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DALMORE WELL
Hobson Road RYTHDALE, Cardinia Shire

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Dalmore Well
Dalmore Well
Dalmore Well
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Statement of Significance

Dalmore well, (later part of the Nar Nar Goon estate) is of significance to the Cardinia Shire because it is the only physical evidence of the early farming in the area which predated soldier settlement. It is all that remains of the old Dalmore homestead complex, built in about 1883 for Duncan MacGregor, which (with other large estates) was subdivided for soldier settlement after World War One. The well is a rare and large surviving example of the brick wells that were once an important feature of country properties, indicative by its size of the importance of the house it served.

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    • Physical Description 1

      DALMORE WELL - Physical Description 1

      This very large domed top well is sited on the east verge of Hobsons Road. The upper domed section of the well appears to be of machine made brick but its location, on the road reserve, means an early date, predating the subdivision. Nearby in the paddock are 2 pear trees, elms and a Hawthorn hedge (former house site?).

      Physical Conditions

      DALMORE WELL - Physical Conditions

      Generally well preserved.

      Historical Australian Themes

      DALMORE WELL - Historical Australian Themes

      Themes

      3.1 Squatters/pastoralists and grazing
      3.6Closer settlement and soldier settlement

      Physical Description 2

      DALMORE WELL - Physical Description 2

      Associations - MacGregor, Duncan

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996

      Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
      Year: 1996
      Grading: Local

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