Local Government
Wickepin
Region
Wheatbelt
Wickepin
Wickepin
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1904, Constructed from 1906
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 25 Nov 2005 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 16 Aug 1996 | Category 4 |
Category 4 |
Demonstrates an association with the occupation on the land, and a way of life.
The Rabbit proof fence was constructed in C1904-6 in an attempt by the government to halt the spread of rabbits into the agricultural regions of Western Australia. This is part of the second fence. It was virtually ineffectual.
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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7300 | The longest fence in the world : a history of the No. 1 Rabbit Proof fence from its beginning until recent times. | Book | 1991 |
Historic site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Other |
Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Other |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
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