Yelverton Mill Precinct

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

05378

Location

Yelverton

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 20 Jun 1996 Category 5

Place Type

Precinct or Streetscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use OTHER Other
Original Use OTHER Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Timber industry

Creation Date

19 Feb 1997

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

City of Busselton

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The Yelverton Mill Precinct has cultural heritage significance for its historic value as one of the early timber mills and settlements in the region.

Physical Description

The Yelverton Mill Precinct is a fragment of the original mill site. Little remains of the mill or settlement.

History

elverton Mill Precinct was well known for its timber industry and commenced operation in 1856. The timber logs were transported from adjacent forests to the mill for processing and then carried by rail tramway to the Quindalup jetty . Yelverton is named for Henry Yelverton, a Fremantle timber merchant.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate Degree/High Degree Integrity Notes: The place retains a moderate degree of integrity since only some of the ruins of the settlement exist. Authenticity Notes: The place retains a high degree of authenticity.

Owner Category
Various UNKNOWN

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The Holes

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

05380

Location

466 Metricup/ Yelverton North Rd Yelverton

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 20 Jun 1996 Category 5

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use OTHER Other
Present Use OTHER Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Droving

Creation Date

24 Feb 1997

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Last Update

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Author

City of Busselton

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Water Holes, Yelverton has cultural heritage significance as a historic water stop used by pioneers, especially during summer periods.

Physical Description

Not inspected.

History

The Holes once served as a popular resting spot for early settlers to the area. It was also a source of drinking water for horses.

Condition

Not inspected

Owner Category
RG Poole Other Private

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Harry Adams House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

05341

Location

135 Puzey Rd Yelverton

Location Details

Previously listed as Pusey Rd, Yalingup

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1880

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 20 Jun 1996 Category 5

Condition

The place is in poor condition.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Wall EARTH Adobe {Mud Brick}

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

13 Feb 1997

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Last Update

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Author

City of Busselton

Construction Date

Constructed from 1880

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The Harry Adams house, a single storey mud brick and iron house in the Victorian Georgian style, has cultural heritage significance as a fine example of a building done in local vernacular version of the Victorian Georgian style. It is one of the few remaining early farmhouses.

Physical Description

A farmhouse in a rural setting. Harry Adams house is an early farmhouse built in the Victorian Georgian style. Its significant architectural feature is a broken pitch verandah topped with a hipped roof.

History

No historic information located

Integrity/Authenticity

High Degree/High Degree Integrity Notes: The place retains a high degree of integrity. Authenticity Notes: The place retains a high degree of authenticity.

Condition

Poor

Owner Category
Julimar Holdings / David Mahony Other Private

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Yelverton Mill Tramway route

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

04227

Location

Quindalup Rd Yelverton

Location Details

Quindalup boat ramp, Point Templar NOTE THAT ONLY THE TRAMWAY AND BRIDGE ARE ON THE MI

Other Name(s)

& Toby Inlet Bridge
Quindalup Jetty, Yelverton Tramway Earthworks

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1855, Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment Current 26 May 2000

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey Completed 11 Dec 1998
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve Completed 01 Mar 1994
Port-related Structures Survey Completed 31 Oct 1995
Municipal Inventory Adopted 20 Jun 1996 Category 5

Condition

Unknown - presently under sand.

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use Transport\Communications Rail: Other
Other Use Transport\Communications Water: Jetty
Original Use Transport\Communications Rail: Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS River & sea transport

Creation Date

29 Nov 1995

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Last Update

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Author

City of Busselton

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Yelverton Mill Tramway route has cultural heritage significance as the path of the historic tramline that linked Yelverton and Quindalup. It helped to develop and sustain a part of the State’s early timber industry in the south-west.

Physical Description

Timber tramline route. The Yelverton Mill Precinct is a fragment of the original mill site. Little remains of the mill or settlement.

History

In the past, the tramway carried timber from Yelverton Mill to the Quindalup jetty. The precinct was well known for its timber industry. The railway was a major connector between the forests and the mill thus enabling an efficient conversion of raw material into usable products.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate Degree/High Degree Integrity Notes: The place retains a moderate degree of integrity since only some of the ruins of the settlement exist. Authenticity Notes: The place retains a high degree of authenticity.

Condition

Little remains of the mill or settlement.

Owner Category
Department of Land Administration State Gov't

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Yoongarillup Hall Site

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

13489

Location

Cnr Vasse Hwy & Yoongarillup Rd Yoongarillup

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1923

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 23 Apr 1999 Category 4

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Other Timber
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Other TIMBER Other Timber

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

30 Apr 1999

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Last Update

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Author

City of Busselton

Construction Date

Constructed from 1923

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Built in 1923 during the Group Settlement period as a district focal point for community purposes. It provided an important venue for social activity during the difficult years of Group Settlement and the Depression in the 1920’s and 1930’s. It was built and paid for by local residents.

Physical Description

Rectangular hall 18.7 x 10.8m with Kitchen 7.7 x 4.4m.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity Notes: Some additions (Stage, kitchen and annex.)

Owner Category
State of WA (vested in the Shire of Busselton) State Gov't

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