Winjedyne Soak

Author

Shire of Woodanilling

Place Number

16919

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Location

unknown West Woodanilling

Location Details

Local Government

Woodanilling

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Mar 2003	Category 5	Category 5 Historic Site without built features: recognise, for example with a plaque, place name.

Statement of Significance

It is important for its association with the development of the district.

Physical Description

The soak is situation in the SE corner of Location 3128. It is located in a gully about 100 metres west of the
Winjedyne homestead. Originally a stoned well it has been excavated to a small dam size with a plentiful
supply of water. Water in the adjacent creek bed is slightly brackish. The dam has a flat bed rock bottom
and a line of dyke rocks runs to the east by the homestead. Tree planting has taken place in recent years
either side of the dam.

History

Land surrounding the soak (42 acres) was surveyed in 1906 and was taken up by Charles Leopard who selected three adjoining blocks to the west, south and east totalling 804 acres. Leopard built a fine stone house here and his brother Fred was also here for a time. However, debts mounted and RL Richardson, the storekeeper, foreclosed and the property was leased to Frank Carter who joined Leopard's boundary on the west. After about five years of leasing, the farm was sold to EJ (Ted) Reschke who farmed it until 1939 when Harold O'Brien (formerly from South Australia) purchased it. Some years later it was sold to the Beeck family and then to the Pickford family, the present owners.

Integrity/Authenticity

Original Materials: Little
Modificatons: Yes

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Photographs/Maps list: 13/21, 13/23
	John Bird, "Round Pool to Woodanilling", pp 97, 252, 253		1985

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

24 Aug 2004

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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