Local Government
Kalamunda
Region
Metropolitan
901 Mundaring Weir Rd Kalamunda
The Dell
Kalamunda
Metropolitan
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· The place has historic value for its association with two former occupants the Port and Honey Mill site and artist Edgar Dell
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Timber, orchards, technology, famous people
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This site was the location of one of the early timber mills in the district. Port and Honey's Mill operated between 1900 and 1913 and supplied timber by rail to Perth. The buildings were subsequently used by artist Edgar Dell. Edgar Dell (1901-2008) was a Western Australian painter best known for his watercolour paintings of that state's wildflowers. Born in England in 1901, he emigrated to Western Australia in 1924, where he bought and cleared a bush block in Paulls Valley in the Shire of Kalamunda, establishing an orchard there. The block came to be known as The Dell; this name has subsequently also been extended to a nearby recreation site. During the Great Depression he made a living cutting timber in the bush, and also painted wildflowers for West Australian Newspapers Ltd.
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| Quicke E; "The Helena Story". pp. 82-84 | |||
| Gardner & Dell; "West Australian Wild Flowers" | Perth | 1935 | |
| Rev Gunning FW; "Diary No. 4, 1909-1910" | State Archives | 1909-1910 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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| OCCUPATIONS | Timber industry |
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