Church of England Precinct

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Statement of Significance

The Church of England group of buildings have aesthetic, historical and social significance. The original church was the first Anglican Church to be built in the area. The new St Mary's Church was designed by prominent WA architect, Marshall Clifton and is a good example of Post-War Ecclesiastic architecture, as well as having landmark quality at the top of the main street of town. Together, the buildings representative a continuous use by the Anglican Church.

Physical Description

The precinct, or group of buildings, comprises Old St Mary's Church (1911) now used as Parish Hall, the new St Mary's Church (1958), and the Rectory. The old church is situated on a corner block opposite the old school. It is on the same street as the new St Mary's Church with the Rectory between the two church buildings. The old church is constructed in three parts- an original rectangular brick section with a high pitched gabled roof to the north; a wing at right angles on the south side; and a timber entrance porch, a later addition, on the west side. The west wall of the brick building has been rendered while the rest is exposed brick. A wooden cross stands on the apex of the roof on the east side. A low timber railing fence borders the church on three sides. The new St Mary's Church has rough faced coursed stone walls and a steeply pitched gabled roof over the main trancept. This steep pitch is emulated on an entrance gateway at the front and in the bell-tower on the north west corner. Over the entrance doorway is a large hexagonal stained glass window. A small wing extends to the south. The grounds are sparsely vegetated apart from some mature trees.

History

Church of England services were held in the district on an irregular basis for many years. Visits by the Bush Brothers from the Williams' Church of England allowed isolated communities to attend church services. In 1911, the first St Mary's Anglican Church was opened. It was built by Tom Perkins Senior. The small church was the focal point of the Anglican community until the new St Mary's was built in 1958 to hold a larger congregation. The new church was designed by prominent WA architect, Marshall Clifton and was dedicated as a War Memorial. The old church is still used today as a Parish Hall. A rectory was also built next to the new St Mary's church. The new St Mary's Church was included in the Statewide War Memorial Survey (1996)

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Integrity - High Authenticity - High

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Spring Precinct

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The Kojonup Spring was extremely significant to the Aboriginal people before and after colonisation, and then for the European development and settlement of the area.

Physical Description

The Spring Precinct surrounds the original Kojonup Spring used by Aborigines as a reliable water source prior to 1827. Today the Spring is nestled at the foot of the hill on which the Barracks stands. It has been 'improved' by stone walls, a stone well with shingle roof, bridges and footpaths. Manicured lawns sweep down to the edges of the spring which also provides a regular water supply for bullrushes. The park has barbecue facilities and benches for picnics.

History

Since before time, the Spring was a source of water for Aborigines. Post-colonisation, it was first recorded with the help of Aboriginal guides by Surveyor, Hillman, in 1837. The Spring was an important factor in the location of the first military outstation in 1837 and later the Barracks in 1845. Hillman had recommended that the land around the Spring was the best place for a townsite. In May 1840 land was opened for selection and the government held a public sale of land. It also became an important stopping place for a range of travellers including military personnel, surveyors, the mailman, merchants en-route to Albany, shepherds, sandalwood cutters and local settlers. In 1995 a monument/plaque, one of a number around the precinct, was erected by the Shire in recognition of the Kojonup people involved in the 1939-45 War Effort. One shows a map of Hillman's expeditions, while others are dedicated to the inland pioneers of Western Australia (1979), and to the Noongar people who shared the water and helped clear the land (1988). Another explains the value of a piece of Kojonup Sandstone from the Eocene Age (58 million years ago).

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Integrity - high Authenticity - medium

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Good

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Kojonup Garage

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Statement of Significance

Kojonup Garage has social and historic significance being one of the first garages established in town, associated with the well-known Thornbury family. Its prominent corner location and expansive size give it landmark quality.

Physical Description

A vernacular industrial building used as a garage, mechanics and sales room for farm equipment and motor cards. Constructed from brick (now painted) it is essentially two conjoined gabled roofed buildings. A parapet is on the southern gable with a flat roofed awning providing a sheltered entrance and garage area. Windows and doors are mostly aluminium with some roller doors to the side.

History

Kojonup Garage - also known as Wally Thornbury's Garage and Haddleton's Garage - was also in the 60s and 70s O'Connell's Garage (Proprietor Les O'Connell). This was also the Holden dealership in town (Hec Smith, now deceased, was the salesman and Ian MacDonald, who later moved up to Watson's Garage, was a mechanic there for a time. Agent for the Ferguson Tractor. The Vanguard service station. In 1946 disposed of business to Messrs Blythe and Haddleton 1947 Ernie Thornbury took over in partnership Colin Gooch Extended 1952 to cater for garage and agency work as well as taxi service. Now used as the Kojonup Men’s Shed.

