Town Soak

Author

Shire of Woodanilling

Place Number

17039

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Location

Robinson Rd Woodanilling

Location Details

Local Government

Woodanilling

Region

Great Southern

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
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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	18 Mar 2003	Category 4	Category 4 Significant but not essential to an understanding of the history of the district: photographically recorded prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The site is significant due to its association with the development of the town of
Woodanilling.

Physical Description

This site is about 30 metres east of Robinson Road and about 100 metres north east of the
first town dam. A depression in the ground and nearby are remnants of axe hewn timber
troughs.

History

Water for the town of Woodanilling was obtained from soak and wells before the
construction of the Government dam. The main soak was at the south end of the railway
yard and dirt tanks were dug at the northern end of the yard and filled from railway
tankers. The tanks had jarrah sleeper tops and on one occasion one of Sarah Bell's cows
fell through the sleepers and had to be lifted out.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	John Bird Round Pool to Woodanilling p 170		1985

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

07 Sep 2004

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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