Local Government
Bruce Rock
Region
Wheatbelt
Location 15920 Bruce Rock Shire
"Men's Room"
Bruce Rock
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1942
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 14 May 1999 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 11 Sep 1997 | Category 2 | |
The place demonstrates a way of life that is no longer practised. It has significant associations with Australia during wartime and prisoners of war.
Timber framed and clad with flat sheets of fibro cement with a skillion corrugated iron roof. A front verandah across the one room dwelling is partially enclosed at one end to provide privacy for a wash area. The floor is tongue and groove timber on milled timber stumps with ant caps. A built in fireplace has a metal clad chimney with the top portion missing.
During World War II, manpower was a problem on the farms in the agricultural regions and a scheme was established where-by European Prisoners of War who had been transferred to Australia, were employed on farms to provide labour. Living facilities such as they were constructed by the farmer and in some cases by the prisoners, to provide assommodation. Very few example remain in such authentic and good condition.
Integrity: Intact or Redeemable Authenticity: High Degree
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JK Ewers;"Bruce Rock, the story of a District". | Bruce Rock Roads Board | 1959 | |
| A LOvell;"Bruce Rock, A Revised History". | Shire of Bruce Rock | 1993 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | MILITARY | Other |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Style |
|---|
| Other Style |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | World Wars & other wars |
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