Wareek, Victoria

Wareek is a Central Victorian town which straddles both the Pyrenees Shire and the Shire of Central Goldfields.

Wareek
Victoria
Wareek
Coordinates 37°00′02″S 143°35′29″E / 37.0004489°S 143.591372°E / -37.0004489; 143.591372Coordinates: 37°00′02″S 143°35′29″E / 37.0004489°S 143.591372°E / -37.0004489; 143.591372
Postcode(s) 3465
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Ripon
Federal Division(s) Bendigo, Wannon

People and properties

The "largest landholder and possibly the wealthiest" in the area was Charles Wilson from Sunny Park Wareek[1][2] ( Coordinates 36°58′53″S 143°36′28″E / 36.9813035°S 143.607879°E / -36.9813035; 143.607879 ). Wilsons's daughter Maude Wilson married John Miller in 1901 at Sunny Park, and they then lived at Richmond Park in Rathscar / Bung Bong, where their four children were born. John and his brother Bill were share farmers. The Richmond Park property subsequently became the home of the horse Richmond Lass which won 31 races including the 1969 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship.[3]

The Norwood Homestead on Norwood Road, Wareek, ( Coordinates 36°58′57″S 143°38′34″E / 36.9824418°S 143.6426573°E / -36.9824418; 143.6426573 ), constructed in 1863, is said to be "one of the most distinctive gothic revival houses in Victoria". The two-storey homestead is registered on the Register of the National Estate.[4]

Wareek, Bung Bong Cemetery

The cemetery is located at 413 Bung Bong-Rathscar Rd, Wareek VIC 3465. ( Coordinates 37°02.549′S 143°35.152′E / 37.042483°S 143.585867°E / -37.042483; 143.585867 ) and in 2017 is being upgraded by the community with new fences and facilities.

Information on the interments,[5] with more details and images of the headstones - here.[6]






See also

References

  1. ↑ "Death of C A Wilson". Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser. 12 January 1917. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Talbot Leader". Talbot Leader. 13 January 1917. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Harness Racing,Wayville (S.A) 01/03/1969 Inter-Dominion Grand Final (Richmond Lass-K.Brook). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Norwood Homestead". 7 June 1999.
  5. ↑ "Wareek Bung Bong Cemetery". February 2009.
  6. ↑ "Bung Bong & Wareek Cemetery". 2006.
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