Yealering General Store

Author

Shire of Wickepin

Place Number

06878

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Location

Dalton St Yealering

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Yealering Co-op

Local Government

Wickepin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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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	16 Aug 1996	Category 3	Category 3 Inclusion in the Shire's Town Planning Scheme means a local recognition of the heritage value of a place. Full implication of inclusion in the Town Planning Scheme 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, the Shire or specialised consultants, to inform property owners of development options should it be appropriate. Heritage Council and National Trust properties also included in the Town Planning Scheme Provisions.

Statement of Significance

The place represents ways of life no longer practiced. It also demonstrates the unique country co-operation. The place contributes to the streetscape of the main street and the townscape character of Yealering.

Physical Description

Originally a timber framed and horizontal iron clad structure with a gable iron roof.

History

One of the early buildings in town, it is still evident where the Bank of Australasia and the Yealering Post Office (from 1919) were located, on the north end of the building. The generator was located at the rear of the co-op, suppling power to the hotel and businesses in the immediate vicinity until SEC was connected in 1968.
In 1916 it was suggested by the Westralian Farmers Co-op that an agent in Yealering handle the wheat crop. John Baxter formed a company with 5 provisional directors and the Co-op was instigated. The community decision was not to merge with the existing Wickepin Co-op, but to form a separate Yealering Co-op. In 1920 the Co-op purchased Hessen's store and goods, closing the store, and employing the store Manager Arthur Kelly, as the company Secretary. Kelly later became the Co-op manager.
The Yealering Co-operative provided benefits for all the community, by having the power to bulk buy. The Co-op altered and expanded over the years. In 1962 the Yealering Co-op power station opened, it was located. When the bakery in Dalton Street closed in 1948, the Post Office located at that situation, and continued to operate from there until bout 1985 when it relocated to the Co-op building.
In 1986 a "Shop local" campaign was launched by the Co-op, to encourage Yealering and Wickepin people to support their local Co-ops as they were experiencing cash flow problems. In an efforrt to rationalise, the Co-op reduced stock levels, floor space and drapery stock.
In May 1987 the Co-op went into liquidation, at a special meeting in the Yealering Hall. However that year the Wickepin community formed a local consortium called "Wogolin Pty Ltd" leased out the Co-op. In Yealering a local Board of Management headed by C Coxon and L&W Hillier purchased the Co-op from the liquidators. The Co-op as the central goods provider in the district is also the place when much social interaction takes place, as well as the communication of the post office and the commercial activities of the bank.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Redeemable
Authenticity: High degree

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Newspaper Article".	Narrogin Observer	21-10-1982
	Wickepin Roads Board minutes	Wickepin Roads Board	1909-1960

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

26 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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