FORMER TARRAWINGEE MILL

2311 BEECHWORTH-WANGARATTA ROAD TARRAWINGEE, WANGARATTA RURAL CITY

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  • History

    FORMER TARRAWINGEE MILL - History

    A search of Parish Plans and general historical texts makes no reference to the mill or the location; i. e. there is no history on the mill. However, a local resident confirmed that this is likely to be a mill site dating from the latter 19th or early 20th century. The adjacent residence is likely to be later.

    Summarising the history of the Tarrawingee township as follows, the website Rootswebs makes no reference to the mill: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~surreal/AVNE/Towns/towns-wangaratta.html#tarrawingee)

    Approximate Location: 10km east of Wangaratta.

    Comments: The 'official' township was surveyed prior to 1861 about 5km east of the current township (and close to the cemetery) but was never proclaimed, so some confusion may exist over the official and actual location. It is also the name of a local station taken up in 1837.

    Schools: The Catholic Church opened a school (#635) in 1858 and it closed in 1871.

    SS616 opened in December 1858 and closed in 1867.

    SS1116 opened in 1872. The school closed some time after 1970 and a campus of the Wangaratta Primary School now exists in the town.

    SS1066 opened in 1870 and was called both Tarrawingee Grange and Tarrawingee East during its life. The school closed in 1878 when it was replaced by SS2031 Tarrawingee East at Everton (see Everton).

    Churches: In 1866, an Anglican church (St Peter's) was built.

    Buildings: A public hall is in existence (details of it are unknown).

    Cemetery: For details of the cemetery - see website

    Archaeological Significance

    FORMER TARRAWINGEE MILL - Archaeological Significance

    The location of the mill and outbuildings is of medium local significance, as it may provide a reference of mills in the region, as well as evidence of changes to layout and structure of such structures and phases in it development and demise. The information may allow further comparison with mill structures at Oxley and other places in the region and further.

    Historical Significance

    FORMER TARRAWINGEE MILL - Historical Significance

    Significant as tangible remnant of a more prosperous period for the township.

    Interpretation of Site

    FORMER TARRAWINGEE MILL - Interpretation of Site

    The mill and yard are extant and comprise range of extant surface features that require survey.  Given the lack of development in the allotments, there is also a potential for subsurface features relating to cesspits and perhaps even cellars that require further investigation.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    FORMER TARRAWINGEE MILL - Heritage Inventory Description

    An abandoned mill site, located over two residential allotments at the centre of Tarrawingee and comprising the remains of a brick mill building, outbuildings and yards. The brick mill and an adjacent brick home are easily visible when inspected from the adjacent roadway only. The backyard was not accessed, but aerial images show several outbuildings and some stone flagging, lying south east of the main mill. Otherwise, the backyard is largely grassed and empty, providing potential for further archaeological remains.
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