Milly Soak and Cemetery

Statement of Significance

Milly Soak has considerable historic and social significance as an important supply of water for the area. Further it was the site of a hospital and remains a popular picnic spot. The cemetery also has historic significance for its association with early pioneers of the district. It is evidence of the tragic effects of the typhoid fever in the mining districts.

Physical Description

The soak is timber lined with a corrugated iron cover. The cemetery consists of three graves, which are marked by rough timber posts joined by wire. Each grave has a small metal headstone.

History

Aboriginal people first revealed the location of the Milly Soak, which became an important local water supply. Water was carted from the soak for 2 shillings a gallon. In the 1890s a tent hospital was established near the soak. C1895 the Water Supply Department sank a well. The site has also been a popular place for picnics. The cemetery contains the graves of three men who died during a typhoid epidemic in 1893, George Hardy, a journalist, George Hamersley and Mr Harris.

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