Koojan Post Office

Author

Shire of Moora

Place Number

01607

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Location

Bindoon-Moora Rd Koojan

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Koojan Post Office/Telephone Exchange

Local Government

Moora

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1939

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 Nov 1997	Category 3	Category 3 Inclusion in the Shire's Town Planning Scheme No. 4 means a local recognition and measure of protection of the heritage value of a place. Full implications of inclusion into the Town Planning Scheme No. 4 are outlined in appendix 1. Should a development application be received for a place, an assessment of the appropriateness of development would be made. Professional advice and consultation would be available, from the Heritage Council of WA, through the Wheatbelt Heritage Adviser, the Shire or specialised consultants, to inform property owners of development options should it be appropriate.
Register of the National Estate	Nominated	01 Jul 1988			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way of life no longer practised.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard clad with a gable roof extending at break pitch to cover the front and back verandahs.

History

In 1848, Ewen McIntosh took up the lease which included this site. In 1892 Walter Padbury purchsed Koojan, where he established his nephew Matthew. Before the railway came through the district in 1893, mail contactors delivered the mail on horseback and later spring carts or buggies. In close proximity to the railway siding, the townsite was gazetted in the early 1900's. With the introduction of the telephone in the 1920's, a small exchange was established in the post office depot, (at the Koojan farm) to serve the local community. A new building was constructed on a townsite lot in 1939/40 to cater for the increasing demand for postal services which necessitated a move from the Padbury Homestead. In 1943, William Padbury sold Koojan.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or Redeemable
Authenticity: High Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	M Laurie;"Tracks Through the Midlands, A History of the Moora District."	Shire of Moora	1995
	Moora Historical Society;" Some Commemmorated Pioneers of the Moora District 1847-1917".	Shire of Moora	1980

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Telephone Building
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Telecommunications
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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