Flinders Avenue, is comprised of a wedge-shaped site bound by Forest Road North (to the west) and Flinders Avenue (to the east). The main entrance to the site is from the east side, from Flinders Avenue, the gateway being demarcated by pencil pine trees. A large concrete car park forms a central courtyard, with the former Wesleyan Chapel located at the southern end and the later 20th century Church building centrally positioned on the west side. The former Temperance Hall (Methodist Church, now Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service) is situated at the northern end and is linked to the Church buildings by a central footpath. This building has vehicular access from Forest Road North, with a concrete driveway on the south side leading to a car park at the rear. The southern portion of the Uniting Church site is identified by grassed areas and perimeter eucalypt and peppercorn trees. A row of trees on the east side also screens the Church property from the Lara Public Hall. The south-west corner of the site behind the former Wesleyan Chapel is a fenced off children's play area. Solid fencing also screens much of the property on the west boundary. Of particular interest are the 19th century buildings outlined as follows: Former Wesleyan Chapel The earliest building on the site is the former Wesleyan Chapel. The modestly-scaled, roughcast limestone Victorian Primitive Gothic styled building is characterised by steeply-pitched gable roof form, with a smaller gabled wing at the rear (west). These roof forms are clad in introduced tiles. The roughcast wall finish has been introduced, as has the wall painting and the painting to the bluestone plinth. The three-bayed composition of the building is defined by the original pointed-arched window openings to the main gabled wing, with similar openings in the wing at the rear. These openings feature timber framed windows with hopper sashes. There is an original central pointed-arched door opening on the east elevation accentuated by brick surrounds and voussoirs (with introduced overpainting). The door opening has an introduced vertically-boarded timber door with blocked up highlight. The roughcast wall finish has been introduced. To the south of the building is an early domed brick well or water tank. Former Temperance Hall (Methodist Church - now Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service) This single storey, roughcast limestone, rudimentary former Temperance Hall building is characterised by a gable roof form, together with a minor gabled roughcast limestone porch (the gable roof to the porch possibly added after 1921) at the front and a respectful, gabled rendered brick rear addition (with projecting pergola on the north side) connected to the early building by a flat-roofed link. Evidence of the previous rear gabled vestry/porch is identified in the rear gable end of the early building. The early portions of the building have introduced tiled roof cladding with the new gable being clad in corrugated sheet metal roof cladding. The main building has a three-bayed composition defined by the three segmentally-arched window openings and early, timber framed, twelve-paned hopper sash windows. Other early fabric includes the masonry window sills and the evidence of quoinwork in the building corners (the visibility of the quoinwork being partly diminished by the introduced roughcast wall finish). The front porch also has evidence of quoinwork (suggesting that the walls of the porch are original). However, the pointed-arched window opening in the front of the porch is incongruent to the design and it may represent an early 20th century alteration that was possibly carried out at time of the construction of the porch roof and the decorative gable infill. The side porch doorway appears to be early although the timber door Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

66 PLACE NAME : Lara Uniting Church Complex ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Sites 07 & 09 appears to have replaced an earlier door. HISTORY: Establishment of the Wesleyan Church The earliest religious presence in Lara was the Primitive Methodist Church in 1854, when the first service was conducted in the home of John Spalding A granite church was subsequently built in Forest Road North and it was claimed to have been the first church erected between Williamstown and Geelong. On 8 May 1865, one acre of land at the Sixways Corner (corner of Flinders Avenue, Forest Road North and Patullos Road) was temporarily reserved as a site for a Wesleyan Church. Plans were soon prepared and the foundation stone of the Primitive Gothic styled limestone chapel was laid on 4 July The completed gabled building reflected the principles of the founding father of Wesleyan Methodism, John Wesley, who declared that '"preaching-houses" should be "plain and decent" and no more expensive than necessary.' From this time, regular worship was held in the Chapel. The earliest photograph of the building (undated) looking north of the Sixways intersections shows the rudimentary gabled building in the foreground to the right. The Chapel featured a three-bayed preaching hall with a smaller gabled vestry behind (which fronted onto Forest Road North). A timber picket fence characterised the Wesleyan Church property boundaries. Possibly at the time of the erection of the Chapel, a well or underground tank having a domed top was constructed near the southern side of the church building. In 1897, painting, repairs and fencing were carried out by Wirner and Nott under the direction of the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow. Before 1965, the original roof cladding was replaced with the existing tiles. Establishment of the Sons of Temperance Society In 1865, the You Yangs No. 21 Division of the Sons of Temperance was formed at Lara. Three years later in 1868, two roods of land immediately adjacent to the Wesleyan Church Reserve in Flinders Avenue were temporarily reserved for the Temperance Society. The first Trustees were James English, James Blair, Charles Olive, William McClelland and Joseph Kirk. The existing gabled limestone hall was built in the following months, having been completed by September As shown in the early photograph looking north from Sixways, the three-bayed building featured a main gable roof form and a front flatroofed porch. The side windows were segmentally-arched. Until the erection of the Lara Public Hall in 1886, the Temperance Hall served as a community hub. In 1872, there was a public meeting at the Hall in an effort to raise funds for the widow and six children of the recently deceased Robert Owen Phipps, killed in a duck shooting accident. In 1874, the Temperance Hall became the location of the Duck Ponds Free Library, with the first issue of books taking place in August of that year (this being the humble beginnings of a public library service culminating with the opening a new Lara Public Library building in Walkers Road on 20 December 2011). The Hall was also the location of a Church of England Sabbath School in Further associations with the Church of England are known in 1879, when a concert was given in the Hall in aid of the Holy Trinity furnishing fund (as the Anglican Church had no hall of its own at this time). The concert was reported in the Geelong Times: "A very enjoyable entertainment took place at Lara last evening in the Temperance Hall, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to furnishing Trinity Church. The performers were all Geelong amateurs, and created a very favourable impression. Mr H. Meeking presided at the piano, and the vocalists were Messrs T. Brearley, R. Webber, J. Bayley, J.B. Hall, F. Hodges, and T. Mayer, and Mr H. Steedman performed two piccolo solos. The whole of the performers acquitted themselves very creditably, and the audience showed their appreciation of their efforts by vociferous applause, both the comic singers, Messrs Mayer and Webber being encored. The programme was varied by a ventriloquial performance by Mr Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

67 PLACE NAME : Lara Uniting Church Complex ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Sites 07 & 09 Webber, which brought down the house, and Miss Dora D Helin surprised the company by her artistic performance on the piano. At the conclusion the concert the hall was cleared, and the devotees of Terpsichore worshipped at his shrine until an early hour this morning." In 1886, following the opening of the Lara Public Hall, John Spalding purchased the Temperance Hall and leased it to the Sons of Temperance. The Geelong Advertiser reported that this measure was to protect the interests of the bodies concerned. It appears that the opening of the Lara Public Hall brought about the demise of the Sons of Temperance. Spalding gave the Temperance Hall to the Primitive Methodist Church in Development of the Lara Methodist Church In 1902, the Wesleyans united with the Primitive Methodists, and the Bible Christians to become the Methodist Church of Australasia. In 1904, a local Presbyterian Church formed at Lara and for the first five years the congregation worshipped in the Methodist Church building at a rental of one shilling per week. In 1921, alterations and improvements were made to the former Temperance Hall, it becoming the principal location of Methodist worship. A floor plan revealed that the building measured 37 feet by 22 feet and that a central aisle with flanking pews as well as a platform (measuring 16 feet by 10 feet) in the front north-east corner were installed. At this time the building was described as having stone walls and a lined galvanised corrugated iron roof. It might have also been at this time when a gable roof was added to the front porch. A gabled vestry/porch was added to the rear of the building in subsequent years. Like the former Wesleyan Chapel, the corrugated iron roof cladding of the Methodist Church was replaced with the existing tiles before Throughout the 20th century, the Lara Methodist Church was the location for the development of Methodist faith and faith education, as well as being an important part of social life to the local Methodist Community. In 1949, for example, Mrs Spalding celebrated her 91st birthday at the Methodist Church. The occasion was reported in The Argus: "About 300 people were present in Lara Methodist Church when Mrs Spalding, Snr, presented the church with a carved pulpit and chair on the occasion of her 91st birthday. The Rev. Rex. Dakers made a birthday gift to Mrs Spalding of a rug, a hymn book, AND a cosy chair on behalf of the congregation." The Lara Uniting Church In 1977, the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches in Australia amalgamated to form the Uniting Church of Australia. At Lara, the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches had already joined together in In a new brick church building was constructed on the Flinders Avenue site between the old limestone church buildings. It was designed by Keith Butler, architect, and constructed by Len Bell Pty Ltd. Soon after, the former Presbyterian Church in Waverley Road closed and the property was sold to the Corio Shire Council for the establishment of the Lara Community Centre. About this time, the Uniting Church was also the location of a campus of the Morongo Presbyterian Girls' College Kindergarten. Early development learning continues at the site today. In 2004, the former Methodist Church Building (Temperance Hall) was leased to Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Services. The following year in 2005, an amenities block, verandah and pergola were constructed at the rear (the earlier rear vestry having been demolished) as part of the funeral service operations. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

68 PLACE NAME : Lara Uniting Church Complex ADDRESS : 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Sites 07 & 09 COMPARATIVE: The former Wesleyan Chapel and the Temperance Hall represent the two earliest surviving Church and public buildings in Lara. All that remains of the original Holy Trinity Church of England building at 29 Curletts Road (erected in 1877) is the tower. Much of the original Holy Trinity Church building was substantially destroyed in the bushfire of The neighbouring Lara Public Hall in Flinders Avenue was built in 1922, having replaced the original timber hall erected in The existing Public Hall building has been substantially altered and extended. The former Wesleyan Chapel also represents one of a small number of Victorian Primitive Gothic styled church buildings in the City of Greater Geelong. Other examples include the former Presbyterian Church at Anakie (built in bluestone in 1865) and the Deakin University Chapel, Waurn Ponds (first built of sandstone as St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Sutherlands Creek, in 1858 and dismantled and rebuilt in 1986). The former Temperance Hall (Methodist Church) has an affinity with the design of the former Gaelic Church and Schoolhouse building at 271 Latrobe Terrace, Geelong. It was built in 1854 for the Free Presbyterian Church in sandstone and brick. The building has a simple gable form and bays of rectangular windows with projecting label moulds. The gabled design and three-bayed composition of the former Lara Methodist Church is especially comparable with the single room State School buildings erected throughout Victoria by the Education Department from the 1870s. REFERENCES: B.E. Giddings, A Church in the World: The Lara-Meredith Uniting Church Parish: The opening of the Lara Worship Centre, October 26th 1980'. Victoria Government Gazette, vol. 57, 26 May 1865, p M. Lewis (ed.), Victorian Churches: Their origins, their story and their architecture, National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, 1991, p.10. Laird and Barlow, Architects, Contactors' Book, , p.68, Geelong Heritage Centre. Township of Lara Plan & Moranghurk Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. The Argus, 10 January 1872, 3 September Building permits 2004 & 2005, registered with the City of Greater Geelong (Dataworks). Planning permit, 2012, registered with the City of Greater Geelong (Dataworks). Aerial imagery, City of Greater Geelong. Geelong Advertiser, 6 July 1865, 6 August 1874, 5 August 1875, 30 September 1879, 9 September Geelong Times, 18 August 'Methodist Church, Lara', public building file no. 938/A, VPRS7882/P1, Unit 190, Public Record Office Victoria. 'Duck Ponds Temperance Hall', file, VPRS242, Unit 30, Public Record Office Victoria. New Lara Library Opens, Geelong Regional Libraries website, 15 December 2011, at geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au/news/new%e2%80%90lara%e2%80%90library%e2%80%90opens. I. Wynd, So Fine a Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, Corio, M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p 'Former Gaelic Chruch and Schoolhouse', 271 Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, Victorian Heritage Database online, 27 November Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

69 Sites 07 & 09 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Lara Uniting Church Complex 1B Flinders Avenue, Lara Domed brick-lined underground tank to the south of the former Wesleyan Chapel. Former Methodist Church (Temperance Hall). Former Methodist Church (Temperance Hall), south elevation showing rear additions. View looking north from Sixways showing the Wesleyan Chapel (right) & Temperance Hall, n.d. Source: Wynd, So Fine a Country, p.160. Dept. of Public Health, Plan of Lara Methodist Church, 1921 [Temperance Hall]. Source: Public building file no. 938/A, VPRS7882/P1, Unit 190, PROV. Lara Uniting Church nearing completion, Source: B.E. Giddings, 'A Church in the World', p.12. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 7

70 B 10 1A 1 Forest Rd North 1B 1B Flinders Ave 1 Station Lake Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 1B FLINDERS AVE LARA M ±

71 Site 12 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : The Pines 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Fair-Good Integrity Substantially Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the front portion of the site at 450 Flinders Avenue, including the front garden and side driveway, Edwardian dwelling and the rear yard of the dwelling enclosed by fencing. What is Significant? The dwelling known as 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara, has significance as a predominantly intact example of an Edwardian dwelling in the rural outskirts of Lara, and as an historical legacy of the Lara Estate subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead in 1907 (as a result of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904). The successful applicant for the newly subdivided land was George Jones junior, a local farmer. The dwelling appears to have been built for him in The significant fabric includes the hipped roof forms, front post-supported hipped and bullnosed verandah with decorative cast iron valances and brackets, red brick chimneys, narrow eaves with paired timber brackets, front timber framed double hung tripartite windows and the front doorway with four panelled timber door, sidelight and highlight. The dwelling appears to be in fair-good condition when viewed from the road. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

72 PLACE NAME : The Pines ADDRESS : 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara Site 12 How is it Significant? The dwelling known as 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara, is architecturally and historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The dwelling known as 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue, is architecturally significant as a substantially intact and representative example of the Edwardian style in the rural outskirts of the Lara area (Criteria D & E). 'The Pines' is a modest version of its type, but it is one of the more intact examples of the seven Edwardian and Federation timber farm houses constructed in the rural Lara area in the early 20th century. The dwelling known as 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue is historically significant for its associations with the subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead as the Lara Estate in 1907, a consequence of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904 (Criteria A & H). It is a rare surviving historical legacy of the numerous allotments and farms made available in the area as a result of the Lara Estate subdivision, the other existing example being 'Glenoe' at 10 Windermere Road. DESCRIPTION: 'The Pines' dwelling at 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara, is set on a large rural property having a substantial front setback from the road. This setback is characterised by a several native and exotic trees of varying ages. The front is bound by an introduced chain mesh fence, approximately 1200 mm high. A gravelled driveway along the southern side of the dwelling leads to the rear yard which has a number of gabled and skillion outbuildings. The outbuilding adjoining the rear fenced off area of the dwelling may be early. To the south of the driveway is a treed area beyond which are open grassed paddocks. The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Edwardian styled dwelling is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with rear double hipped (M) roofs and a gabled wing and hipped bullnosed verandah at the front. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel. Two early face red brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs and paired timber brackets are features of the eaves. An early feature of the design is the front verandah. It is supported by timber posts with decorative cast iron valances and brackets. Other early features include the front timber framed double hung tripartite windows and front doorway with four panelled timber door, sidelight and highlight. The side timber framed double hung windows may be early. At the rear of the dwelling are skillion additions. Adjacent to these additions is a small early gabled outbuilding and a more recent shallow-gabled outbuilding. HISTORY: The property at 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara, originally formed part of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead first established in 1863 and enlarged between 1867 and Windermere Homestead eventually comprised 8300 acres. In 1904, the Closer Settlement Act enabled land to be acquired for the purpose of transforming large estates into closely settled agricultural communities. The repurchased land was made available as farm allotments, agricultural labourers allotments and workmen s home allotments to accepted applicants under certain conditions. The Closer Settlement Act included the establishment of the Lands Purchase and Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

73 PLACE NAME : The Pines ADDRESS : 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara Site 12 Management Board in 1905 to administer the Act. The Board was authorised to dispose of land previously acquired. It allocated land to applicants under purchase lease conditions which required lessees to fence the land, destroy vermin and noxious weeds and to make other improvements. In 1907, the Windermere landholdings (later known as Pirra) of George Fairbairn were sold to the Government for Closer Settlement, with the vast outlying grazing land being subdivided and offered for sale as the Lara Estate. Immediately prior to the sale, the Weekly Times published the following: "The Lara Estate, which was purchased by the Government some time ago for the purposes of closer settlement, and is now open to application, is illustrated in this issue. The area of land available is about 8,300 acres. It is situated between Lara and Little River railway stations, on the west side of the railway line, and the nearest points are within a mile of both stations. The soil consists of chocolate, black, grey and light sandy loam, and the bulk of it is easily worked. Good crops have been grown on the estate. Most of the land is level, and is suitable for irrigation. A considerable area of the property can be watered from the Little River. A survey has been made and a small channel which was constructed as a trial was successful in carrying the water for several miles. The rainfall is generally enough for all purposes, the yearly average being about 24 inches. The nearest point of the estate is nine miles from Geelong, and it is from 30 to 36 miles from Melbourne. The estate is divided into 35 allotments, ranging from 70 acres to 448 acres, and in value from 550 to Two valuable homestead allotments are included, both of which are well improved." On 9 February 1907, the Geelong Advertiser published a list of 33 successful applicants for land of the Lara Estate. George Jones Jnr., a farmer, was included on the list, having acquired the property at 450 Flinders Avenue. He appears to have had this dwelling built at this time. By , the property had been purchased by William and Beatrice Calvert, farmers, and they named it The Pines. Beatrice continued living at The Pines after William s death in c By 1970, the property was owned and occupied by Beatrice and Andrew Kenneth Calvert. In 1984, Andrew Calvert, farmer, was listed as the sole owner. COMPARATIVE: Historically, the Closer Settlement and other subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho and Wooloomanata to the north of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. Other physical legacies of the Lara Estate subdivision included "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road (the first owners being Frederick and Janet Smith who built the existing timber dwelling and stables in ) and a farm at 270 Peak School Road first owned by Adolph Schwartz in All that survives today of Schwarz's tenure are bluestone dairy ruins. Architecturally, 'The Pines' is one of small number of surviving weatherboard Federation and Edwardian styled dwellings in the rural outskirts of the Lara township. Other examples have been designed with a main hipped roof and projecting minor gabled wings at the front and side linked by a return verandah. These other examples include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in ; the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisley; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, built in for the Leigh brothers; "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, built in 1906 for Hugh Sutherland (for his son, John Sutherland); "Tallarannie Homestead" at 170 Peak School Road, built in 1907 for Charles Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

74 PLACE NAME : The Pines ADDRESS : 450 Flinders Avenue, Lara Site 12 Shannon (for his son, Archibald Shannon); and "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding. While 'The Pines' is a modest version, it is also one of the more intact examples of the type. REFERENCES: K. Grinter, Serendip Research Station: A Short History of the Area, Social Science Investigation, Gordon Technical College, manuscript now located at the Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Shire of Corio Rate Books, 1900, , , , , , 1945, 1954, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Woornyalook Parish map, 4 October, 1880, overwritten by surveyor in c.1905, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Lara Estate Subdivision plan, 5 January, 1907, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll, Sutherland Subdivision, Corio Division Electoral Roll, Geelong North Subdivision, Weekly Times, 15 December Aerial imagery, City of Greater Geelong. Geelong Advertiser, 9 February Lara Estate Plan & Schedule, Source: Geelong Heritage Centre. See Thematic History for enlarged image. 'The Pines', Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

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76 Site 18 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Limella Cottage 031 Forest Road South, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.3: Lime Burning Theme 5.3: Commerce Theme 6.1: Building the Lara Township Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Theme 7.2: Local Government: Corio Shire Condition Good Integrity Altered Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the whole property. It is also recommended that tree controls apply to the peppercorn trees on the south side of the property. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? "Limella" Cottage, Forest Road South, Lara, has significance for its associations with the pioneers of Lara, the Spalding family. This family contributed much to the early and ongoing development of Lara's commerce, lime industry and farming from 1854, as well as to community life, with the family's patriarch, John Spalding (c ), serving as a member of the Corio Road Board and the Corio Shire Council. "Limella" was built in c , a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act that came into force in 1870, enabling freehold to be purchased over three or seven years. Although "Limella" cottage has been noticeably altered, the significant associations with the Spalding family are embodied in the surviving original fabric, including the double gabled roof forms at the front, limestone wall construction, limestone chimneys and the front window and door openings. The cottage appears to be in good condition Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

77 PLACE NAME : Limella Cottage ADDRESS : 031 Forest Road South, Lara Site 18 when viewed from the street. The early peppercorn trees on the south side contribute to the significance of the place. The cottage is also one of a small number of surviving Victorian vernacular styled dwellings in the Lara area, all of which have experienced alterations. Why is it Significant? "Limella" Cottage at Forest Road South, Lara, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. How is it Significant? "Limella" Cottage at Forest South, Lara, is historically significant for its associations with the Spalding family, pioneers of Lara who settled there in 1854 (Criteria A & H). John Spalding (c ), storekeeper, lime merchant and farmer, established the first store at Lara in He was also one of the pioneers of the burgeoning 19th century lime burning trade, with his son, James, carrying on the successful family business known as the Lara Lime Works from c John Spalding was also the first postmaster from With the enactment of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act in 1870, he was able to obtain freehold of his "Limella" property. He subsequently built the existing limestone cottage in , and a stone blacksmith's shop in 1877 (now demolished). This was the location of the wheelwright business of his son, Alfred John Spalding. Spalding's contribution to community life in Lara was considerable, serving as a member of the Corio Road Board and later the Corio Shire Council, acting as the first Secretary of the Lara Lake State School in 1864, and serving as a justice of the peace. John Spalding was also a Lay Preacher in the Primitive Methodist Church and in 1886 he purchased the Lara Temperance Hall. He donated the Hall to the Primitive Methodist Church in A.J. Spalding carried on John Spalding's stores after the death of his father in He had also relocated to "Limella" cottage by 1902 and by 1914 he appears to have been involved in the family's Lara Lime Works business. DESCRIPTION: "Limella Cottage" at Forest Road South, Lara, is set on a contextually large and irregularly-shaped allotment. The dwelling is located close to the front (west) boundary and there is a substantial set back on the south side, largely characterised by a gravelled driveway and perimeter early peppercorn trees. Other large gum trees are located to the north of the dwelling. The front is bound by an introduced, capped ripple iron fence with expressed timber posts and timber picket pedestrian and vehicular gates, being approximately 1200 mm in height. Of particular interest is "Limella Cottage". It is a single storey, rendered limestone Victorian vernacular styled dwelling, the original front portion having a double gabled roof form. The dwelling has experienced a number of alterations and additions, including the encircling bullnosed verandah and central gabled verandah portico having timber fretwork valances, posts and brackets (which have an affinity with Federation era design). Other introduced fabric includes the corrugated colorbond roof cladding, front door with leadlight panelling and possibly the front timber framed windows. However, the rendered chimneys on the north side and the front window and door openings appear to be original. At the rear is a series of hipped and gabled additions which, while substantial in scale, allow the original dwelling at the front to dominate. HISTORY: The property at Forest Road South appears to have originally formed lots 3,4,5,9 and 10 on Bates' Lara Village plan of In , this land formed part of the farm that was still owned by John E. Bates of Gippsland, and occupied by John Spalding. In 1869, the Bacchus Marsh Express reported that "Mr Spalding has taken up six acres of land under the 42nd clause, immediately opposite Mr. Henderson's [possibly the Lake Bank Hotel], with the intention of erecting thereon a store." The 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act (1869) came into force in It enabled 'small selectors" to acquire land so long as it was cultivated and improved, and a permanent dwelling constructed. Freehold was possible after three Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

78 PLACE NAME : Limella Cottage ADDRESS : 031 Forest Road South, Lara Site 18 years of payment of 14 shillings, or after seven years on payment of two shillings per acre. The first record in the Corio Shire Rate books of a building on the then considerably larger site was in late 1872 or early 1873 when Spalding appears to have built the original front section of "Limella" Cottage, which presumably replaced earlier temporary quarters. In 1874 and again in 1878, Spalding was listed as owning a store, dwelling and lime kiln. John Spalding (c ) was one of the pioneers of Lara. Prior to his emigration from England, he was a bootmaker and a gravedigger as well as a Lay Preacher for the Methodist Church. It was there where he married Sarah Peake (c ). Spalding borrowed 17 from a friend to emigrate to Australia. With his wife and three children, Spalding set sail on the "Joshua", landing at Point Henry in They settled at Lara as employment with Mr Bates at "Melrose" had been prearranged before leaving England (Spalding had written to Rev Watts, Methodist Minister in Geelong and he arranged for Spalding to carry out fencing at "Melrose"). In 1855 Spalding opened the town's first store and butcher's shop as well as farming his land. From 1858, he was the local postmaster and from an early time he was the proprietor of lime kilns. In 1888 it was recorded that he had been "very successful therein, his sales for 1866 being 52,887 bags." From c , the Lara Lime Works at 45 Forest Road North was established and it operated as a family business. James Spalding (John Spalding's son and an ordained Minister in the Church of England), took over the the business upon his father's death. John Spalding contributed much to community life in Lara. He served as an inaugural member of the Corio Road Board between and an inaugural Councillor with the Corio Shire Council from 1864 until 1867 and then from 1876 until Spalding also served a term as Shire President. He was a justice of the peace and attended "the Geelong court every Monday." Spalding served as Secretary of the Lara Lake State School Committee when it was established in A Lay Preacher of the Primitive Methodist Church (the first service in Lara being held in his home in 1854), he purchased the Temperance Hall in 1886 and leased it to the Sons of Temperance where he appears to have been a member. In 1891 with the demise of the Sons of Temperance Society, Spalding gave the Temperance Hall to the Primitive Methodist Church. John Spalding died on 22 May 1893, his death being reported in The Argus: "An old resident of Lara, named John Spalding, 71 years of age, died suddenly at his residence late last night. He went out to the stables at the rear of his house to look after his horses just before going to bed, and not returning within a reasonable time, search was made for him, and his body was found in the yard close to the stables. The deceased was much esteemed by all classes in the district." John and Sarah Spalding had five children: Mary Ann (c ), James (c ), Susannah, Sarah ( ) and Alfred John ( ). Spalding's Statement of Assets and Liabilities in his Will of 1893 described his property in Forest Road South as "containing six acres more or less on which are erected two stone cottages containing five and eight rooms respectively with outbuildings and improvements etc occupied by the Widow and son of deceased." The second cottage referred to in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is at 51 Forest Road South. It was built in 1879 for Spalding's son, Alfred John, probably upon his marriage to Mary Ann Danns. A.J. Spalding was a wheelwright who conducted his business in the blacksmith's shop that had been built in It was located between the two Spalding cottages at 47 Forest Road South and it has recently been demolished. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

