Yulecart Memorial Hall

Location

Dartmoor-Hamilton Road YULECART, Southern Grampians Shire

File Number

Original Hermes No: 23234

Level

-

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Yulecart Memorial Hall, located on Dartmoor - Hamilton Road, Yulecart is a small conventional stone hall with a corrugated iron gabled roof. Other structures within the reserve include a War Memorial to those who served in World War One and Two, three tennis courts and a football oval with two corrugated iron sheds. The northern side of the oval is planted with a row of mature cypress trees (now incomplete). The hall and reserve were developed in response to the surge in population caused by Closer Settlement in the early part of the twentieth century. The hall was built by volunteer labour, recycling stone from nearby Strathkellar Homestead. The complex represents a strong sense of determination amongst settler families in the district. Many of the descendents continue to live in the area. The complex is relatively intact and retains a good degree of integrity.

How is it significant?
The Yulecart Memorial Hall and reserve is of historical and social significance to Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?
The Yulecart Memorial Hall and reserve is of historical significance for marking a major chapter in closer settlement. It is of social significance as an example of cooperation for community self-improvement and as a continuing focus for that community. The oval is historically significant as a central meeting place and social institution for many years. The cypress represent a previous practice, when the whole of the oval was commonly planted with cypress or pines at the time it was constructed.

Group

Community Facilities

Category

Hall Public