Doodie Community Sheep Dip - site

Author

Shire of Quairading

Place Number

05201

Location

Doodenanning

Location Details

Banks of South Mortlock River

Other Name(s)

Doodenanning Community Dip

Local Government

Quairading

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Apr 1996 Category 5

Statement of Significance

Associations with the early settlers and the means of conducting their occupation. Representative of a way of life and the community co-operation of Doodenanning.

Physical Description

A plaque and fence remnants identify the site.

History

The dip was built for the use of the general community. Located on the banks of the South Mortlock River, it provided the water necessary to plunge dip the sheep. It was closed in 1939.

Condition

Site

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Other
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

15 Jan 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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