Wonnerup Jetty Site

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

02945

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Location

off Layman Rd Wonnerup

Location Details

Located where the Wonnerup Boat ramp now stands.

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

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	30 Nov 2012

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 4	Category 4 These places are owned by the City and should be conserved, but special action is not required because the sites are mainly of historic and social value without built features. Some of the sites in this category are largely natural features and simply need to be managed in the ordinary sense of maintenance. Conservation actions may be limited to interpretation and/or site signage.
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve	Completed	01 Mar 1994			Heritage Council
Port-related Structures Survey	Completed	31 Oct 1995			Heritage Council
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey	Completed	11 Dec 1998			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Wonnerup Jetty Site has cultural heritage significance as the location of the historically important Wonnerup Jetty, the head of the Ballarat line and an integral part of the development of the timber industry from the 1870s.

Physical Description

Currently a beach with no physical evidence.

History

The site is most well remembered to be the working route of the first steam engine in the state plying the Yoganup line. It carried a cargo of timber.

Archaeology

There may be archaeological potential.

Condition

Site Only

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Water: Jetty
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Water: Jetty

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	River & sea transport

Creation Date

20 May 1991

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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