79 PLACE NAME : Limella Cottage ADDRESS : 031 Forest Road South, Lara Site 18 Upon the death of John Spalding in 1893, it appears that A.J. and Mary Spalding relocated to "Limella" cottage, as the Corio Shire Rate Books listed A.J. Spalding senior as owner and occupier of the property in 1897, with Alfred's son, Alfred John Spalding junior, listed as the occupier of the cottage at 51 Forest Road South in The first reference to the name of the cottage, "Limella", is in 1902, when The Argus referred to A.J. Spalding junior as being the "eldest son of A.J. Spalding, of Limella, Lara." In c.1903, A.J. and Mary Spalding had purchased the property at 125 Buckingham Street, Lara (now known as Laurence Park) from David McHarry, another pioneer of Lara and long-term lime burner. Prior to the death of his father in 1893, A.J. Spalding (senior) had taken over the running John Spalding's store. He continued in this occupation until at least 1904, although in 1914 Wise's Post Office Directory listed him as a lime burner. It would appear that A.J. Spalding had become involved in the family's Lara Lime Works business by this time. By , Edward Bennett, labourer, was occupier of "Limella" cottage. In , George J. Beardsell had purchased the house and land and he continued to lease it to Edward Bennett until about , when William Olive, labourer became the lessee. He lived there until 1932, when the house and land were leased to William and Gertrude Grills. Mrs Grills was also listed as the occupier in By the early 1940s, Jack Reed, a labourer, was living at the property which was then owned by Albert Howard Beardsell. By the 1950s, Jack Reed appears to have purchased the property and he lived there with his wife Thelma for many years. Thelma Reed was still listed at this address in Between 1998 and 2012, the front timber picket fence (introduced in the late 20th century) was replaced with the existing front fence. COMPARATIVE: Prevalent throughout the Lara area, particularly from the 1860s and 1870s (possibly as a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act of 1869), were smaller-scaled homes both within the Lara township and in the surrounding farmland. These dwellings are largely Victorian vernacular in design, mainly having gabled forms and front verandahs. They are also vernacular in construction, with most having been built of local materials close to the source. North of the Lara township near the southern foothills of the You Yangs, dwellings were mainly constructed of basalt or granite. Examples include the ruins of James English s farmhouse at 130 Branch Road (that was built in granite in c.1859), John McGillivray s house at 60 Branch Road (built of granite in 1871), and Maxwell Bell s cottage and outbuildings at 120 Duggans Lane (of bluestone construction, built c ). Surviving Victorian vernacular dwellings in Lara built between the 1860s and 1900 are mainly constructed of limestone. All of these dwellings have experienced some form of noticeable alteration and/or addition but their original design and historical associations with the earlier years of Lara s development are clearly discernible. Other examples include: Laurence Park, 125 Buckingham Street (built in for David McHarry, farmer and lime burner, early limestone stables also survive); cottage, 85 Curletts Road (of limestone construction built in 1874 by William Harding); cottage, 51 Forest Road South (a rendered limestone dwelling built for John Spalding for his son, A.J. Spalding in 1879); and the cottage complex, 80 Gebbies Road (the first limestone buildings of the cottage complex having been built in 1869 for William Foot, lime burner and farmer, with the main dwelling and other buildings having been constructed in later years, including the former bakery used by Margaret Walker in c.1900). Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

80 PLACE NAME : Limella Cottage ADDRESS : 031 Forest Road South, Lara Site 18 REFERENCES: Plan of the Village of Lara, 1853, J.L. Shaw, surveyor, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Memorial Title No. 889, Book 227, 26 February, 1873, Registrar-General s Office, Melbourne. I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, 1981, p.152, Corio Shire Rate Books, , 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1885, , 1897, , , , , , , , , , , 1935, 1942, 1945, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll, Sutherland &/or Geelong North Subdivision, 1970, Shire of Corio Oral History: Mr Reg Spalding, no.6, Book 1, p.40, Geelong Heritage Centre. The Argus, 24 May 1893, p.6, 30 April E. Spalding, Spalding family history notes, Eileen Spalding collection, Lara. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for John and Sarah Spalding and A.J. Spalding', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes, Baptismal Records & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. A. Sutherland (comp.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.169. Wurdi Youang Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Will of John Spalding, 1893, VPRS 28/P2, Unit 367, Public Record Office Victoria. Spalding, 'The Lara Lime Company ', Geelong Heritage Centre collection. H. Spalding, 'Lara - Collected Notes', manuscript, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p.118. Geelong Advertiser, 9 September The Bacchus Marsh Express, 3 April B.E. Giddings, A Church in the World: The Lara-Meredith Uniting Church Parish: The opening of the Lara Worship Centre, October 26th 1980, pp.5-9. M. Murray, Prayers and Pastures Moidart immigrants in Victoria, , PhD Thesis, School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University, 2007, p.278. John Spalding, n.d. Source: Wynd, So Fine A Country, p.152. "Limella" Cottage, Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

81 PLACE NAME : Limella Cottage ADDRESS : 031 Forest Road South, Lara Site 18 Former Blacksmith's Shop, 1998 (now demolished). Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

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83 Site 19 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Cottage 051 Forest Road South, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.1: Building the Lara Township Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Theme 7.1: Local Government Condition Good Integrity Altered Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the allotment at 51 Forest Road South including the cottage. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The cottage at 51 Forest Road South, Lara, has significance for its associations with the pioneers of Lara, the Spalding family, and particularly with Alfred John Spalding ( ). A.J. Spalding was Lara's second wheelwright, carrying on business in a stone blacksmith shop built by John Spalding (A.J. Spalding's father) in 1877 that was located between the two Spalding family cottages in Forest Road South (it has subsequently been demolished). The cottage was built in 1879 upon the marriage of A.J. Spalding to Mary Ann Danns, although it remained under the ownership of John Spalding until his death in It was from this time when A.J. Spalding was sole owner. Although the cottage has been altered, the significant associations with John, Alfred and other members of the pioneering and entrepreneurial Spalding family are embodied in the surviving original fabric. This includes the double gabled roof forms at Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

84 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 051 Forest Road South, Lara Site 19 the front, hipped profile to the post-supported front verandah, rendered limestone wall construction, rendered chimneys, corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding, central front doorway and flanking window openings and timber framed double hung windows. The dwelling appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street. The mature peppercorn trees at the front form part of the character of the place. The cottage is also one of a small number of surviving Victorian vernacular styled dwellings in the Lara area, all of which have experienced alterations. Why is it Significant? The cottage at 51 Forest Road South, Lara, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. How is it Significant? The cottage at 51 Forest South, Lara, is historically significant for its associations with the Spalding family, pioneers of Lara who settled there in 1854 (Criteria A & H). John Spalding (c ), storekeeper, lime merchant and farmer, established the first store at Lara in He was also one of the pioneers of the burgeoning 19th century lime burning trade, with his son, James, carrying on the successful family business known as the Lara Lime Works from c John Spalding also opened the first store in Lara in 1855 and he was the first postmaster from This cottage was built in 1879 for John Spalding's son, Alfred John Spalding, upon his marriage to Mary Ann Danns in A.J. Spalding was Lara's second wheelwright, carrying on his business in the stone blacksmith's shop built between his and his father's cottages in A.J. Spalding carried on John Spalding's stores after the death of his father in He had also relocated to is father's property, "Limella" cottage, by 1902, and by 1914 he appears to have been involved in the family's Lara Lime Works business. DESCRIPTION: The cottage at 51 Forest Road South, Lara, is set on a substantial site within a garden setting. In the front garden are early peppercorn trees, with an introduced curved brick pedestrian path providing access to the dwelling. Open grassed areas and perimeter garden beds and an introduced arbour complete the front setting. The front is also bound by an introduced timber post and woven wire fence. Additional mature trees are identified at the rear and to the north of the dwelling, including a large peppercorn tree. This substantial northern setback is largely an open gravelled space accommodating a gabled galvanised iron garage outbuilding. A small garden shed is situated to the south of the dwelling. Distinguishing the property is the single storey, rendered limestone, Victorian vernacular styled cottage. It is characterised by a double gabled roof form at the front, together with a hipped front verandah. At the rear are gabled and skillion additions and a glazed conservatory. The roof forms to the bulk of the dwelling appear to be clad in introduced corrugated zincalume. A feature of the design is the front verandah. It is supported by square timber posts and it has timber framed iron valances and brackets. This verandah and the detailing appears to have been introduced, possibly replacing an earlier verandah of similar profile and design. Early features of the design include the rendered chimneys (although the rear chimney has been added as part of the rear extension in the late interwar or early postwar period), and front central doorway and flanking window openings. The front door has either been introduced or the upper leadlight glazing has replaced original upper timber panels. The timber framed double hung windows appear to be early. HISTORY: The property at 51 Forest Road South appears to have originally formed part of lots 3,4,5,9 and 10 on Bates' Lara Village plan of In , this land formed part of the farm that was still owned by John E. Bates of Gippsland, and occupied by John Spalding. In 1869, The Bacchus Marsh Express reported Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

85 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 051 Forest Road South, Lara Site 19 that "Mr Spalding has taken up six acres of land under the 42nd clause, immediately opposite Mr. Henderson's [possibly the Lake Bank Hotel], with the intention of erecting thereon a store." The first record in the Corio Shire Rate books of a building on the then considerably larger site was in late 1872 or early 1873 when Spalding appears to have built the original front section of "Limella" Cottage (now addressed as Forest Road South), presumably replacing earlier temporary quarters. In 1874 and again in 1878, Spalding was listed as owning a store, dwelling and lime kiln. John Spalding (c ) was one of the pioneers of Lara. Prior to his emigration from England, he was a bootmaker and a gravedigger as well as a Lay Preacher for the Methodist Church. It was there where he married Sarah Peake (c ). Spalding borrowed 17 from a friend to emigrate to Australia. With his wife and three children, Spalding set sail on the "Joshua", landing at Point Henry in They settled at Lara as employment with Mr Bates at "Melrose" had been prearranged before leaving England (Spalding had written to Rev Watts, Methodist Minister in Geelong and he arranged for Spalding to carry out fencing at "Melrose"). In 1855 Spalding opened the town's first store and butcher's shop as well as farming his land. From 1858, he was the local postmaster and from an early time he was the proprietor of lime kilns. In 1888 it was recorded that he had been "very successful therein, his sales for 1866 being 52,887 bags." From c , the Lara Lime Works at 45 Forest Road North was established and it operated as a family business. James Spalding (John Spalding's son and an ordained Minister in the Church of England), took over the the business upon his father's death. John Spalding contributed much to community life in Lara. He served as an inaugural member of the Corio Road Board between and an inaugural Councillor with the Corio Shire Council from 1864 until 1867 and then from 1876 until Spalding also served a term as Shire President. He was a justice of the peace and attended "the Geelong court every Monday." Spalding served as Secretary of the Lara Lake State School Committee when it was established in A Lay Preacher of the Primitive Methodist Church (the first service in Lara being held in his home in 1854), he purchased the Temperance Hall in 1886 and leased it to the Sons of Temperance where he appears to have been a member. In 1891 with the demise of the Sons of Temperance Society, Spalding gave the Temperance Hall to the Primitive Methodist Church. John Spalding died on 22 May 1893, his death being reported in The Argus: "An old resident of Lara, named John Spalding, 71 years of age, died suddenly at his residence late last night. He went out to the stables at the rear of his house to look after his horses just before going to bed, and not returning within a reasonable time, search was made for him, and his body was found in the yard close to the stables. The deceased was much esteemed by all classes in the district." John and Sarah Spalding had five children: Mary Ann (c ), James (c ), Susannah, Sarah ( ) and Alfred John ( ). Spalding's Statement of Assets and Liabilities in his Will of 1893 described his property in Forest Road South as "containing six acres more or less on which are erected two stone cottages containing five and eight rooms respectively with outbuildings and improvements etc occupied by the Widow and son of deceased." The second cottage referred to in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is the subject dwelling at 51 Forest Road South. It was built in 1879 for Spalding's son, Alfred John, probably upon his marriage to Mary Ann Danns. A.J. Spalding was a wheelwright who conducted his business in the blacksmith's shop that had been built in 1877 by his father using limestone of the demolished Primitive Methodist Church once located in Forest Road North. The blacksmith shop was located between the two Spalding cottages (on a separate allotment at 47 Forest Road South) and it has recently been demolished (the blackshop Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

86 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 051 Forest Road South, Lara Site 19 shop had no longer been part of the property at 51 Forest Road South). A.J. Spalding was the second blacksmith in Lara (the first being a Mr Knight). As a wheelwright, he constructed a dray that won first prize in the Geelong Agricultural Society Show. With the death of his father, John Spalding, in 1893, A.J. Spalding took over running his father's store. He took into partnership William Hedges to operate the blacksmith's shop. By 1913, A.J. Spalding was in partnership with Steve, George and Tony Groves. According to A.W. Mathieson, the Groves brothers ran a most successful blacksmith's business: "George and Tony spent most of their time shoeing horses while Steve worked on drays, wagons, etc. and sharpening picks and crowbars. Apart from work it was a great place to spend some spare time listening to a few stories. As always this was a great attraction for the youngsters of the district and it was fascinating to see the sparks fly from the hammer blows of the "smithy"." After 1893, it appears that A.J. and Mary Spalding relocated to "Limella" cottage, as the Corio Shire Rate Books listed A.J. Spalding senior as owner and occupier of the property in 1897, with Alfred's son, Alfred John Spalding junior, listed as the owner of the cottage at 51 Forest Road South in It was leased to James Kent, a dealer, at this time. However, by 1902, Alfred John Spalding Junior was residing at the property, probably as a consequence of his marriage to Clara Maurer. From around , the house and land appear to have been in the name of Myrtle Spalding (wife of David Spalding and daughter in-law of A.J. Spalding Senior), but by 1936 it was recorded as being owned by the Spalding brothers, and occupied by Myrtle Spalding. By 1940, John Robert Spalding, son of Myrtle Spalding, is recorded as owner and occupier, but in 1950, the ownership of the property was in the name of David Spalding. He lived there until at least It may have been during the ownership of John or David Spalding when the rear gabled addition was constructed. Between 1984 and 1996, the site was renumbered from 59 to 51 Forest Road South. COMPARATIVE: Prevalent throughout the Lara area, particularly from the 1860s and 1870s (mainly as a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act of 1869), were smaller-scaled homes both within the Lara township and in the surrounding farmland. These dwellings are largely Victorian vernacular in design, mainly having gabled forms and front verandahs. They are also vernacular in construction, with most having been built of local materials close to the source. North of the Lara township near the southern foothills of the You Yangs, dwellings were mainly constructed of basalt or granite. Examples include the ruins of James English s farmhouse at 130 Branch Road (that was built in granite in c.1859), John McGillivray s house at 60 Branch Road (built of granite in 1871), and Maxwell Bell s cottage and outbuildings at 120 Duggans Lane (of bluestone construction, built c ). Surviving Victorian vernacular dwellings in Lara built between the 1860s and 1900 are mainly constructed of limestone. All of these dwellings have experienced some form of noticeable alteration and/or addition but their original design and historical associations with the earlier years of Lara s development are clearly discernible. Other examples include: "Limella" cottage, Forest Road South (the rendered limestone dwelling built by the Lara pioneer, John Spalding, father of A.J. Spalding senior, in ); Laurence Park, 125 Buckingham Street (built in for David McHarry, farmer and lime burner, early limestone stables also survive); cottage, 85 Curletts Road (of limestone construction built in 1874 by William Harding, farmer and builder); and the cottage complex, 80 Gebbies Road (the first limestone buildings of the cottage complex having been built in 1869 for William Foot, lime burner and farmer, with the main dwelling and other buildings having been constructed in later years, including the former bakery used by Margaret Walker in c.1900). Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

87 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 051 Forest Road South, Lara Site 19 REFERENCES: 'Plan of the Village of Lara, 1853, J.L. Shaw, surveyor, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Corio Rate Books, , 1876, 1877, 1879, , , , , , , , , 1936, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, 1981, p.152, Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll, Sutherland &/or Geelong North Subdivision, 1970, Shire of Corio Oral History: Mr Reg Spalding, no.6, Book 1, p.40, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. E. Spalding, Spalding family history notes, Eileen Spalding collection, Lara. The Argus, 24 May 1893, p.6, 30 April P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for John and Sarah Spalding, A.J. Spalding Senior and David & Myrtle Spalding', November & December 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes, Baptismal Records & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. A. Sutherland (comp.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.169. Wurdi Youang Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Will of John Spalding, 1893, VPRS 28/P2, Unit 367, Public Record Office Victoria. Spalding, 'The Lara Lime Company ', Geelong Heritage Centre collection. H. Spalding, 'Lara - Collected Notes', manuscript, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p.118. The Bacchus Marsh Express, 3 April M. Murray, Prayers and Pastures Moidart immigrants in Victoria, , PhD Thesis, School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University, 2007, p.278. Cottage, Forest Road South, South view of rear addition, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

88 PLACE NAME : Cottage ADDRESS : 051 Forest Road South, Lara Site 19 Alfred & Mary Spalding with sons Alfred, Benjamin, Lambert, David, Harold & Alexandrina. Source: Budd, et.al., From Duck Ponds to Lara, p.31. Cottage, Forest Road South, Source: David Rowe. Former Blacksmith's Shop, 47 Forest Road South, 1998 (now demolished). Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

89 Forest Rd South Rubena Cres 55 4 PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 51 FOREST RD STH LARA M ±

90 Site 20 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Former Lake Bank Hotel Complex 120 Forest Road South, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 5.1: Commerce Theme 6.1: Building the Lara Township Condition Fair - Good Integrity Moderately Intact - Altered Photograph Date 26 July 2013 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the part of the hotel site and including the former hotel building and outbuildings, situated on lots 2-10 of the recent subdivision; the full length of the stone wall that extends along the Forest Road boundary (with a 1m curtilage on each side of the wall; the gabled outbuilding in the wall (with a 1 m curtilage): the Forest Road South road reservation immediately outside the hotel building complex; & and the south-eastern portion of the road reserve of the newly created court to the west of the building complex. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The former Lake Bank Hotel complex, 120 Forest Road South, Lara, has significance as the only known surviving mid 19th century rural hotel complex in the City of Greater Geelong and the only surviving 19th century hotel and store buildings in the Lara area. The earliest buildings on the site appear to date from c.1859, when four-roomed and two-roomed stone cottages and a stone dairy had been built as part of Cheddar Farm. One of the original cottages may represent the hipped north wing of the building complex today. The original buildings were substantially extended in 1869 under the ownership of James Henderson to include a hotel at the south-east corner. Today, the significant building fabric includes the triple hipped portion on the Forest Road South frontage, attached northern hipped roof wing and the rear attached and freestanding elongated hipped and gabled wings. The limestone wall construction, front Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

91 PLACE NAME : Former Lake Bank Hotel Complex ADDRESS : 120 Forest Road South, Lara Site 20 window and door openings to the triple hipped portion, front door opening to the northern hipped portion, rendered and face brick chimneys and the corrugated profile to the sheet metal roof cladding all form part the significant building fabric. Also contributing to the significance of the hotel complex is the stone wall on the Forest Road South boundary, embedded stone outbuilding in the boundary wall, underground tank/well and the surviving mature peppercorn and Mulberry trees. Overall, the form, layout and grouping of the buildings as a 19th century hotel complex are predominantly intact, although the integrity of specific fabric has been diminished as a consequence of required repairs. The former hotel complex appears to be in fair-good condition when viewed from the street. How is it Significant? The former Lake Bank Hotel complex at 120 Forest Road South, Lara, is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The former Lake Bank Hotel complex at 120 Forest Road South is historically significant for its associations with the earliest farming and commercial developments in Lara from the late 1850s (Criteria A & H). Built as two cottages, dairy and stockyards as part of Cheddar Farm in c.1859, the buildings were substantially extended and transformed in 1869 as the Lake Bank Hotel with an attached grocery store by the owner, James Henderson. Both the hotel and store operated until the early 20th century. The hotel operated by various publicans and the store by the wife of James Henderson, Euphemia Henderson, from 1873 until later in the 19th century. The former Lake Bank Hotel at 120 Forest Road South is architecturally significant as it is a rare surviving example of a mid 19th century complex of Victorian vernacular styled hotel and store buildings in Lara and the Greater Geelong municipality (Criteria A, B & E). Although the buildings have recently been repaired and altered, they continue to demonstrate their original Victorian vernacular design qualities in their roof forms, construction materials, openings, chimneys and layout. Importantly, it is the grouping of the buildings as a whole that is of particular architectural value, being the only existing hotel and store buildings in the Lara area and one of few surviving mid 19th century hotel buildings in the Greater Geelong area. The buildings provide a tangible understanding of hotel, store and farm life from the 1850s and 1860s. The stone boundary wall along the Forest Road South frontage, including the embedded gabled outbuilding, together with the underground tank/well and mature peppercorn and Mulberry trees also contribute to the aesthetic values of the place. DESCRIPTION: The former Lake Bank Hotel, 120 Forest Road South, Lara, is a 19th century hotel complex consisting of a former hotel and attached store fronting Forest Road South in the south-east corner of the site, together with rear attached outbuildings forming a courtyard, and freestanding hipped and gabled outbuildings. Along the Forest Road Boundary is a solid limestone wall that forms a remnant of the original enclosure to the hotel property (the northern and other sections of the wall forming the enclosure have recently been demolished). A small gabled outbuilding is embedded in part of the wall. Adjacent to the vehicle entrance off Forest Road South is a mature peppercorn tree, with additional peppercorn trees and a Mulberry tree surviving in the courtyard and to the west of the rear outbuildings. Several early trees to the north of the outbuildings have recently been removed. Remnants of other early limestone outbuildings with basalt quoining are located in the south-west corner of the site. The former Lake Bank Hotel is of a Victorian vernacular design and is characterised by two sections at the front: a triple hipped roof section and a lower broad hipped galvanised corrugated iron roof at the northern end. The tripled hipped portion of the building appears to represent the original hotel of It has introduced corrugated zincalume roof cladding and re-rendered limestone walls and quoinwork, although Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

92 PLACE NAME : Former Lake Bank Hotel Complex ADDRESS : 120 Forest Road South, Lara Site 20 the door opening with transom is original, as is the flanking segmentally-arched window openings. The two-panelled timber door and the 12 paned timber framed double hung windows have recently replaced an introduced timber door (with upper glazed panel) and windows. The original (19th century) door, removed at some stage in the 20th century, was four panelled (as revealed in the attached historical photograph). Recently blocked up and rendered over at the south-east corner of the building is a door opening that was originally a window opening having a twelve paned double hung window. On the south facade of the triple-hipped wing is an introduced window opening at the east end (it was originally a lower, segmentallyarched door opening) and an original window opening at the west end with an introduced timber framed double hung window. The face brick chimneys to the triple-hipped wing are original. A post-supported skillion verandah is currently under construction, replacing a verandah of similar design that had been introduced at some stage in the 20th century. Originally, the hotel had no verandah on the east facade as shown in the historical photograph of the 1880s. The lower, northern hipped wing of the hotel complex may represent one of the original cottages built in c It has an introduced corrugated zincalume roof, recently re-rendered limestone wall construction and re-rendered quoinwork, an early central door opening and flanking window openings, and recently installed timber framed windows and a panelled timber door. The skillion verandah under construction has replaced an earlier, 20th century verandah of similar design. At the rear is an early rendered chimney. Of particular interest is the building complex as a whole. At the rear of the main hotel and store sections are long and narrow buildings with hipped galvanised corrugated iron roofs that were once the bake house, stables, and store rooms, and they form a courtyard. The attached outbuildings have recently been repaired, with new timber roof structures and corrugated zincalume roof cladding forming part of the repairs. The detached hipped outbuilding has an early corrugated sheet metal roof that shows signs of rusting. Within the courtyard is an early underground tank/well. The substantial repairs and alterations have improved the condition of the buildings, although the integrity of the original fabric has been diminished. Their forms, layout and grouping as a 19th century hotel complex are predominantly intact. The surviving early stone wall on the Forest Road South boundary is showing signs of lateral movement, particularly in the vertical crack adjacent to the mature peppercorn tree at the vehicle entrance to the property. HISTORY: The site at 120 Forest Road South, Lara, originally formed part of the 640 acre landholdings of J. Austin and J. Kiddle from 11 February This land was soon subdivided and offered for sale as The Cheddar Farms and Town estate. Allotment 8 in Section 2 of the subdivision, comprising 10 acres, was first purchased by Silas Allen on 28 February On 1859 Allen sold the property to George Godwin. He subsequently acquired an additional 30 acres of land and established a farm, dwelling and other improvements which was then known as Cheddar Farm. On 24 and 25 September 1860 advertised the sale of his property in the Geelong Advertiser: "WOOD and RIX have received instructions from Mr G. Godwin to sell by auction - CHEDDAR FARM, Near the Duck Ponds, containing 40 acres of good soil, partly cropped. Erected upon it is a four-roomed house, two-roomed stone cottage, stone dairy, and two stockyards. On the property is a large limestone quarry and 3 wells of excellent water. The land is well fenced, and the farm in every respect is complete and attractive. The agents would invite the special attention of small capitalists who may be in search of a really good investment to the above sale, as few such opportunities are to be met with." Cheddar Farm was subsequently sold to Elias Stone on 18 October 1860 at a consideration of 250. His Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

93 PLACE NAME : Former Lake Bank Hotel Complex ADDRESS : 120 Forest Road South, Lara Site 20 ownership was to be short-lived as in 1865 the property was sold to James Henderson at a consideration of 300. Henderson soon opened a store on the premises and by 1868 the Corio Shire Rate Books also listed a "beer shop" on the property. The hotel operations soon expanded, as in April 1869 The Bacchus Marsh Express reported that "Mr. Henderson, storekeeper, Duck Ponds, is considerably enlarging his premises." In 1872, Henderson leased the hotel portion of the property to Mrs Elizabeth Hilliar. The hotel portion of the building complex appears to have been the hipped wing in the south-east corner, as it is shown with parapet signage in an historical photograph of c Forming part of hotel complex was the construction of a stone wall to enclose the stock yards. A gabled stone outbuilding was constructed in the wall. According to From Duck Ponds to Lara, "away from the main home is a small stone shelter (now bricked into the wall) which once provided overnight shelter for swaggies and impoverished travellers, particularly during the Depression years." Upon the death of James Henderson in 1873, an inventory of his Estate gave the following description of the Lake Bank Hotel property: "Farm lands comprising forty acres part of portion C of Section 15 Parish of Moranghurk County of Grant Lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Block 2 of Cheddar Farm at Duck Ponds in the occupation of the deceased at his death. Stone built store, dwelling house and outbuildings erected on part of same land and also occupied by the deceased at his death. Adjoining premises known as the Lake Bank Hotel in the occupation of Mrs Hilliar tenant thereof at a rent of 40 a year." The property remained under the guardianship of the Trustees of Henderson's Estate, Samuel Pownell, David McHarry and George Wilson in the ensuing years. In 1875, the lease of the hotel passed to Elizabeth Hilliar's son in-law, John Streat. He continued to operate the hotel until late 1876 or early 1877, when he relocated to Emerald Hill after declaring himself insolvent as a consequence of being "accidentally shot by a Mr W Beamish, resulting in the loss of an eye and a long illness." His wife had also become ill, goods had been sold off under a Bill of Sale and there had been the "presence of a predator". The hotel was subsequently leased to John Edward Meyrick between 1878 and Henderson's store was continued on by his wife, Euphemia Wilson Henderson, as set out in Henderson's Will (although his Estate was bequeathed to William Moseley, Charles Olive and his son in-law, Hubert Hervey Birch). According to former owner, John Darcy, the grocery store business was passed on to the next generation of the family in later years. On 2 March 1885, the property was sold to Turpie Wilson Blair. The hotel was leased to Mrs Hennan until 1887, when the lease passed to her son in-law, David McHarry junior. In 1889, Blair leased the hotel to Joseph Morris who was the publican when a suicide occurred on the premises. In 1891, Elijah Smith became the publican but by 1898 the business had been taken over by his wife, Harriet Smith. She was fined in 1902 for selling adulterated liquor. Smith continued to operate the hotel until 1909 when the Licenses Reduction Board forced its closure. After the death of T.W. Blair in 1948, the property passed to his son, David William Blair. He sold it to Grace Darcy in 1952 and in 1975 it passed to her son, John Darcy, who owned it until recent years. Throughout 2012 and early 2013, the former Lake Bank Hotel property as undergone substantial repairs and alterations at a cost of $500,000. An introduced two storey hipped roof addition at the rear of the early northern portion of the building has been demolished, dilapidated roofs replaced, walls re-rendered and Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