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Integrity - medium Authenticity - high

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Fair

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Furniss Homestead

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The Furniss Homestead has historical and social significance. The Furniss family were highly respected as community workers and their home became the central meeting place in the district. Descendants of Fred and Emily still live in the district.

Physical Description

The Furniss Homestead, built in 1909, is a stone structure, with a steeply pitched, hipped corrugated iron roof. A verandah under separate roof has been enclosed in the front, and timber weatherboard and fibro extensions have been added to the basic structure. There are some outbuildings made of mud bricks and iron roofs. Two memorials to members of the Furniss family have been erected in the driveway of the house.

History

The original name of this home, "Mobrup", was the name given to the surrounding area of Mobrup. Frederick George and Emily Margaret Furniss came to Kojonup in 1907/08 to farm sheep, and by 1909 had established their property and family home. They were highly respected as community workers. Fred Furniss worked on the Mobrup Road. Emily (nee. Higgins) was a pioneer woman from the Frankland. She ran the manual telephone exchange for Mobrup from her home and Church of England services were held there regularly. The Furniss home was regarded as a central meeting place in the district, and was also used as a polling station for the Kojonup Road District elections. Their two sons, George and Walter, were noted horsemen and instrumental in establishing polocross into WA at Mobrup in conjunction with the Knowles family. Fred Furniss died in 1946 and his remains were interred at the Anglican section of the Kojonup Cemetery.

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Integrity - High Authenticity - Medium - modifications and various additions

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Mobrup Pioneer Memorial Hall

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The site of the former Mobrup Pioneer Memorial Hall has historical and social significance. The Mobrup Hall provided a community facility for the surrounding district for many years. It was used for church services and Sunday School, Polo Cross meetings, dances, Red Cross gatherings, badminton and aerobic classes, and tennis in the adjacent courts.

Physical Description

The Mobrup Hall was situated in a natural bush setting on the Mobrup Road approximately 8km from the Frankland Road turnoff. A large gravel carpark provided room for plenty of vehicles. The unpainted corrugated iron building, with timber framed windows, was built on wooden stumps. Two lone pencil pines grew at one end by the porch which protects one of the entries. The interior walls and ceilings were lined and painted and the floors were timber. Kitchen facilities were at the south end and water provided by rain water tanks. A simple ablution block was situated at the rear of the building.

History

The money for the building was bequeathed by Mr Roy Foxwell (date unknown). The hall was managed by Mobrup Hall Committee until demolition. Close to the hall were four tennis courts built in the 1950's, but no longer exist. Use of the hall declined and it was demolished in the 2000s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Demolished

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Muradup Catholic Church

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The Muradup Catholic Church has historic and social significance, having been made possible owing to the tireless fundraising efforts and financial contributions of the Yates and Sexton families. Although it is no longer a church, it is a reminder of a small locality such as Muradup for which fortunes change but still needs to establish its own facilities and services such as church to add to the life of the community.

Physical Description

This former church is situated on a level block on Blackwood Road, the main road in Muradup. The building is constructed of face-brick laid in stretcher bond, with a medium pitch tiled roof and buttresses on each side with rendered caps. The Romanesque style tower which forms a front porch gives the church an asymmetrical form, although the main building is symmetrical. On the southern wall - in the front gable - is a inset statue of Mary, with the alcove highlighted by cream coloured bricks. There are two small rooms on either side of the northern end, one a priest's changing room and the other a confessional box. The church has jarrah floors, rendered interior walls and a plaster ceiling. The 14 Stations of the Cross are fixed to the walls and the pews are polished jarrah.

History

The Muradup Catholic Church was built after much effort by Mrs. Annie Yates, who started fund raising in the 1930's with cake stalls, catering, balls, etc. It was not until after WWII when more Catholic families arrived in the area that the church was finally built at the cost of four thousand pounds. One of these people was George Jeffs, 'a man of purpose', who strongly promoted building the church. Some of the money was raised by the Committee, and the rest was donated by A. Sexton and L. Yates. The church was blessed by Bishop Goody on 7 April 1957. The first priest was Father Steven Hawe. The first baptism was Lockie Hamersley, while the first wedding was that of Gino and Maria Leucsiatti and the first funeral was for Harry Larsen. The church was still used by the Catholic and Anglican communities until the early 2000s after which it was sold and is now a private residence.

Integrity/Authenticity

Authenticity - Medium - most of the original fabric remains intact. Integrity - Low - now a private residence.

