Local Government
Victoria Plains
Region
Wheatbelt
1295 Behanging Rd Wyening
20/9/2011 Address also includes: Lots 233, 260 & 264 Wyening East Road, Wyening. VFL.
Victoria Plains
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1892
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 07 Apr 1998 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Oct 1998 | Category 1 | |
The mission precinct is of exceptional significance for the associations with Bishop Salvado and Torres, the Benedictine community, the New Norcia Aboriginal community, and the wine maker Schwartzbach. The precinct has significant associations with pastoral activity, viticulture, and the organisation and lifestyle of the Benedictine Monks, and the early settlement of the Victoria Plains. The architecture has influences of Spanish and rural vernacular and is a singular example of its type demonstrating the development of the precinct between 1892 and the 1950s.
Managers House (1917) Rendered brick and concrete block construction with a corrugated iron roof. Workers Cottage (1920s), Walkabout Cottage (1950s) Timber framed and corrugated iron clad buildings with corrugated iron roofs.
The first land at Wyening was taken up by Bishop Salvado in 1856. The outpost of Wyening was established as one of the network of pastoral stations to provide the Benedictine New Norcia settlement with food and income. The first building was constructed from Bishop Salvado's on site sketches. Barns and stables were built adjacent to the house. After Salvado's death in 1900, his successor, Abbott Torres made significant changes at New Norcia, and at Wyening, the focus changed from pastoral to agricultural with more land allocated for vines and crops. The managers house was built to accommodate the lay farm manager. Torres' desire to establish a winery at Wyening was ambitious, and culminated in the construction of the winery between 1914 and 1916. A lay wine maker, Valenz was employed, and the workers cottage was constructed for him. Wine was produced for many years but activity declined in the depression years when there was no farm manager and the quality of the wines deteriorated. In 1949, the employment of wine maker August Schwarzbach led to the revitalisation of the place, and the renovation of the buildings. In 1969, the Benedictine community negotiated a land swap deal and exchanged Wyening farm for land nearer New Norcia, bringing the property into private ownership. The last Wyening vintage was bottled in 1973.
Integrity: Intact or redeemable Authenticity: High degree
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd with Dorothy Erickson; "Conservation Plan". | Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd | 1996 | |
| Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". | Shire of victoria Plains | 1971 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7544 | New Norcia studies No. 13. | Serial | 2005 |
| 7915 | Toodyay homesteads: past and present. | Book | 2006 |
| 9145 | Wyening Mission and Winery, Victoria Plains. Conservation works, fimal report. | Conservation works report | 2008 |
| 7578 | Wyening Mission and Winery, Victoria Plains : conservation works | Conservation works report | 2005 |
| 5519 | Wyening Mission Precinct, Winery, Mission House, Manager's House : structural report. | Report | 2002 |
| 5030 | Wyening Mission and winery, Victoria Plains : conservation works. March 2001 | Report | 2001 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Cottage |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Blacksmith's Shop |
| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Winery |
| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Other |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Other |
| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Other |
| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Housing or Quarters |
| Style |
|---|
| Vernacular |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Technology & technological change |
| OCCUPATIONS | Rural industry & market gardening |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
| PEOPLE | Aboriginal people |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Aboriginal Occupation |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
| PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
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