94 PLACE NAME : Former Lake Bank Hotel Complex ADDRESS : 120 Forest Road South, Lara Site 20 windows and doors removed and replaced. The northern section of the early stone wall was been demolished and mature trees on the northern portion of the site removed to make way for a future residential estate. In April 2013, the property became the location of the new Lara Museum and Historical Centre. This was made possible by the owners, Bisinella Developments, leasing the property to a local community group, Lara Heritage and Historical Inc., for a peppercorn rent of $1 per year. The new museum was officially opened on 18 April 2013 by the Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong, Cr Keith Fagg. A gala opening celebration was also held on 21 April 2013 for the Lara community. COMPARATIVE: The former Lake Bank Hotel is also the only surviving example of a nineteenth century hotel complex in the Lara region, the other Hotels in the area, including the Robin Hood, Bragg's You Yangs Hotel and the earlier Lara Hotel building have long since disappeared. Other mid 19th century rural former hotel buildings survive in other parts of the City of Greater Geelong. They include the former Traveller's Rest Inn at Batesford, erected in 1849 comprising a rectangular plan of colonial Georgian design and rendered rubble granite construction (it was converted into a residence in c.1865) and the former Fyansford Inn (later known as the Swan Hotel) at Fyansford, built in Also at Fyansford is the more substantial Fyansford Hotel, a two storey colonial Georgian styled rendered brick building constructed in Overall, the former Lake Bank Hotel is one of very few surviving mid 19th century rural hotel buildings in the City of Greater Geelong, and the only rural hotel complex example in the municipality. REFERENCES: I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: A History of the Shire of Corio, 1981, p.250. L. Bisinella, Bisinella Developments Pty Ltd, letter to Jessica Hurse, City of Greater Geelong, Oral information from John Darcy,former owner, to David Rowe, Certificates of Title for crown allotment C, Section 15, Land Titles Office, Melbourne. The Bacchus Marsh Express, 3 April Geelong Advertiser, 24 September 1860, 8 December A. Willingham, Geelong Region Historic Buildings & Objects Study, vol.1, Geelong Regional Commission, 1986, sheets 10 and 15. M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p.155. Bailliere's Post Office Directory, Corio Shire Rate Books, , 1874, 1878, 1898, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Insolvency Record, John Streat, 12 January 1877, VPRS815/105, Unit 2866, Public Record Office Victoria. Bendigo Advertiser, 29 December Maning and Bishop's Geelong & Western District Directory, Wise's Post Office Directory, , , , The Argus, 22 May 1902, 17 December 1909, 21 December Police Gazette, 22 May Will of James Henderson, 1873, VPRS 28/P0, Unit 128, VPRS28/P2, Unit 19 & VPRS7591/P2, Unit 12, Public Record Office Victoria. A. Sutherland (comp.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.167. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

95 PLACE NAME : Former Lake Bank Hotel Complex ADDRESS : 120 Forest Road South, Lara Site 20 Lake Bank Hotel, c when under the license of Mrs Hennan. Source: GRS2009, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Lake Bank Hotel, 5 December February Source: J.T. Collins, La Trobe Picture collection, State Library of Victoria, image jc Lake Bank Hotel, n.d. Source: National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Victorian Heritage Database, register no. B5045. Rear attached outbuildings under roof repairs, 8 October Stone wall and embedded gable outbuilding on the Forest Road South frontage, 19 December Lake Bank Hotel, 23 October Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

96 Forest Rd South Museum Pl Canterbury Rd East Canterbury Rd West PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 120 FOREST RD STH LARA M ±

97 Site 21 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Clover Hill Farm 155 Forest Road South, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Theme 7.1: Local Government Condition Fair-Poor Integrity Moderately Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the surviving dwelling and land 5 m each side and 20 m at the rear, and the land between the dwelling and the front (Forest Road South) boundary. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? Clover Hill at 155 Forest Road South, Lara, has significance as one of the earliest surviving and more intact examples of a farm dwelling in the local area. First built in 1853 and then rebuilt in 1926 (probably to the a similar Victorian vernacular design as the original building), the dwelling is identified by a steeplypitched hipped roof form that extends to create an encircling verandah (the front portion only now surviving). Other significant qualities include the rendered limestone wall construction, quoinwork, timber framed double hung windows, central doorway, timber verandah posts and the rendered chimneys. Clover Hill also has significance for its long-standing associations with the McClelland family. The property was taken up by William McClelland in c.1866 and from this time it became a successful farm that produced cereal crops and Clydesdale horses, Jersey cows and fat lambs, as well as poultry. Lime extraction was Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

98 PLACE NAME : Clover Hill Farm ADDRESS : 155 Forest Road South, Lara Site 21 also an important industry on the property carried on by others, including McClelland's son, James. The McClelland family owned Clover Hill for over 100 years and they contributed much to community life in Lara. For over 70 years, William McClelland and his sons, Robert and Abraham Alexander, were Councillors with the Corio Shire Council. Although the Clover Hill dwelling is in considerable disrepair, it maintains sufficient integrity in demonstrating its early design and its associations with the McClelland family. How is it Significant? Clover Hill at 155 Forest Road South is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? Clover Hill at 155 Forest Road South is historically significant for is long-standing associations with the McClelland family for over 100 years from c.1866 until the late 20th century, and for its associations with the production of cereal crops, as a dairy and poultry farm, and horse, cow and lamb stud. The property also has long time associations with the local lime industry, with lime extraction being carried out until the early 20th century. Farming and lime production were two of the key primary industries in Lara in the 19th and 20th centuries and the Clover Hill dwelling remains as a tangible physical legacy of these important industries to the district. Although Clover Hill appears to have been first built in 1853 (using limestone on the property), its historical significance also lies in its associations with the McClelland family. From c.1866, the property had been taken up by William McClelland, an Irish immigrant. McClelland and two of his sons, Robert and Abraham Alexander, contributed much to community life in the local area, serving as Councillors with the Corio Shire Council for well over 70 years, including several terms as Shire President. Clover Hill at 155 Forest Road South is architecturally significant as a moderately intact example of a Victorian vernacular dwelling rebuilt during the interwar era, being one of a smaller number of surviving farm dwellings in the area associated with the 19th century. While originally constructed in c.1853, the surviving dwelling of 1926 appears to be a contemporary interpretation of the early Victorian vernacular design. It is an unusual example of a rural farm house in Lara, the vernacular design qualities demonstrated in the steeply-pitched hipped roof forms (the front roof extending to comprise an encircling verandah) and in the limestone wall construction that is indigenous to the site. Only the front portion of the encircling verandah now survives. DESCRIPTION: Clover Hill at 155 Forest Road South, Lara, is set on a substantial open grassed rural allotment. It has a considerable front setback to the road frontage. Minimal vegetation from the early garden survives, the most noticeable being an exotic tree immediately to the north of the dwelling. A gabled galvanised corrugated steel outbuilding (of 20th century provenance) is situated beyond the dwelling to the north-east. The single storey, rendered limestone, reconstructed Victorian vernacular dwelling is characterised by a steeply-pitched hipped roof form that extends to form an encircling verandah. Only the front portion of the verandah survives today. The steepness of the hipped roof and the small roof ridgeline suggests that the original (1853) roof was largely reconstructed in 1926, possibly in a contemporary manner, as this type of roof was common for mid 19th century rural dwellings (it was not typical for interwar era designs). There is also a hipped wing at the rear that projects on the south side. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel, although recent repairs may have been carried out in corrugated zincalume. The general symmetry of the design is accentuated by the projecting rendered chimneys with moulded cappings to the main wing. A similar chimney is also located on the rear wing. The design and rendered finish to the chimneys appears to suggest that the chimneys were repaired rather than rebuilt in the interwar period. There is an early front central doorway with four panelled timber door and an introduced Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

99 PLACE NAME : Clover Hill Farm ADDRESS : 155 Forest Road South, Lara Site 21 wide timber framed side light. Flanking the front door way are early timber framed double hung windows with masonry sills. Other early features of the design include the quoinwork to the building corners (being exposed brick to the rear wing with quoinwork also surrounding the rear window) and the surviving timber verandah posts. Clover Hill is in considerable disrepair. There is evidence of substantial spalling and deterioration in the limestone walls, in addition to the rusted roof cladding, rotted timber window frames and verandah fascias and posts and the missing verandah floors. However, the dwelling continues to retain sufficient integrity to demonstrate its early design. HISTORY: History of Clover Hill In 1853, J.E. Bates offered Section 15A in the Parish of Moranghurk in lots varying from one to three acres as the village of Lara, to the south of the Duck Ponds. The southern portion of Bates' land holdings were to remain farmland. On the east side of Forest Road South, a limestone dwelling was erected in 1853 from limestone quarried on the property. In c.1866, the Irish emigrant, William McClelland, took up ownership of 350 acres of Bates' land holdings. Here, McClelland commenced a long-standing and successful farm that was continued on by two of his sons in later years. Interestingly, in 1958 the Geelong Advertiser claimed that McClelland first 'made his home in a delicensed hotel on the West side of Forest Road almost opposite the present homestead.' His first place of residence was therefore not in the limestone dwelling on the site. The delicensed hotel appears to have been the Lake Bank Hotel at 129 Forest Road South. McClelland's occupancy of the hotel seems to have been brief, as James Henderson was owner from 1867 and in 1868 the hotel was operation. As McClelland was a founding trustee of the local Sons of Temperance Hall, it is unlikely that he would have remained in occupation of a licensed hotel. At Clover Hill, McClelland soon increased his landholdings, including 43 acres to the north of his original property where The Barracks Hotel (built in 1860) was situated. It was demolished by McClelland soon after the land acquisition (other purchased land included 106 acres in Forest Road South in 1872 as well as five allotments in the subdivision of Section 15B in 1903), possibly because of his tea-totalling pledge to the local Sons of Temperance. By 1898, McClelland s landholdings had stretched to 925 acres. In the early days, McClelland ran a dairy farm on the property. The farm later included stud stock with a Clydesdale horse stud established by William and later carried on for many years by his sons. In 1916, The Leader newspaper reported that McClelland had 'earned a reputation for the breeding of high-class Clydesdales.' A jersey cow stud was also established by McClelland's sons, Abraham and Robert McClelland, and it continued until the 1950s. In 1958, it was declared that animals from of the Clover Hill stud 'went to all parts of the State.' Other stock produced on the property included fat lambs and from 1933 (when under the ownership of McClelland's sons, Robert and Abraham Alexander), poultry (at one time the property accommodated 3000 birds). Cereal crops were another important part of William McClelland's Clover Hill farm and the production of crops continued well into the second half of the 20th century. The importance of cropping to Clover Hill was outlined in the Geelong Advertiser in 1958: "But while there have been changes in respect to livestock activities, the production of crops has never ceased. Wheat, barley and peas have been the principal of these and invariably the yields are high. This it is considered is partly attributable to the lime base over a large portion of the land. There was some of the Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

100 PLACE NAME : Clover Hill Farm ADDRESS : 155 Forest Road South, Lara Site 21 land much on the clay side but many years ago when lime burning was in operation, the riddlings were carried on to it at a rate of 100 dray loads to the acre so as to make it cultivatable at any time. It proved a great success. The soil friable and traces of the riddling are still evident in it. Lucerne grows prolifically on the areas in which it is planted and use is made of the water in Hovell s Creek for irrigation purposes." Included within McClelland's landholdings was the centrepiece of Bates' Village of Lara Plan, Lara Lake. The 39 acre lake was drained into Hovell's Creek and the lake was used by McClelland to grow Lucerne. Lime was also extracted from Clover Hill farm (although William McClelland does not appear to have been personally involved in the local lime industry). At least 80 acres of the property had lime-bearing stone and it provided McClelland with considerable royalties. In the late 19th century, McClelland's eldest son, James, exploited Clover Hill's lime production potential. In 1891, the Geelong Advertiser reported on his lime burning and crushing activities: "Mr. McClelland s kilns are situated within a stone s throw of the Lara creek, and are backed by several acres of limestone country. Although not in the business many years McClelland, jun., has shown any amount of enterprise in introducing the lime crushing machinery to Lara in order that he should be equal to outside competition, and place the product of his kilns upon the market in the condition most acceptable to buyers. He is satisfied with the results attained by the crusher, although the demand for lime is just entering upon a revival after the depressing influence [of the collapse of the land boom]." In 1908, William McClelland leased part of his land to David Mitchell. Two acres 'was excavated to a depth of 20 feet for stone to go to the Burnley works of the well-known Mitchell family.' William McClelland died in A Statement of Assets and Liabilities in McClelland's Will gave a brief description of the extent of his Clover Hill farm at this time. The property contained 362 acres 'or thereabouts on which are erected 2 houses 1 weatherboard and 1 stone and outbuildings and various other improvements Deceased resided in one of these houses.' The property was subsequently continued by his sons, Robert and Abraham Alexander. Disaster struck Clover Hill in 1926 when the farm house was gutted by fire. It was soon rebuilt using the existing limestone walls as they had remained structurally sound. With the death of Robert McClelland in 1936, the property came under the sole ownership of Abraham Alexander McClelland who continued to reside there with his wife, Jean. Abraham conducted share farming on the property in subsequent years and in 1945 Clover Hill was leased to Ashleigh and Doris Gillett. By 1954, it was again occupied by the Abraham and Jean McClelland, as well as Alexander McClelland. Jean McClelland continued to reside at Clover Hill until at least The earliest-known photograph of Clover Hill is dated It shows a steeply-pitched hipped roofed dwelling, with the ends of the post-supported encircling verandah having introduced infill. Chimneys adorned the roofline, the design reflective of the original (1853) construction (suggesting that the original chimneys were retained and repaired after the fire of 1926). There appears to have been a timber lattice verandah balustrade. Garden beds bordered the dwelling and young cypress trees were shown nearby. In 1998, Clover Hill showed signs of deterioration in the roof cladding and walls. The north side of the verandah remained infilled. Substantial cypress trees surrounded the house. In recent years, after over a centenary in McClelland family ownership, Clover Hill was sold. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

101 PLACE NAME : Clover Hill Farm ADDRESS : 155 Forest Road South, Lara Site 21 William McClelland and the McClelland Family The long-time owners of Clover Hill, contributed much to local community life in Lara. Two generations of the McClelland family, including the family patriarch, served as Councillors on the Corio Shire Council. In 1958, the Geelong Advertiser described the service to local government by the family as follows: "For 76 years out of the 92 since William McClelland came to the property, there has been a councillor on the Peak Riding in the Shire of Corio, residing on it. William served 33 years. Robert (his son) for 21 years. Cr A A McClelland is now in his 22nd year which includes 6 successive terms as President, covering the war years. When it comes to a matter of what has been produced on Clover Hill, municipal legislators must be on the list." Cr Abraham McClelland ultimately served 28 years as a Councillor. He died in office in Several terms as President of the Shire were also served by the McClelland family. William McClelland William McClelland was born at Amargh, Ireland, about He came to Australia in 1855 when he was about 15 years old. According to Alexander Sutherland in Victoria and Its Metropolis (1888): "He was first employed on a station at Camperdown for six months, and then went to Mount Blackwood for nine months, and did well, carrying on dairying at the same place for a short time. He next took to carting, hear Geelong, and remained at that occupation for five years. After that he married [Margaret Thompson in Geelong in 1859] and settled down at Bream Creek, and was a year at contracting; he was then engaged in carting in New Zealand, and also took several consignments of horses to that colony. About 1866 he settled down at Lara and commenced farming, which avocation he still pursues." COMPARATIVE: Clover Hill has direct associations with the early development of farming in the Lara area. It was from the 1850s (at the time of Clover Hill's establishment) when a number of farms were established at Lara. Another of the earliest farms was a 20 acre property taken up by Robert Walker at 270 Windermere Road in c Unlike Clover Hill, all that remains today are the ruins of his cottage built by a Mr Harding in c At 125 Buckingham Street, a 60 acre farm was established by John Hewitt in The property was sold to David McHarry in 1874, a long-time resident of Lara, and he created a successful lime burning and farming enterprise. The cottage and ruins of the stables to the property now known as Laurence Park are a physical legacy of McHarry s tenure. Most of the other 19th century farms throughout the region have suffered from the ravages of bushfires and deterioration, although some continue to survive. These other farms include those at 60 Branch Road (now the ruins of John McGillivray s farm established from at least 1870), 85 Curletts Road (the farm commenced by William Harding in 1869), 130 Branch Road (now the ruins of James English s farm from c.1859), 25 Blairs Road (the ruins of Blairgowrie, a dairy farm owned from 1868 by the early Secretary of the Corio Shire, James Blair and his wife it was previously known as Oakland s Farm), and 120 Duggans Lane (the ruins of Maxwell Bell s farm cottage and outbuildings built c ). Greater physical evidence of some of the other smaller Victorian farms include the altered dwelling at 35 Gebbies Road (apparently part of John Edward Meyrick s 8 acre farm from at least 1876) and the cottage complex at 80 Gebbies Road established in c.1870 by the farmer and lime burner, William Foot. Overall, although rebuilt in 1926, Clover Hill represents one of the earliest-surviving and intact farm dwellings in Lara with long-standing associations to the key 19th and 20th century industries of the district: farming and lime production. Architecturally, there are no other rural dwellings of similar design to Clover Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

102 PLACE NAME : Clover Hill Farm ADDRESS : 155 Forest Road South, Lara Site 21 Hill. While there are a number built of limestone, the steeply-pitched hipped roof form and encircling verandah has more of an affinity with other 1840s-1850s rural homesteads in Victoria, such as Moranghurk Homestead at Lethbridge (built in c.1845). REFERENCES: I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, Shire of Corio, 1981, p.247. Corio Shire Rate Books, 1872, 1875, 1881, , 1890, 1898, 1900, , , , , 1945, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Electoral Roll, Sutherland subdivision, Geelong Advertiser, 10 June 1891, 16 December Wise's Directory 1904, The Leader, 26 August 1916, p.6. P. Jennings, Family Group Record for William H. McClelland. A. Sutherland, Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 'McClelland, William', Will & Codicils Probate Jurisdiction, 12 December 1919, VPRS29/P2, Unit 1009, Public Record Office Victoria. See also the Thematic History for further references. D. Rowe & W. Jacobs, 'Moranghurk Homestead' Conservation Management Plan, March Clover Hill, showing the nearby outbuilding, Clover Hill, Source: Geelong Advertiser, 16 December Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

103 PLACE NAME : Clover Hill Farm ADDRESS : 155 Forest Road South, Lara Site 21 Clover Hill, Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 7

104 Forest Rd South PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 155 FOREST RD STH LARA M ±

105 Site 47 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Cottage complex 80 Gebbies Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 4.3: Lime Burning Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Fair Integrity Substantially Intact (as a group) Photograph Date 31 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the whole site and that the former kitchen, dairy, bakery and farm outbuilding in the south-east corner of the site and the peppercorn trees are noted in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay. What is Significant? The cottage complex at 80 Gebbies Road, Lara, has significance as a rare grouping of Victorian vernacular stone buildings associated with farming and lime burning developments during Lara's fledgling years of development in the 1860s and 1870s. Variously constructed of rendered limestone and basalt, the original cottage and store were built in 1869, with the main gabled dwelling possibly constructed between c.1872 and 1884 when the property was first owned by William Foot. Foot and his family had occupied the land from 1869, having made a successful application for the site as a result of the passing of the 42nd clause of the amended Land Act (which came into force in 1869). Foot sold the property to George Walker, farmer and lime burner in c and it is also possible that main dwelling was built at this time under his ownership. With the death of George Walker in 1901, the property passed to his wife, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

106 PLACE NAME : Cottage complex ADDRESS : 80 Gebbies Road, Lara Site 47 Margaret, and from about this time she operated a bakery on the property in a gabled building that may have been built for this purpose. The bakery ceased in the 1920s on the death of Margaret Walker. Further contributing to the rarity as a 19th and early 20th century farm complex are the stone and galvanised steel outbuildings in the south-east corner of the site, possibly limestone quarries to the north of the site, rendered masonry wells and the mature peppercorn trees. How is it Significant? The cottage complex at 80 Gebbies Road, Lara is historically, architecturally and scientifically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The cottage complex at 80 Gebbies Road, Lara, is historically significant for its associations with 19th century farming and lime burning developments and particularly with William Foot and the Foot family, original owners and occupiers from 1869 (Criteria A & H). It was not until 1872 when William Foot formally purchased the land, a consequence of the enactment of the 42nd clause of the Land Act which enabled the formal acquisition of small farm landholdings. The property also has associations with the farming and lime burning developments by George Walker and his wife, Margaret, and from 1901 until the 1920s, the operation of Walker's bakery by Margaret Walker. The cottage complex at 80 Gebbies Road, Lara, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (Criterion D). Although the main dwelling has been altered in the 20th century, this building and the 19th and early 20th century farm buildings are a rare surviving legacy of early farming and lime burning in the Lara area. They demonstrate original vernacular design qualities in their gabled forms, rendered limestone and basalt construction, modest scale and rudimentary appearance. The rendered masonry wells also contribute to the significance of the place. The main dwelling is also one of a small number of surviving Victorian vernacular styled dwellings in the Lara area, all of which have experienced alterations. The remnant lime quarries at 80 Gebbies Road are scientifically significant as a legacy of 19th century lime operations in the local area, a process no longer in practice (Criterion F). DESCRIPTION: The cottage complex at 80 Gebbies Road, Lara, consists of approximately eight 19th and early 20th century residential and farm outbuildings associated with evolution and development of farming, lime burning and baking. Most of the buildings are situated near the southern boundary of the site, with the main dwelling being centrally located. The buildings are set on a rural, irregular allotment above the southern bank of Hovells Creek. There appears to be evidence of early lime quarries adjacent to the creek bank. To the south-east of the main dwelling are two early rendered masonry conical tops comprising underground tanks or wells. A number of mature peppercorn trees and perimeter garden beds contribute to the rural landscaped setting. In the south-west corner of the site is an early gabled outbuilding constructed of random rubble limestone wall construction, the exterior walls being rendered. This building appears to have been the original cottage that was built in There is an original rendered limestone chimney at the eastern end. The roof is clad in introduced corrugated sheet metal, with an original door opening with an early vertically boarded door on the north facade. Small horizontally oriented timber framed windows have been introduced on the south facade. Internally, there are exposed timber rafters and lined coved ceiling of timber planks that might indicate that the early roof was originally clad in shingles. There is an earthen floor and lime washed walls. Overall, the kitchen outbuilding is in fair condition, with evidence of spalled render and damp build up (both externally and internally), due in part of the overgrown vegetation around the building and the lack of gutters and sealed drainage. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

107 PLACE NAME : Cottage complex ADDRESS : 80 Gebbies Road, Lara Site 47 The Victorian vernacular styled main dwelling is located to the north-east of the original cottage. It may date from c It is characterised by a simple gable roof form with an early skillion wing at the rear that has been extended and which also projects beyond the dwelling on the north-west to form an open carport. These roof forms are clad in corrugated sheet metal. There is also an encircling hipped roof verandah supported by painted brick piers with fluted and tapered squat square columns and painted solid brick balustrades. This verandah appears to have been introduced in the 1920s or 1930s, given the construction and detail of the piers and columns, possibly having replaced an earlier front verandah. The dwelling is constructed of early rendered limestone having painted brick quoinwork on the building corners and around the front window and door openings. Other original features of the design include the face brick chimneys, central doorway and window openings, timber framed 12 paned double hung windows and the front four panelled timber door with highlight (although the upper glazed panels in the door have been introduced). Overall, the dwelling appears to be in fair condition. There is evidence of rusting in the verandah roof and some damp build up in the walls. While the integrity of the dwelling has been compromised to some degree by the interwar verandah, the original Victorian design is clearly discernible. Immediately adjacent to the main dwelling on the west side is a partially submerged gabled store outbuilding that was built in It is constructed of rendered random basalt rubble (with introduced overpainting) and corrugated sheet metal roof cladding. Access is from the south end and there is a small early window on the east facade. Surrounding the north and west facades is elevated concrete paving. This outbuilding appears to be in fair condition and predominantly intact. There is debris build up in the gutters and the gutter on the west side is falling away. To the north of the original cottage (and north-west of the main dwelling) is an early bakery outbuilding that may have been built in late 19th or very early 20th century. The building has an elongated gable roof form that terminates with a hipped roof face at the south end. A gabled wing also projects from the south-east corner. These roof forms are clad in corrugated sheet metal. It is constructed of rendered masonry construction. There are early timber framed door openings on the east and west facades, together with an original shallow segmentally-arched window opening in the northern gable end that has an early timber framed double hung window (with elaborate detailing) and an early painted masonry sill. This building appears to be in fair condition and is predominantly intact. Like the dairy outbuilding, there is debris build up in the gutters and the east gutter has perished and is falling off the building. In the south-west corner of the site are narrow-gabled stone and corrugated galvanised steel outbuildings that appear to date from the late 19th or early 20th century. At the east end is an early timber ventilator in the gable end, as well as skillion additions. These outbuildings appear to be in fair-poor condition. To the north-east of these outbuildings is a shallow-pitched 20th century shed with a skillion wing. At the entrance to the property to the north-west is a gabled shed with a skillion wing on the north side. It is constructed of lightweight wall cladding with a corrugated sheet metal roof and vertically boarded timber doors. It may date from the early 20th century. HISTORY: The site at 80 Gebbies Road was occupied by William Foot (c ), farmer, from He had first made application for a license to occupy the site on 16 December 1868 as part of the 42nd clause of the amended Land Act of It was not until 13 September 1872 when Foot formally owned allotment 9a in Section 22 of the Parish of Moranghurk comprising 26 acres, 1 rood and 11 perches. Section 31 of the 42nd Clause enabled selectors to take up land so long as a permanent residence was constructed and the land cultivated and improved. In 1872, Mounted Constable Rothwell inspected Foot's property to report on improvements to the land. His report indicated that 78 chains of fencing had been erected in The Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

108 PLACE NAME : Cottage complex ADDRESS : 80 Gebbies Road, Lara Site 47 buildings were described as "Stone Cottage 20 feet long by 13 broad, Stone Storeroom 19 feet long by 12 broad, Stone Stable and Shed 36 feet long by 17 broad. Stone Cottage only in good repair all the other Buildings in bad repair. Erected in 1869." The stone cottage outlined appears to have been the original cottage located in the south-west corner of the site. The land had been cleared "by gathering stone" and there was "no timber on the land." It was also in 1869 when Foot cultivated 18 acres of the land, comprising 12 acres under oats, 4 acres under wheat and 2 acres under barley. It appears that Foot may have constructed the existing main dwelling after In 1875, Foot acquired an additional 6 acres adjoining his property, together with another 8 acres nearby. William Foot had emigrated from Buckinghamshire, England, with his wife, Elizabeth, and possibly six children in the 1850s. The family had settled at Lara by 1864 as it was at this time when George Foot, the tenth child of William and Elizabeth, was born. By , the property had been sold to George Walker, farmer and lime burner. He was listed as as a farmer in Wise's Post Office Directory at this time as well as listed in the Corio Shire Rate Books. It is possible that the main dwelling on the site were built as late as George and his wife, Margaret, continued to farm the property with their eight children: Catherine, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Esther, Amy, Jesse, George and John. With the death of George Walker senior in 1900, the property was left to his wife, Margaret. It appears from this time that Margaret Walker, in an effort to make an income, established a bakery on the property in the rendered gabled building to the north-west of the main house. In Wise's Post Office Directory of 1904, Margaret Walker was listed as a baker (although in 1914 the Directory listed her as a farmer). According to Isabella Grills: "Walkers ran a bakery at the end of Gebbies Road. My mother Lily Kee often rode in the cart with the Walker girls, Amy, Kath and Jessie who drove their horse and cart as far as Little River delivering bread. The bakery finished in the early 1920s when Mrs Walker died." As a consequence of Margaret Walker's death by , the property was leased to Charles Loy, farmer. In , the farm and buildings were purchased by Mrs H. Warner of 28 Bolton Street, Hampton. It would appear to have been during the time of Mrs Warner's ownership when the encircling verandah to the main house was constructed. The former kitchen outbuilding might have been converted into a laundry by this time, with a brick base installed for the copper. Mrs Warner owned the property until about the mid 1940s, when it was sold to Donald and Doris Gebbie, farmers. They apparently carried out some remodelling to some of the buildings during their ownership, and possibly constructed the shed next to the gateway at the entrance to the property. According to Isabella Grills, Don Gebbie "always harvested his crops with horses when everyone else used tractors." COMPARATIVE: Prevalent throughout the Lara area, particularly from the 1860s and 1870s (mainly as a consequence of the 42nd Clause of the amended Land Act of 1869), were smaller-scaled homes both within the Lara township and in the surrounding farmland. These dwellings are largely Victorian vernacular in design, mainly having gabled forms and front verandahs. They are also vernacular in construction, with most having been built of local materials close to the source. North of the Lara township near the southern foothills of the You Yangs, dwellings were mainly constructed of basalt or granite. Examples include the ruins of James English s farmhouse at 130 Branch Road (that was built in granite in c.1859), John McGillivray s house at 60 Branch Road (built of granite in 1871 on land associated with the 42nd clause of the Land Act), and Maxwell Bell s cottage and outbuildings at 120 Duggans Lane (of basalt construction, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

