Eucalyptus Oil Distillery (fmr) - Site

Author

Shire of Quairading

Place Number

05183

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Location

Dangin North Rd Dangin

Location Details

Local Government

Quairading

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1892

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Apr 1996	Category 5	Category 5 An historic site without built features. Recommend that the site is recognised by means of a plaque, place name, interpretive material, or an architectural or urban design, in due course.

Statement of Significance

The site represents an exceptional achievement by the pioneer of the Dangin district. Associations with Parker, the Yarran family, the international and interstate recognition, and the FH Faulding company demonstrate the significance of this pioneering industry in Dangin.

Physical Description

Stone walled, bough timber sheds.

History

In 1836 Stephen Parker took up a pastoral selection at Dangin Springs. It was not until 1859, that his son Edward Read Parker settled on the selection. In 1892, a eucalyptus oil distillery was operating at the Dangin estate. JW Parker had designed and built the entire distillery, which was the first oil extraction procedure in Western Australia. The oil was extracted from young native salmon gum tress and distilled three times. It won first prize at the Melbourne Exhibition in 1893, and a commemorative award in Glasgow in 1901. It was an antiseptic with healing qualities. A branch of the operation was also operated at Wogerlin (in the Corrigin Shire). A number of members of the Yarran family worked on the Dangin estate and assisted in the oil distillery. Rising costs, increased interstate competition, and finally a destructive storm ended the industry in Dangin. FH Faulding in Perth purchased the manufacturing rights, effectively eliminating any opposition. The Faulding company still produce eucalyptus oil products.

Condition

Site

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
JW Parker	Architect	1892	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Haig R; "Pioneering days and beyond".	Shire of Corrigin	1982
	Eaton F; "The Golden Grain and the Silver Fleece, A History of Quairading from 1859-1930".	Shire of Quairading	1979

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Refinery or Smelter
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Refinery or Smelter

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Technology & technological change

Creation Date

15 Jan 1997

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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