Local Government
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Region
South West
Greenbushes
Adjacent to New Zealand Gully Minesite
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
South West
Constructed from 1890
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 16 Jan 2004 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Jun 2001 | Category 3 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 29 Mar 2018 | Management Category C | |
Dumpling Gully is of medium significance for its historical values relating to the development of the mining industry and therefore the development of Greenbushes. It was also of social significance to the mining workers in the Dumpling Gully tenements and dredging plants. Aesthetic Value Dumpling Gully is of moderate aesthetic value due to created wetlands/dams in a forest setting. Historic Value Dumpling Gully has high historic value for its mining tenements (tin fields) and also as a public water supply. Research Value This area may contain traces of not only past activities, but possibly also early tools of mining, living and trade, due to the fact that the style of mining included a lot of movement of earth, which may have buried artefacts of everyday use. Social Value Medium Dumpling Gully was a busy mining area and was of high social value for the workers. It retains social value as a site of passive recreation.
Dumpling Gully is now a series of pools, through bush and scrubland. “These were made by the large dredging plants that operated some years ago”, for processing mineral in the tin fields in this area. Two of the larger water bodies were later developed as dams to supply scheme water to Greenbushes, North Greenbushes, Balingup, Mullalyup and Kirup to the north.
Dumpling Gully was the name given to the series of mining tenements once held in this particular area of the Greenbushes tinfields. The name is believed to commemorate a local Aboriginal person who was speared to death there following an altercation. Dumpling Gully was an ideal location for creating a dredging plant, capturing rain water to process mineral onsite. One of the earliest tenements in Dumpling Gully was Gladstone Mine, held by Mr (Henry) Robert Williams. A public walk trail now traverses the area.
Low Integrity: The land is no longer used for mining, so the mine site has low integrity. Medium Authenticity: While the area has been rehabilitated and left to recover naturally, evidence of the mining activities of the past remain, retaining a moderate level of authenticity.
NA
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptions and photographs of the work practices on the Greenbushes tin fields | |||
| Western Mail p26 | 4/04/1913 | ||
| W A Record pg.68 | 15/12/1900 | ||
| trove.nla.gov.au | |||
| Western Mail p73 | 25/12/1902 | ||
| The Blackwood Times | trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper | 28/04/1950 |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| NA | Assess No (Shire Ref) |
| No.G3 | MI Place No. |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | MINING | Other |
| Original Use | MINING | Other |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Racial contact & interaction |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mining {incl. mineral processing} |
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