109 PLACE NAME : Cottage complex ADDRESS : 80 Gebbies Road, Lara Site 47 built c ). Surviving Victorian vernacular dwellings in Lara built between the 1860s and 1900 are mainly constructed of limestone. All of these dwellings have experienced some form of noticeable alteration and/or addition but their original design and historical associations with the earlier years of Lara s development are clearly discernible. Other examples include: "Limella" cottage, Forest Road South (the rendered limestone dwelling built by the Lara pioneer, John Spalding, father of A.J. Spalding senior, in ); limestone cottage, 51 Forest Road South (built in 1870 for Alfred John Spalding and initially owned by his father, John Spalding); Laurence Park, 125 Buckingham Street (built in for David McHarry, farmer and lime burner, early limestone stables also survive); and the cottage, 85 Curletts Road (of limestone construction built in 1874 by William Harding, farmer and builder). REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, 1869, 1870, 1872, , , 1897, 1900, , , , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1951, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Interview by David Rowe with Jack Blair, July Corio Division Electoral Roll: Sutherland subdivision, Moranghurk Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p.148. Will of George Walker, 190, VPRS 28/P00, Unit 947, Public Record Office Victoria. Wise's Post Office Directory, 1904, M. Murray, 'Prayers and Pastures Moidart immigrants in Victoria, ', PhD Thesis, School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University, 2007, p.278. W. Foot, Land Application under Clause 42 of the amended Land Act, VPRS 627, Unit 130, Public Record Office Victoria. Main dwelling, north elevation, 80 Gebbies Road, Original cottage, west elevation, 80 Gebbies Road, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

110 PLACE NAME : Cottage complex ADDRESS : 80 Gebbies Road, Lara Site 47 East elevation of original cottage, 80 Gebbies Road, Original Store, 80 Gebbies Road, Former Bakery, 80 Gebbies Road, Moranghurk Parish Plan showing W. Foot as owner lot 9A from Source: VPRS16171 PROV. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

111 255 Gebbies Rd Thomas Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 80 GEBBIES RD LARA M ±

112 Site 24 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : House & Dairy Outbuilding 30 Hicks Street, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 4.2: Lime Burning Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Good Integrity Moderately Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the grouping of buildings within the fenced land in the south-west corner of the property. The small gabled stone outbuilding contributes to the significance of the place. What is Significant? The dwelling at 30 Hicks Street, Lara, has significance as a predominantly intact example of a Victorian styled dwelling in Lara and as one of the more intact surviving Victorian dwellings in the Lara area. The fabric that contributes to the Victorian design includes the hipped roof forms, front bullnosed verandah, symmetrical composition (especially defined by the red brick chimneys and the central front doorway and flanking timber framed double hung tripartite windows), front four panelled timber door with sidelights and paired eaves brackets with diamond panelling between. The dwelling appears to have been built in 1886 upon the marriage of the first occupants, David and Mary Walker (nee Tayler). It was first owned by Walker's father, Robert Bell Walker, longstanding and successful lime merchant who established the Waverley Lime Company at Lara in David Walker took part in the business from its inception and Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

113 PLACE NAME : House & Dairy Outbuilding ADDRESS : 30 Hicks Street, Lara Site 24 with the death of his father in 1899, he carried out the lime operations. Lime from the Waverley Lime Company was distributed across Australia and most particularly to Melbourne, where it was used in the construction of public buildings and structures, as well as private properties. How is it Significant? The dwelling at 30 Hicks Street, Lara, is architecturally and historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The dwelling at 30 Hicks Street is architecturally significant as a predominantly intact example of a Victorian style (Criterion D), being the only surviving example in this part of Lara and one of the more intact of the eight known modestly-scaled Victorian styled dwellings in Lara today. The dwelling at 30 Hicks Street is historically significant for its associations with the development of housing in Lara during the boom of the Lime industry in the 1880s (Criterion A). In particular, the dwelling is historically significant for its associations with David Walker and his father, Robert Bell Walker, who established the highly successful Waverley Lime Company at Lara in 1878 (Criterion H). David Walker continued on the business after the death of his father in 1899, and on his passing in 1945, the Lara Lime Company was managed by David Walker's son, Albert Alexander, until the later 20th century. DESCRIPTION: The dwelling at 30 Hicks Street is set on a contextually substantial triangular allotment and it has a frontage to Hick Street. The front of the property is bound by an introduced timber post and woven wire fence with a scrolled metal gate. The front garden comprises a row of recently planted standard roses with shrubbery behind, and open grassed areas, perimeter gardens and a diagonally aligned footpath. High solid timber paling fences within the site screen the front garden setting from other parts of the property, with trees along the western boundary providing further screening. On the southern boundary (fronting Bates Road) is a combination of high solid timber paling fencing, timber post and woven wire (front portion) and more rural timber post and wire fencing (to a height of approximately 1200 mm) at the rear. Also at the rear of the dwelling are some mature cypress trees that appear to be senescent. Some of these trees appear to be the only legacy of the 19th century landscaping on the site, and while they provide a noticeable backdrop to the dwelling when viewed from the front, they make no redeeming contribution to the front garden setting. There are a number of shallow-pitched and gabled outbuildings at the rear (east) and north-east of the dwelling that appear to have been more recently introduced. Distant from the dwelling to the north is an introduced swimming pool. Also near the northern boundary is an early gabled stone outbuilding which may have been a dairy. Of particular interest is the single storey, symmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Victorian styled dwelling. It is characterised by a hipped roof form at the front, with double hipped (M) roof forms at the rear and a front bullnosed verandah. These roof forms are clad in recent corrugated sheet metal. Early features of the roofline are the pressed red brick chimneys with corbelled tops and the narrow eaves having paired timber brackets and diamond motif panelling. The symmetry of the design is accentuated by the early central doorway and the flanking early timber framed double hung tripartite windows. The central four panelled timber door with timber framed sidelights also appear to be early. The front verandah is supported by introduced turned timber posts (of similar design to the posts extant in 1998) and introduced decorative timber brackets. There are early timber framed double hung windows on the north and south walls, as well as rear skillion wing. The pergola at the rear has been introduced. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

114 PLACE NAME : House & Dairy Outbuilding ADDRESS : 30 Hicks Street, Lara Site 24 HISTORY: The Victorian timber weatherboard dwelling at 30 Hicks Street may have been built in 1886, upon the marriage of David Walker and Mary Teresa Taylor. It was located on 16 acres. The property was owned by Robert Bell Walker, Lara pioneer and founder of the nearby Waverley Lime Company, and leased to David and Mary Walker. The small stone dairy outbuilding to the distant north of the dwelling may also have been constructed around this time. Robert Bell Walker was born about 1834 in Falkirk, Scotland and he arrived in Australia on 11 April Alexander Sutherland in Victoria and Its Metropolis gives the following details on R.B. Walker: "[Walker] got work as soon as he came ashore at 1 per day, remaining at the job six months. He was then employed on the Melbourne and Geelong railway, where he staid [sic.] eleven years. He was next contracting in and about Geelong for about ten years. In 1878 he opened a lime-burning business at Lara, and has now worked up a good connection, sending away about 4000 bags per month. He has purchased 100 acres of land, on which he grows all the fodder he needs for his horses." R.B. Walker had commenced work in the lime industry at Lara earlier than The Victorian Directory for 1868 listed the Melbourne Builders Lime and Cement company at Lara. It was managed by Walker, the kiln being 30 feet high, costing 300 to build. Walker's lime company was named "Waverley" after the train station at his native Falkirk, Scotland. He had quarries in Kees Road and Curletts Road (behind the Holy Trinity Church), with the lime burning and crushing business being in Walkers Road, where his stone residence was situated. In 1891, the Geelong Advertiser described Walker's lime business and the recent developments he had carried out: "... Mr R.W. Walker [sic.] [has] already gone in for crushing, and the results attained, although the machines have been only a few weeks in use, are regarded as satisfactory. Mr. R.W. Walker [sic.], whose annual output is something considerable, has erected one of Buncle's machines, similar in general principle to the bark crusher by the same maker. It is worked by a twelve horse-power steam-engine, and pulverises and bags the lime at the rate of 60 to the hour. Each bag contains 1 1/2 cwt. of crushed lime, the price of which, landed on the railway station is 1s 8d. Mr Walker has a large area of limestone to work upon, and has five kilns burning. The kilns are 30 feet in circumference, with a depth of 13 feet, and use up a large amount of firewood when in operation, over 300 tons of that fuel being consumed yearly in additional to coal. The material from Mr Walker's kilns' is sent all over the country, but he finds his principal market in the metropolis. It has been used in the erection of the public buildings, and Mr Walker is at present supplying a contract in connection with the Spencer-street railway viaduct to connect the Spencer-street and Flinders-street stations. In heavy times his out-put has been as much as from 4000 to 5000 bags monthly." R.B. Walker died in His Will included a Statement of Assets that had been prepared by David Walker. It described the subject property as 'having erected thereon a four roomed weatherboard house, stabling and outbuildings occupied by me the said David Walker free of rent.' David Walker was born at Lara in He entered the lime burning and crushing business of his father at the time of its establishment in Upon the death of his father, David Walker took charge of the Waverley Lime Company business. In c.1904, Walker had a new timber Federation dwelling built in Walkers Road, apparently near the location of his father's earlier stone dwelling. The subject dwelling at 30 Hicks Street was subsequently occupied by David Walker's son, Frederick Charles, a lime burner. His occupation seems to have been short-lived, as during the 1910s the property was leased to Fritz Maurer, a Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

115 PLACE NAME : House & Dairy Outbuilding ADDRESS : 30 Hicks Street, Lara Site 24 bootmaker, and then to William and Lancelot Barnes. In , the property was purchased by Henry W. Bate, a farmer, and the property was leased to Herbert James Bate, a labourer. By 1954, the house and land had been sold to Henry and Marguerite Sadler, and they lived there until the late 1960s when Fred Bigmore purchased it. In addition to operating the Waverley Lime Works, David Walker was a member of the local Presbyterian Church that was established in With the opening of the new Church building in 1909, he petitioned on behalf of the Presbyterian Church for the formation of a road to the church. A road was subsequently constructed and named Waverley Road, apparently after Walker's residence and Lime Company. David Walker died at Lara on 8 May The Waverley Lime Company was continued by his son, Albert Alexander, until later in the 20th century. In 1998, the dwelling at 30 Hicks Street was in disrepair. It has subsequently been respectfully restored. COMPARATIVE: The dwelling at 30 Hicks Street represents one of a small number of surviving Victorian dwellings built between the 1860s and the 1880s. Most of these dwellings a largely vernacular in design, mainly having gabled forms and front verandahs. Most are also vernacular in construction, being built of local materials including limestone, granite and bluestone. Surviving, modestly-scaled Victorian dwellings in Lara include Laurence Park at 125 Buckingham Street (built in for David McHarry, farmer and limeburner), cottage at 85 Curletts Road (built in c.1870 by William Harding, farmer and builder), cottage at 51 Forest Road South (built in c.1879 for John Spalding and occupied by his son A.J. Spalding, a wheelright, after his marriage to Mary Danns), "Limella" cottage at Forest Road South (built in for John Spalding, pioneer of Lara who operated the first store and whose family was also involved in limeburning) and cottage at 80 Gebbies Road (built in c for William Foot or George Walker, farmers and lime burners). Most of these dwellings have experienced alterations and the dwelling at 30 Hicks Street is one of the more intact examples of this grouping. Most comparable with the dwelling at 30 Hicks Street is the timber weatherboard cottage at 240 Forest Road South,the front portion also featuring a hipped roof form and front verandah, being a typical mid Victorian design. The dwelling at 30 Hicks Street is also the earliest surviving example of a Victorian style in the Lara village area (east portion of the Lara township), and with the other dwellings situated in the former Lara Lake and in the rural outskirts. REFERENCES: Shire of Corio Rate Books, 1886, 1891, 1897, 1899, 1900, , , , , , , 1942, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1930, Corio Electoral Roll, Sutherland subdivision, Interview by David Rowe with the late Fred Bigmore, January, Statement of Assets and Liabilities', Probate Jurisdiction in the Will of Robert Bell Walker, 28 July 1899, VPRS28/P0002, Unit 1522, Public Record Office Victoria. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Report for David Walker, November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. Geelong Advertiser, 10 June Camperdown Chronicle, 27 July 1945, p.7. Morwell Advertiser, 10 June 1927, P.4. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

116 PLACE NAME : House & Dairy Outbuilding ADDRESS : 30 Hicks Street, Lara Site 24 D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Aerial imagery, City of Greater Geelong. A. Sutherland, Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.160. Gabled stone outbuilding to the north of the dwelling, Waverley Lime Company advertisement, Source: Morwell Advertiser, 10 June 1927, p.4. Dwelling, 30 Hicks Street, in disrepair, Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

117 39 37 Hicks St Bates Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 30 HICKS ST LARA M ±

118 Site 52 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Lochnaben 295 Patullos Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Good Integrity Substantially Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the dwelling and the curtilage shown in the attached aerial image. The dairy outbuilding to the north-west of the dwelling also contributes to the significance of the place. What is Significant? "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road, Lara, has significance as an historical legacy of the Federation era farming developments in the Lara area as a consequence of the Elcho Estate subdivision of 1903, and particularly as one of the more intact and outstanding examples of the Federation style in the local area. Built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding, farmer, he resided there and farmed the land with his wife, Louisa Meyer (and later his second wife, Ruby Lockyer) until his death in 1967, when the property passed to his son, Selwyn. The fabric that contributes to the significance of the dwelling includes the single storey height, asymmetrical composition, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, dominant main hipped roof form and minor projecting gabled wings to the front and rear linked by a return bullnosed verandah, corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding, brick chimney with a corbelled top and terra cotta pot, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

119 PLACE NAME : Lochnaben ADDRESS : 295 Patullos Road, Lara Site 52 decorative metal finials in the gable ends and main roof ridge, timber verandah posts and decorative timber fretwork valances, splayed corner verandah portico, timber verandah arches and fretwork, banks of timber framed casement windows with highlights, timber framed front doorway with sidelights and highlights and timber door, and the decorative gable infill (timber battening and roughcast panelling). Overall, the dwelling appears to be in good condition and substantially intact when viewed from the road. To the north-west of the dwelling the original dairy outbuilding also contributes to the significance of the place. How is it Significant? "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road, Lara, is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road is historically significant for its associations with Benjamin Spalding who established a farm on the property in 1910, having purchased the land from the Richmond Brothers who had earlier established successful crops there from 1904 (Criteria A & H). "Lochnaben" is especially also historically significant as the most intact physical legacy of the Federation era farms established as a consequence of the Elcho Estate subdivision of "Lochnaben" is architecturally significant as a predominantly intact and outstanding example of the Federation style in Lara (Criteria D & E). It demonstrates several original design qualities reflective of Federation design, being one of the more elaborate examples in the Lara area. DESCRIPTION: "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road is set on a large rural allotment, having a substantial, open grassed frontage to the road. A small front section of the garden adjacent to the dwelling is fenced off. The property is accessed by a driveway on the east side, having a gateway flanking by pointed timber picket fences. The gravelled entry leads to two driveways separated by a grassed island dominated by mature cypress trees. Rows of agapanthus flank the west and east sides of the driveways with another row of cypress trees forming the side (eastern) boundary to the property. The west boundary is planted with Sugar Gums. Immediately behind the dwelling are gabled and skillion poultry sheds, garages and other sheds that have been introduced. To the north-west of the dwelling is an original gabled dairy with rear skillion wing. "Lochnaben" is a single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation styled dwelling having a dominant main hipped roof form and minor projecting gabled wings to the front and rear linked by a return bullnosed verandah. At the rear are skillion additions. These roof forms are clad in corrugated sheet metal. The roof also features an early brick chimney with a corbelled top and terra cotta pot, and decorative metal finials in the gable ends and main roof ridge. Modest overhangs and exposed timber rafters are features of the eaves. A particularly distinctive early feature of the design is the return verandah. Located on an elevated timber floor, it is supported by timber posts and has decorative timber fretwork valances. The corner of the verandah is also emphasised by a slightly projecting splayed portico with timber arch and fretwork. A larger arch and fretwork is a feature of the projecting front gable that is supported by paired timber posts with panelled fretwork between them. According to the owner, the existing cream, off white and red oxide colour scheme of the dwelling is original. Other early features of the design include the banks of timber framed casement windows with highlights, timber framed front doorway with sidelights and highlights and timber door, and the decorative gable infill (timber battening and roughcast panelling). The verandah balustrade has been introduced in an effort to Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

120 PLACE NAME : Lochnaben ADDRESS : 295 Patullos Road, Lara Site 52 mitigate sheep ingress on the verandah. Overall, "Lochnaben" appears to be in good condition and is substantially intact. Changes to the dwelling have been incidental, including the removal of a rear skillion wing (replaced with a flat roof), and two small side (pantry) windows replaced with one larger window. HISTORY: The property at 295 Patullos Road originally formed portion 166 on the Parish of Moranghurk plan, first owned by J.E. Bates from 3 January This and other portions of Bates' land was subsequently acquired as part of the Elcho Homestead estate, first established by John and Elizabeth Galletly in At this time, Elcho Homestead comprised 4000 acres. On 1 October 1903, 3118 acres of the Elcho Estate was subdivided into 24 allotments. The land at 295 Patullos Road formed lot 16 (portion 167) of the Elcho Estate, comprising 138 acres and 4 perches. This and the immediately neighbouring allotment to the north (lot 15), totalling 154 acres, 3 roods and 1 perch were purchased by the Richmond brothers (James, Frederick and Joseph), farmers. They built a small shack on the site at the corner of Bacchus Marsh and Patullos Roads. The Richmond brothers came from a long-established farming family at Little River and the You Yangs, with Hugh Richmond having emigrated from the Irvine Valley, Ayrshire, Scotland, arriving in Victoria where he tried his luck at the Ballarat goldfields in He subsequently worked as a shepherd before taking up land on the slopes of the You Yangs under the Land Act of It appears that the Richmond Brothers were Hugh Richmond's sons. At 295 Patullos Road, the Richmond brothers soon established successful crops. In 1907, The Bacchus Marsh Express reported on their high returns: "Messrs. Richmond Bros. (says the Age) who have taken up part of the Elcho estate at Lara, secured a splendid return from 100 acres of Algerian oats. From 42 acres they obtained 168 tons of hay, and 58 acres which were thrashed produced 78 bushels to the acre. Japanese manure was used on the land." In 1910, probably due to the need to expand their farming interests, the Richmond brothers purchased 614 acres of farmland at Winchelsea. This seems to have been the impetus for their sale of the property in Patullos Road to Benjamin Spalding ( ), farmer, at this time. Benjamin Spalding had married Louisa Meyer in 1909 and they soon established themselves as cattle and cropping farmers (and later sheep farmers). The existing Federation styled timber dwelling was constructed between May and November 1910 at a cost of 588. Spalding took out a loan from his mother in law, Mrs Meyer, to fund the building works. Inspiration for the design was based on a timber Federation styled dwelling in Bell Parade, Drumcondra. A wash house was also built at the rear of the new dwelling, the timber boards originating from the former shack erected by the Richmond brothers that had been demolished. Benjamin Spalding was a son Alfred J. Spalding ( ) and Mary Ann Danns (-1957). A.J. Spalding was a local wheelwright until the death of his father, John Spalding in 1893, when he took over John's Spalding's General Store at Sixways, Lara Lake. Benjamin Spalding's grandfather, John Spalding ( ) was a pioneer of Lara, having emigrated from Suffolk, England, in In 1855, he opened the first store in Lara and soon after he commenced operations as a lime merchant. At "Lochnaben", Benjamin and Louisa Spalding had three daughters, Myra Constance, Myriam Hyland and Myrtle Beatrice. Louisa Spalding died in 1917 and in 1922 Benjamin Spalding married Ruby Lockyer ( ). It was after his marriage to Ruby when the property was named "Lochnaben", being Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

121 PLACE NAME : Lochnaben ADDRESS : 295 Patullos Road, Lara Site 52 derived from a combination of Spalding's first name, Benjamin, and his wife's maiden name, Lockyer. Benjamin Spalding continued to farm "Lochnaben" until at least the 1950s. He died at Lara on 18 July The property was taken over by his son, Selwyn Spalding ( ). He was responsible for erecting additional sheds at the rear of the dwelling from the 1970s. In addition to farming the property, Selwyn Spalding carried out most of the maintenance at the Spalding's Lara Lime Company with his uncle, Harry Spalding. In 1953, Spalding married Eileen. They had a dwelling relocated to the "Lochnaben" property that was intended to become the marital home. However, due to the ill health of Ruby Spalding, they took up residence in the main dwelling and their intended home was again moved from the site. The "Lochnaben" property continues to be owned by the Spalding family. COMPARATIVE: Historically, the subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho, Wooloomanata and Marathon to the north and west of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. "Lochnaben" is the most intact Federation era dwelling associated with the Elcho Estate subdivision. Other physical legacies of this subdivision have either been altered or destroyed. They include the dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisley, the Deppler brothers' property at 95 Hams Lane, first established in and the "Lara Hill" outbuilding ruins, the remnants of the sheep farm developed by H.W. Ham at 220 Hams Lane from Architecturally, "Lochnaben" is one of the most intact and outstanding examples of the small number of surviving weatherboard Federation and Edwardian styled dwellings in the Lara area. Most other examples are of similar design, having a main hipped roof and projecting minor gabled wings at the front and side linked by a return verandah. These other examples include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in for Frederick and Janet Smith; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, built in for the Leigh brothers; "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, built in 1906 for Hugh Sutherland (for his son, John Sutherland); "Tallaranie Homestead' at 170 Peak School Road, built in 1907 for Charles Shannon (for his son, Archibald Shannon); "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road, built for David Walker in ; and the former Shire Engineer's residence at 8 Rennie Street, built in Other particularly distinctive and intact examples include "Roselea", "Waverley" and the former Shire Engineer's residence. REFERENCES: 'Payments to and from Meyer' by Ben Spalding, financial statement, 3 May July 1920, Eileen Spalding family collection, Lara. E. Spalding, Spalding family history notes, Eileen Spalding collection, June Oral information kindly provided by Eileen Spalding and family, 24 June Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll: Sutherland and/or Geelong North subdivision, 1970, 1984, D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Moranghurk Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Records for John Spalding, A.J. Spalding Senior and Benjamin Spalding', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. A. Sutherland (comp.), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.169. The Bacchus Marsh Express, 23 February 1907, p.3. The Colac Herald, 6 October 1903, p.2. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

122 Site 52 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Lochnaben 295 Patullos Road, Lara The Argus, 12 August 1910, p.3, 24 August 1921, p.7, 28 November 1934, p.11, 5 December 1936, p.4 & 12 August 1939, p.15. I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, 1981, p.159. Elcho Estate subdivision plan, 1 October, 1903, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Briographical information on the Richmond family by V. England in P. Jennings (comp.), Rothwell Cemetery : 150 Years of Community Service, Little River Historical Society for the Rothwell Cemetery Trust, Little River, "Lochnaben" from Patullos Road, "Lochnaben" driveway entrance, Elcho Estate Subdivision Plan, 1 October Source: Geelong Heritage Centre collection. See the Thematic History for an enlarged image. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

123 295 Patullos Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 295 PATULLOS RD LARA M ±

124 Site 26 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Tallaranie Homestead 170 Peak School Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Good Integrity Altered Photograph Date 31 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the dwelling and the fenced-off homestead garden. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? "Tallaranie" at 170 Peak School Road, Lara, has significance as an historical legacy of the Wooloomanata Estate subdivision of 1904 and the revival of successful farming during the Federation era. The early owner, Archibald Shannon, established a sheep farm known as "Tallarannie" in c.1906, with the existing timber dwelling having been designed by the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow in December of that year. Shannon was the son of the well-known and successful wool broker, mill owner and fellmonger, Charles Shannon, a pioneer of commercial enterprise in Geelong. Charles Shannon appears to have acquired the property for his son. The significant fabric of the homestead dwelling includes the asymmetrical composition and single storey height, main hipped roof forms and the projecting minor hipped wing at the front, return verandah, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding and basalt base, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

125 PLACE NAME : Tallaranie Homestead ADDRESS : 170 Peak School Road, Lara Site 26 face brick and strapped chimneys with terra cotta pots, broad eaves with exposed timber rafters, timber framed double hung windows and door openings, and the design of the verandah posts and solid, curved timber valances. The dwelling appears to be in good condition. The historical significance is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. How is it Significant? "Tallaranie" at 170 Peak School Road, Lara, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? "Tallaranie" at 170 Peak School Road is historically significant for its associations with the subdivision of Wooloomanata Estate in 1904 and the subsequent early successful sheep grazing developments of Archibald Shannon in c.1906 (Criteria A & H). Archibald Shannon's father, Charles Shannon, prominent and successful businessman in Geelong connected with the wool industry, appears to have funded the purchase of the property. The existing dwelling, first known as "Tallarannie", was constructed in 1907, having been designed by the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow, in December 1906 (a stables building was also designed by the architects). "Tallaranie" also has associations with William and Ida Milbourne, graziers, from It is a surviving historical legacy of the once numerous allotments and farms made available in the area as a result of the Wooloomanata subdivision. "Tallaranie" is the only known surviving example of this subdivision, with the nearby "Lara Hill" farm at 220 Hams Lane, established by W.H. Ham in 1907, now ruinous (and the dwelling destroyed). The significance of "Tallaranie" is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. DESCRIPTION: "Tallaranie" at 170 Peak School Road, Lara, is set on a large rural allotment overlooking Hovells Creek to the east and the You Yangs to the north-east. The homestead garden is fenced off from the remainder of the property, with entry from the rear (west). The main garden is a large grassed area and it has numerous native trees. To the immediate north of the dwelling is an open gravelled area which leads to an in-ground swimming pool. To the west of the dwelling outside the homestead garden are a number of fenced-off horse paddocks and training yards. There are also at least five outbuildings and other structures, none of which appear to date from the Federation era. Of particular interest is the "Tallaranie" dwelling. The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation styled dwelling is characterised by dominant hipped roof forms, together with a minor hipped wing that project towards the front (east) and a return broken-back verandah. At the rear is a small projecting gabled wing on the south side. This gabled wing and the rear hipped portion may represent an addition. The roof forms are clad in introduced corrugated zincalume. An early face red brick and strapped chimney with terra cotta pots adorns the roofline as do projecting ventilation gablets in the main roofs. At the rear is an introduced, rendered and truncated chimney. Broad overhangs and exposed timber rafters are features of the eaves. The return verandah is supported by square timber posts which appear to have replaced earlier posts. The solid curved timber verandah valances are typical of Federation era design but the original valances also appear to have been replaced. The concrete verandah floor has also been introduced. Other early features of the design include the basalt plinth, timber framed double hung windows, front doorway with transom (although the original door and possibly sidelight have been replaced with timber and glazed French doors), and the timber doors at the front. On the north side under the verandah are introduced timber and glazed doors. Overall, "Tallaranie" appears to be in good condition, apart from the cracking in the basalt plinth. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

