Local Government
Wongan-Ballidu
Region
Wheatbelt
Railway Reserve Wongan Hills
Wongan-Ballidu
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1914
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Sep 1997 | Category 4 | |
The place demonstrates ways of life no longer practiced and significant associations with the communication and transport services facilitated by the railway line. The Goods Shed is an identifiable element in the Railway precinct.
The large shed is clad with vertical sheets of corrugated iron. The west side forms an enclosed shed with a floor level at loading ramp height. The track side of the shed forms a covered area with a railway line through parallel with the shed. The railway side wall of the semi enclosure is clad half height from the roof down. The roof of the shed is skillion with the high side on the railway side.
Goomalling was the railhead in 1902. From 1905, when land in the Wongan Hills region began to be settled, there was agitation for a railway line. The railway between Goomalling to Wongan Hills officially opened in 1911. In 1912, construction of the line northwards to Mullewa began from both ends. Wongan Hills became the centre for the construction workers for the new railway. A loop line was constructed for turning the railway engines, and the coal stand was located in close proximity to the water tank stand. On 1 August 1913 Wongan Hills opened as a booking station, and buildings were located on the site as the need arose; sidings, coal stage, Goods Shed. The Railway dam was excavated in 1913 and 1914, at the same time as the railway tank and stand.
Integrity: intact or redeemable Authenticity: high degree
Fair - Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| ACKLAND RRB; "Wongan Ballidu Pioneering Days ". | Shire of Wongan-Balidu | 1965 | |
| "Official Opening New Railway Station Buildings Wongan Hills ". | WAGR | 1965 | |
| CLARKE J ; "Research notes". | unpublished, |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Other |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
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