Woolkabin Stake Well

Statement of Significance

The place is significant in development of the local sandalwood industry and later for its
association with farming and pioneer families.

Physical Description

It is close to a gully of the same name which runs north to the Dumbleyung Lake.

History

The name of the well has also been associated with the name of the district and the farm
of the pioneering Patterson family.

The well was used by sandalwooders as they travelled through the region out towards the
eastern regions beyond Dumbleyung Lake,, which in summer was often dry, and tracks
went across the lake to water holes on the northern bank.

It is situated on the old sandalwood track which ran from Woolkabunning Well to
Woolkabin Stake Well through to the Bullamilling Tank Well on the edge of
Dumbleyung Lake. It is located on the north of Henry Quartermaine's early pastoral
lease which also included the Woolkabunning Water Hole.

A homestead block at 'Woolkabin' was taken up by Jim Patterson, a brother of Andrew,
William and Joseph, pioneers of the Cartmeticup area. Jim Patterson, as he was living in
South Australia was not able to fulfil the residential clauses of the Homestead Act. It was
forfeited and purchased by Joseph's eldest son, Albert.

Joseph Patterson arrived at Cartmeticup from Hamley Bridge in South Australia in 1901
with his wife Polly, four sons and a daughter. (Polly died in 1907 following the birth of
Ruby, her second daughter to be born in the west). Joseph had taken over the property
selected by his brother Andrew in 1893, just to the north of Cartmeticup Well. Andrew
developed a serious illness ajid returned with his wife and children to South Australia
where he died at the age of 35 years.

Albert developed 'Woolkabin' and later purchased blocks previously owned by the
Darby, Shackley, Bradbury and Randell families. His sons, Ernest and Elliot, had
homesteads along the Ballaying South Road with Elliott developing the well known
'Woolkabin' merino sheep stud.

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