126 PLACE NAME : Tallaranie Homestead ADDRESS : 170 Peak School Road, Lara Site 26 HISTORY: The property at 170 Peak School Road, Lara, originally formed section 27 in the Parish of Moranghurk, first owned by George Hope from 11 February The land was subsequently acquired by F.W. Armytage and amalgamated as part of his substantial Wooloomanata Homestead. In 1904, 3000 acres of Armytage's land was made available for purchase by public auction at the Lara Hall, known as the Wooloomanata Estate. Allotments and of the Wooloomanata Estate, comprising 1720 acres, were later purchased by Charles Shannon for his son, Archibald Norman Shannon, in c Charles Shannon ( ), wealthy wool broker, woollen mill owner and fellmonger, was one of the leading pioneers in Geelong's business sector, having emigrated from Greenock, Scotland, in He was also prominent in public life, having been a Councillor of the Geelong Town (later City) Council from 1879 until 1883 and a member of the Council of Newtown and Chilwell between 1894 and Charles Shannon's interests with the woollen industry and sheep grazing were passed on to his sons, including second son, Archibald Norman Shannon ( ). Archibald Shannon was educated at Huntly Simson's School, Geelong, and Geelong College. He carried on pastoral pursuits in Victoria and N. S.W. At Lara, Archibald Shannon established the sheep grazing property, first known as "Tallarannie". In December 1906, the Geelong architects Laird and Barlow were commissioned to design the timber homestead and it was constructed at a cost of 430. A stables building was also designed by the architects and built at a cost of 100. Shannon's tenure of "Tallarannie" was to be short-lived because on 11 August 1910 the Argus newspaper reported on the sale of the property, then comprising 1725 acres, to James Milbourne ( ) and Sons, late of Warracknabeal. It appears that James Milbourne acquired the property for his son, William, and his wife, Ida (nee Burchett). In the following February 1911, the Argus also reported on 'a very successful clearing sale' at "Tallarannie", where there "was a large and, representative attendance of buyers, competition being keen through the sale. The whole of the sheep, horses, farming implements, household furniture, etc., were cleared at highly satisfactory prices." James Milbourne had earlier purchased 531 acres of nearby land at Lara that was part of the 'Rolyat Estate', being another subdivision of Wooloomanata Homestead in Milbourne was born at Launceston, Tasmania, in 1844, the grandson of James Best, who came to Tasmania to take charge of sheep on the Cressy Estate. Brought up to grazing pursuits at Richmond Hills, near Cressy, Tasmania, James Milbourne arrived in Victoria in He was first engaged in farming at Branxholme until he reached 21 years of age and then took up land under the Grant Act near Hamilton, where he remained until He subsequently relocated to the Wimmera and took up a selection at Warracknabeal, which he named "Ailsa". This property encompassed 2400 acres of freehold land. Milbourne married Marion Livingston in 1867 and they had a family of one daughter and seven sons. Milbourne took an active part in municipal life, having been elected to a seat in the Dimboola Shire Council and later the Borung Council, being the Shire President in In the early 1890s, he had been appointed a Justice of the Peace. William Bryson Milbourne ( ) was James Milbourne's sixth son. With his wife, Ida, William Milbourne ran and resided at the "Tallarannie" sheep grazing property until c , when the property was sold to Dugold Graham, farmer, who in the following year, , sold it to John McIllveen, farmer. He lived and farmed there until , when Joseph Dawson, farmer, purchased the house and farm. In , Alice and Richard Godfrey were recorded as the owners, but in 1945, Stanley George Chisholm, farmer of 76 Albert Street, Geelong West, was listed as the owner. The property was owned by the Estate of Stanley Chisholm from the early 1950s, and leased to Keith Maxwell Barnett, farmer, until at least the Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

127 PLACE NAME : Tallaranie Homestead ADDRESS : 170 Peak School Road, Lara Site 26 late 1950s. In later years, the property was renamed "Tallaranie". The Architects: Laird and Barlow The architectural firm of Laird and Barlow commenced in John Angus Laird was born on 25 May 1862 at Eddington Station in the Western District of Victoria. He was the son of Mr John Laird who was one of Victoria s early pioneers, arriving in John Angus Laird was educated under a tutor until he was fifteen and on his parent s removal to South Australia, he was placed at a cost of 300 Golden Sovereigns with Joseph Watts, Geelong Architect, making rapid progress and he eventually became Watts s supervising architect. Laird worked both in Geelong and Melbourne for a brief period and upon returning to the practice of Watts was on the understanding that he would eventually take it over. But when Watts died in 1890 the practice was taken over by James Durran and William Tombs, and Laird resigned from the firm on 1 December 1890 to commence business on his own account. On 1 June 1891, Laird took into partnership Fred J. Barlow of New Zealand. Barlow was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 24 January 1868, the son of John and Augusta Cecil Vere Barlow, formerly of Herefordshire and the Isle of Wight, England. He was first educated at the Papanui School before studying at Wiggin s Sumner College, and after completing his education he was articled to A.W. Simpson, architect of Christchurch in In 1905 Barlow left Geelong and established a branch of the firm in Christchurch. During the 1890s in Geelong, Tom Buchan was articled to J.A. Laird and in 1908 when both the Christchurch and Geelong practices were of the same size the Laird and Barlow partnership was dissolved. Buchan was admitted as a partner and the firm became Laird and Buchan. The design output of the Laird and Barlow and Laird and Buchan architectural practices was prolific. While most of their work was based in the Geelong region, their practice included commissions in the Western District and coastal towns and as far away as New South Wales. COMPARATIVE: Other Designs by Laird and Barlow Locally, Laird and Barlow also designed "Kia Ora", 75 Staceys Road, Anakie, for Hugh Sutherland (for his son, John Sutherland) in 1906, and the Shire Engineer's Residence, 8 Rennie Street, Lara, in 1911 for the Corio Shire Council. "Tallaranie" has more of an affinity with the design of "Kia Ora", with its broad hipped roof form and return verandah. However, "Tallaranie" is especially comparable with the design of a homestead at Mirboo North, built in 1901 for Dr William Moir. The broad hipped roof form, projecting minor hipped roofed wing and return verandah of the Mirboo North homestead appears to have been the precedent for the design of "Tallaranie". Other Federation Styled Dwellings in the Lara Area Architecturally, "Tallaranie" is one of a small number of surviving weatherboard Federation styled dwellings in the Lara area. In addition to "Kia Ora", other examples include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in ; the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisely; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding, and "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road built in c for David Walker, of the Waverley Lime Company, and the former Shire Engineer's residence at 8 Rennie Street, built in 1911 for the Corio Shire Council. Like the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, "Glenoe" and "Kia Ora", "Tallaranie" has experienced some alterations and additions but the original Federation design is discernible. It is therefore an altered example of its type in the rural Lara area. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

128 PLACE NAME : Tallaranie Homestead ADDRESS : 170 Peak School Road, Lara Site 26 Historically, the subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho, Wooloomanata and Marathon to the north and west of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. "Tallaranie" represents the more intact example of a Federation era farm associated with the Wooloomanata Estate subdivision of The other known sheep farm association with this subdivision is the "Lara Hill" ruins at 220 Hams Lane. This farm was initially established by W.H. Ham from 1904, with a timber dwelling designed by Laird and Barlow in All that remains of the "Lara Hill' farm today are the ruins of the stone outbuildings, the dwelling having been destroyed. REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , , , , , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1951, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. The Bacchus Marsh Express, 8 October 1904, p.3. Laird and Barlow, architects, Contractors' Book,December 1906, p.154, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Information provided by Lorraine Huddle, heritage consultant, A. Henderson (comp.), Australian Families: A Genealogical and Biographical Record, facs. edn., The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc., Melbourne, 2004, originally published by A. Henderson, Melbourne, 1941, pp J. Smith (ed.), Cyclopedia of Victoria, facs. edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2005, originally published by The Cyclopedia Company, Melbourne, 1903, vol.4, p The Argus, 7 November & 30 November 1908, 28 February Moranghurk Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. Charles Shannon, n.d. Source: A. Henderson (comp.), Australian Families, p.104. James Milbourne, J. Smith (ed.), Cyclopedia of Victoria, p.254. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

129 Peak School Rd 235 PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 170 PEAK SCHOOL RD LARA M ±

130 Site 25 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Dairy Ruin 270 Peak School Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Condition Ruins Integrity Ruinous Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road, Lara, has significance as an historical legacy of the Lara Estate subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead in 1907 (as a result of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904). The successful applicant for the newly subdivided land was Adolph Henry Schwartz, farmer, who acquired 224 acres. The surviving stone dairy ruins appear to have been built in How is it Significant? The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road, Lara, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

131 PLACE NAME : Dairy Ruin ADDRESS : 270 Peak School Road, Lara Site 25 Why is it Significant? The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road is historically significant for its associations with the subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead as the Lara Estate in 1907, a consequence of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904 (Criteria A & H). It is a surviving remnant of the numerous allotments and farms made available in the area as a result of the Lara Estate subdivision, the other more intact examples being 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue and 'Glenoe' at 10 Windermere Road. DESCRIPTION: The dairy ruin at 270 Peak School Road consists of an unpainted, random rubble bluestone building with simple gable ends that once formed part of the gable roof. There are some rudimentary window and door openings in the walls. HISTORY: The 270 Peak School Road, Lara, originally formed part of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead first established in 1863 and enlarged between 1867 and Windermere Homestead eventually comprised 8300 acres. In 1904, the Closer Settlement Act enabled land to be acquired for the purpose of transforming large estates into closely settled agricultural communities. The repurchased land was made available as farm allotments, agricultural labourers allotments and workmen s home allotments to accepted applicants under certain conditions. The Closer Settlement Act included the establishment of the Lands Purchase and Management Board in 1905 to administer the Act. The Board was authorised to dispose of land previously acquired. It allocated land to applicants under purchase lease conditions which required lessees to fence the land, destroy vermin and noxious weeds and to make other improvements. In 1907, the Windermere landholdings (later known as Pirra) of George Fairbairn were sold to the Government for Closer Settlement, with the vast outlying grazing land being subdivided and offered for sale as the Lara Estate. Immediately prior to the sale, the Weekly Times published the following: "The Lara Estate, which was purchased by the Government some time ago for the purposes of closer settlement, and is now open to application, is illustrated in this issue. The area of land available is about 8,300 acres. It is situated between Lara and Little River railway stations, on the west side of the railway line, and the nearest points are within a mile of both stations. The soil consists of chocolate, black, grey and light sandy loam, and the bulk of it is easily worked. Good crops have been grown on the estate. Most of the land is level, and is suitable for irrigation. A considerable area of the property can be watered from the Little River. A survey has been made and a small channel which was constructed as a trial was successful in carrying the water for several miles. The rainfall is generally enough for all purposes, the yearly average being about 24 inches. The nearest point of the estate is nine miles from Geelong, and it is from 30 to 36 miles from Melbourne. The estate is divided into 35 allotments, ranging from 70 acres to 448 acres, and in value from 550 to Two valuable homestead allotments are included, both of which are well improved." Adolph Henry Schwartz ( ) acquired 224 acres and 26 perches from the Lara Estate subdivision (comprising allotment 1 of Section C) in It would appear that he constructed a dwelling and the surviving stone dairy ruins at this time. In 1923, the property was sold to Ralph B. Orrell, farmer, but by 1936 the farm was owned by Henry Howard, farmer. He owned the property until at least the 1940s, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

132 PLACE NAME : Dairy Ruin ADDRESS : 270 Peak School Road, Lara Site 25 although throughout the 1950s Katherine Howard was recorded as the occupier. COMPARATIVE: Historically, the Closer Settlement and other subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho, Wooloomanata, Staughton Vale and Marathon to the north and west of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. Other physical legacies of the Lara Estate subdivision included "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road (the first owners being Frederick and Janet Smith who built the existing timber Federation styled dwelling and stables in ) and "The Pines" at 450 Flinders Avenue (established by George Jones Jnr. who had the existing predominantly intact Edwardian dwelling built in 1907). Of these surviving examples of the Lara Estate subdivision, "The Pines" dwelling is the most intact. REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , 1927, 1936, 1945, 1951, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Lara Estate subdivision plan, 5 January, 1907, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Plan of the Lara Estate, 10 December 1906, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for Adolph Schwartz', November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Victoria Government Gazette, vol. 26, 20 March 1907, p.1593 & vol. 41, 11 April 1923, p Geelong Advertiser, 9 February Portion of the Plan of the Lara Estate Closer Settlement Subdivision Plan, Dec. 1906, showing Schwartz's land. Source: VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

133 Site 28 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Former Shire Engineer's Residence 8 Rennie Street, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Theme 7.1: Local Government Theme 7.2: Law & Order Condition Fair Integrity Substantially Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to whole site. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The former Shire Engineer's Residence at 8 Rennie Street, Lara, has significance as a predominantly intact and outstanding local example of the Federation style, having been designed in 1911 by the Geelong architectural firm of Laird and Buchan. The fabric that contributes to the significance of the dwelling includes the single storey height and asymmetrical composition, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, main hipped roof form at the front and the projecting minor gables at the front and side, recessive side projecting hipped wing, rear gabled wing and the return verandah formed under the main roof. Particular distinctive early details include the splayed corner window bay with a bank of timber framed casement windows and highlights, timber framed double hung windows, face brick and render chimneys, timber shingling in the gable ends, stepped northern gable end, curved timber gable brackets Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

134 PLACE NAME : Former Shire Engineer's Residence ADDRESS : 8 Rennie Street, Lara Site 28 and the bracketed window hood above the windows on the northern gable. The paired timber verandah posts and curved solid timber verandah valances are particularly distinctive significant features. The dwelling served as the Shire Engineer's residence between 1911 and the 1940s, when it was purchased by the Victoria Police Department. The property was then the location of the local police station and residence until the construction of a new station building in 1963, although the dwelling continued to serve as a police residence in subsequent years. The dwelling is in fair condition when viewed from the street. How is it Significant? The former Shire Engineer's Residence at 8 Rennie Street, Lara, is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The former Shire Engineer's Residence at 8 Rennie Street is historically significant for its associations with the Corio Shire Council and its engineer (and secretary) between 1911 and the 1940s (Criteria A & H). The first Shire Engineer to occupy the dwelling was H.G. Oliver ( ). The residence also has historical value as the local police station and residence from the 1940s until the late 20th century. The residence is further associated with the prolific architectural firm of Laird and Buchan who designed a large number of timber dwellings during the Federation era in the Geelong region. The former Shire Engineer's Residence at 8 Rennie Street is architecturally significant as a predominantly intact and outstanding example of the Federation style in Lara (Criteria D & E). It demonstrates several original design qualities reflective of the work of the Geelong architects, Laird and Buchan, and it is distinguished for this reason. The dwelling is also one of a small number of predominantly intact Federation styled houses in the Lara area. DESCRIPTION: The former Shire Engineer's Residence at 8 Rennie Street is set on a substantial and irregular allotment. The house has a large front setback denoted by an introduced, gravelled circular driveway with central grassed garden bed having some perimeter shrubs. The front is bound by an introduced timber post and woven wire fence with hedges behind. The main entrance has an introduced timber gateway structure, the timber fretwork detailing between the paired posts reflecting the valance detailing of the dwelling. At the rear of the site to the side (north) of the dwelling are introduced shallow-gabled outbuildings. The northwest portion of the site is also identified by trees. The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation styled dwelling is characterised by a main hipped roof form at the front, together with projecting minor gables at the front (east) and side (north). These gables are linked by a return verandah formed under the extension of the main hipped roof. A minor hipped wing projects from the south side (at the rear of the front gable) while there is a rear (west) gabled wing (originally designed with a hipped roof). The roof forms are clad in lapped, red-painted galvanised corrugated steel. Four early face brick chimneys with rendered bands, projecting cappings and terra cotta pots adorn the roofline. Other early features of the design include the splayed corner window bay with its bank of timber framed casement windows and highlights, timber framed double hung windows, exposed timber rafters to the return verandah, timber shingling in the gable ends, stepped northern gable end, curved timber gable brackets and the bracketed window hood above the windows on the northern gable (a window hood on the front windows under the gable has been removed since 1998). The paired timber posts and curved solid timber verandah valances are particularly distinctive early features. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

135 PLACE NAME : Former Shire Engineer's Residence ADDRESS : 8 Rennie Street, Lara Site 28 HISTORY: The former Shire Engineer's Residence at 8 Rennie Street, Lara, was designed by the Geelong architects, Laird and Buchan in Costing , the dwelling was constructed by the Geelong builders, Dew Bros. and Ebbels. It was built for the Corio Shire Council as accommodation for the Shire Engineer. The original drawings reveal that the dwelling was designed with a main hipped roof form, having projecting gabled and hipped wings at the front, rear and side, the concept being distinguished by a return verandah at the front. The projecting front gabled wing was originally proposed as the Engineer's office, flanked at the side and rear by bedrooms. A generous dining room distinguished the gabled wing on the north side, with a breakfast room, pantry, kitchen, scullery, lobby, bathroom room and maid's room comprising the south and rear portions of the interior. An underground tank was also designed as part of the scheme, being located at the rear of the dwelling. The first to occupy the residence was H.G. Oliver, Shire Engineer and Secretary between 1910 and His successor, R.A. Simmons, then resided there until By the 1940s, the property had been purchased by the Victoria Police Department. An office and a police cell were erected in the backyard. The establishment of a police station at Lara dates from It opened on 9 May of that year in Station Lake Road, with Alexander Patullo as the first police officer. Before 1929, the station had relocated to 24 Hicks Street and in 1929 the Lara Police Station closed. This closure was short-lived as the station reopened in the former Shire Engineer's Residence in the 1940s. In 1945, the Police Constable, George S. Rundell, was in residence. Other police officers to have occupied the property include S. Bolton (by 1951), Thomas Meikle (by 1957) and John Clive Kelly (by 1970). Another police station was constructed adjacent to the former Shire Engineer's Residence in The early dwelling continued to provide accommodation for officers for the next 20 years although by 1984 the property had been sold to Malcolm Thomas Harris, planter operator. The Architects: Laird and Buchan The architectural firm of Laird and Barlow commenced in John Angus Laird was born on 25 May 1862 at Eddington Station in the Western District of Victoria. He was the son of Mr John Laird who was one of Victoria s early pioneers, arriving in John Angus Laird was educated under a tutor until he was fifteen and on his parent s removal to South Australia, he was placed at a cost of 300 Golden Sovereigns with Joseph Watts, Geelong Architect, making rapid progress and he eventually became Watts s supervising architect. Laird worked both in Geelong and Melbourne for a brief period and upon returning to the practice of Watts was on the understanding that he would eventually take it over. But when Watts died in 1890 the practice was taken over by James Durran and William Tombs, and Laird resigned from the firm on 1 December 1890 to commence business on his own account. On 1 June 1891, Laird took into partnership Fred J. Barlow of New Zealand. Barlow was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 24 January 1868, the son of John and Augusta Cecil Vere Barlow, formerly of Herefordshire and the Isle of Wight, England. He was first educated at the Papanui School before studying at Wiggin s Sumner College, and after completing his education he was articled to A.W. Simpson, architect of Christchurch in In 1905 Barlow left Geelong and established a branch of the firm in Christchurch. During the 1890s in Geelong, Tom Buchan was articled to J.A. Laird and in 1908 when both the Christchurch and Geelong practices were of the same size the Laird and Barlow partnership was dissolved. Buchan was admitted as a partner and the firm became Laird and Buchan. The design output Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

136 PLACE NAME : Former Shire Engineer's Residence ADDRESS : 8 Rennie Street, Lara Site 28 of the Laird and Barlow and Laird and Buchan architectural practices was prolific. While most of their work was based in the Geelong region, their practice included commissions in the Western District and coastal towns and as far away as New South Wales. COMPARATIVE: Other Designs by Laird and Barlow Locally, Laird and Barlow also designed "Tallaranie Homestead" at 170 Peak School Road in 1906 for Charles Shannon (for his son, Archibald Shannon), and "Kia Ora" for Hugh Sutherland (for his son, John Sutherland), also in Both of these dwellings are similar in design but differ in the overall character of the former Shire Engineer's Residence. While the articulation of forms and use of return verandahs have an affinity with the former Shire Engineer's Residence, these outlying Federation homesteads are identified by main hipped roofs and projecting minor hipped wings. Laird and Buchan designed numerous timber Federation styled dwellings throughout the Geelong region in the early 20th century. One of the more comparable with the former Shire Engineer's Residence is "Orepuki", 21 Beach Parade, Drumcondra. It was built in 1911 for H.E. Moors. It has a very similar roof composition as the former Shire Engineer's Residence, together with original solid curved timber valances and the stepped gable ends in the projecting minor wing, being a familiar feature of the architects' work. Other Federation Styled Dwellings in the Lara Area Architecturally, the former Shire Engineer's Residence is also one of small number of surviving weatherboard Federation styled dwellings in the Lara area. Other examples that have been designed with a similar composition include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in ; the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisely; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding, and "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road built in c for David Walker, of the Waverley Lime Company. The former Shire Engineer's Residence is one of the more intact and outstanding local examples of Federation era design when compared to other similar dwellings in the Lara area. Other particularly distinctive and intact examples include "Roselea", "Lochnaben" and "Waverley". REFERENCES: I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: The History of the Shire of Corio, 1981, p.273. Corio Shire Rate Books, , 1936, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll: Sutherland and/or Geelong North subdivision, M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, pp L. Huddle, L. Honman & R. Aitken, 'City of Geelong West Urban Conservation Study', prepared for the City of Geelong West, 1986, vol.2. Laird and Buchan Architects Contractors Book, 29 March 1911, Geelong Heritage Centre. The Argus, 31 May 1929, p.4. Aerial imagery, City of Greater Geelong. 'Residence in Lara for Corio Shire Council, n.d., drawings by Laird & Barlow, GRS 401/S7/2, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

137 PLACE NAME : Former Shire Engineer's Residence ADDRESS : 8 Rennie Street, Lara Site 28 View of property showing front gate structure, front fencing and hedging. Detail of front gable end. Residence in Lara for Corio Shire Council, n.d. Source: GRS 401/S7/2, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. See Thematic History for enlarged image. Former Shire Engineer's Residence, Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

138 2A Rennie St Brunel Cl Galileo Cl Lipson Dr PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 8 RENNIE ST LARA M ±

139 Site 56 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Bills Trough (under repair) Cnr Walker & Rennie Streets, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 8.5: Commemmoration Condition Poor Integrity Moderately Intact Photograph Date 23 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay is applied with a 5 m perimeter around the trough. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The Bills drinking trough, corner Walker and Rennie Streets, Lara, is significant as it forms part of the Annis and George Bills Estate, which was established to provide watering facilities for horses after George's death in The concrete structure is also a legacy of the days of horse drawn vehicles, before the motor car was introduced. Why it is Significant? The Bills drinking trough is historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

140 PLACE NAME : Bills Trough (under repair) ADDRESS : Cnr Walker & Rennie Streets, Lara Site 56 How is it Significant? The Bills concrete trough is associated with Annis and George Bills from c.1927, who established a fund in the early 20th century to provide adequate watering facilities for horses and dogs (Criterion A & H). This trough is just one structure of over a thousand troughs throughout Australia, and the U.S.A. which are a legacy of the Bills Estate. It is one of only two known to survive in the Greater Geelong municipality. The trough is recognised by the local Lara community as demonstrating a distinctive custom that is no longer in use (Criterion G). DESCRIPTION: The Bills cement trough, near the RSL Hall in Rennie Street roadside, Lara, consists of two parts with one large horse and one small dog trough. There are incised rectangular panels on the front side of the structure, with an elaborate curved back. The trough rests on rectangular concrete members. Surrounding the structure are introduced, protective timber posts and rails. At the time of the site visit, the trough showed signs of considerable deterioration, with spalling concrete and cracks evident. Subsequent to the site visit, the trough was removed from the site in October 2012 and is under repair. HISTORY: The Bills cement trough consists of two parts, a larger horse trough and a smaller dog trough, which was donated by Annis and George Bills. It is not known whether this trough was donated and installed prior to or after the death of George Bills in The installation was undertaken by The Metropolitan Drinking & Cattle Trough Association, which had been set up in England by an English organization established in 1859 to provide water facilities for both drivers and animals. George Bills, son of a naturalist arrived in Australia in the 1850s and was later joined by his brother. They first ran a 'bird shop' in Brisbane and then they moved to Sydney. Based in Sydney the brothers established a wire-weaving business, producing bedsteads and mattresses, known as 'Lethe'. The business prospered and expanded to a larger factory in 1900 and the brothers continued their involvement in it until c George meanwhile had married Annis Elizabeth and they became life members of the R. S. P. C. A. (formed in Melbourne in 1871). They were very concerned about the inadequate watering facilities for horses, so they set about to donate troughs. After Ann's death in 1910 and George's in 1927 a fund was set up, using their combined estate of 70,000 (they had no children nor did Henry and his wife), which was used to provide horse troughs. Over a thousand of their troughs can be found in Australia, often near hotels, in such places as Central Australia for camels or at Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains. Their troughs have also been donated to many parts of the world including the United States of America. COMPARATIVE: Other Bills Troughs in Greater Geelong The Bills Trough at Lara is one of only two known to be located within the City of Greater Geelong. The other trough - of identical design and construction - is situated in Fitzroy Street, Geelong (between Ryrie Street and Sydney Parade, opposite 350 Ryrie Street). It is identified as HO160 in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay of the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. Other Memorials in Lara The Bills Drinking Trough represents one of at least six memorials in the Lara area (in addition to the former Primitive Methodist Burial Ground stone marker at 175 Forest Road North, Rothwell Cemetery, Rothwell, Flinders Memorial Park, Forest Road South, and veteran-related memorials). The other memorials include: Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

141 PLACE NAME : Bills Trough (under repair) ADDRESS : Cnr Walker & Rennie Streets, Lara Site 56 Hume & Hovell Monument, Princes Freeway This rough-hewn granite obelisk was unveilled on 17 December 1924, having been designed by the sculptor, Paul Montford. It commemorates the centenary of the highly significant expedition by Hamilton Hume and William Hilton Hovell from Lake George in New South Wales to Victoria. The monument is the southern-most memorials to the Hume and Hovell expedition. Pioneers' Memorial Cairn, 1B Flinders Avenue A Pioneers' Memorial Cairn at the Sixways intersection was unveiled in October The granite obelisk was officially unveiled by the Minister for Water Supply, Mr F.E. Old. It commemorates the important contribution of the early pioneers of Lara in the establishment of the district. Fairbairn Memorial A memorial plaque on a stainless steel stand is situated outside the former Presbyterian Church building (now part of the Lara Community Centre) to commemorate the lives of George and Mary Fairbairn of Wooloomanta Homestead. They were killed tragically in an aeroplane accident on 26 March Flinders Memorial Cairn, Princes Freeway A squat, bluestone cairn off the Princes Highway, Avalon, was unveiled on 22 March 1977 by the Chairman of the Country Roads Board, R.E.V. Donald. The cairn commemorates the Flinders Bicentennary, marking the line Flinders took on his journey from Kirks Point to and from the You Yangs on 30 April Lara Bushfire Sculpture & Interpretive Display Located adjacent to the Lara Library in Walkers Road, the Bushfire Memorial Sculpture and Interpretive Display was unveiled in The plaque on the sculpture was dedicated by Betty Davey-Walker, in memory of those who lost their lives and to the people of Lara affected by the disaster. REFERENCES: Information on Annis and George Bills, source unknown, courtesy Jessie Cameron, St. Arnaud. Interview held by Vicki Johnson with Jessie Cameron, St. Arnaud. A. W. Brown letter re: Annis and George Bills to Kemsey Historical Society, 25 February Geelong Advertiser, 18 October Information from the plaque on the Memorial. Interview by David Rowe with Jack Blair, Lara resident, 13 June, A.W. Mathieson, My Reflections on 77 Years in Lara, Lara Heritage Festival, Lara, 1985, p.24. D. Rowe, 'Hume and Hovell Monument, Lara', Conservation Management Plan, prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, April Schedule to the Heritage Overlay, Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. A. Willingham, Geelong Region Historic Buildings & Objects Study, vol. 2, Geelong Regional Commission, Geelong, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

