Kulin Drive In (fmr)

Author

Shire of Kulin

Place Number

06932

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Location

Johnston St Kulin

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Tractor wreckers

Local Government

Kulin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1966

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	19 Mar 1997	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme at this time. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Assess in more detail when considering a development application. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The site represents a way of life no longer practiced. The place
represents the development of a commercial enterprise in Kulin.

Physical Description

Cream brick building. The two storey construction houses the bio box on the upper
floor.

History

In 1966 the Shire of Kulin constructed the Drive in which was
financed by Paddy Baker. After operating for between 10 and 15 years, attendances declined. The
tractor wreckers which operates from the premises offers a service to the local community as well as
far afield as the eastern states and New Zealand.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: redeemable
Authenticity: medium degree

Condition

Poor

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
WE Greble; "A Bold Yeomanry Social Change in a Wheatbelt District Kulin 1848-1970".	Shire of Kulin	1979
"Kulin Chronicle". Vol 1 Issue1	Kulin Chronicle	17/11/1979
"Kulin in the Making".	Kulin Jubilee committee	1960

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Other
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Theatre or Cinema

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

22 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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