Local Government
Victoria Plains
Region
Wheatbelt
Location
Great Northern Hwy 2 k S of New Norcia
Location Details
400 m N of Canterbury Homestead
Other Name(s)
Clunes Flour Mill
Construction Date
Constructed from 1847, Constructed from 1969
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Oct 1998 | Category 2 |
Category 2 |
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Child Places
Statement of Significance
The place is of considerable significance in demonstrating ways of life and the development of the house. It has significant associations with Jeremiah Clune. The place in association with the mill and sites in close proximity forms an historic precinct of considerable significance.
Physical Description
Two storey dwelling. The 1847 building was a three roomed stone construction. Clune also had 2 servants rooms built, and an earthen cellar which was the original kitchen. In c1890 the upstairs of the building was added. It was brick construction with bricks from the Canterbury kiln. The c1847 shingle roof, pressed metal ceilings are still in place under the new roof and dropped ceilings. In the early 1940s the interior walls were lined, but the originals remain intact behind the lining. A P.O.W. rendered the exterior walls of the building in c1943. In 1969, during building renovations, the original stonework was found to have keystones and 'proper' construction. The timber framework is said to be in 'old Irish' style of building. It claimed that the New Norcia police station, and the Buckland Homesteads were modelled on Canterbury's plan. The stables are located 100 metres north of the house.
History
Jeremiah Clune came to the Swan River Colony in 1847, a year after the Benedictine Monks. Butlers sold the Canterbury property to Clune, and by 1850 the dwelling was completed, having been constructed by the stonemasons who built the New Norcia Monastery at the same time. Clune's place was the first post office in the area, before it reloacted to the New Norcia townsite. He bred Indian remount horses for export.
References
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". | Shire of Victoria Plains | 1971 |