Local Government
Coolgardie
Region
Goldfields
Great Eastern Hwy Wallaroo
15km northeast of Woolgangie on the Goldfields Water Supply Pipeline. Reserve C38354, on GWS Line 46km W of Coolgardie
Dedari (Benari)
No 8 Pumping Station
Coolgardie
Goldfields
Constructed from 1901
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 25 Jun 1993 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Jul 1995 | Category 1 | |
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 06 Sep 1982 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 11 Aug 1987 | ||
Significant as one of 8 former steam pumping stations in the 1898-1901 Mundaring-Kalgoorlie Water Pipeline, an important engineering feat, of major importance in the opening up of the eastern goldfields and the wheatbelt and contributing to the major development of the state. Of technological significance as the best preserved, in engineering terms, of these stations with virtually complete machinery and boilers in authentic working condition.
The pumping station is a brick building of plain industrial design appropriate to its use. It has an iron roof and a metal chimney. Work on the construction of the pipeline under the direction of engineer-in-chief, C.Y. O'Connor began in 1898 but this, the last of the steam pumping stations, was built at the end of 1901. It continued in use until 1970 when it was superseded by a diesel powered plant. It was restored by the National Trust in co-operation with the P.W.D. The interior is virtually intact.
Mundaring-Kalgoorlie Water Pipeline Structure with 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers; four James Simpson pumps and an Asco weighbridge all intact, demonstrating the nature and function of the place. Strong associations with C.Y. O'Connor, the scheme's engineer and the state's most ambitious undertaking of an engineering project at the time.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb, M&A "The Centennial History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder" | 1993 | ||
| National Trust Citation |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3873 | Goldfields Water Supply, Dedari Conservation Works Final Report-Heritage Grants Program 1997/98 | Heritage Study {Other} | 1999 |
| 7358 | Conservation plan for Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. Volume II, place M : No. 8 Pumping Station, Dedari. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
| 1125 | Goldfields Water Supply No. 8 Steam Pumping Station at Dedari. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1995 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Pumping Station |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Warehouse |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Technology & technological change |
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