Local Government
Woodanilling
Region
Great Southern
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Location
Robinson Rd Woodanilling
Location Details
Construction Date
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 2003 | Category 5 |
Category 5 |
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Statement of Significance
The site is important for its association with local government in the shire.
Physical Description
The original Road Board offices were re-located to the west side of the Cottage Hospital
facing Robinson Road. With the construction of the new hall and offices in 1923, this
iron building became redundant and was used as a storage shed for the Woodanilling Co-
op which was constructed adjacent to it on the west using the stone for the original
Agricultural Hall.
The Co-op used the building to store oil and fuel and eventually it became too dilapidated
and sold and removed from the site.
History
The Woodanilling Road Board was formed in 1906. This gave local independence to a
small community which for many years had small pockets of European settlement
established on its perimeter. The townsite of Woodanilling had been gazetted in 1892,
several years after the completion of the Great Southern Railway. The 'iron horse' now
linked the colony's main port, Albany in the south with its commercial centre and capital,
Perth.
The present Woodanilling Shire area was included in the Kojonup Road Districts by the
Act in 1871. Following the creation of further road boards in 1887 and 1892, the
Kojonup boundaries were again altered. In 1887, the Arthur Road Board was gazetted
with the areas due north of a line passing through the 147 mile post being excised from
the Kojonup board. This placed much of the Woodanilling area in the Arthur Road Board
until 1892 when the Katanning Road Board was formed. The new 'Katanning Board'
northern boundary went from the 147 mile post on the Albany Road east to Boyerine Pool
and Woolkabunning Waterhole and was bound on the west by the Albany Road. This
meant a considerable portion of the present Woodanilling Shire remained in the Arthur
Road Board until the Wagin Road Board was excised from the Arthur in 1896.
The initial meetings of the Board were held in the Agricultural Hall until the office was
built. When Elijah Bell built the new hotel a new site had to be found for the office and it
was relocated on Robinson Road near where the Co-op was later built.
References
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10; John Bird:"Round Pool to Woodanilling" p172 | 1985 | ||
| John Bird; "Round Pool to Woodanilling" pp 158, 180, 182-187, 225-227, 255 | 1985 |
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Office or Administration Bldg |
Creation Date
11 Oct 2004Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
01 Jan 2017Disclaimer
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