Local Government
Esperance
Region
Goldfields
Merivale Rd Boyatup
Thomas River 115 km E of Esperance
Lyndburn Station
Thomas River Station Homestead
Esperance
Goldfields
Constructed from 1889, Constructed from 1872
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 14 Jul 2006 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 11 Jun 1973 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 23 Jul 1996 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 27 Apr 2021 | Exceptional significance | |
This simple settlers cottage was located on very fertile soil in a very pretty setting. Situated in a valley six kilometres from sea. it was on the original telegraph line track to Israelite. The old doorways were tiny, and the house consisted of a vestibule. kitchen. sitting room. four bedrooms and a verandah. A substantial stone shearing shed is located nearby. Nearby is the grave of Dennis Dunn who died in 1890 when he was 10 months old. His father was Andrew, the Station Master.
The original owner. Mr Campbell Taylor. was the first to take up land at the Oldfield River. west of Esperance and later at Thomas River (April 1870), His pioneering move to graze sheep in the area encouraged other settlers to come. Wool was shipped out from nearby Tagon Harbour despite no landing facilities, He died tragically after a buggy accident in 1900. His early death was a reminder of the hardship and isolation of the pioneers' lives. In 1915 the property was owned by the Turnbulls (Alex and Marion - nee Lee-Steere) and a policeman lived on it from 1926-28. It was abandoned in the 1930s but was owned and worked by the Chopin family from 1932 to about 1940, Mrs Chopin's maiden name was Dorothy Baesjon.
Integrity: Floors and verandahs, windows and doors all gone. Cellar virtually gone. Shearing Shed re-roofed and half re-floored. Modifications: Roof (thatching burned and now iron). No verandah now.
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| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5921 | Off-shears : the story of shearing sheds in Western Australia. | Book | 2002 |
| 4648 | Thomas River Station: East Esperance : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2000 |
| 9785 | Lynburn homestead and shearing shed. | Conservation works report | 2011 |
| 7043 | Lynburn Homestead, Thomas River : conservation works (report upon works completed). | Conservation works report | 2004 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Shed or Barn |
| Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Grave |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Georgian |
| Vernacular |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Sandstone, other |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
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