Local Government
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Region
South West
South Western Hwy Greenbushes
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
South West
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 29 Mar 2018 | Management Category D | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Jun 2001 | Category 5 | |
The naming of this hill by the residents of the district, indicates the significance of the slope of the hill and the respect for Mr Knight, who lived close-by. It was also significant as a geographical landmark between Bridgetown and Greenbushes. Aesthetic Value Knight's Hill has moderate landmark value in a geographical sense. Historic Value At a time when many roads were unnamed (other than by destination), the name given to Knight's Hill recognised both a local geographic landmark, and a nearby landowner. Research Value NA Social Value NA
Knight’s Hill, although on South Western Highway, is also on the original Bunbury to Bridgetown Road. The long steep rise of Knight's Hill commences at Lilydale Farm (RSN 23464 South Western Highway) and rises to the north, with the peak being around Forest Park Avenue, before it descends to Hester Cascades Road. Just north of the hill is where the deviation (created in 1975) between the re-aligned South Western Highway and the original Bridgetown (to Greenbushes) Road divert. The latter, originally heading north through Greenbushes, is now closed in portions, much of it on Crown mining land, where it once met with the now Blackwood Road, Greenbushes.
The hill was so named for Mr William Craig Knight, who owned and lived at Lilydale farm from c.1900. Lilydale was a very successful orchard property on the Bridgetown (to Greenbushes) Road, until his death at the residence in 1918, at which time it was bought by Godfrey Hester who built the present house.
High It remains part of the essential road network. Medium The road has been upgraded a number of times, however it would appear that the road alignment has not been significantly altered.
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| The Blackwood Times pg.3 | 2/11/1917 | ||
| Contemporary newspaper reports (trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper) | |||
| Sunday Times pg.2 | 13/04/1919 | ||
| The Blackwood Times pg.3 | 13/12/1918 |
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| NA | Assess No (Shire Ref) |
| No.G13 | MI Place No. |
Landscape
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| Original Use | OTHER | Other |
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| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
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