Local Government
Woodanilling
Region
Great Southern
Burt Rd Woodanilling
Woodanilling
Great Southern
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 2003 | Category 4 | |
The site is a prominent natural feature of the landscape and the place from which much of the stone was procured for Woodanilling's early buildings. The site is also notable as it was the first place at which the radio was believed to be heard in Woodanilling.
A high granite hill (about 320 metres) directly north of and overlooking the Woodanilling Townsite. A standard survey marker is located on the summit. A large fig tree is growing in a granite outcrop just SW of the peak,
Being close to the townsite, granite rocks were used for building. In 1901 work commenced on the building of an agricultural hall. The site selected was west of the railway siding near the Boyerine Creek. With financial assistance from the Government, the little community set about building the hall. Stone was carted by farmers from 'Jam Hill' (about one mile north of the town), but one serious accident was to occur in November 1901. Ted Wilhelm was descending a hill when the shafts of the dray broke under the load. Wilhelm was thrown from the dray and had his leg badly broken in several places when the load of stone crashed onto him. The doctor at Katanning was notified by the use of the railway telephone to the Stationmaster at Katanning who got the message delivered. Dr House and his wife rode out to Woodanilling on horseback to attend to Ted at the Woodanilling Hotel. Wilhelm was taken in the bread van of the freight train next day to the Katanning Hospital. It is probable that the stone from this hill was also used in the building of the first hotel and Baptist Church (it is recorded that the stone for the latter was sourced from a hill between Woodanilling and Boyerine).
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Maps/Photos C4.24 John Bird: "Round Pool to Woodanilling". | 1985 | ||
| John Bird; "Round Pool to Woodanilling", p 159, 168, 171 | 1985 |
Landscape
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| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Other |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Telecommunications |
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