Westgarthtown is a heritage registered precinct located within the Melbourne suburbs of Thomastown and Lalor, in Victoria, Australia. [1] [2] [3]
Westgarthtown is a heritage registered precinct located within the Melbourne suburbs of Thomastown and Lalor, in Victoria, Australia. [1] [2] [3]
The town was originally known as Neu Mecklenburg, and was established around 1850. [4] The name was changed to Westgarthtown in honour of William Westgarth, who sponsored German immigration. [4] The name was still in use up until the First World War, when it became officially regarded as part of Thomastown. [5]
In the 1970s, urban sprawl caught up with the village, and though it is now surrounded by suburban housing, the village is protected by the Victorian Heritage Act.
Significant remaining buildings include:
The four farmhouses [10] [11] [12] [14] are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
In 2018, Friends of Westgarthtown successfully completed the Museum Accreditation Program. This is a gold-standard program which promotes best practice across all areas of museum management in line with the National Standards for Museums and Galleries. [15] [16]
Jones, Michael Nature's Plenty: a history of the City of Whittlesea, Sydney, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, 1992 ISBN 1863730761
Wuchatsch, Robert Westgarthtown, the German settlement at Thomastown, 1985 ISBN 978-0-958915304
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