BARANDUDA
CORNER OF CHAPPELS AND WHYTES ROAD, BARANDUDA
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Statement of Significance
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BARANDUDA - History
The site was reported to Witter (1976:appendix) by McIntyre. A Mr. McGeough (Dumbrell's Pastoral) also reported that it had been owned by a British 'major' from India (also as stated on the original inventory).
According to Witter (Whitter), there was no field assessment made. No reference to the cellar or to Mr Wickham was found in the library search. When Witter assessed the site, it had been abandoned for 60 years; therefore circa 1914. Most of the structural remains had been already removed (circa 1914).
Witter recommended that efforts should be made to fully document the history of the site and once the land was acquired (it is assumed by the Albury Wodonga Development Corporation -AWDC), it should be properly examined, photographed and mapped.
Eleanor Crosby (1980) inspected the site in 1980 and noted that no large surface remains were visible, other than the orchard; suggesting that the site was abandoned probably after the phylloxera epidemic.
A subsequent search of Parish and geological maps, and general histories revealed no further information regarding the location of Wickham Cellars. It was also not possible to acquire details regarding the current owners, although the AWDC own some adjoining allotments. There has also been a recent change to the cadastre, comprising the inclusion of a reserve around the creek line that captures part of this site (see Cadastral Plan and Plan of site for comparison). There has been little other apparent change to the land associated with this site.BARANDUDA - Interpretation of Site
Remains of a building and orchards, abandoned more than 90 years ago, that at the very least may relate to 19th and early 20th century pastoral settlement of Wodonga and more significantly, the early development of the local wine industry.
BARANDUDA - Archaeological Significance
Medium local significance, as a rare example of places with the potential to be associated with the early wine industry near Wodonga; most of which is likely to have been destroyed by an outbreak of Phylloxera in the late 1870s / 80s.
BARANDUDA - Historical Significance
The location is significant as part of early 20th century regional settlement, and if the attribution of Wickham Wine Cellars is correct, a rare example of an early wine growing establishment near Wodonga.
Heritage Inventory Description
BARANDUDA - Heritage Inventory Description
The site was inspected from the road only (no access to the property). Comprised of a slightly sloping open paddock containing a range of archaeological features, consistent with the original description, comprising: . trees and shrubs, on the ground. The original inventory suggests that the paddock was once owned by a Mr. Charles Wickham, a retired British 'major' from India. Site abandoned more than 60 years ago. Furrows visible throughout this paddock and into the next paddock to the south.
Heritage Inventory Significance: No field assessment made. No reference to the cellar of Mr Wickham was found in the library search. Witter recommended that efforts should be made to fully document the history of the site. Once the land has been acquired, it should be properly examined, photgraphed, and mapped.
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BARANDUDAVictorian Heritage Inventory
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