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STENCIL, CRATE - PORT

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c. 1920

Overview

Rectangle metal stencil with top corners missing and bottom edge flaking. Letter shapes have been cut out of the metal to form the word [PORT].

Historical information

The Richon vineyard was originally planted by Joseph and Anton Marian in 1901 as Marians Vineyard with some locals referring to it as The Slavonian Vineyard. Joseph was Anton’s uncle and was originally from Austria.

A cellar was built at the site in 1906 but was almost completely burnt to the ground in 1914, it would be rebuilt and extended.

In 1919 the vineyard was sold to Gerald Valentine Patrick McCarthy who renamed it in 1920 to Richon after Rishon LeZion, a town in what is now Israel. McCarthy had spent time in the town during the First World War as an intelligence officer.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2000.3B

Material

Non Ferrous Metal

Width

127 mm

Height or length

248 mm

Year

c. 1920

Statement of significance

An example of the City of Armadale's agricultural past. The Richon Vineyard is one of the earliest vineyards established in the area and the stencil is one of the few surviving links.

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Thursday, 2 July, 2026

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