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Wareek is a locality which in
The Wareek Hall was officially opened in August 1914. The opening ceremony included speeches, a concert and concluded with a "bountiful supper". The centenary of that opening was "celebrated" in August 2014.
Avoca and District Historical Society
Towns in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub
Pyrenees Shire
The Shire of Pyrenees is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 7,353.
It includes the towns of Avoca, Beaufort, Lexton and ...
and the Shire of Central Goldfields
Shire of Central Goldfields is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of and, in August 2021 had a population of 13,48 ...
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People and properties
The "largest landholder and possibly the wealthiest" in the area was Charles Wilson from ''Sunny Park'' Wareek ( Coordinates ). Wilson's daughter Maude Wilson married John Miller in 1901 at Sunny Park and they then lived in the Rathscar district where their four children were born. John and his brother Bill were share farmers. The ''Norwood Homestead'' on Norwood Road, Wareek, ( Coordinates ), 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''. At the Wareek Hall there is an Honour Roll, of those from the Bung Bong district, who fought inWorld War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. It contains 19 names, including 5 names of those who did not return.
Bung Bong, Wareek Cemetery
The cemetery is located at 413 Bung Bong-Rathscar Rd, Wareek VIC 3465. ( Coordinates ) and in 2017 is being upgraded by the community with new fences and facilities. Information on the interments, with more details and images of the headstones - here.Wareek Hall
The Wareek Hall was officially opened in August 1914. The opening ceremony included speeches, a concert and concluded with a "bountiful supper". The centenary of that opening was "celebrated" in August 2014.
See also
*Bung Bong, Victoria
Bung Bong is a locality in Victoria (Australia), Victoria between the towns of Avoca, Victoria, Avoca and Maryborough, Victoria, Maryborough. The locality is divided, with the Western section in the Pyrenees Shire and the Eastern section in Shir ...
* Homebush, Victoria
* List of localities in the Shire of Central Goldfields
* List of locations in the Shire of Pyrenees
* Rathscar, Victoria
Rathscar is a locality in Pyrenees Shire and the Shire of Central Goldfields. The area to the east of the Avoca River known as Rathscar West was surveyed in 1899.
Gold mining
The Melbourne newspaper The Argus reported in 1903 that a new gold-b ...
References
External links
Avoca and District Historical Society
Towns in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub