Kondinin Ladies Waiting Room

Author

Shire of Kondinin

Place Number

10618

Location

Railway Reserve Kondinin

Location Details

Railway Reserve

Local Government

Kondinin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1921

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment Current 27 May 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve Completed 01 Mar 1994
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Mar 1998 Category 2

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way of life in association with railway transport. It is significant as the last remaining example of its type in the state.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard clad freestanding room with a curved corrugated iron roof and an awning along the platform frontage. It is typical of the railway shelter buildings of the early 1900s.

History

The Ladies waiting room originally served as the Kondinin Railway Station until 1921 when a new station was built. The station and waiting room indicates the volume of traffic which was conducted at the Kondinin Railway station at that time. The Kondinin Ladies Waiting Room is the only such purpose building in the state still remaining insitu.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable Authenticity: high degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place". Shire of Kondinin 1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use Transport\Communications Rail: Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

24 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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