142 PLACE NAME : Bills Trough (under repair) ADDRESS : Cnr Walker & Rennie Streets, Lara Site 56 Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

143 Mcclelland Ave Hicks St Rennie St PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. BILLS TROUGH M ±

144 Site 33 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Waverley 14 Walkers Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.3: Lime Burning Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Edwardian Federation Condition Good Integrity Substantially Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the whole property. Opportunities are available to recreate the early exterior colour scheme using the historical photograph in this citation as a guide. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road, Lara, has significance as a predominantly intact example of the Federation style, having been built in c for David and Mary Walker of the long-standing Waverley Lime Company. David Walker had taken over running the family lime manufacturing business established in 1878 by his father, Robert Bell Walker. The business continued to be operated by Walker family members until at least the 1960s. The fabric that contributes to the significance of the dwelling includes the single storey height and asymmetrical composition, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, dominant gambrel roof form minor gabled wings that project at the front and side, broken back return Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

145 PLACE NAME : Waverley ADDRESS : 14 Walkers Road, Lara Site 33 verandah supported by timber posts and featuring curved solid timber verandah valances, strapped, face brick chimneys with terra cotta pots, timber framed double hung windows, front timber and glazed door with high and sidelights, gable infill and the ventilator in the gambrel roof end. The dwelling appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street. How is it Significant? "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road, Lara, is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road is historically significant for its associations with the development of housing in Lara during the Federation era (Criterion A) when a number of dwellings were constructed. In particular, the dwelling is historically significant for its associations with David Walker, son of Robert Bell Walker who established the highly successful Waverley Lime Company at Lara in 1878 (Criterion H). A number of lime merchants established lime manufacturing businesses at Lara in the 19th century, although little physical evidence of this important part of Lara's commercial history remains. David Walker continued on the business after the death of his father in 1899, and on his passing in 1945, the Lara Lime Company was managed by David Walker's son, Albert Alexander, until the later 20th century. "Waverley" continued to be owned by the Walker family until at least the 1970s. "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road is architecturally significant as a predominantly intact example of the Federation style in Lara (Criteria D & E). It demonstrates several original design qualities of the Federation style and it is one of the more intact of a small number of Federation styled houses in the Lara area. DESCRIPTION: 'Waverley' at 14 Walkers Road, Lara, is set on a contextually substantial allotment, having a modest front setback and a very wide set back on the east side. The front is characterised by an open grassed area with central curved pedestrian path and perimeter shrubs and plantings. There is also a tree in the front garden. Along the east side is a gravelled driveway that leads to an introduced garage. Plantings and grassed areas flank the driveway. The front is bound by an introduced capped timber picket fence that complements the dwelling. The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation styled house is characterised by a dominant gambrel roof form together with minor gabled wings that project at the front and side that are linked by a broken back return verandah. At the rear are elongated hipped and contrived gabled additions. The roofs are clad in introduced corrugated Colorbond. Two original strapped, face brick chimneys with terra cotta pots adorn the roof line. Wide overhangs are features of the eaves. The early timber framed double hung windows are arranged in pairs under the verandah and projecting gables. The front timber and glazed door with high and sidelights is also early. Other early features of the design include the timber verandah posts, curved solid timber verandah valances with decorative incisions, gable infill (battening and panelling) and the gable ventilator in the gambrel roof end. HISTORY: As early as July 1871, the site at 14 Walker Street, Lara, formed part of the land under licence to Robert Bell Walker, Lara pioneer and founder of the Waverley Lime Company. The land had been acquired under Clause 42 of the Amended Land Act of The Act allowed 'small selectors' to purchase land if the property was cultivated and improved and a permanent residence built. Formal ownership of the 43 acre property occurred on 5 July Walker was born about 1834 in Falkirk, Scotland and he arrived in Australia on 11 April The name of his company, "Waverley" derived from the train station in Falkirk, Scotland. Alexander Sutherland in Victoria and Its Metropolis (1888) gave the following details on R.B. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

146 PLACE NAME : Waverley ADDRESS : 14 Walkers Road, Lara Site 33 Walker: "[Walker] got work as soon as he came ashore at 1 per day, remaining at the job six months. He was then employed on the Melbourne and Geelong railway, where he staid [sic.] eleven years. He was next contracting in and about Geelong for about ten years. In 1878 he opened a lime-burning business at Lara, and has now worked up a good connection, sending away about 4000 bags per month. He has purchased 100 acres of land, on which he grows all the fodder he needs for his horses." R.B. Walker had commenced work in the lime industry at Lara earlier than The Victorian Directory for 1868 listed the Melbourne Builders Lime and Cement company at Lara. It was managed by Walker, the kiln being 30 feet high, costing 300 to build. Walker's lime company was named "Waverley" after the train station at his native Falkirk, Scotland. He had quarries in Kees Road and Curletts Road (behind the Holy Trinity Church), with the lime burning and crushing business being in Walkers Road, where his stone residence was situated. In 1891, the Geelong Advertiser described Walker's lime business and the recent developments he had carried out: "... Mr R.W. Walker [sic.] [has] already gone in for crushing, and the results attained, although the machines have been only a few weeks in use, are regarded as satisfactory. Mr. R.W. Walker [sic.], whose annual output is something considerable, has erected one of Buncle's machines, similar in general principle to the bark crusher by the same maker. It is worked by a twelve horse-power steam-engine, and pulverises and bags the lime at the rate of 60 to the hour. Each bag contains 1 1/2 cwt. of crushed lime, the price of which, landed on the railway station is 1s 8d. Mr Walker has a large area of limestone to work upon, and has five kilns burning. The kilns are 30 feet in circumference, with a depth of 13 feet, and use up a large amount of firewood when in operation, over 300 tons of that fuel being consumed yearly in addition to coal. The material from Mr Walker's kilns is sent all over the country, but he finds his principal market in the metropolis. It has been used in the erection of public buildings, and Mr Walker is at present supplying a contract in connection with the Spencer-street railway viaduct to connect the Spencer-street and Flinders-street stations. In heavy times his out-put has been as much as from 4000 to 5000 bags monthly." It appears that Walker had erected a stone dwelling on his property soon after his purchase of the land in He had married Jane Hamilton who appears to have died at Lara in Upon R.B. Walker's death in 1899, his Will included a Statement of Assets, describing the "Waverley" property as being 'fenced with posts and 3 wires having erected thereon a four roomed stone dwelling, Engine shed and outbuildings.' R.B. Walker's son, David, inherited the "Waverley" property including the Waverley Lime Company, where he took charge. He was born at Lara in 1864 and he entered the lime burning and crushing business of his father at the time of its establishment in David Walker married Mary Teresa Taylor in 1886 and they resided at 30 Hicks Street in a timber dwelling constructed at the time of their marriage. It was owned by R.B. Walker and David and Mary Walker lived there rent free. In c , David Walker had a new timber Federation dwelling built at 14 Walkers Road, apparently near the location of his late father's earlier stone dwelling. David and Mary Walker continued to reside at "Waverley" until the death of Mary in 1925 and David in In addition to operating the Waverley Lime Works, David Walker had been a member of the local Presbyterian Church that was established in With the opening of the new Church building in 1909, he petitioned on behalf of the Presbyterian Church for the formation of a road to the church. A road was Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

147 PLACE NAME : Waverley ADDRESS : 14 Walkers Road, Lara Site 33 subsequently constructed and named Waverley Road, apparently after Walker's residence and Lime Company. "Waverley" and the Waverley Lime Company were inherited by David Walker's third son, Albert Alexander Walker from By this time, the property had been reduced to 38 acres. Albert Walker continued to reside at "Waverley" until his death in COMPARATIVE: Architecturally, "Waverley" is also one of small number of surviving weatherboard Federation styled dwellings in the Lara area. Other examples that have been designed with a similar composition include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in ; the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisely; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding, and the former Shire Engineer's residence at 8 Rennie Street, built in 1911 for the Corio Shire Council. "Waverley" is one of the more intact local examples of Federation era design when compared to other similar dwellings in the Lara area. Other particularly distinctive and intact examples include "Roselea", "Lochnaben" and the former Shire Engineer's residence. Historically, "Waverley" is one of the few dwellings associated with a local pioneering lime manufacturing family in Lara. Other dwellings with long-standing associations with lime burning families over a number of generations were built in the 19th century and include: "Limella" cottage, Forest Road South, built in c for John Spalding, pioneer of Lara and patriarch of the Spalding family, and the cottage at 51 Forest Road South, built in c.1879 for Alfred J. Spalding, son of John Spalding. REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , 1897, 1900, , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1954, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll: Sutherland subdivision, Interview by David Rowe with Jack Blair, Lara, 13 July, Information kindly provided by Joan Wilks to the City of Greater Geelong, November M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, p.25. A. Sutherland, Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888 CD edn., Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2006, vol.2, p.160. J. Harrington, An Archaeological and Historical Overview of Limeburning in Victoria, Victorian Heritage Council, 2000, p.32. City of Greater Geelong aerial imagery. R.B. Walker, Letter to H.B. Moore, Lands Department, 19 July 1871, VPRS 627, Unit 270, Public Record Office Victoria. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

148 PLACE NAME : Waverley ADDRESS : 14 Walkers Road, Lara Site 33 "Waverley", n.d. [c.1920s.]. Source: Joan Wilks, Lara. Waverley Lime Quarry, off Curletts Road near Holy Trinity Church, before WW1. Source: Joan Wilks, Lara. Waverley Lime Works Advertisement, Source: Morwell Advertiser, 10 June 1927, p.4. "Waverley", n.d. [c.1980s]. Source: Joan Wilks, Lara. "Waverley", Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

149 Corvi Ct Rigel Rd Waverley Rd Walkers Rd A PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 14 WALKERS RD LARA M ±

150 Sites 31 & 32 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Avenues of Honour, Cypresses, Memorial Gates & Fencing Walkers Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 8.5: Commemoration Condition Fair - Good Integrity Substantially Intact & Altered (Soldiers' Ave) Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the Avenue of Honour of Pinus Lambertianas in Walkers Road, six Golden Lambertianas adjacent to the Memorial Gates & Fencing, remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gums in the Recreation Reserve, Rows of Pinus Lambertianas & Cypresses forming the boundary to the Recreation Reserve, & the Memorial Gates and Fencing. Each should have a curtilage of 12 m. It is recommended that interpretation be introduced for the World War One Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gums (and any surviving memorial Pine trees) to ensure that the public and managers of the Recreation Reserve are aware of the commemorative values of these trees. Further research might identify those locals that the trees commemorate. Explanatory plaques for each of the trees for both Avenues of Honour could also be considered to help preserve the associations of those community members with specific trees. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gum Trees and six Golden Lambertianas in the Lara Recreation Reserve, the Avenue of Honour of Pinus Lambertianas along Walkers Road (between 11 and 39 Walkers Road) and the War Memorial Gates and associated fencing in the south-east corner of the Lara Recreation Reserve have significance for their commemorative associations with locals who fought and died in World Wars One and Two. Both Sugar Gums and Pine trees were planted in the reserve in The Pinus Lambertiana trees forming the boundaries to the recreation reserve (Walkers Road and Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

151 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Avenues of Honour, Cypresses, Memorial Gates & Fencing Walkers Road, Lara Sites 31 & 32 southern portion along Mills Road) were planted well before 1947 and they may be associated with World War One commemorative plantings. It was in 1948 when the Avenue of Honour of 84 Pinus Lambertianas were planted in Walkers Road, with an additional six Golden Lambertianas grown to commemorate the six local soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice. These soldiers (and respective trees) are: Jim Austin (tree 1), John Austin (tree 2), Alex Bowler (tree 3), Keith Jenkins (tree 4), Gordon McIntyre tree (5), and Jim Payne (tree 6). In the south-east corner of the Lara Recreation Reserve are the Memorial Gates consisting of four rough-faced square granite piers with shallow obelisk cappings and slightly projecting plinths, and wide double metal gates in the centre, and small single metal gates to both sides. Metal fencing flanks the gates. The memorial trees and Avenue of Honour are showing signs of senescence. The Memorial Gates are in good condition. How is it Significant? The remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gum trees, Pinus Lambertianas forming the boundaries to the Lara Recreation Reserve (Walkers Road boundary and southern portion of the Mills Road boundary), Avenue of Honour in Walkers Road and the Memorial Gates and associated fencing in the south-east corner of the Recreation Reserve are historically, socially, aesthetically and scientifically (botanically) significant at a LOCAL level. The row of less mature pines along the northern portion of the Mill Road boundary also contribute to the aesthetic significance of the place. Why is it Significant? The remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gum trees, Avenue of Honour, six Golden Lambertianas adjacent to the Memorial Gates, and the Memorial Gates and fencing are historically and socially significant (Criteria A, H & G) for their associations with local residents who served and died in World Wars One and Two. They are valued by the Lara community as an important reminder of the contribution and sacrifice made by local men and women in these wars. The rows of Pinus Lambertiana trees forming the boundaries to the Lara Recreation Reserve (along the southern boundary fronting Walkers Road and the southern portion of the Mills Road boundary) are historically significant (Criterion C) for their potential to yield further information about the historical evolution of the Recreation Reserve. Further research might reveal commemorative associations with local soldiers of the Great War. The remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gums, Avenue of Honour, Golden Lambertianas adjacent to the Memorial Gates and the Pinus Lambertiana trees forming the boundaries to the recreation reserve (Walkers Road and southern portion along Mills Road) are aesthetically and scientifically significant (Criteria E & F) as they are valued by the community for their visual qualities, forming an important cultural landscape in Walkers Road and within the Lara Recreation Reserve. The Memorial Gates and fencing are also aesthetically significant for their design and craftsmanship. The row of less mature Cypresses along the northern portion of the Mill Road boundary of the Recreation Reserve also make an aesthetic contribution to this part of the reserve, as an extension of the Pinus Lambertiana plantation, having replaced an earlier row of trees in this location. DESCRIPTION: Remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gums To the south-west of the northern oval in the Recreation Reserve are stands of five Sugar Gum trees that are likely to represent the remnant Soldiers' Avenue first planted in Alan Dawson, Maintenance Officer, Trees, City of Greater Geelong, believes that the existing remnant Avenue of Sugar Gums may date from 1918, as the sizes of the trees are comparable to similar Sugar Gums of this age in the Geelong Botanic Gardens. However, further analysis may be required to confirm this. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

152 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Avenues of Honour, Cypresses, Memorial Gates & Fencing Walkers Road, Lara Sites 31 & 32 Rows of Pinus Lambertianas The rows of Pinus Lambertianas are situated along the southern boundary of the Lara Recreation Reserve, fronting Walkers Road, and along the southern portion of the Mills Road boundary. They appear to date from the interwar period. A row of Cypress trees (representing later plantings) is situated along the northern portion of the Mills Road boundary. World War Two Cypress Avenues The World War Two Avenue of Honour consists of 84 Pinus Lambertianas comprising an avenue between 11 and 39 Walkers Road, and then extending along the southern boundary of the Lara Recreation Reserve. Immediately adjoining the War Memorial Gates in the south-east corner of the Reserve are six Golden Lambertianas. They commemorate the six soldiers of Lara who fell in the war. These soldiers were: Jim Austin (tree 1), Alec Bowler (tree 3), Gordon McIntyre tree (5), John Austin (tree 2), Keith Jenkins (tree 4), and Jim Payne (tree 6). The trees comprising the Avenue of Honour in Walkers Road commemorate the following locals who contributed to the war (although there do not appear to be any plaques on or near the trees): 1. Austin, Frank; 2. Anderson, Robert (DFC); 3. Anderson, Colin; 4. Awty, Tom; 5. Branch, John, 6. Bates; Bern; 7. Bonney; Ralph; 8. Bonney, Allan; 9. Bond, Alf; 10. Bates, Essie; 11. Bates, Herb; 12. Beardsell, Keith; 13. Bond, Allen; 14. Bond, Perc; 15. Beardsell, Harold; 16. Coombs, Norm; 17. Coombs, Eddie; 18. Coombs, Max; 19. Constable, Elma; 20. Chesterfield, Len; 21. Calvert, Claude; 22. Dyer, Frank; 23. Davis, Harold; 24. Dexter, Bill; 25. Founds, Albert; 26. Foot, Eric; 27. Grills, Roy; 28. Grills, Edgar; 29. Grills, Tom; 30. Grills, Jack; 31. Grills, Robert; 32. Gillett, Richard; 33. Gillett, Val; 34. Gillespie, Dudley; 35. Heal, Ron; 36. Howard, Eric; 37. Jones, Bruce; 38. Jones, Allan; 39. Jones, Ron; 40. Jenkins, Len; 41. Jenkins, Wally; 42. Jenkins, Alec; 43. Judd, E; 44. Kee, George; 45. Kee, Jack; 46. Killham, Chas; 47. Lyons, Les; 48. Lowe, Ray; 49. McNay, Ron; 50. May, R; 51. Milledge, Vern; 52. Mathews, Neil; 53. Nicholson, R; 54. Olive, Cyril; 55. Plain, Sis; 56. Plain, Ron; 57. Plain, Gordon; 58. Plain, Norman; 59. Plain, Jean; 60.Plain, Flora; 61. Plain, Nancy; 62.Perkins, Clarry; 63. Perkins, Laurie; 64. Perkins, Noel; 65. Perkins, Wal; 66. Reed, Wal; 67. Reed, George; 68. Stoddart, Gordon; 69. Smith, Oscar; 70. Sloan, Gordon; 71. Spalding, Norm; 72. Spalding, Reg; 73. Spalding, Jack; 74. Spalding, Trevor; 75. Taylor, Chas; 76. Teesdale, Les; 77. Teesdale, Merv; 78. Teesdale, Vic; 79. Wettenhall, R; 80. Wilks, Allen; 81. Wilks, Gilbert; 82. Walker, Les; 83. Walker, Neil and 84. Whitehand, Ken. War Memorial Gates & Fencing The War Memorial gates and fencing at the south-east corner of the Lara Recreation Reserve consist of four rough-faced square granite piers with shallow obelisk cappings and slightly projecting plinths, and wide double metal gates in the centre, and small single metal gates to both sides. These gates have decorative scrollwork and other patterns within. The far left pier read 1914, while the inner left pier reads Lara & District and names of fallen soldiers, while the inner right pier reads War Memorial and names of fallen soldiers, while the far right pier reads 1918 and names of fallen soldiers. Flanking the memorial gates are decorative metal fences, with scrollwork and patterning identical to the gates. HISTORY: World War One Memorials Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gums and Pine Plantation A pine plantation reserve was established in the Lara Recreation Reserve in The Ballarat Courier commented on the postponement of the planting due to inclement weather. The men were to dig the holes and each lady present at the occasion was to plant a tree "in honour of a soldier friend at the Front." Guards were to be erected around the trees and individual trees were "to be allotted to the ladies to take care of till their soldier boys returned from the Front." It was also in 1918 when the News of the Week reported on the proposed planting of 150 Sugar Gums that was to be Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

153 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Avenues of Honour, Cypresses, Memorial Gates & Fencing Walkers Road, Lara Sites 31 & 32 known as the Soldiers' Avenue. These trees appear to be partly shown in the background to early photographs of the Memorial Gates in the south-east corner of the Recreation Reserve. In 1945, The Argus reported that "A memorial of pines planted after the last war has done well." It appears that approximately 30 pine trees were originally planted, possibly along the northern portion of the Mills Road boundary of the reserve (they have subsequently been replaced with the existing row of Cypresses). An aerial photograph of the Lara Recreation Reserve in 1947 might also suggest that the rows of trees forming the southern and eastern boundaries were the pines planted in 1918, or possibly in later years (it would appear that most of the Sugar Gums did not survive and they may have been replaced with a considerably larger number of pines). While considerable research has been carried out, further investigations are required to confirm or counter this claim. Memorial Gates & Fencing On 22 December 1929, the gates and fencing commemorating the service of the 104 men and women of the Lara region who served in World War One were officially unveiled by the Governor of Victoria, Lord Sommers. Comprising four square granite piers with central vehicular and flanking pedestrian metal gates, they were erected at a cost of 380 by Barklamb Brothers of Caulfield. The construction of the gates at the entrance to the Recreation Reserve was one of the first projects carried out by the recently formed Lara sub-branch of the R.S.L. (then known as the R.S. & S.I. L.A.). The ceremony involved a large gathering where Lord Sommers inspected a guard of honour from the 23rd Battalion (City of Geelong Regiment). In addition to a parade of returned soldiers, music was provided by the Geelong City Band. According to the Geelong Advertiser: "The names of the killed inscribed on the Lara gates represented one in about four and half of the number who joined the A.I.F. from the township and district. The end was not yet. Many of the men who returned still bore the result of those hard and strenuous years." World War Two Memorials Memorial Gum Plantation In 1945, the Lara Recreation Reserve Committee proposed "to plant a section of the reserve with flowering gums as a memorial to district servicemen" of World War Two. Residents were invited to plant a tree for each of their relatives. These trees might be those that exist to the south-west of the northern oval in the Recreation Reserve, although it is more likely that the gums were not planted to commemorate World War Two. Memorial Guns In 1945, guns were proposed to be located in Lara as a memorial to those who fought and died in the World War Two. It would appear that this proposal did not eventuate. Memorial Pine Avenues During 1946, a committee of Lara residents and RSL members was formed to organise a memorial for returned service personnel. On 17 June 1947, a public meeting was held to decide on an appropriate memorial to those who fought and died in World War Two. The two suggestions that were discussed were a memorial swimming pool and an avenue of honour. Ultimately, on 28 August 1948, an Avenue of Honour of 84 Pinus Lambertiana trees (known as Lambert's Cypress) was planted along Walkers Road (between 11 and 39 Walkers Road). An additional six trees honouring the six who never returned were also planted closest to the memorial gates on the southern boundary of the Lara Recreation Reserve. These six trees were Golden Lambertianas. The names of the fallen were Jim Austin (tree 1), John Austin (tree 2), Alex Bowler (tree 3), Keith Jenkins (tree 4), Gordon McIntyre tree (5), and Jim Payne (tree 6). The row of less mature Cypresses along the northern portion of the Mills Road boundary appear to have been planted in the later 20th century as they are shown in an aerial photograph of the reserve in 1973 (they appear to have been recently planted). These trees seem to have replaced an earlier row of trees in this location, as revealed in the aerial photograph of the Reserve in No commemorative association with these trees has been ascertained. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

154 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Avenues of Honour, Cypresses, Memorial Gates & Fencing Walkers Road, Lara Sites 31 & 32 Memorial Gate Plaque On 23 April 1989, a plaque was unveiled by Cr Mario Grgic, President of the Corio Shire Council that had been added to the right gate pier of the First World War Memorial Gates. This plaque commemorates the plantings of the Avenue of Honour in Walkers Road and lists those who fought and died in the Second World War. COMPARATIVE/CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND Avenues of Honour The following is taken from Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd, "Veteran-Related Heritage Survey", vol.1, 2008: "According to Janine Haddow in Avenues of Honour in Victoria and Sarah Cockerell in the 2004 Treenet Avenues of Honour Survey, Victoria has the largest number of memorial avenues compared to any other State in Australia. These Avenues and other botanic features are associated with most conflicts throughout the 20th century, with a greater predominance of the Avenues relating to the First World War. It has been postulated that the greater number of memorial Avenues planted during the First World War in Victoria was because they emanated from localized initiatives and were associated with recruiting campaigns. As Ken Inglis in Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian Landscape states, in 1917, the Victorian State Recruiting Committee wrote to all municipalities and shires recommending that an assurance should be given to every intending recruit that his name will be memorialized in an Avenue of Honour. In 1918, a contributor to the public demonstration of tree planting in the City of Caulfield further expressed enthusiasm for this type of war memorial: "The Tree is perhaps one of the truest emblems of memory to be found in nature. Give it an individuality, a place of its own, a tradition or tale of glory to revive, and it must represent the closest symbol of immortality that human resources can employ. For the seed and the sapling are ever forthcoming to replace the vain ravages of time and death. Thus it is fitting that the fallen heroes of the battlefield should be immortalized in avenues of trees. It is meet [sic.] that each tree should have its particular personality, its own special share of tender and perennial care, so that it will live and grow from year to year in shadow and shine, the shine of a noble soul who sacrificed his earthly habitation in the service of humanity and patriotic pride. No tree here named after a departed soldier should ever lack all that is needful to keep it flourishing, nor, should it perish, fail to be replaced to the end that the memory of Caulfield s noble sons may be kept evergreen in skyward souring trees. They are gone, they are dead, But the trees will remain." Haddow contends that Avenues of the First World War were overwhelmingly of exotic species. Native species were more common in Avenues of the Second World War. In relation to the symbolism of particular exotic tree species, Haddow provides a detailed account: "The symbolism of the Pine and Cypress is attributed to their dark, sombre foliage and they have been an integral component in the burial grounds of both Eastern and Western cultures. In particular, the Cypress has been used extensively, Curl notes that the cemetery at Eyub near Constantinpole had plantings of Cypress-like trees and a more contemporary example is the avenue or Cupressus sempervirens at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. The association of death and mourning with particular plants extends beyond the Cypress and Pine, in fact the list is extensive Etline writes of the traditional symbols of melancholy, Cypress, Yew, Weeping Willows and Poppies and of plantings, suggestive of longevity and honor, Laurels, Oaks and Olive trees. Spencer has noted that the form of the tree is also important and trees which are vertical and pyramidal are used because they symbolize the elevation of the soul from worldly concerns and focusing heavenward on the external. He also explains the weeping form of Birch and Willow as signifying grief, sorrow and mourning." The earliest Avenues of Honour in Victoria were planted at Horsham and Apsley in 1902, commemorating soldiers who fought in the Boer War. By far the largest numbers of Avenues of Honour were planted during and after the First World War. The earliest was at Eurack, where the planting of the Avenue commenced as an Arbour Day project for the Eurack School in May 1916 on the initiative of Lieutenant George Pentreath, then head teacher of the school who enlisted in July The largest Avenue is at Ballarat, and planted between 1917 and 1919 by 500 young women known as the Lucas Girls from the local clothing factory. Over 3000 trees were planted for the soldiers and a few for the nurses, who went to war. After the Second World War, a smaller number of new avenues were planted, and some existing ones extended. The Avenue of Golden Cypresses at Lara, planted in 1948, is an example. It was Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

