Stawell. The Diamond House now a motel.Built as a residence in 1866 using local red iron stone and white stones. The diamond shaped windows are original windows. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Stawell. The Diamond House now a motel.Built as a residence in 1866 using local red iron stone and white stones. The diamond shaped windows are original windows. / denisbin
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-改変禁止 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Stawell.Like nearby Ararat Stawell began with a pastoral era (Concongella Station) and then things changed when a little gold was discovered in a creek at Stawell, Pleasant Creek. That was in 1853. More reef gold was discovered nearby in 1856 followed by a large alluvial find in 1857. This was the Illawarra and Deep Lead finds which started a major gold rush to the district. Consequentially the town of Stawell (named after the Chief Justice of Victoria) was proclaimed in 1858 around the original Pleasant Creek find of 1853 whilst commercial activity continued at the new Camp area on the hill. The good gold finds petered out in 1869 but some mining continued for many years. Like other mining centres lawlessness was a problem and so one of the first buildings erected in the new government town was a Courthouse and gaol in 1860. (This was replaced by a grander Courthouse erected in 1880 and it still stands.) As always other early buildings were the hotels to assuage the thirst of the miners. Other important public buildings in the old Adelaide Road area of Stawell are the Shire Offices built in 1866 and 1873; the old Courthouse mentioned above; the Police Residence built in 1869; and the two storey Institute erected in 1868. Uptown on the hill is the current town centre with most other major historic structures. They include: the railway station and stationmaster’s residence 1876; the old cricket grounds of the 1860s which is now the location of the Easter Stawell Gift Race and the Hall of Fame; the memorial gates to the oval were installed in 1903; the purpose built Memorial to Australian Federation erected in 1903; Oban House built in the Federation Era in red brick in 1898 – now the Returned Services League; St. Matthews Uniting Church 1869 (built at Presbyterian); St. Peter’s Lutheran 1874 ( built as Congregational); the Powder Magazine built in 1875; the impressive Post Office built in 1875; the Town hall opened in 1873- make sure you see the clock and tower with the animated miners who were added in 1969; and the Town Hall Hotel built in 1874. |
| 撮影日 | 2018-02-19 15:30:18 |
| 撮影者 | denisbin |
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| カメラ | DSC-HX90V , SONY |
| 露出 | 0.002 sec (1/640) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |