Local Government
Moora
Region
Wheatbelt
Miling
Moora
Wheatbelt
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Nov 1997 | Category 5 | |
The site represents associations with one of the first female settlers in the area.
The area which now comprises Miling was originally part of a pastoral leasehold by James Clinch of Berkshire Valley 1888. After the Midland Railway Company selected it's grant, the area around Duckling Mining Spring was not claimed. Among the first settlers to that area, in 1907, were the Mitchell Brothers, Henry Seymour and Mason and Betts. William Mason & Mrs Betts took up land at the original Duckling Minig Spring in c1907/08 and established the selection until selling out 20 years later to Hopkinson & Cummings. Mrs Betts had the honour of being the first white woman to live in the district. Mr Mason & Mrs Betts left in 1925. Mrs Betts associated with Thomas Betts, one of the few ex-convicts to settle in the Moora district. Convict no. 9665, one of the last group in 1868. He was pardoned in 1876 and married GB Clarke's daughter Emily. He never took up land but he worked as a labourer and well sinker.
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Al Seymour;"The development of Miling" | 1979 | ||
| Moora Historical Society;" Some Commememorated Pioneers of the Moora District 1847-1917". | Shire of Moora | 1980 | |
| M Laurie;"Tracks Through the Midlands, A History of the Moora District." | Shire of Moora | 1995 |
Historic Site
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| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
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