155 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Avenues of Honour, Cypresses, Memorial Gates & Fencing Walkers Road, Lara Sites 31 & 32 many years after the cessation of the Vietnam War when a very small number of additional Avenues of Honour were planted, largely as initiatives of the Vietnam Veterans Association and local Councils. The Avenue of 44 Quercus palustris trees at Wodonga, planted in 1991, is one example. A number of Avenues of Honour relating to the First World War have subsequently died or been destroyed and not replaced. Given the desktop nature of this Survey, the actual number of missing or destroyed Avenues of Honour could not be ascertained. An example is the former Avenue of flowering gums at Anglesea. It was planted in 1920 along the route of the main road from the Hotel to Murch Crescent at the instigation of Mrs Emma Mawson to commemorate permanent residents and holidaymakers to the district who did not return from the First World War. The fiancée of Mrs Mawson s daughter had been killed in action. Each tree was surrounded by a picket fence, complete with an attached plaque containing the deceased solder s name and particulars. Several years later all except one tree was removed by an electricity company to provide for overhead power lines. The surviving tree was later removed by the Barrabool Shire Council after environmentalists had advised that the tree was not indigenous to the area. No signage had survived to alert the Council and the community of the tree s veteran-related heritage value. The Commonwealth Department of Works and Railways War Memorials Survey of found that 92 Avenues had been planted in Victoria. By 1987, the survey by Janine Haddow identified 142 Avenues (128 with the First World War, 4 Second World War extensions to existing Avenues, and 10 with the Second World War). However, only 64 Avenues of Honour were known by Haddow to have survived. The 2004 Treenet survey found 36 Avenues planted prior to 1921 (with 21 surviving Avenues in reasonable condition), 2 Avenues had been planted after 1994, 9 Avenues had been confirmed as being lost (although the Dartmoor and Lakes Entrance trees were removed and modified into statues), with a total of 55 avenues still recognized and most being in good condition. A total recording of 58 Avenues had been confirmed with First World War associations and only 7 with the Second World War." The Avenues of Honour at Lara represent two of six known commemorative War Memorial Avenues in the City of Greater Geelong. Apart from the remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gums at Lara, the next earliest is the avenue of 16 Morton Bay Figs, Pines and Eucalypts at Waurn Ponds, planted on 7 July At St. Helen's Park, North Geelong, is a remnant avenue of Ash trees planted in 1946 to commemorate the local soldiers who participated in the Second World War. In 1995, an avenue of Iron Barks was planted beside the Melbourne Road, North Geelong (outside Osborne Park) to commemorate local soldiers who fought at Vietnam. At Curlewis, an Avenue of Honour comprising four separate rows was planted in 2007 to commemorate the soldiers of Ocean Grove of all 20th century wars. Overall, the Avenue of Honour along Walkers Road at Lara is the most intact. War Memorial Gates The "Veteran-Related Heritage Survey" also identified 146 War Memorial Gates in Victoria. Only 33 of this total were initially constructed to commemorate those who participated in World War One. Other memorial gates in the City of Greater Geelong are those at the Belmont Primary School, 51 Mt Pleasant Road (capped granite piers with scrolled metal gates, unveiled in c.1934) and the gates at the Ceres Reserve, 12 Cochranes Road, Ceres (capped bluestone piers and palisade gates unveiled in 1937). REFERENCES: A.W. Mathieson, My Reflections on 77 Years in Lara, Lara Heritage Festival, 1985, p.24. A. Mickelsons, Honorary Secretary, Lara Sub-Branch R.S.L., Letter to Kevin Krastins, October, Bruce Challoner, Curator, Lara R.S.L. Sub-Branch, s to Pam Jennings, November and December 2012 and February Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd, 'Veteran-Related Heritage Survey', prepared for the Veteran's Unit, Department of Planning & Community Development, Geelong Advertiser, 23 December 1929, 17 June Ballarat Courier, 26 August 1918, p.6. The Argus, 4 April News of the Week, 29 August 1918, 26 September 1918, p.23. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

156 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Avenues of Honour, Cypresses, Memorial Gates & Fencing Walkers Road, Lara Sites 31 & 32 Index to War Memorial Survey initiated as a questionnaire by the Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs (1920), Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Aerial Photographs of Lara, 1947 and 1973, GRS 2030/C182/2 & 1262/36/96, Geelong Heritage Centre. Row of six Memorial World War Two Golden Lambertianas on the south boundary of the Lara Recreation Reserve, adjacent to the Memorial Gates, View of the eastern end of the Avenue of Honour in Walkers Road, Remnant Soldiers' Avenue of Sugar Gums to the south-west of northern oval in the Lara Recreation Reserve, Source: Jessica Hurse. Memorial Gates & Fence in the south-east corner of the Lara Recreation Reserve, Memorial Gates & Fencing, Lara, Source: Bruce Challoner, Lara RSL Sub-Branch. Lara Memorial Gates with Pinus Lambertiana trees in middle ground, Anzac Day, Source: Bruce Challoner, Lara RSL Sub-Branch. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 7

157 Antares Ave Ceti Ct Rigel Rd Corvi Ct Waverley Rd B A Walkers Rd Gillean Pl Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use A Mill Rd AVENUE OF HONOUR AND MEMORIAL GATES & FENCE PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY M ±

158 Site 34 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Lara Community Centre (former Pres. Church) 11 Waverley Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 8.1: Spiritual Life Theme 8.4: Community Organisations Condition Good Integrity Moderately Intact Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the former timber Church building and the Fairbairn plaque (in front of the Church) only. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The Lara Community Centre (comprising the former Presbyterian Church building) at Waverley Road, Lara, has significance as a physical legacy of the life and development of the local Presbyterian Church between 1909 and 1980, and as part of the Lara Community Centre from The significant fabric includes the Federation Carpenter Gothic styled former Church building characterised by a steeply pitched gable roof, narrow eaves with exposed timber rafters, timber weatherboard wall cladding, three metal ventilation stacks on the roof ridgeline, timber framed pointed-arched windows with projecting timber label moulds, front door opening (but not the doors), and the timber fretwork decoration in the front gable end. Also contributing to the significance of the place is the commemorative plaque to the lives of George Patrick and Mary Fairbairn who were tragically killed in The plaque is situated on an introduced Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

159 PLACE NAME : Lara Community Centre (former Pres. Church) ADDRESS : 11 Waverley Road, Lara Site 34 stainless steel stand, having originally been located on the front Church gate (or fence) and now removed. How is it Significant? The former Presbyterian Church is architecturally, historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. The Fairbairn memorial plaque is historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The former Presbyterian Church is architecturally significant as moderately intact example of a Federation Carpenter Gothic styled Church and the more intact surviving example of this design for a Church building in Lara (Criterion D). Although altered and extended, the original design of the building is clearly discernible from the front and much of the introduced fabric (when viewed from the front) appears to be reversible. The former Presbyterian Church is historically significant for its associations with the evolution and development of the Presbyterian Church at Lara between 1909 and 1980 and with the establishment and growth of the local Community Centre from 1982 (Criteria A & H). The building also has associations with the Geelong architects, Laird and Buchan, and it represents one of a small number of Federation Carpenter Gothic styled Church buildings designed by them in the late 19th and very early 20th centuries. The former Presbyterian Church is recognised and valued by sections of the local community for its past contribution to Presbyterian faith and faith education in Lara. It is also especially valued today as an important social hub for community groups and organisations (Criterion G). The Fairbairn Memorial plaque is historically and socially significant as a marker commemorating the lives of George Patrick and Mary Fairbairn (nee Robertson) of Wooloomanata Homestead, who were tragically killed in an plane accident in 1935 (Criteria H & G). DESCRIPTION: The Lara Community Centre is set on a contextually large site at Waverley Road. The complex of building comprise the former Presbyterian Church at the western end and the shallow-gabled and rendered former Presbyterian Church Hall at the eastern end. These buildings are linked by a freestanding flat-roofed covered way and flat roofed rendered additions to the front of the former Church Hall (there are also flat-roofed rendered additions to the east side of the Hall). The central court yard between the main buildings now forms an outdoor play area associated with the Day Care Centre. The eastern end of the site has bitumen tennis courts and perimeter trees, with the western end comprising an open bitumen car park and access to a further open car park area at the rear of the site. The front has an open grassed area with minimal plantings and trees. Concrete footpaths provide access to the building. A memorial plaque to Patrick and Mary Fairbairn (nee Robertson) is located on a stainless steel stand outside the front of the former Church building. Of particular interest is the former Presbyterian Church building. This single storey, symmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation Carpenter Gothic styled building has a steeply pitched gable roof clad in introduced zincalume, with narrow overhangs and exposed timber eaves rafters on the east and west sides. Three early metal ventilation stacks adorn the roof ridgeline. The west and front (south) elevations feature early timber framed pointed-arched windows with projecting timber label moulds. The front also has an early double door way, although the doors, and particularly the central flat-roofed glazed porch, have been introduced (the glazed porch replacing the original gabled porch previously in this location). Another early feature of the design is the timber fretwork decoration in the front gable end. The former Church building has also experienced a number of alterations and addition. On the east side, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

160 PLACE NAME : Lara Community Centre (former Pres. Church) ADDRESS : 11 Waverley Road, Lara Site 34 the original pointed-arched windows have been replaced with aluminium framed windows. The building is also enveloped on three sides by a freestanding flat-roofed covered way, together with a recessive flatroofed addition on the west side. There is also a gabled addition at the rear (north of the building). Overall, the original design of the former Presbyterian Church building is clearly discernible when viewed from Waverley Road and much of the introduced fabric (including enveloping flat-roofed covered way) is reversible. Outside the front of the former Church (on the east side) is a stainless stand with a plaque that reads: " In Loving Memory of our Daughter Mary Robertson and her husband Patrick Fairbairn who were both accidentally killed in an aeroplane on May , both aged 26 years." HISTORY: Establishment of the Presbyterian Church at Lara The earliest religious presence in Lara was the Primitive Methodist Church in 1854, when the first service was conducted in the home of John Spalding A granite church was subsequently built in Forest Road North and it was claimed to have been the first church erected between Williamstown and Geelong. The Presbyterian Church was one of the later denominations to have formed at Lara, with the first services being held from 1904 in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at a rental of one shilling per week. In 1909, the existing Federation Carpenter Gothic styled building was constructed to a design by the Geelong architects, Laird and Buchan. It was built at a cost of 224 and the newly-completed building was described (and illustrated) in the News of the Week: " a weatherboard structure of Gothic design. The interior has plastered walls with kauri dado and ceiling; varnished Muranese glass; vestry and porch in similar lines to the new building; pulpit in kauri; Gothic design. Building seated to accommodate 150 people." The original drawings by Laird and Buchan reveal that the building was designed with a rectangular hall layout, having a front central porch and a rear porch. There was also another door opening and steps towards the rear on the west side. According to the architects, Laird and Buchan, the Church was 'erected in an open paddock, and there are no other buildings within 5 chains.' Initially, a rural timber post and wire fence was constructed around the Church property. It was also in 1909 when David Walker, representing the Presbyterian Church, petitioned for the formation of a road to the church. A road was subsequently constructed, being named Waverley Road, apparently after the Walker family property and Lime Works. In 1955, the rear porch was removed and a gabled kindergarten erected (being set down from the original eaves lines and having a shallower pitch than the early building). It measured 21 feet by 12 feet. Pointed arched windows formed part of the new wing as a reflection of the early building design. This new addition was later subdivided internally to create an office. In 1962, the Geelong architects, Shefferle, Chomley and Associates design a brick Church hall to the west of the Church building. The shallow-gabled brick building also featured a front flat-roofed wing comprising a foyer and cloak rooms internally. The completed building is shown in a photograph taken in the c.1960s. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

161 PLACE NAME : Lara Community Centre (former Pres. Church) ADDRESS : 11 Waverley Road, Lara Site 34 In 1977, the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches amalgamated to form the Uniting Church of Australia. However, the Presbyterian Church at Lara had already joined with the Methodist Church in The Presbyterian Church property was sold to the Corio Shire Council in 1980 for subsequent use as a Community Centre. The Original Architects: Laird and Buchan The architectural firm of Laird and Barlow commenced in John Angus Laird was born on 25 May 1862 at Eddington Station in the Western District of Victoria. He was the son of Mr John Laird who was one of Victoria s early pioneers, arriving in John Angus Laird was educated under a tutor until he was fifteen and on his parent s removal to South Australia, he was placed at a cost of 300 Golden Sovereigns with Joseph Watts, Geelong Architect, making rapid progress and he eventually became Watts s supervising architect. Laird worked both in Geelong and Melbourne for a brief period and upon returning to the practice of Watts was on the understanding that he would eventually take it over. But when Watts died in 1890 the practice was taken over by James Durran and William Tombs, and Laird resigned from the firm on 1 December 1890 to commence business on his own account. On 1 June 1891, Laird took into partnership Fred J. Barlow of New Zealand. Barlow was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 24 January 1868, the son of John and Augusta Cecil Vere Barlow, formerly of Herefordshire and the Isle of Wight, England. He was first educated at the Papanui School before studying at Wiggin s Sumner College, and after completing his education he was articled to A.W. Simpson, architect of Christchurch in In 1905 Barlow left Geelong and established a branch of the firm in Christchurch. During the 1890s in Geelong, Tom Buchan was articled to J.A. Laird and in 1908 when both the Christchurch and Geelong practices were of the same size the Laird and Barlow partnership was dissolved. Buchan was admitted as a partner and the firm became Laird and Buchan. The design output of the Laird and Barlow and Laird and Buchan architectural practices was prolific. While most of their work was based in the Geelong region, their practice included commissions in the Western District and coastal towns and as far away as New South Wales. Fairbairn and Robertson Memorial On 26 March 1935, George Patrick Fairbairn and his wife, Mary (nee Murray), of Wooloomanata Homestead, were accidentally killed in an aeroplane accident. Their tragic deaths were reported as far away as Carnarvon, Western Australia, in the Northern Times: "Mr. George Patrick Fairbairn, of Lara, and his wife, formerly Miss Mary Stuart Murray, were killed this morning when their Hermes sports plane crashed two miles from Essendon aerodrome. Mrs. Fairbairn was flying the machine, in which they had attended the Empire Air Celebrations on the previous day and when about 300 feet up the engine failed. Apparently, Mrs. Fairbairn attempted a left-hand turn to glide towards the field to land, but the plane went into a spin and crashed onto the macadamised surface of Keilor-road (narrowly missing a truck). Mrs. Fairbairn was thrown 10 yards from the machine, despite the fact that she was wearing a safety belt, while Mr. Fairbairn was crushed by the engine. The machine was a mass of wreckage. Both victims were aged 26. They were married only two years ago and leave a small daughter." To commemorate the lives of George and Mary Fairbairn and to mark their deaths, the parents of Mary Fairbairn erected a memorial plaque on the front gate of the Presbyterian Church in Waverley Road. In Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

162 PLACE NAME : Lara Community Centre (former Pres. Church) ADDRESS : 11 Waverley Road, Lara Site 34 later years (possibly when part of the Community Centre), the plaque was relocated to a large rock in the front garden. In more recent times, it has been transferred to a stainless stand outside the former church building. Development of the Lara Community Centre On 30 June 1982, the Lara Community Centre was established by the Corio Shire Council. Seventeen people were members of the Committee of Management, including ten local citizens, three ex-officio Shire Councillors, two members of the Lara Progress Association and two members of the Lara Lions Club. The Committee took charge of managing the property then known as the Lara Community Centre in Waverley Road. The earliest programs of the Community Centre continued community activities that had been occurring on the property before These activities included dancing and karate and other groups including the Lara Play Group, Lara Guides, Lara Brownies and the You Yangs Yarners, as well as educational programs such as aerobics, cake decorating and pottery. Mrs Phyl Walker was responsible for bookings and cleaning the hall. It was available for hire. It appears to have been around 1982 when flat-roofed additions were built to the front and side of the former Church Hall and a flat-roofed covered way constructed as a link to the Church building (as well as along the west side of the Church). The original gabled front porch had also been removed and replaced with the existing flat-roofed glazed porch. In January 1983, Joan Reeve was appointed the first co-ordinator of the Community Centre. She established a crèche and the approval of additional community classes including bread making, mixed handcrafts and lead lighting. There were also children s activities on offer, including school holiday programs. The Lara Happenings community newsletter was prepared from the Centre from this time. The following year, 1984, a Youth Club was established and led by Bill Neave. A flat-roofed addition was constructed on the east side of the Church building as the Youth Club Room, with a freestanding covered way erected in front. It opened in March 1985 during the Lara Heritage Festival. Childcare and a three year old kindergarten were also established at the Centre in following years. In more recent times, the former Church building has been used by the Lara Lions Club. COMPARATIVE: Other Federation Carpenter Gothic Styled Churches in Lara The former Presbyterian Church represents one of only two surviving Federation Carpenter Gothic styled Church buildings in Lara. The other example is the Lara Baptist (former Roman Catholic) Church at 76 Flinders Avenue. It was built in 1912 to a design by the Geelong architect, Thomas Slevin. Like the former Presbyterian Church building, the Baptist Church has experienced a number of alterations and additions. The changes to the Baptist Church are extensive and unlike much of the introduced fabric around the front and west side of the Presbyterian building, they do not appear to be reversible. Other Federation Carpenter Gothic Styled Churches by Laird and Buchan The former Presbyterian Church building at Lara is one of a small number of Federation Carpenter Gothic styled Church buildings designed by the Geelong architects, Laird and Buchan. The other examples include those at Marshalltown (built in 1911 and relocated to Grovedale as part of Cobbin Farm in 1987), Beech Forest (built in 1905), Barwon Downs (built in 1907), and St. Paul's, Whittington (built in 1898). The more comparable with the former Lara Church is the former St. Cuthbert's Church built at Marshall and now part of Cobbin Farm, 231A Grove Road, Grovedale. It has decorative timber fretwork in the gable Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

163 PLACE NAME : Lara Community Centre (former Pres. Church) ADDRESS : 11 Waverley Road, Lara Site 34 end as well as the steeply-pitched gable roof form, narrow eaves, and pointed arched timber framed windows similar to the Lara building. The building at Grovedale retains its original gabled front porch, although its integrity has been compromised through its relocation and through rear alterations and additions. REFERENCES: I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: A History of the Shire of Corio, Shire of Corio, 1981, pp M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, pp B.E. Giddings, 'A Church in the World: The Lara-Meredith Uniting Church Parish: The opening of the Lara Worship Centre, October 26th 1980', booklet, p.5. R. Aitken, 'Edwardian Geelong: an architectural introduction', Architectural Research Thesis, Architecture Division, Deakin University, 1979, p.55. News of the Week, 14 October 'Church, Waverley Road (Uniting Church', public building file no. 5422, VPRS7882/P1, Unit 692, Public Record Office Victoria. Cazalys Contractor Reporter, 8 October Laird and Barlow Contract Books J. Pescott, South Barwon , City of South Barwon, Belmont, 1985, p.120. D. Rowe & L. Huddle, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, Northern Times newspaper, 29 May B. Stretton, Celebrating Our Past, Meeting our Future, Lara Community Centre Inc., Lara Community Centre Inc., Lara, October Laird & Buchan, 'Proposed Presbyterian Church, Lara, n.d., GRS 401/PRES4/1, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Detail of Memorial plaque to Mary Fairbairn (nee Robertson ) and George Patrick Fairbairn. Proposed Presbyterian Church, Lara, n.d. Source: Geelong Heritage Centre collection. See Thematic History for enlarged image. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 6

164 Site 34 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Lara Community Centre (former Pres. Church) 11 Waverley Road, Lara Presbyterian Church, Lara, Source: News of the Week, 14 October Plan of Presbyterian Church showing rear additions, Source: Public building file no. 5422, VPRS7882/P1, Unit 692, Public Record Office Victoria. Plan & Front Elevation of proposed hall, Source: Public building file no. 5422, VPRS7882/P1, Unit 692, Public Record Office Victoria. View of the recently completed hall with the Church in the background, c.1960s. B.E. Giddings, 'A Church in the World', p.6. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 7

165 Gillean Pl Waverley Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 11 WAVERLEY RD LARA M ±

166 Site 35 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Glenoe 010 Windermere Road, Lara Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3: Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Good Integrity Altered Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the dwelling with the curtilage including the rear fenced in yard, side (west) driveway and the fence line on the east side identified by the mature trees. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The dwelling known as 'Glenoe' 10 Windermere Road, has significance as an historical legacy of the Lara Estate subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead in 1907 (as a result of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904). The successful applicants for the newly subdivided land were Frederick and Janet Smith, who acquired 216 acres. The dwelling as well as a stables appear to have been built for F. and J. Smith in The significant fabric includes the composition of the front portion of the dwelling, particularly the hipped roof form with the projecting front gabled wing and the return bullnosed verandah, timber weatherboard wall cladding, corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding, brick chimneys, narrow eaves, paired timber framed double hung windows and the front doorway with timber framed sidelights. The dwelling has experienced some alterations and additions, but the early Federation era design is Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

167 PLACE NAME : Glenoe ADDRESS : 010 Windermere Road, Lara Site 35 discernible. The dwelling appears to be in good condition when viewed from the road. The historical significance is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. How is it Significant? The dwelling known as 'Glenoe' at 10 Windermere Road, Lara, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The dwelling known as 'Glenoe' at 10 Windermere Road is historically significant for its associations with the subdivision of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead as the Lara Estate in 1907, a consequence of the Closer Settlement Act of 1904 (Criteria A & H). It is a rare surviving historical legacy of the numerous allotments and farms made available in the area as a result of the Lara Estate subdivision, the other existing example being 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue. The significance is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. DESCRIPTION: The dwelling known as 'Glenoe' at 10 Windermere Road, Lara, is set on a rural allotment having an open grassed area at the front bound by an introduced rural treated pine and wire fence. To the west of the dwelling there is a row of cypress and other trees, with similar trees to the east the east of the dwelling. Other mature cypress trees form a wind break on east side of the back yard. To the west are eucalypts and other trees, with a gabled garage near the rear of the dwelling, accessed by a gravel driveway from Windermere Road. The rear fenced off yard of 'Glenoe' features a swimming pool. The single storey, timber weatherboard, Federation styled dwelling is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with a front projecting gable wing and a return bullnosed verandah supported by turned timber posts. On the east side towards the rear is a projecting gabled addition (possibly having replaced an original gabled wing that terminated in line with the verandah). It seems that the rear ridgeline to the main hipped wing on the east side was raised and extended when the side gabled addition was constructed. On the west side, recessive from the front of the dwelling, is a flat-roofed addition. The roof forms of the dwelling are clad in corrugated sheet metal. Three early brick chimneys with corbelled tops (now overpainted) adorn the roofline. Other early features include the paired timber framed double hung windows (the introduced front windows in the gable have replaced the original paired double hung windows), front doorway with timber framed sidelights and the narrow eaves. The decorative timber detailing in the front gable end may have been introduced as has the skylight on the east roof face, the concrete verandah floor and the bracketed window hoods. HISTORY: The property at 10 Windermere Road, Lara, originally formed part of George Fairbairn's Windermere Homestead first established in 1863 and enlarged between 1867 and Windermere Homestead eventually comprised 8300 acres. In 1904, the Closer Settlement Act enabled land to be acquired for the purpose of transforming large estates into closely settled agricultural communities. The repurchased land was made available as farm allotments, agricultural labourers allotments and workmen s home allotments to accepted applicants under certain conditions. The Closer Settlement Act included the establishment of the Lands Purchase and Management Board in 1905 to administer the Act. The Board was authorised to dispose of land previously acquired. It allocated land to applicants under purchase lease conditions which required lessees to fence the land, destroy vermin and noxious weeds and to make other improvements. In 1907, the Windermere landholdings (later known as Pirra) of George Fairbairn were sold to the Government for Closer Settlement, with the vast outlying grazing land being subdivided and offered for Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

168 PLACE NAME : Glenoe ADDRESS : 010 Windermere Road, Lara Site 35 sale as the Lara Estate. Immediately prior to the sale, the Weekly Times published the following: "The Lara Estate, which was purchased by the Government some time ago for the purposes of closer settlement, and is now open to application, is illustrated in this issue. The area of land available is about 8,300 acres. It is situated between Lara and Little River railway stations, on the west side of the railway line, and the nearest points are within a mile of both stations. The soil consists of chocolate, black, grey and light sandy loam, and the bulk of it is easily worked. Good crops have been grown on the estate. Most of the land is level, and is suitable for irrigation. A considerable area of the property can be watered from the Little River. A survey has been made and a small channel which was constructed as a trial was successful in carrying the water for several miles. The rainfall is generally enough for all purposes, the yearly average being about 24 inches. The nearest point of the estate is nine miles from Geelong, and it is from 30 to 36 miles from Melbourne. The estate is divided into 35 allotments, ranging from 70 acres to 448 acres, and in value from 550 to Two valuable homestead allotments are included, both of which are well improved." On 9 February 1907, the Geelong Advertiser published a list of 33 successful applicants for land of the Lara Estate. F. Smith was included on this list, presumably being Frederick Smith who, with his wife, Janet, had acquired the property at 10 Windermere Road which then comprised 216 acres. The existing timber dwelling as well as stables appear to have been constructed in By , the dwelling and 216 acres of land were owned and occupied by Reginald and Annette Tayler, farmers. In 1936, the property appears to have been reacquired by the Closer Settlement Board, but by , Murdoch McIntyre, farmer, owned the house and 472 acres. He lived there until c.1970, when the property was sold to Austin Worland Hill, a grazier. It seems that he named the house Glenoe. It would appear that the gabled extension on the east side (towards the rear) of the dwelling, rear skillion and the recessive flat-roofed addition on the west side have been added at different stages in the 20th century. A detached shed was constructed on the site in COMPARATIVE: Historically, the Closer Settlement and other subdivisions of the substantial Runs of Windermere (Pirra), Elcho and Wooloomanata to the north of the Lara township during the Federation era brought about the creation of a number of farms for grazing and pasture. Other physical legacies of the Lara Estate subdivision included "The Pines" at 450 Flinders Avenue (the first owner being George Jones junior who built the existing timber dwelling in 1907) and a farm at 270 Peak School Road first owned by Adolph Schwartz in All that survives today of Schwartz's tenure are bluestone dairy ruins. Architecturally, 'Glenoe' is one of small number of surviving weatherboard Federation and Edwardian styled dwellings in the rural outskirts of the Lara township. Most other examples are of similar design, having a main hipped roof and projecting minor gabled wings at the front and side linked by a return verandah. These other examples include the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisely; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, built in for the Leigh brothers; "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, built in 1906 for Hugh Sutherland (for his son, John Sutherland); "Tallarannie Homestead' at 170 Peak School Road, built in 1907 for Charles Shannon (for his son, Archibald Shannon); and "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding. 'The Pines' at 450 Flinders Avenue, built in 1907, is a modest and a substantially intact version, having a hipped roof and front Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

169 PLACE NAME : Glenoe ADDRESS : 010 Windermere Road, Lara Site 35 projecting gabled wing and bullnosed verandah. Like the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, "Tallaranie Homestead" and "Kia Ora", 'Glenoe' has experienced some alterations and additions but the original Federation design is discernible. It is therefore an altered example of its type in the rural Lara area. REFERENCES: Shire of Corio Rate Books, , , , , , , 1936, , 1945, 1951, 1957, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. K. Grinter, Serendip Research Station: A Short History of the Area, Social Science Investigation, Gordon Technical College, manuscript now located in the Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Shire of Corio Rate Books, 1900, , , , , , 1945, 1954, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Woornyalook Parish map, 4 October, 1880, overwritten by surveyor in c.1905, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Lara Estate Subdivision plan, 5 January, 1907, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll, Sutherland Subdivision, Corio Division Electoral Roll, Geelong North Subdivision, Weekly Times, 15 December Aerial imagery, City of Greater Geelong. Geelong Advertiser, 9 February 'Glenoe', Lara Estate Plan & Schedule, Source: Geelong Heritage Centre collection. See Thematic History for enlarged image. 'Glenoe', Source: David Rowe. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

