Davis Mill - Wellington Mills

Author

Shire of Dardanup

Place Number

16740

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Location

Wellington Mill Rd Dardanup

Location Details

State Forest No. 25/Well 352

Other Name(s)

Memorial Timber Mill Site

Local Government

Dardanup

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1881, Constructed from 1929

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	11 Sep 2002	3	3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place is significant for the following values:

Historic Value: The former Wellington Mills and town site have historic significance as historic sites associated with the Canning Jarrah Timber Company.
Wellington Timber Mills and private timber township that was the largest in
the state in 1896 when it was established.

Physical Description

A timber plaque "Welcome to Wellington Mills" was erected as part of the Centenary Project sponsored by the Shire of Dardanup. The site consists of a historic information board with a map of the former site and a relic of a jarrah log set on a timber saddle to the side of the information board.

History

Davis Mill was the first timber mill in the Wellington Mills area and was
opened in February 1881 by Miss Phoebe Hugh. Mr Weighing, An engineer,
constructed the Mill and Mr George Simpson was the Manager.

Integrity/Authenticity

Alterations/Integrity: Good
Authenticity: Good

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Mr Weighing	Architect	1881	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"West Australian Newspaper".		February 1881

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FORESTRY	Housing or Quarters
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Resource exploitation & depletion
OCCUPATIONS	Timber industry

Creation Date

06 Mar 2003

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Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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