Half Moon Farm House

Item details


Name of item:	Half Moon Farm House
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Residential buildings (private)
Category:	House
Location:	Lat: -35.3923168223 Long: 149.9615580800
Primary address:	Half Moon Road, Mongarlowe, NSW 2622
Parish:	Mongarlowe
County:	St Vincent
Local govt. area:	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Batemans Bay

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
PART LOT	1		DP	1010279

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Half Moon Road	Mongarlowe	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional	Mongarlowe	St Vincent	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
	Private


Current use:	Farm
Former use:	Aboriginal land, farm, gold mining

History

Historical notes:

Mining in the Mongarlowe area commenced in the early 1850s and included both reef and alluvial mining. The Mongarlowe field was worked by pan and cradle, box and ground sluicing. All sites nominated retain evidence of early workings. Both centrifugal and bucket dredging activity also took place, particularly at Half Moon. There is also quite distinctive evidence of Chinese diggings, including Half Moon Flat, possibly Half Moon Ridge and the north east arm of the lagoon near Bob Owen's Hut (McGowan, ).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Ethnic influences-Activities associated with common cultural traditions and peoples of shared descent, and with exchanges between such traditions and peoples.	Chinese mining practices-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Private farming-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Ancillary structures fencing-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Ancillary structures - sheds, crop storage-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Clearing land for farming-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Developing local, regional and national economies-National Theme 3
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Mining-Activities associated with the identification, extraction, processing and distribution of mineral ores, precious stones and other such inorganic substances.	Mining for gold-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Pastoralism-Activities associated with the breeding, raising, processing and distribution of livestock for human use	Agisting and fattening stock for slaughter-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Farm homestead-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Granting Crown lands for private farming-

Recommended management:

Recommendations

Management Category	Description	Date Updated
Recommended Management	Produce a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)
Recommended Management	Prepare a maintenance schedule or guidelines
Recommended Management	Carry out interpretation, promotion and/or education

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Heritage Act	Record converted from HIS events Order Under Section 57(2) to exempt the following activities from Section 57(1): (a) Horticultural and agricultural management; (b) Eradication of noxious animals and noxious plants; (c) Pasture improvement, not requiring substantial clearing of existing vegetation; (d) Stock grazing, not requiring substantial clearing of existing vegetation; (f) Maintenance and repair of existing farm fences.	Nov 11 1983
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		00288	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former		00288	17 Feb 84	24	0789
Local Environmental Plan	Local Environmental Plan 2014		19 Sep 14

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Tallaganda Shire Rural Study	1995		Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners		No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	McGowan, Paul		Historic Mining Sites Survey of the Shoalhaven and South West Slopes Districts of NSW

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5045463
File number:	S90/04873; HC 33020

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