170 10 Windermere Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 10 WINDERMERE RD LARA M ±

171 PLACE NAME : Ruins ADDRESS : 370 Windermere Road, Lara Site 40 Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Condition Ruins Integrity Ruinous Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: H Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that these ruins are retained on the Victorian Heritage Inventory. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The ruins at 370 Windermere Road are significant as an historical legacy of 19th century farming at Lara, with farming being a principal enterprise in the district, as well as for their early associations with the Walker family. Robert Walker established a farm on this property as early as c.1856, with the surviving ruin having been built for him as a dwelling by a Mr Harding in the ensuing years. The significance is embodied in the surviving ruinous gabled, bluestone wall fabric. It is likely that there are in situ archaeological deposits at this site and some artefacts were evident beneath the loose topsoil at the rear of the house. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

172 PLACE NAME : Ruins ADDRESS : 370 Windermere Road, Lara Site 40 How is it Significant? The ruins at 370 Windermere Road are historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The ruins at 370 Windermere Road are historically significant for their associations with the Walker family and particularly Robert Walker who commenced farming on this site in c.1856 (Criteria A, C & H). The surviving ruinous dwelling appears to have been built soon after. The ruins are also a surviving physical legacy of one of a number of long-standing farms established in the Lara area from the 1850s. DESCRIPTION: Taken from Dr V. Clark (28 Sept 2000) for Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd, 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', A single room cottage, largely collapsed. The north and south outer walls, and remains of the east and west walls, remain. The north, east and south walls were of roughly coursed bluestone, with lime mortar. Walls have been rendered and plastered on the inside. The west wall was of a soft, marine sedimentary rock, apparently a type of soft limestone, laid in random style. It is unlikely that this was the outer wall of the cottage, as exposure to the elements would have resulted in the rapid erosion of the stone. At the north end of this wall is a line of mortar that suggests that a further room did exist here but no other trace of it now remains. It was possibly a wooden structure. There is a fireplace in the cottage, projecting into the room. It is constructed of random field stone masonry and has rounded corners (this detail might suggested that the builder was from Devon or Cornwall). The upper part of the chimney has been constructed from small fragments of hand-made brick. Approximately 10m to the south-east are the foundations of a further, small structure. A large peppercorn tree stands in front of the cottage. HISTORY: The site at 370 Windermere Road, Lara, appears to have originally been Robert Walker s 20 acre property soon after his arrival to Duck Ponds in c A Mr Harding appears to have constructed the cottage in c for Robert Walker. A rear skillion possibly formed part of the original design, which was constructed of fine straight saplings. A limestone dairy was built onto the cottage at some stage in the 19th century. Upon Robert s death in 1901, the farm and premises comprised 20 acres. His son, Thomas Walker, a contractor, inherited 18 acres of land with the dwelling (described as a four-roomed house) on the remaining 2 acres being left to his daughter, Joanna. Between and , the property was occupied by Thomas s nephew, Felix S. Walker, contractor, but by the house and land was occupied by Thomas Walker. By the mid 1940s, the property was owned by Frederick and Mary Walker and they lived there until at least the late 1950s. At some stage in the mid twentieth century, the stone from the rear section of the cottage was removed and provided to the Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust for the installation of a culvert on Windermere Road. COMPARATIVE: The ruins at 370 Windermere Road represent one of a number of early farms established at Lara in the 19th century. In 1866, William McClelland commenced farming (cultivation and dairying) at Clover Hill, 155 Forest Road South. His homestead rebuilt in 1926 is a physical legacy. At 125 Buckingham Street, a 60 acre farm was established by John Hewitt in The property was sold to David McHarry in 1874, a long-time resident of Lara, and he created a successful lime burning and farming enterprise. The cottage and ruins of the stables to the property now known as Laurence Park are a physical legacy of McHarry s tenure. Like the ruins at 370 Windermere Road, most of the other farms throughout the region have suffered from Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

173 PLACE NAME : Ruins ADDRESS : 370 Windermere Road, Lara Site 40 the ravages of bushfires and deterioration, although some continue to survive. These other farms include those at 60 Branch Road (now the ruins of John McGillivray s farm established from c.1870), 85 Curletts Road (the farm commenced by William Harding in 1869), 130 Branch Road (now the ruins of James English s farm from c.1859), 120 Duggans Lane (the dwelling and outbuildings ruins built in c for Maxwell Bell) and 'Blairgowrie, 25 Blairs Road (the ruins of a dwelling owned from 1868 by the early Secretary of the Corio Shire Council, James Blair and his wife, Grace). REFERENCES: Genealogical research carried out by Darcy Seller, December P. Jennings, 'Family Group Record for Robert Walker' November 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. Shire of Corio Rate Books, 1865, 1869, 1871, , , , , 1900, 1901, 1903, , , , , , , , , , , , 1936, 1939, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1959, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Interview by Darcy Seller with Jack Darcy (recollecting information from George Harding, early twentieth century Lara resident), December, 'Walker, Robert', Will and Inventory, 28 March 1905, VPRS28/P2, Unit 700, Public Record Office Victoria. Ruins, 270 Windermere Road, Source: David Rowe. V. Clark, sketch plan of ruins, Source: 'Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2', Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

174 Site 02 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Former Duck Ponds Parsonage & School 25 Branch Road, Little River Historic Theme(s): Theme 4.5: Forestry Theme 8.1: Spiritual Life Theme 8.2: Education Condition Fair Integrity Substantially Altered Photograph Date 16 October 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to former parsonage and school building, having a curtilage of 10 m on all sides. It is recommended that regular maintenance carried out on the building, including the removal of debris in the gutters and the painting of previously painted surfaces. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? The former parsonage and school building, 25 Branch Road, Little River, has significance as an historical legacy of Anglican faith and secular education to the north of Lara from as early as 1864, when it was built as a Church of England Parsonage to a design by the Corio Shire Engineer, D.K. Goodall. It served as as the Flinders Peak State School No from 1878 until its closure in Throughout the 20th century, the building has been the location for park rangers and in more recent times, community education. Although much altered, the composition and massing, bluestone construction and window and door openings are an embodiment of the historical values of the place. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

175 PLACE NAME : Former Duck Ponds Parsonage & School ADDRESS : 25 Branch Road, Little River Site 02 How it is Significant? The former parsonage and school building, 25 Branch Road, Little River, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? The former parsonage and school building, 25 Branch Road, Little River, has historical significance for its associations with the very early development of the Church of England in Lara. Built in 1864 to a design by the Corio Shire Engineer, D.K. Goodall, the building originally served as a Church of England Parsonage for the Duck Ponds and Little River Reader's District. The northern location provides an appreciation of early development near the You Yangs. Equally importantly, the former parsonage has served as the Flinders State School No from 1878 until It is an historical marker in relation to the importance placed on free and secular education by the local community, a consequence of the new Education Act of 1873 and a public meeting held at the parsonage at this time with the quest of providing education for school age children. Throughout the 20th century, the building has been a residence for park rangers and in more recent times, the location of community education. The historical significance of the place is embodied in the existing physical fabric. DESCRIPTION: The former Duck Ponds parsonage and school building at 25 Branch Road, Little River, is set on elevated rural land and is surrounded by open grassed areas and eucalypts. Vehicular access is from Turntable Drive, to the west, with a gravel driveway and parking area (now grassed over) at the rear of the building. Previous garden borders at the rear are marked by bluestone blocks. The single storey, asymmetrical, unpainted bluestone, altered Victorian Picturesque Gothic styled former parsonage and school building is characterised by a broad interwar era gable roof form that traverses the site, together with minor gabled wings that project at the front and side. These roof forms are clad in introduced corrugated sheet metal. An interwar era shallow skillion verandah is a feature at the front and it is supported by timber posts with introduced timber lattice valance and timber balustrade. Altered rendered chimneys project from the roofline. Broad overhangs are features of the eaves. The front minor gable has timber lattice and weatherboard infill. There is an introduced timber and glazed door under the front verandah. The side gables have a rendered finish above the original eaves line and there is an introduced rendered wall finish on the rear (north) wall. The west elevation has an original round-arched bluestone opening and original window openings (the windows appear to have been introduced in the 20th century). On the east side, the projecting early gable roofed wing has rendered north and east walls and timber lattice infill in the gable end. The timber weatherboard addition has a similar but smaller gabled roof form with small windows on the north elevation. To the east of the addition is a round water tank set on a bluestone base. The original Victorian Picturesque Gothic design of the building is discernible in the building envelope and in the composition of the building massing, bluestone construction and front and side window openings with bluestone lintels and sills. HISTORY: The Church of England, Catholic, Presbyterian and Wesleyan Methodist Church denominations formed the foundation to spiritual life in the Lara area from the 19th century. Although the earliest religious presence in Lara was the Primitive Methodist Church from 1854, the Church of England soon followed with the opening of a Denominational School in 1855 near the southern slopes of the You Yangs. First known as Station Peak School and then Duck Ponds School, the building measured 24 feet by 18 feet, and there were two rooms for the teacher as well as a store. The first Head Teacher was John H. Murphy of this Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

176 PLACE NAME : Former Duck Ponds Parsonage & School ADDRESS : 25 Branch Road, Little River Site 02 Common School No On 14 March 1864, one acre of land near the southern slopes of the You Yangs on Branch Road was temporarily reserved as a site for the Church of England. A month later on 28 April 1864, tenders were called for the construction of a bluestone Victorian Picturesque Gothic parsonage. It was designed by the Corio Shire Engineer, D.K. Goodall. Known as the Duck Ponds and Little River Parsonage, it served as a focal point for the Church of England Reader's District of Station Peak for the next 14 years. In 1873, the Victorian Education Department was established. From this time, education became free, compulsory and secular (except in schools fully funded by their denominations). At Lara, a public meeting was held at the Church of England parsonage in March 1873, resulting in the call for a school for the 33 school age children in the area, given that considerable distances to other schools and the impassable roads in winter. According to Ian Wynd in So Fine A Country: "The Department agreed to built a school, but an argument developed about where it should be sited: Inspector Main said that it should go on the south-east corner of School and Forest Roads, but Hugh Richmond, the correspondent, wanted it in the immediate vicinity of the parsonage. In the meantime the old school [Common School no. 188] was leased to the Department at 1 13s. 4d. per month, and was still used for services at the week-ends. The building was also offered for sale to the Department but nothing was done; in 1876, Richmond was complaining about "masterly inactivity', "bland promises" and being "tantalised with the shallow while the substance is carefully withheld". In 1877, the Church of England Vicar, the Rev. Caffin, offered the parsonage for sale at a price of 300 (even though he claimed to have cost 700 to build). With tenders for a completely new school building ranging between s 0d. to 1,095 17s 8d., building inspector Finlay recommended the purchase of the parsonage at a cost of 350. On 6 June 1878, tenders were called for alterations and repairs to the former parsonage. The works appear to have largely involved internal alterations. In November 1878, the new Flinders Peak State School No opened, with James Tydeman as Head Teacher (he continued on in the role first taken up for Common School No. 188 in 1865). There was an initial attendance of 49 pupils. The early design of the former parsonage is shown in an historical photograph when it functioned as the Flinders Peak State School. It shows the the building was constructed in bluestone, having a traversing gable roof as well as a projecting minor gabled wing at the front. The front also featured a shallow concave and hipped verandah supported by square timber posts and adorned with a simple, scalloped timber valance and rudimentary timber balustrade. There was a minor gabled wing on the east side, with all the roofs clad in slate. At the front were single timber framed double hung windows, together with a panelled and glazed door under the verandah. The Flinders Peak State School closed in It reopened in 1907 and closed again in In the following year, 1912, the school relocated 1 mile closer to the Lara township. A gabled timber school building was erected at the new site on the south-west corner of School and Forest Roads. This building served the local community until it closed in June The building was relocated to Armytage in the Western District for use as a rural training school. In 1950 it was relocated again, this time to Belmont when it continues to form part of the Belmont Primary School complex in Mt Pleasant Road. At Lara, the former bluestone parsonage was acquired by the Forests Commission in 1920 as a residence of local rangers. It appears to have been at this time when the original gabled roofs were replaced with the Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

177 PLACE NAME : Former Duck Ponds Parsonage & School ADDRESS : 25 Branch Road, Little River Site 02 existing shallow-pitched and broader gable roofs, as well as the removal of the front verandah and construction of the existing skillion verandah, alterations and rendering to the rear (north) wall and chimneys, and the removal of the front door (being replaced with the existing glazed timber door). A modest gabled timber weatherboard addition was also constructed in the rear north-east corner in subsequent years. In 1971, the building was used as an Art and Craft Gallery, before falling into disrepair. In 1988, the Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands called for expressions of interest for proposed uses for the building. A number of public meetings ensued and a steering committee was appointed. Eventually, the building was leased to the Lara Community Centre and in 1994 it inaugurated the Duck Ponds School project. The founding committee for this project included John Branch (Chairman), Malcolm Hay (Vice- Chairman), Robert Boyce (Secretary), Jean Peart (Treasurer), Joy Dove (Publicity Officer) and Tom Lewis (ordinary member). From the 1990s the building has been the location for community activities largely involving heritage education. COMPARATIVE: Other Victorian Picturesque Gothic Parsonages The original design of the former parsonage and Duck Ponds School was comparable to other Victorian Picturesque Gothic styled masonry parsonages in the Greater Geelong and nearby municipalities, built in the mid 19th century. In particular, the original Duck Ponds Parsonage was comparable to the following: * Holy Trinity Church of England Vicarage, Merrawarp Road, Ceres: built in c as a two storey Barrabool stone Picturesque Gothic dwelling with a slate roof and front projecting verandah. The overall composition is similar to the original design of the Duck Ponds parsonage. The Ceres Vicarage is largely intact. * Former Anglican Vicarage, 5 Batson Street, Winchelsea: built in bluestone in 1855 to a design by the Geelong architect and surveyor, A.C. MacDonald. This dwelling is also similar in composition to the the former design of the Duck Ponds parsonage. It is predominantly intact. Overall, the former Duck Ponds parsonage and school building is of considerably lower integrity than other comparable Victorian Picturesque Gothic-styled masonry buildings in Greater Geelong and nearby municipalities. However, although noticeably altered, the former Duck Ponds parsonage and school building continues to play an important role providing a local understanding of the early development and identity of both Anglican and secular education in Lara from the mid 19th century. Other Victorian Dwellings to the north of Lara As a surviving Victorian dwelling, the former parsonage and school building is one of the very few surviving smaller dwellings to the north of the Lara township near the southern foothills of the You Yangs. Other dwellings constructed in either basalt or granite in the area are now ruins, including those of James English's farmhouse at 130 Branch Road (built in granite in 1890), John McGillivray's house at 60 Branch Road (built c some of the roof form also survives) and Maxwell Bell's cottage and outbuildings at 120 Duggans Lane (built in bluestone c ). Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

178 PLACE NAME : Former Duck Ponds Parsonage & School ADDRESS : 25 Branch Road, Little River Site 02 REFERENCES: I. Wynd, So Fine A Country: A History of the Shire of Corio, Corio, 1981, pp.129, 152, , A. Willingham, Geelong Region Historic Buildings & Objects Study, vol.1, Geelong Regional Commission, 1986, sheet 135. Geelong Advertiser, 6 January 1864, 5 October 1876, 24 May and 3 June Victoria Government Gazette, vol. 32, 24 March 1864, p.743. R. Peterson, 'Historic Government Schools: A Comparative Study', prepared for the Heritage Management Branch, Building Division, Department of Planning & Development, June 1993, p.3. L. Burchell, Victorian Schools: A Study of Colonial Government Architecture , Melbourne University Press in association with the Victorian Education Department, Carlton, 1980, pp.13-17, 75. L.J. Blake (ed.), Vision & Realisation: a centenary history of state education in Victoria, Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, 1973, vol.2, p D. Rowe & W. Jacobs, 'Surf Coast Shire Heritage Study Stage 2B', prepared for the Surf Coast Shire, Torquay, December M. Budd, C. Delaney, J. Grainger (eds.), From Duck Ponds to Lara: A Collection of Memories, Lara Heritage Festival Inc., Lara, 2004, pp The Argus, 6 June Former Parsonage & School Building, side (west) and rear (north) elevations. Former Parsonage & School Building, side (east) elevation. Former Parsonage & School Building, n.d. [ ]. Source: Wynd, So Fine a Country, p.154. Former Flinders Peak State School, built 1912 at Lara and now at Belmont Primary School. Source: David Rowe, Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

179 23 Branch Rd PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 25 BRANCH RD LARA M ±

180 Site 53 PLACE NAME : ADDRESS : Kia Ora 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks Historic Theme(s): Theme 2.3 Promoting Settlement Theme 4.1: Farming & Agriculture Theme 6.2: Building Homes in Lara Condition Fair Integrity Moderately Intact Photograph Date 28 November 2012 CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS: Victorian Heritage Register: Heritage Inventory: Local Planning Scheme: CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS: Register of the National Estate - Database No: National Trust (Victoria) Register: RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme Not Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay Schedule to the Heritage Overlay External Paint Controls Should Apply Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply Tree Controls Should Apply Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note Comments It is recommended that the heritage overlay apply to the "Kia Ora" dwelling and the immediate fenced garden surrounds. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: What is Significant? "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks, has significance as an historical legacy of the successful sheep grazing enterprise established by John Sutherland on the property in "Kia Ora" had been acquired by Hugh Mann Sutherland of the adjoining substantial homestead, Elcho, on behalf of his son, John Sutherland and his wife, Helen. H.M. Sutherland also engaged the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow to design the existing dwelling in March While "Kia Ora" has experienced some alterations, the original Federation era design qualities are clearly discernible. These qualities include the single storey height and asymmetrical composition, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, dominant hipped roof form at the front and the two minor rear hipped wings, rendered chimney with a terra cotta pot, elevated basalt base wall construction, and timber framed double hung windows. In addition, the timber Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 1

181 PLACE NAME : Kia Ora ADDRESS : 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks Site 53 lattice verandah fretwork and curved timber verandah brackets represents one of the few decorative features of the dwelling, being characteristic of other contemporary examples of the work of the architects. Overall, the dwelling appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the road. The historical significance is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. How is it Significant? "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. Why is it Significant? "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road is historically significant for its associations with Hugh Mann Sutherland of Elcho Homestead, and particularly his son, John Sutherland, prize-winning breeder of Border Leicester sheep (Criteria A & H). H.M. Sutherland acquired the property and commissioned the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow to design "Kia Ora" as a home for the newly weds, John and Helen Sutherland, in March During their tenure at "Kia Ora", John Sutherland was widely known for his successful sheep grazing and breeding, as reported in a number of Melbourne and interstate newspapers. "Kia Ora" is also associated with a notable number of farms established in the Lara area during the Federation era, although it is one of few that survive today. The significance of "Kia Ora" is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric. DESCRIPTION: "Kia Ora" at 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks, is set on an undulating rural property and it has a substantial set back from the road. A tree-lined drive provides access to the dwelling whose garden is largely identified by mature exotic and native trees. At the rear are a number of farm outbuildings. "Kia Ora" is a single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation styled dwelling characterised by a dominant hipped roof form at the front, with two minor hipped wings extended at the rear. A return verandah is formed under the main front hipped roof. The roof forms are clad in slate tiles. At the rear are minor skillion additions with sheet metal roof cladding. There are two early chimneys, the front chimney being rendered and being capped with a terra cotta post. Other early features of the design include the elevated basalt base walls, timber verandah posts, timber lattice fretwork verandah valances and timber verandah brackets, and the timber framed double hung windows. The large window on the east elevation of the rear hipped wing appears to have been introduced (based on aerial and pictometry imagery), as has the lattice in the verandah balustrade. HISTORY: The property at 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks, originally formed portion 158 in the Parish of Moranghurk, comprising 80 acres, 2 roods and 2 perches, owned by J.C. Wallace from 3 January This land and the adjoining allotment (portion 157 comprising 78 acres) were later acquired by William Stacey, farmer. He subsequently erected a dwelling and established a farm on the site. In 1901, a fire, which began in the granite paddock on the Staughton Vale estate, swept through the Anakie and Lovely Banks districts. William Stacey lost everything apart from his house and haystacks. The substantial losses caused Stacey to retire to Geelong West, where he died on 23 August Stacey's property was subsequently acquired by Hugh Mann Sutherland of the adjoining Elcho Homestead. It seems that Sutherland purchased the property on behalf of his son, John Sutherland, who married Helen Marguerite McWilliams in This appears to have been the impetus for H.M. Sutherland to engage the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow to design a weatherboard 'residence at Elcho' in March This residence is likely to have the existing dwelling, "Kia Ora". Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 2

182 PLACE NAME : Kia Ora ADDRESS : 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks Site 53 H.M. Sutherland was born at Clashmore in the highlands of Scotland in He arrived in Melbourne in 1872, having been engaged by Thomas Chirnside to work at his Werribee estate for three years. He later worked at other Chirnside properties. In 1895, he leased Elcho Homestead, then comprising 6300 acres, eventually purchasing it in In acquiring Elcho, Sutherland continued his success as a sheep grazier. Sutherland's success also passed to his son, John Sutherland ( ). At "Kia Ora", John Sutherland became a well-known breeder of Border Leicester sheep. In 1913, Sutherland was successful at Australian Sheepbreeders' Association's Annual Exhibition in Sydney as reported in the Adelaide Advertiser: "In Border Leicesters Mr. John Sutherland, of Kia Ora, Lara, had things practically his own way, and he annexed the championships for ram and ewe." A year later in 1914, The Leader newspaper also commented on Sutherland's fine breed of prize-winning sheep: "BORDER LEICESTERS. This fine breed of mutton sheep is attractively represented by a large number of high grade animals. Borders are steadily winning their way in Australia, their alertness and capacity as foragers standing them in good stead even under adverse conditions. Honors in this section easily went to John Sutherland, of Lara, who a few years ago imported some of the best sheep obtainable in Scotland, and is to-day reaping the reward of his enterprise. His four-year-old ram Allanfearn, who secured the championship, is a large, shapely sheep of gay carriage, marked by the great spring of rib and solid back, for which the breed is famous. His younger ram, another descendant of the imported ram Lord Elcho, and a fine representative of the breed, was given the reserve champion ribbons. J. Sutherland was also successful in other ram classes." Possibly as a consequence of the failing health of his father, H.M. Sutherland, John and Helen Sutherland relocated to the substantial homestead of Elcho in c The death of H.M. Sutherland on 19 July 1916 brought about John and Helen Sutherland's permanent residency at Elcho and they leased "Kia Ora" to Percy Carr in and later to James Johnston. By , the "Kia Ora" property had been sold to Leonard and Florence Crossley. From the mid to late 1940s, Mrs Crossley leased the house to Christopher John Bonney, a farmer. The Architects: Laird and Barlow The architectural firm of Laird and Barlow commenced in John Angus Laird was born on 25 May 1862 at Eddington Station in the Western District of Victoria. He was the son of Mr John Laird who was one of Victoria s early pioneers, arriving in John Angus Laird was educated under a tutor until he was fifteen and on his parent s removal to South Australia, he was placed at a cost of 300 Golden Sovereigns with Joseph Watts, Geelong Architect, making rapid progress and he eventually became Watts s supervising architect. Laird worked both in Geelong and Melbourne for a brief period and upon returning to the practice of Watts was on the understanding that he would eventually take it over. But when Watts died in 1890 the practice was taken over by James Durran and William Tombs, and Laird resigned from the firm on 1 December 1890 to commence business on his own account. On 1 June 1891, Laird took into partnership Fred J. Barlow of New Zealand. Barlow was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 24 January 1868, the son of John and Augusta Cecil Vere Barlow, formerly of Herefordshire and the Isle of Wight, England. He was first educated at the Papanui School before studying at Wiggin s Sumner College, and after completing his education he was articled to A.W. Simpson, architect of Christchurch in In 1905 Barlow left Geelong and established a branch of the firm in Christchurch. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 3

183 PLACE NAME : Kia Ora ADDRESS : 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks Site 53 During the 1890s in Geelong, Tom Buchan was articled to J.A. Laird and in 1908 when both the Christchurch and Geelong practices were of the same size the Laird and Barlow partnership was dissolved. Buchan was admitted as a partner and the firm became Laird and Buchan. The design output of the Laird and Barlow and Laird and Buchan architectural practices was prolific. While most of their work was based in the Geelong region, their practice included commissions in the Western District and coastal towns and as far away as New South Wales. COMPARATIVE: Other Designs by Laird and Barlow Locally, Laird and Barlow also designed "Tallarannie" homestead, 170 Peak School Road, in December 1906 for Charles Shannon (for his son, Archibald Shannon) and the Shire Engineer's Residence, 8 Rennie Street, Lara, in 1911 for the Corio Shire Council. "Kia Ora" has more of an affinity with the design of "Tallarannie", with its broad hipped roof forms and return verandah. However, "Kia Ora" is also especially comparable with the design of a homestead at Mirboo North, built in 1901 for Dr William Moir. The broad hipped roof form and return verandah of the Mirboo North homestead appears to have been the precedent for the design of "Kia Ora". The timber lattice verandah valances and curved timber verandah brackets at "Kia Ora" are also almost identical to the verandahs details on the dwellings at 94 Swanston Street, Geelong, and 15 Laurel Bank Parade, Newtown. Both of these dwellings were designed by Laird and Barlow in the same year as "Kia Ora", Other Federation Styled Dwellings in the Lara Area Architecturally, "Kia Ora" is one of a small number of surviving weatherboard Federation styled dwellings in the Lara area. In addition to "Tallaranie", other examples include "Glenoe" at 10 Windermere Road, built in ; the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, built in for Richard Wisely; "Roselea" at 450 Staceys Road, "Lochnaben" at 295 Patullos Road built in 1910 for Benjamin Spalding, and "Waverley" at 14 Walkers Road built in c for David Walker, of the Waverley Lime Company, and the former Shire Engineer's residence at 8 Rennie Street, built in 1911 for the Corio Shire Council. Like the timber dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, "Glenoe" and "Tallaranie", "Kia Ora" has experienced some alterations and additions but the original Federation design is discernible. REFERENCES: Corio Shire Rate Books, , , , , , , , 1936, 1945, 1951, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Sands & McDougall s Directory of Victoria, 1934, Corio Division Electoral Roll: Sutherland and/or Geelong North subdivision, 1970, City of Greater Geelong Aerial imagery. The Bacchus Marsh Express, 16 February 1901, p.3. The Adelaide Advertiser, 29 July 1913, p.11. The Pastoral Review, 16 August 1916, p.725. Laird and Barlow Contact Book, 23 March 1906, p.114, Geelong Heritage Centre collection. Information provided by Lorraine Huddle, heritage consultant, P. Jennings, Family Group Record for John Sutherland, December 2012, sourcing Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes & Geelong Cemeteries Trust Database. Moranghurk Parish Plan, VPRS16171, Public Record Office Victoria. Will and Probate of William Stacey', 1901, VPRS28/P2, Unit 628, Public Record Office Victoria. The Argus, 26 July 1916, p.5. Cazalys Contractor Reporter, 23 March 1906, State Library of Victoria. R. Aitken, 'Edwardian Geelong: An Architectural Introduction', Research report, Deakin University, November 1979, p.34. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 4

184 PLACE NAME : Kia Ora ADDRESS : 75 Staceys Road, Lovely Banks Site 53 Hugh Mann Sutherland, n.d. Source: The Pastoral Review, 16 August 1916, p.725. Homestead, Mirboo North, n.d. Source: L. Huddle. Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant 5

185 120 X Staceys Rd Road PROPOSED HERITAGE OVERLAY Prepared by City of Greater Geelong - 11 February 2013 (Aerial Imagery - October 2009) Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this document is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the City of Greater Geelong or Barwon Water in its use. 75 STACEYS RD LARA M ±