Published for: Thursday, 24/07/2008
Travel Guides -> Attractions -> Landmarks and Buildings -> Western Australia -> Southern Rural Heritage
Katanning - In 1904 F.H. Piesse built a winery. Orchards and vineyards extended from the front of Kobeelya across the face of the hillside. The winery is now a ruin.
Visitors may enjoy clambering over the dreams of yesterday. The towering remains of the turreted distillery, built in 1910, shows the skill and precision of builders who worked with the locally made bricks. The brick vats can still be seen, and there is an interesting display of old ploughs and machinery.
Badgebup - Mr JC Warren planned construction of the church after his elder son Campbell, was killed in World War I in France on August 16, 1918.
Relatives and friends helped with financial donations and the residents of the district helped in carting a lot of the stone, using dynamite to blast it out. There is a jade stone above the foundation stone that came from the old family property in South Australia, 48 kilometres from Adelaide.
Most of the pews and other fittings were donated. The bell was recei... read more
Kojonup - The Kodja Place is the story of country Australia – as experienced by one farming community in South Western Australia. It incorporates state of the art design and technologies with the simple directness of the traditional Noongar style of storytelling – we use our own words and our own images to tell our own story.
Built around the “One Story Many Voices”, The Kodja Place includes the farm experience, life on “the reserve”, the heartfelt stories of early settlers, the aspirations of the young ... read more
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