Local Government
Manjimup
Region
South West
Mitchelldean Rd Yanmah
Yanmah Hall
Manjimup
South West
Constructed from 1920
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Jul 1997 | Category D | |
Historic and Aesthetic
· Original hall before being moved to private property; · Single storey, simply designed rectangular hall with entry porch; · Timber walls, doors and window frames; · Some asbestos building material, and · Corrugated iron gabled roof.
The history of the name of Yanmah was supplied by the Department of Land Information. Located in the forested area of the south west, Yanmah is situated 320 km south of Perth and 20 km west north west of Manjimup. It is located in the midst of an area taken up for the Group Settlement Scheme in the 1920's, and was conceived in 1922 following interest from people wishing to erect stores to supply the needs of the group settlers. A subdivision scheme was developed by Surveyor W Hepple Brown, and the name "Janninup", the Aboriginal name of the area, was suggested by him for the townsite. The alternative name of "Mitchelldean", after the then Premier was also suggested, but Surveyor Brown then nominated the name Yanmah, an Aboriginal word meaning "go ahead" or "go quickly"(Brown had obtained the word from Aborigines whilst working in the Kimberley). The townsite was gazetted as Yanmah in January 1923. However, in 2005 there is little to recognize that a ‘town’ ever existed. Owing to the failure of the group settlement the town of Yanmah did not develop beyond the community hall. This hall was originally constructed as the Glenoran Hall in the 1920s and then relocated to Yanmah. However, as many timber buildings are recycled in the region so has the destiny of this hall. The hall has, since being assessed in the original Municipal Heritage Inventory in 1995, been moved to private property. It is well set back from the road and has been changed significantly from its original form and use.
Integrity: Low Authenticity: Moderate
Unknown
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| http://www.dli.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+to wn+names+-+m | |||
| Heritage and Conservation Professionals: "Shire of Manjimup Municipal Heritage Inventory". | Shire of Manjimup | 1995 Adopted 1997 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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