Flour Mill

Author

Shire of Victoria Plains

Place Number

02623

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Location

Great Northern Hwy New Norcia

Location Details

Local Government

Victoria Plains

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1874

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	27 May 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Oct 1998	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance; provide an appropriate level of recognition and protection. Recommend that maximum encouragement is provided to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Nomination to the National Trust Classified List is recommended, to afford protection by means of moral persuasion. (TPS procedure also relevant) May be nominated to the National Trust of Australia(WA) for National Trust Classification. A National Trust classification has no legal significance and does not infringe on the rights of ownership of a property in any way. National Trust Classification is a mark of recognition of the cultural heritage value of a property, and relies on moral persuasion for protection. A National Trust submission would be the responsibility of the community, not the Shire
Flour Mills Survey	Completed	30 Jun 1994			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	03 Sep 1990			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Oct 1980			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place has significant associations with the Clunes and the early milling operations in the Victoria plains area. It is the only remaining mill building in the Shire, and informs of methods of a different period.

Physical Description

Located 400 metres north of the Canterbury Homestead. Built from bricks kilned on the property, and hand hewn timber and nails. The original grinding stones(originally from Dover) are still in place, and one is in storage. In the early 1970s much of the machinery was removed. One wall has collapsed due to earthquake damage. An adjacent stone well (still in good condition) supplied a water for the steam driven mill. The well holds up to 20,000 gallons of fresh water. Too deep to use the water, but tiny crustaceans thrive. Windmill removed from the well in recent times.

History

The Clune Mill was the first steam driven mill north of Perth, and catered for people north of Perth, as far north as Three Springs. James Taylor was accidentally shot and killed at the mill on 5 December 1878. The shot was fired by James's son George, and at trial, the mill owner Jeremiah Clune was a witness. One of the Buzzard brothers committed suicide at the mill.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Redeemable
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Poor

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains".	Shire of Victoria Plains	1971

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Flour Mill
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

04 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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