Local Government
Esperance
Region
Goldfields
Lot 500 Murray Road Dalyup
Lot 500 on Plan 73450
Dempsters' Mainbenup Sheep Dip
Dempsters' Sheep Dip
Esperance
Goldfields
Constructed from 1903
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 27 Apr 2021 | Some/Moderate significance | |
It is significant in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics. It is significant in the evolution or pattern of the history of the local district. It has demonstrable potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the natural or cultural history of the local district.
Little is recorded about this site, however a limited oral history survives, and the fact that it is commonly referred to as the “Dempsters’ Sheep Dip” indicates an association with the Dempster Brothers.(1297) In 1864, the Dempster Brothers had established their first homestead in the area to the northeast of this site a little under a mile away which was known as Mainbenup, although the conditions at this site were less favourable for living when compared with their Esperance Bay holdings and what we now know today as Dempster Homestead, the first stage of which was built later in 1867.(1298) Dipping at that time was a common enough practice for treating ‘scab’, ticks and other ailments in sheep, and a sheep dip of some kind would likely have been constructed in this area circa the 1864 settlement period, however this particular ‘island’ design does not appear to have been commonly used in Australia until circa the 1900’s.(1299, 1300) The absence of this pronounced and easily recognisable feature on any of the early surveys indicates that construction took place during the latter time period, and an article published in 1903 seems to support this, stating that the “...Messrs Dempster Bros... [have] just completed a large and up-to-date sheep dip”, though the exact site of this is not recorded with the article simply referring to their expansive Esperance holdings.(1301) For further information see below - Place No. 12 https://www.esperance.wa.gov.au/local-heritage-survey
Integrity: N/A Authenticity: High
Fair
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Other |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | CONCRETE | Other Concrete |
| Other | STONE | Other Stone |
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