Local Government
Northampton
Region
Midwest
Red Bluff Rd Kalbarri
Off Red Bluff Rd
Wittecara
Northampton
Midwest
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 31 Oct 2003 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Nov 2005 | Category 4A | |
Wittecarra Spring/Gully has historic significance as a site of early European exploration and interaction with the Aboriginal people of the region.
The area has historic interest due to it being possibly one of the first landing sites of early European explorers to Australia. The area has historic interest due to the interaction between local Aboriginals and Lieutenant George Grey on his walk to the Swan River Colony following the wrecking of his ship in Gantheaume Bay in 1839. The area has been considered as a possibly suitable site for the development of a marina in conjunction with the adjacent Brownes Farm/Port Kalbarri project. Council resolved to nominate Wittecarra Gully and Spring for consideration by the Heritage Council of WA for listing on the State Register of Heritage Places at its January 1999 meeting (Minute 1.12.8). The Wittecarra Gully and Spring area were included on the Municipal Heritage Inventory in March 1999 at the request of Council.
Chronology Entries 1629 Wouter Loos and Jan Pelgrom van Bemel, two mutineers from the Dutch ship 'Batavia', were marooned near Wittecarra Gully, becoming the first recorded European inhabitants in Australia. Source Pages The Wreck of the Zuytdorp, Playford, P. E., The Western Australian Historical Society, 1976
Site
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playford PE; "The Wreck of the Zuytdorp, | The Western Australian Historical Society, | 1976 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Other |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Other |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Droving |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Exploration & surveying |
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