Wareek, Victoria

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| lga2 = Pyrenees Shire

| lga = Shire of Central Goldfields

| postcode = 3465

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Wareek is a locality which in Pyrenees Shire and the Shire of Central Goldfields.

People and properties

The "largest landholder and possibly the wealthiest" in the area was Charles Wilson from Sunny Park Wareek{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90584615/8559737 |title= Death of C A Wilson|date=12 January 1917|work= Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser|accessdate=27 June 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119577279? |title= Talbot Leader|date=13 January 1917|work= Talbot Leader|accessdate=27 June 2017}} ( Coordinates {{coord|36.9813035|S|143.607879|E}} ). 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 {{coord|36.9824418|S|143.6426573|E}} ), 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.{{cite web|url=http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/1185/download-report |title=Norwood Homestead |date = 7 June 1999}}

At the Wareek Hall there is an Honour Roll, of those from the Bung Bong district, who fought in World War I. It contains 19 names, including 5 names of those who did not return.{{cite web|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/106906-bung-bong-district-roll-of-honour |title=Bung Bong District roll of honour |work =Monument Australia}}

Bung Bong, Wareek Cemetery

File:Bung_Bong_Wareek_Cemetery_sign.jpg

The cemetery is located at 413 Bung Bong-Rathscar Rd, Wareek VIC 3465. ( Coordinates {{coord|37|02.549|S|143|35.152|E}} ) and in 2017 is being upgraded by the community with new fences and facilities.

Information on the interments,{{cite web|url=http://www.ozgenonline.com/~Carols_Headstones/Wareek_Bung_Bong.htm |title=Wareek Bung Bong Cemetery |date = February 2009}} with more details and images of the headstones - here.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiancemeteries.com.au/vic/centgoldfields/bungbongdata.htm |title=Bung Bong & Wareek Cemetery |date = 2006 }}

Wareek Hall

File:Wareekhall.jpg

The Wareek Hall was officially opened in August 1914. The opening ceremony included speeches, a concert and concluded with a "bountiful supper".{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90599623 |title=Wareek hall. Enthusiastic opening|date=7 August 1914|accessdate=31 December 2019}} The centenary of that opening was "celebrated" in August 2014.{{cite web|url=http://mivic.org.au/files/MIV_UsefulKnowledge_33.pdf |title=Newsletter of the Mechanics' Institutes Of Victoria Inc - Wareek Public Hall, Page 27 |date=2014|work=Mechanics' Institutes Of Victoria| accessdate=31 December 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au/2014/08/wareek-hall-celebrates-centenary/ |title=Wareek Hall celebrates centenary |author=Steed, Lachy|date=15 August 2014|work=Maryborough Advertiser|accessdate=31 December 2019}}

References

External links

[http://avocahistory.net.au/ Avoca and District Historical Society]

Category:Towns in Victoria (state)