Local Government
Augusta/Margaret River
Region
South West
7 Toy Pl Augusta
Augusta/Margaret River
South West
Constructed from 1830
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Jul 2012 | Historic Site 3 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Jun 1996 | Criterion 5 | |
Bussell’ House (site and plaque) is of significance: • For its associations with the Bussell family, who were among the first pioneers of Augusta and were instrumental in the original settlement’s development. • As one of the first house sites in the town and region.
A small plaque has been fixed to the modern brick fence along the street boundary of the site: Dachet Bussell familys first homesite 1830-1835 The site itself has been redeveloped with modern residential buildings.
When the first settlers arrived at the mouth of the Blackwood River on the ‘Emily Taylor’ on 2 May 1830 amongst them were four brothers, John, Charles, Vernon and Alfred Bussell. The Bussell brothers soon built a house made of rubble stone with red clay for mortar, and a thatched roof. It had extremely thick walls, and ‘a very fine’ chimney. The home was located in close proximity to the Molloy’s house, and they named it ‘Dachet’ after the English ‘Dachet’ near the royal residence of Windsor (which perhaps implied that the Bussells considered the Molloys to be the ‘royalty’ of the new settlement). When more members of the Bussell family arrived in April 1833 (Fanny, Bessie and Lennox), Charles and Fanny stayed at Augusta, while the others went to the ‘Adelphi’ - the Bussell brothers’ second house at what is now known as Alexandra Bridge (see Place # AB-02). The Bussells occupied Dachet until 1835, after which they moved to the Vasse and built their third house, ‘Cattle Chosen’.The site of ‘Dachet’ has since been redeveloped and is now marked by a plaque on a brick fence.
Historic site – N/A Historic site – N/A
N/A - historic site
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Heritage Inventory | 1996 | ||
| Cresswell, Gail J, The Light of Leeuwin: the Augusta/Margaret River Shire HistoryAugusta Historical Society;"Nomination Form". | Augusta/Margaret River Shire History Group | 1989 |
| Ref Number | Description |
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| A822 | LGA Site No. |
| AU-09 | MI Place No. |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| General | Specific |
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| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
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