Local Government
Murray
Region
Peel
Marginata Cres Dwellingup
Hawker Siddeley Settlement
Murray
Peel
Constructed from 1910, Constructed from 1959
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 13 Aug 2004 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 26 Mar 2020 | Category B | |
Marginata Crescent Heritage Area has very high aesthetic value as a precinct of weatherboard cottages, all constructed in a similar era, although with different external appearances. Marginata Crescent Heritage Area is associated with the timber industry in the Dwellingup area. Marginata Crescent Heritage Area is associated with the Dwellingup fire in 1961, as the residences were some of the structures to survive it.
A precinct of timber weatherboard and iron cottages laid out according to garden city planning and including landscape elements and remnant bushland.
The suburb was developed by Hawker Siddeley (owners of both the Dwellingup and Banksiadale mills) in the late 1950s. Nine dwellings c.1910s from Dwellingup were relocated to the new subdivision on Sollya Crescent. Eight of these homes are still extant, with one cottage being destroyed in the 1961 fire. In the 1950s, the State Government announced plans to construct a new dam near Banksiadale (now the South Dandalup dam), which would mean the destruction of the town. In 1959, Hawker Siddeley tendered the c.1910s buildings from Banksiadale, with 25 being sold and relocated to the new subdivision at Marginata Crescent. This settlement became known as the ‘Hawker Siddeley Settlement’.
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| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 021 | Municipal Inventory |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9958 | Tempered by fire. Stories from the firefighters and survivors of the 1961 Western Australian bushfires. | Book | 2012 |
Precinct or Streetscape
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FORESTRY | Housing or Quarters |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Other Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Style |
|---|
| Other Style |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Other | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Government policy |
| OCCUPATIONS | Manufacturing & processing |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
| OCCUPATIONS | Timber industry |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Resource exploitation & depletion |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
| OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | Natural disasters |
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