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As late as 1889 , when Assistant Surveyor Henry King set up camp on the north side of Merredin Rock ( see the Merredin Peak Heritage Trail for a map to the exact site ) , there was still no township . The gallery also produces a booklet which outlines a self-guided tour of the Mornington Peninsula , taking in vantage points which have prompted the brushes of artists since the 1850s . At the corner of Soldiers Parade and the highway , at the eastern end of town , is the Pioneer Project which features a replica pioneer hut ( a project of Murtoa Secondary College ) . Nearby , in Cureton Ave , is a red-gum slab homestead which is a replica of the first home in the district , erected on this site by the Chaffey brothers in the late 1840s . Parents or guardians must personally appear and show proof of identity before filling out the access form , and personally presenting it to library staff . An emphasis on religion and education was manifest in the early establishment of a building in 1873 which served as a school , a site for Lutheran services and a public hall until the Board of Education took over the facility in 1875 . Or to moor off a quiet Portsea cove for a gourmet lunch and a bottle of chilled sav blanc whilst dolphins play around the yacht ? The local Narracan shire was proclaimed in 1878 and the Moe town site surveyed the following year due to the arrival of the railway from Morwell in 1877 and from Melbourne in 1879 .