Kondinin Ladies Waiting Room

Author

Shire of Kondinin

Place Number

10618

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Location

Railway Reserve Kondinin

Location Details

Railway Reserve

Local Government

Kondinin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1921

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	27 May 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve	Completed	01 Mar 1994			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Mar 1998	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance; provide an appropriate level of recognition and protection. Recommend that maximum encouragement is provided to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Nomination to the National Trust Classified List is recommended, to afford protection by means of moral persuasion. (TPS procedure also relevant) May be nominated to the National Trust of Australia(WA) for National Trust Classification. A National Trust classification has no legal significance and does not infringe on the rights of ownership of a property in any way. National Trust Classification is a mark of recognition of the cultural heritage value of a property, and relies on moral persuasion for protection.

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way of life in association with railway
transport. It is significant as the last remaining example of its type in the state.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard clad freestanding room with a curved corrugated iron
roof and an awning along the platform frontage. It is typical of the railway shelter buildings of the early
1900s.

History

The Ladies waiting room originally served as the Kondinin Railway
Station until 1921 when a new station was built. The station and waiting room indicates the volume of
traffic which was conducted at the Kondinin Railway station at that time. The Kondinin Ladies Waiting
Room is the only such purpose building in the state still remaining insitu.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable
Authenticity: high degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place".	Shire of Kondinin	1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

24 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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