Wyening Mission Group (fmr)

Author

Shire of Victoria Plains

Place Number

02968

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Location

1295 Behanging Rd Wyening

Location Details

20/9/2011 Address also includes: Lots 233, 260 & 264 Wyening East Road, Wyening. VFL.

Local Government

Victoria Plains

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1892

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	07 Apr 1998	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Oct 1998	Category 1	Category 1 A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance; provide the highest level of recognition and protection available. Recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. (TPS procedure also relevant) Heritage Council of Western Australia - Entry into the Register of Heritage Places is official recognition, under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990, of the cultural heritage significance of a place. Criteria for entry in the Register is detailed in Appendix 2. Development controls apply under the Act, but conservation incentives are available to owners. Owner and public consultation, and a review process are procedures associated with Registration.

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Statement of Significance

The mission precinct is of exceptional significance for the associations with Bishop Salvado and Torres, the Benedictine community, the New Norcia Aboriginal community, and the wine maker Schwartzbach. The precinct has significant associations with pastoral activity, viticulture, and the organisation and lifestyle of the Benedictine Monks, and the early settlement of the Victoria Plains. The architecture has influences of Spanish and rural vernacular and is a singular example of its type demonstrating the development of the precinct between 1892 and the 1950s.

Physical Description

Managers House (1917) Rendered brick and concrete block construction with a corrugated iron roof. Workers Cottage (1920s), Walkabout Cottage (1950s) Timber framed and corrugated iron clad buildings with corrugated iron roofs.

History

The first land at Wyening was taken up by Bishop Salvado in 1856. The outpost of Wyening was established as one of the network of pastoral stations to provide the Benedictine New Norcia settlement with food and income. The first building was constructed from Bishop Salvado's on site sketches. Barns and stables were built adjacent to the house. After Salvado's death in 1900, his successor, Abbott Torres made significant changes at New Norcia, and at Wyening, the focus changed from pastoral to agricultural with more land allocated for vines and crops. The managers house was built to accommodate the lay farm manager.
Torres' desire to establish a winery at Wyening was ambitious, and culminated in the construction of the winery between 1914 and 1916. A lay wine maker, Valenz was employed, and the workers cottage was constructed for him. Wine was produced for many years but activity declined in the depression years when there was no farm manager and the quality of the wines deteriorated. In 1949, the employment of wine maker August Schwarzbach led to the revitalisation of the place, and the renovation of the buildings. In 1969, the Benedictine community negotiated a land swap deal and exchanged Wyening farm for land nearer New Norcia, bringing the property into private ownership. The last Wyening vintage was bottled in 1973.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd with Dorothy Erickson; "Conservation Plan".	Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd	1996
	Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains".	Shire of victoria Plains	1971

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7544	New Norcia studies No. 13.	Serial	2005
7915	Toodyay homesteads: past and present.	Book	2006
9145	Wyening Mission and Winery, Victoria Plains. Conservation works, fimal report.	Conservation works report	2008
7578	Wyening Mission and Winery, Victoria Plains : conservation works	Conservation works report	2005
5519	Wyening Mission Precinct, Winery, Mission House, Manager's House : structural report.	Report	2002
5030	Wyening Mission and winery, Victoria Plains : conservation works. March 2001	Report	2001

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Cottage
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Blacksmith's Shop
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Winery
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Other
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Water: Other
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Other
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Housing or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Technology & technological change
OCCUPATIONS	Rural industry & market gardening
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
PEOPLE	Aboriginal people
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Aboriginal Occupation
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people

Creation Date

03 Feb 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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