Cadoux Traders

Author

Shire of Wongan-Ballidu

Place Number

12495

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Location

King St Cadoux

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Cadoux Store & Post Office
Tuck Shop

Local Government

Wongan-Ballidu

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1980

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Sep 1998	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Alternatively the place may be of considerable heritage value but considered of irredeemable integrity value. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme at this time. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Assess in more detail when considering a development application. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The site has associations with the first commercial development in Cadoux, and with Lucy Lego, an early identity. The place demonstrates a continuity of use and a way of life in Cadoux.

History

After the railway line came through in 1929, a bush timber and tin store was established the same year by Lucy Lego. The Mincherton family were the first customers. Lucy Lego was the first owner of the store, and was a prominent identity in the Cadoux district in the early days.
Lucy Lego operated the Post Office (and phone exchange ??) at the store. During the 1940s the Commercial Bank from Dowerin operated an agency from the back of the shop where the post office was located.
With no licensed premises in Cadoux, local men would socialise in the vicinity of the store(gallon licence), and the spot became known as the "Drinking Spot.
The son of the Supermarket identity "Charlie Carter" ran the store during the mid fifties. The devastating earthquake in 1979 which destroyed many buildings in Cadoux, resulted in a considerable amount of rebuilding to the store. The place operates as the post office, agencies, fuel depot, and whatever else is required. The northern lot of the site was where the school bus operated from, and tuck shop was run by Les Tosie.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	BOOTH HM ; "History of Cadoux district 1905 - 1979 ".		1979
	ACKLAND RRB ; "Wongan Ballidu Pioneering Days ".	Shire of Wongan-Balidu	1965

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Other Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

05 Oct 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jul 2020

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