Local Government
Wongan-Ballidu
Region
Wheatbelt
Alpha St Ballidu
Goodie & Charlker's
H. Carter's Shop (fmr)
Wongan-Ballidu
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1922
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Sep 1998 | Category 3 | |
The place is significant in being the first commercial establishment in Ballidu. It has associations with pioneers of the district. The place represents the beginnings of communication in the Ballidu town. The place is integral within the mainstreet streetscape of Ballidu.
Timber framed weatherboard clad with a hipped corrugated iron roof. A skillion verandah extends along the street frontage. It is clad with vertical profile metaldeck sheeting.
On the 1st January 1914, a post office receiving office was established at Ballidu. The weekly mail was received in Ballidu because that was where the train terminated at the time. H Carter was the first person to receive a permit to build in the Ballidu townsite in September 1922. He built a store 26x34 ft, with a refrigeration room, a Post office, and butcher shop. All with a verandah and electric light. From 1922, H Carter operated a grocery store and the Post office where he also operated the phone exchange from 1926. Although there was only one subscriber; the hotel. The Bank of New South Wales ran an agency in a separate timber construction at the rear until the bank was built in 1928. (see Ref ) Also in 1928, Mrs J Hackett, who was the postmistress in Wongan Hills, built the Post office in Federation St (see Ref No). Goodie and Chalker took over the General Store in 1928.
Integrity: redeemable Authenticity: high degree
The shop interior was burnt in c1990
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCULLAGH T Compiler McCULLAGH GA Editor ; "Ballidu History & Records ". | 1979 | ||
| ACKLAND RRB ; "Wongan Ballidu Pioneering Days ". | Shire of Wongan-Balidu | 1965 | |
| P Toster & N Hood ; "Ballidu Heritage Handed Down ". | Unpublished | 1996 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Other Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
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