Willingvale Homestead

Author

Shire of Woodanilling

Place Number

17257

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Location

Newstead Rd South Woodanilling

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Wilhelm

Local Government

Woodanilling

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

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Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Mar 2003	Category 3	Category 3 Retain and conserve if possible: Council will 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 building is important for its connection with the first European settlement of the area and for its association with pioneering families.

Physical Description

The bad years of 1889 - 90 in South Australia had prompted many of that State's farmers to look west for greener pastures. The Wilhelm family were to be no exceptions. The Wilhelm brothers, Ted and Ryan, born at Blumberg, a German settlement 20 miles N.E. of Adelaide in 1867 and 1872 respectively, made the move westward in 1891. Prior to this, Ted had been on his father's (August Wilhelm) farm and deciding it had limited prospects tried his fortune on a Victorian property for a short period.

It is said that Ted Wilhelm discussed the matter with his brother-in-law W. F. (Bill) Beeck and they decided that "Ted should come to W.A. and see what was doing along the Great Southern Railway." Ted, having a good look around and being satisfied that the Katarining district showed possibilities of growing wheat and oats and on seeing the new Katanning Flour Mill felt satisfied to write to bis brother-in-law Bill to advise him to come to the West. Ted Wilhelm selected 400 acres to the north of Marracoonda. His enthusiasm for his new 'Willing Vale' selection was an incentive for many other South Australian settlers to follow in his footsteps in the next few years. His younger brother, Ryan, who was only 19 at the time did not take up land immediately having no capital, but worked on farms for the first year in the west. After this he engaged in contract clearing for some time before returning to his home State. The news of the goldrush at Coolgardie quickly brought Ryan back to W.A.

Ted Wilhelm was a public spirited citizen who had the misfortune of an accident when carting stone from 'Jam Hill' to build the Agricultural Hall in 1901. Wilhelm was one of the seven members elected to form the first Woodamlling Roads Board in 1906.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Photos: Round Pool to Woodanilling p 131		1985
	John Bird, Round Pool to Woodanilling ps 127-129, 159, 166-167, 185-186, 232, 239, 299, 313		1985

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

11 Nov 2004

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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