Local Government
Northampton
Region
Midwest
Walker St Kalbarri
Kalbarri Lions Pk off Walker St
Grey's Well
Northampton
Midwest
Constructed from 1848
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Apr 1996 | Category 4A | |
The site has historic significance for its associations as a watering place, originally serving aboriginals before European settlement and later with exploration and settlement of the area.
Early well associated with the explorer Lt. Grey. The top section of the well is stone lined and it has a protective grid/mesh cover over it. A commemorative plaque has been installed and the well is now incorporated into a park setting.
This spring could have been a water supply for the local Aboriginal people. After being shipwrecked at Gantheaume Bay, explorer Lieutenant George Grey and his party are believed to have found water here to replenish their supplies before embarking on the long overland journey to the Swan River Settlement. This spring was a source of water for the first residents of Kalbarri in the late 1940s. A commemorative plaque was placed near the spring in 1979. Chronology Entries 1839 Lt. George Grey was shipwrecked near the mouth of the Murchison River whilst on an exploration expedition, resulting in a 645km walk to the Swan River Settlement. He reported favourably on the mining and pastoral potential of the area he named the Victoria District.
Integrity: Intact/disturbed Modifications: Commemorative plaque Orig'l Fabric: Intact - disturbed
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feilman & Associates, "A Survey of Places of Historic and Landscape Significance in Northampton, Dongara, Geraldton, WA", | Feilman & Associates, | 1977 | |
| Photograph; "- unveiling of monument ". | 1979. |
Historic site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Other |
| Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Exploration & surveying |
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | Water, power, major t'port routes |
| PEOPLE | Aboriginal people |
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