- Stunning Country Retreat on 10 Acres -
The drive to this impressive 10-acre property in the Shire of Murray, through the majestic old forest reminiscent of Jurassic Park, is breathtaking. Look out for the occasional emu, echidna, or black and red cockatoos on the way.
When you arrive at the very private and surprisingly harmonious estate in the springtime, you will be greeted by the perfume and magnificent sight of masses of jonquils, irises, and daffodils. At the entrance, there are several ancient and rustic buildings from a bygone era, including a still-standing original mill house from the early history of the lumber industry in the district.
Upon arriving at the house, you will find a three-bedroom, one-bathroom fully renovated residence that can accommodate six people. You will be pleasantly surprised by the charming country cottage décor, high ceilings, shady surrounding verandahs, and lush lawn with statement trees. The home features a comfortable kitchen with a view, using bottled gas, a bathroom, and a separate laundry. There is a dining area, a modest lounge room, and a potbelly stove for those cold winter nights. Air conditioning is included in the lounge and bedrooms.
Well-defined rainbow stone paths with solar lighting will lead you along the orchard and to the large dam, where anyone energetic enough can catch marron and row around in the dinghy. A 100,000-litre water tank, constantly refilled by the bore, supplies the house and the garden, while two large rainwater tanks are easily accessible from the house.
The cultivated areas are all irrigated, while the lower part of the property, which backs onto state forest and the old railway track, has ample space for campers, caravans, and quad biking. To the back and side of the homestead, there is a large shed to house vehicles and equipment.
Lovely yellow and cream roses and wisteria grace the front of the house. The property boasts a huge loquat tree, grapevines, passionfruit, figs, and a very large mulberry tree.
If you would like to be in an idyllic area, in your own piece of heaven, then this property is well worth a look.
For more information on this unique property or to request a private viewing, please contact Sam Zeedan on 94954100 or mobile 0400515051.
This property at 1272 Chadoora Road, Dwellingup is a three bedroom, one bathroom house listed for sale by Sam Zeedan at WA Real Estate Property Group.
For more information about Dwellingup, including sales data, facts, growth rates, nearby transport and nearby shops, please view our Dwellingup profile page.
If you would like to get in touch with Sam Zeedan regarding 1272 Chadoora Road, Dwellingup, please call 0400 515 051 or contact the agent via email.
Track this property
Track propertyDwellingup is located in a timber and fruitgrowing area in the Darling Range ESE of Pinjarra. Townsite lots were surveyed at this place by Surveyor W.F. Rudall in 1909 after the Lands Department became aware that the site was planned as the terminus of the "Pinjarra-Marrinup Railway". Names suggested for the place by Rudall were "Dwellingerup" or "Marrinup", after nearby brooks, or "McLarty" after a local MLA who had been very active concerning the railway. Surveyor General H.F. Johnston chose "Dwellingupp" after being misinformed regarding the spelling of Dwellingerup Brook. Ignoring a suggestion from the Under Secretary to amend the name to "Dwellingdown", the Minister for Lands approved the name as "Dwellingup" in December 1909. Eventually, the spelling "Dwellingupp" was chosen by order of the Under Secretary for Lands, and the townsite was gazetted as Dwellingupp in February 1910. The spelling was amended to Dwellingup in 1915. Dwellingup is an Aboriginal name said to mean "place of nearby water". The town was burnt out by a bushfire in 1961 but was rebuilt.
The double 'p' spelling in the original gazettal of this name was used because the Lands and Surveys Department had adopted a system for spelling Aboriginal names developed by the Royal Geographical Society. A number of Aboriginal names ending in "up" were for a time spelt with the "upp" ending (including Kirupp, Kulikupp, Manjimupp and Mungalupp). The RGS system had a rule that vowels are pronounced as in Italian and consonants as in English. This would have meant that names ending in "up" should have been pronounced as "oop", because the Italian "u" was a long "u", as in flute. These Aboriginal names were meant to be pronounced as "up", and the Department asked the RGS for a rule to assist in correct pronunciation. The RGS solution was that doubling the following consonant shortened the preceding vowel, and this meant the "upp" ending ensured the "up" pronunciation. However, this particular rule was rescinded in 1915 for SW towns with the suffix "up", as the Australian way of pronouncing the letter "u" was almost always short, and rarely the Italian "oo".