Wellington Timber Mill & Township 1896

Author

Shire of Dardanup

Place Number

01207

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Location

Wellington Mill Rd Dardanup

Location Details

Local Government

Dardanup

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1896

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	13 Mar 2020

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	11 Sep 2002	3	3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place is significant for the following values:

Historic Value: The former Wellington Mills and town site have historic significance as historic sites associated with the Canning Jarrah Timber Company.
Wellington Timber Mills and township that was the largest private timber
township in the state in 1896 when it was established.

Physical Description

Wellington Timber Mills and the private timber township was the largest in the state in 1896 when it was established'. The MI does not describe any extant fabric at this location. It is likely archaeological deposits from the mill occupation period remain in situ.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	J Calcei; "Wellington Mills A History Of The Town 1896 - 1996".		1996

Place Type

Historic Town or district

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FORESTRY	Timber Mill
Original Use	FORESTRY	Housing or Quarters

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Timber industry
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Resource exploitation & depletion

Creation Date

23 Jul 2003

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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