Puridine Hill

Author

Shire of Woodanilling

Place Number

17105

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Location

Ashwell Rd Boyerine

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Haycocks

Local Government

Woodanilling

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Mar 2003	Category 4	Category 4 Significant but not essential to an understanding of the history of the district: photographically recorded prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The site is a prominent natural feature of the landscape and is associated with the first
European exploration of the area.

Physical Description

The hills resemble mounds of hay - hence the name (the) Two Haycocks. The larger hill
is on the northern (Ashwell Road) side. On the eastern side, protected from the westerly
winds, is the remnants of a stone cottage. This is nestled amongst a sheoak and jam
grove.

History

Described by Roe when naming the hills - "a small grassy hillock and another near its
northern side - the Two Haycocks". Named by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe.

A 'remittance man5 lived here - ie a person sent by his parents to the colonies due to
some disgrace and was regularly sent money or remittance so that he would stay there and
avoid embarrassing the family in England. As he did not appear to spend very readily
there was considerable speculation that he hid the money. On his death locals scoured the
area but no fortune was ever found.

The hills were later called Puridine and Little Puridine.

Land in this vicinity was later owned by GE Watkins and the 'Puridine' block was leased
along with Watkin's Kojonolokan and Boyerine blocks.

On inspection of the land in November 1936, Watkins found the 100 acres of oats and 40
acres of wheat planted to be in poor condition and expected to yield only about A\ bushels
- 'sub clover results at Puridine poor owing to lack of rain - rainfall this year
exceptionally low. He also noted the industry of his tenant "Dan has burnt down big
timber already dead at west end of Boyerine - 80 acres or so - another week will finish
this. He has also ringbarked heavy timber on West side of Puridine Hill, about 20 acres
or more and will be chopping down remainder of this area - taking out jam posts - and
will burn up.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	John Bird Round Pool to Woodanilling ps 3, 268-269		1985

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	OTHER	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

05 Oct 2004

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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