Rifle Range - Site

Author

Shire of Brookton

Place Number

08823

Location

King St Brookton

Location Details

Local Government

Brookton

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

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 31 Jul 1996 4

Statement of Significance

Social value: The site is of note for its illustration of an aspect of the Brookton community's' involvement in the two World Wars.

Physical Description

Formerly a rifle range then a motorbike scrambling track and now disused.

History

The range was originally established at the time of WWI and came into use again during WWII. Ammunition was supplied by the Army.

Condition

Disused

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other
Present Use MILITARY Other
Original Use MILITARY Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

14 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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