Local Government
Williams
Region
Wheatbelt
Albany Hwy South Williams
Locn 18
Williams
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1870
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 30 Jun 2000 | Category 2 | |
Notable as being part of a very early selection and an early homestead prior to the turn of the century.
Situated 3kms south of Williams on the west side of the Albany Highway. Part of the Maijidin homestead is a very early stone construction with many later additions. It was originally two rooms for living quarters and stable attached.
Some time prior to 1890 the original crown grants 'E' and 'P' had become the possession of the late Thomas Gull and was known as Maijidin. It is uncertain just where the other brothers, Harold and Wilfred Gull, resided. Both could have lived at Maijidin, or one could have been residing there and the other living at Boodyhole. These brothers were keen racing men with some of their racehorses figuring prominently at meetings held at such centres as Narrogin, Wagin Lakes, Arthur River, Quindanning, Wandering as well as locally. They also took an active part in local affairs. For a period the three brothers were simultaneously members of the Williams Roads Board. (1) About 1897 the brothers left Williams and later the Maijidin estate was subdivided into convenient size blocks for immediate sale. During 1903, Ned Gillett took up his abode at Williams where he purchased the homestead portion of the Maijidin estate. (2) Another prominent local family to settle on the old estate were the Ford brothers, Frank and Fred who in February 1903, selected block 11 containing 218 acres, a part of Maijidin estate situated opposite Gregory's Weij. at the 104 mile peg on Albany Road. This block had to be cleared with the result that no income was received from the farm before 1905. The initial crop was cut for hay. Fred Ford could see few opportunities at Williams and returned to Victoria. Frank Ford was more determined and battle^! on; later acquiring a portion of Cornwall Estate including Millbrook and then another property from John Playle situated on Clayton Road. (3)
Modifications: Some additions Extent of Original Fabric: All
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| HG Cowin; "The Williams". pp. 59, 65, 67 & 68 |
Individual Building or Group
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| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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