Railway Tank

Author

Shire of Wickepin

Place Number

24738

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Location

Dalton St Yealering

Location Details

Local Government

Wickepin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1932

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	16 Aug 1996	Category 5	Category 5 Recognition of the site. No specific regulations would be imposed, except in the case where the site is within the bounds of a precinct, in which case the precinct category would take precedence. While the Shire recognises the value of the site, it would be a community and/or Shire responsibility to mark the site, as appropriate in future development, recognition or interpretation.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	16 Aug 1996	Category 5	Category 5 Recognition of the site. No specific regulations would be imposed, except in the case where the site is within the bounds of a precinct, in which case the precinct category would take precedence. While the Shire recognises the value of the site, it would be a community and/or Shire responsibility to mark the site, as appropriate in future development, recognition or interpretation.

Statement of Significance

The site represents associations with rail transport and the subsequent development of the agricultural industry. It also demostrates a way of life no longer practiced.

History

The railway line from Wickepin to Corrigin went through Yealering and opened on 8 June 1914 in Yealering. The railway tank provided water to the steam trains. Water was pumped from the railway dam to the tank, and then gravity fed into the trains. Charlie White was employed as a pumper.

Condition

Site

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Water Tower

Creation Date

20 Mar 2013

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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