Local Government
Woodanilling
Region
Great Southern
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Location
Robinson Rd Woodanilling
Location Details
Construction Date
Constructed from 1923
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory 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 | |
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| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 2003 | Category 3 |
Category 3 |
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Statement of Significance
The site is important for its association with local government in the shire.
Physical Description
The office for the Road Board was situated at the entrance to the hall.
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.
The offices at the hall entrance continued to be used for this purpose until the
construction of the new office faculties adjoining in 1976. The offices then were used as a library and in recent years as a landcare office.
Integrity/Authenticity
Original Materials:Most
Modifications: Some (addition of entrance porch, connecting doorway to new office)
Condition
Good
References
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photos/Maps: A/23; "Round Pool to Woodanilling" | 1985 | ||
| John Bird, "Round Pool to Woodanilling" p 311 | 1985 |
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Office or Administration Bldg |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Town, Shire or District Hall |
Creation Date
11 Oct 2004Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
31 Dec 2016Disclaimer
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