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Wyening Mission Group (fmr)

Author

Shire of Victoria Plains

Place Number

02968
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Location

1295 Behanging Rd Wyening

Location Details

20/9/2011 Address also includes: Lots 233, 260 & 264 Wyening East Road, Wyening. VFL.

Local Government

Victoria Plains

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1892

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
State Register Registered 07 Apr 1998 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Oct 1998 Category 1

Category 1

A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance; provide the highest level of recognition and protection available. Recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. (TPS procedure also relevant) Heritage Council of Western Australia - Entry into the Register of Heritage Places is official recognition, under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990, of the cultural heritage significance of a place. Criteria for entry in the Register is detailed in Appendix 2. Development controls apply under the Act, but conservation incentives are available to owners. Owner and public consultation, and a review process are procedures associated with Registration.

Statement of Significance

The mission precinct is of exceptional significance for the associations with Bishop Salvado and Torres, the Benedictine community, the New Norcia Aboriginal community, and the wine maker Schwartzbach. The precinct has significant associations with pastoral activity, viticulture, and the organisation and lifestyle of the Benedictine Monks, and the early settlement of the Victoria Plains. The architecture has influences of Spanish and rural vernacular and is a singular example of its type demonstrating the development of the precinct between 1892 and the 1950s.

Physical Description

Managers House (1917) Rendered brick and concrete block construction with a corrugated iron roof. Workers Cottage (1920s), Walkabout Cottage (1950s) Timber framed and corrugated iron clad buildings with corrugated iron roofs.

History

The first land at Wyening was taken up by Bishop Salvado in 1856. The outpost of Wyening was established as one of the network of pastoral stations to provide the Benedictine New Norcia settlement with food and income. The first building was constructed from Bishop Salvado's on site sketches. Barns and stables were built adjacent to the house. After Salvado's death in 1900, his successor, Abbott Torres made significant changes at New Norcia, and at Wyening, the focus changed from pastoral to agricultural with more land allocated for vines and crops. The managers house was built to accommodate the lay farm manager.
Torres' desire to establish a winery at Wyening was ambitious, and culminated in the construction of the winery between 1914 and 1916. A lay wine maker, Valenz was employed, and the workers cottage was constructed for him. Wine was produced for many years but activity declined in the depression years when there was no farm manager and the quality of the wines deteriorated. In 1949, the employment of wine maker August Schwarzbach led to the revitalisation of the place, and the renovation of the buildings. In 1969, the Benedictine community negotiated a land swap deal and exchanged Wyening farm for land nearer New Norcia, bringing the property into private ownership. The last Wyening vintage was bottled in 1973.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd with Dorothy Erickson; "Conservation Plan". Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd 1996
Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". Shire of victoria Plains 1971

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7544 New Norcia studies No. 13. Serial 2005
7915 Toodyay homesteads: past and present. Book 2006
9145 Wyening Mission and Winery, Victoria Plains. Conservation works, fimal report. Conservation works report 2008
7578 Wyening Mission and Winery, Victoria Plains : conservation works Conservation works report 2005
5519 Wyening Mission Precinct, Winery, Mission House, Manager's House : structural report. Report 2002
5030 Wyening Mission and winery, Victoria Plains : conservation works. March 2001 Report 2001

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Cottage
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Blacksmith's Shop
Original Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Winery
Original Use RELIGIOUS Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use RELIGIOUS Other
Original Use Transport\Communications Water: Other
Original Use RELIGIOUS Other
Original Use RELIGIOUS Housing or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Technology & technological change
OCCUPATIONS Rural industry & market gardening
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements
PEOPLE Aboriginal people
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Aboriginal Occupation
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Religion
PEOPLE Famous & infamous people

Creation Date

03 Feb 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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