Local Government
Esperance
Region
Goldfields
Balladonia-Mt Ragged Rd Esperance
Gauroojendinya
Esperance
Goldfields
Constructed from 1874
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 23 Jul 1996 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 27 Apr 2021 | Some/Moderate significance | |
Pine Hill is a granite rock set in native pines and eucalypt woodlands, forming the catchment for an earth dam. Close to the rock are yards (timber), a stone watering trough, a mud house with stone fireplace, and a shed, all built in 1874. Also visible is a stone baker's oven built in the same year. Two graves are on the site. They are those of Tim McCoy, a teamster from Balladonia. and Billy Kerwood, traveller. The dates are unknown. but can be estimated around the late 1880s. The place was also used for watering camels.
After the Ponton Bros and Sharpe established Point Malcom in 1873, Pine Hill was their first settlement inland. It was used continuously until the discovery of Balladouia in 1879. It was also the first meeting place with the local Aboriginal tribe (Mulba's) who travelled to Balladonia with them. The house there was no longer needed by the 1890s but the dam and country were used by all travellers until the closing of the telegraph station at Israelite Bay. It was also oused by woodcutters .
Integrity: Not a lot
Dam- Good Condition. Buildings- poor condition
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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| Ponton Bros & John Sharpe | Architect | 1874 | - |
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