Heritage Places
Heritage Place Details
| LOCATION |
| Map |
Show Map
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| Address |
Lot 152 Goolwa Road MIDDLETON |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Development Plan |
Alexandrina Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Stable and Outbuilding, Middleton Mill |
| Registered Name |
Stable and Outbuilding, Middleton Mill |
| Significance |
The Middleton Mill complex, including the mill, mill cottage, and the stable and outbuildings has important associations with the early agricultural and industrial development of South Australia.
Wheat growing and milling played a pivotal role in the early South Australian colony. It was not only an important staple of early settlers but also a significant export commodity, with South Australia becoming known as the granary of Australia. The Fleurieu Peninsula proved an ideal place to grow wheat, and mills in Victor Harbor (1850), Goolwa (1855), and Middleton (1855) were soon built to process the grain. Australia?s first public railway with iron rails was opened in 1854, linking the new Murray River trade at Goolwa with Port Elliot - the gateway to overseas markets. The Middleton Mill was built next to the line taking advantage of its connection to bakers both upstream and in Europe. The railway effectively opened up trade from the River Murray to Goolwa, and led to the establishment of the township of Middleton in 1856.
The survival of the stable and outbuildings at Middleton Mill, along with the original mill cottage, contributes to the context of the mill as an industrial complex and amplifies the significance of the mill itself. The Mill complex demonstrates aspects of the evolution of the State?s history in a way that other examples that have lost their cottage and outbuildings do not. |
| Subject Index |
Manufacturing and processing - Flour Mill; Transport (Road) - Stables [Transport (Road)] |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
11-APR-2019 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Alexandrina |
| State Heritage ID |
26447 |
| Heritage Number |
27752 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
a - it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5413/46 F166526 A152 |
Disclaimer
While due care has been taken to ensure that the SA Heritage Places Database accurately reflects the South Australian Heritage Register and listings of Local Heritage Places in Development Plans, the State of South Australia does not accept liability for the use of the SA Heritage Database for any purpose. Users should consult the Department for Environment and Water - Heritage South Australia to confirm the listing of State Heritage Places and the relevant Development Plan for Local Heritage Places/Contributory Items.
In the majority of cases, the maps of State Heritage Places on this web site show the footprints of the most significant structures on a registered Place. However, sometimes they simply indicate the complete area of land comprising the Place. Work is proceeding to further refine the mapping of such places. It is also important to note that development control is not limited to the registered structures but extends to their setting and structures nearby (what is termed ‘development affecting’ a State Heritage Place). Hence it is vital that exact details of the listed place and implications for any proposed development be discussed with Heritage South Australia staff, as they cannot be deduced solely from the information on this web site. The inclusion of a place in the SA Heritage Register gives no right of public access. Permission to visit properties must be sought from the owners. The accuracy of the mapping of State Heritage Places is not guaranteed. Please contact Heritage SA ( https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/heritage/sa-heritage-register) if you believe there is an error.
GIS files
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