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Good

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Muradup War Memorial

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Statement of Significance

The Muradup War Memorial is believed to be the oldest war memorial in Western Australia.

Physical Description

Situated on the south side of the Donnybrook Road/Piesse Street corner, the Muradup War Memorial is a brick and marble obelisk approx. 8ft high and 3ft wide. It is set behind a white picket and chain fence with a backdrop of natural bush. The Muradup Sports Ground is close by. On the marble panels are inscribed the names of those people from the district who volunteered for WWI and WWII.

History

The Memorial was erected by the Muradup Football and Cricket Club in 1916. The building of the memorial was confirmed in January 1916 at a meeting of the Muradup Cricket Club. The idea was that the memorial contain all the names of the cricket and football club members who had left for the Front for active service, which at the time of the meeting numbered 17. When the memorial was unveiled in September 1916, by Mr F J Blood, the names were listed on one marble tablet, leaving the other 3 sides free to eventually contain the names of men in the future. The initial tablet already contained the names of men who had died. The names of those who lost their lives during the wars were listed on two panels. The front panel commemorates those who died in WWI and the side panels commemorates those who died in WWII. Not only Muradup people are listed but some from Jingalup and Kojonup, who were also associated with the Cricket Club, are also remembered. The location of the Memorial is significant in that prior to 1952-5 the area was the avenue of the annual Easter Sports events. It was also the location of the tennis courts which were moved in the early 1980's to behind the Muradup Hall.

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Integrity - high Authenticity - high

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Good

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Muradup Hall

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The Muradup Hall has been a focus for community activities since it was built around 1909. In the early years it was used as the local school, and it became the venue for dances, socials and silent picture shows.

Physical Description

The Muradup Hall is a substantial red brick building laid in the Garden Wall bond, essentially rectangular in form and originally symmetrical, with a hipped corrugated iron roof with no eaves. It features buttresses to the side walls between the windows with rendered cappings, rendered sills and lintels and the double rendered string courses on the front elevation. It was built from locally made bricks. At the rear a brick extension has been added. Three cement steps with a metal handrail lead up to the timber front doors. Outside the hall is a drinking fountain erected in 1992 to commemorate the opening of the Muradup Town Water Supply by the Hon. Ernie Bridge JP MLA, Minister for Water Resources.

History

The Muradup Hall was built in 1909

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - high Authenticity - high

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Riverdale Shearing Shed

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The Riverdale Shearing Shed has historical and social significance in its association with the Piesse and Matthews family. It has rarity value as the only extant and working shearing shed in the district, the first with an overhead shaft in the Great Southern, and as a result has been a pivotal part of the local community and its economic development.

Physical Description

The Riverdale Shearing Shed is set close to the Balgarup River. Now with four stands, it was originally a large eight stand shed with the necessary accompanying stock yards. The shed is timber framed clad with corrugated iron laid vertically. It is essentially a gabled building at its core with skillion wings on both sides. Further additions have been made to enlarge the building. The drive from Riverdale Road to the shearing shed takes the visitor past the remnants of old houses, old shearers quarters, machinery shed and old cattle yards. Many of the old houses were destroyed by fire. Inside the shed are many natural timber posts and timber floors.

History

The Piesse family, owners of the shearing shed, came to the district prior to the turn of the century. The shed, on the 17, 000 acre property, is said to be the first shearing shed built with an overhead shaft in the Great Southern Region. It was built c1900-1905 by 'Fred' Matthews, father of Syd, of Katanning. The design is similar to that on the other Piesse property, 'Braeside', in Katanning. As this was the only shearing shed in the district, it was used as a depot for all the properties in the area to bring their sheep to be shorn. The Piesse family have lived in a series of homes, including a War Service Lean home, since the 1940's.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - High All of the original fabric remains intact, however there have been improvements and additions.

Condition

Fair

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Bridge 0484 over Balgarup River, Murradup

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Timber Bridge

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Narlingup Dam

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Statement of Significance

The Narlingup Tank has historic significance as one of the reliable water sources in Kojonup that was essential for settlement and for services particularly in the days when horses and horse-drawn teams were the primary transport.

Physical Description

The Narlingup Tank water source can be found in a natural bush setting 200 metres from the Donnybrook Road in a northerly direction. It is a natural water source fed by a creek but it has been improved and developed by man. The water quality varies from season to season and in the summer it dries up.

History

The Narlingup Tank was used as a water supply by early settlers and travellers in the area. In the days of horse transport, reliable water sources were very important. The Narlingup dam was used to provide water for the horse teams used to build the Blackwood Road around 1908. It also became associated with the Narlingup siding when the rail was connected.

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