Local Government
Wickepin
Region
Wheatbelt
Narrogin Rd Tarling
Wickepin
Wheatbelt
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 16 Aug 1996 | Category 5 | |
The site represents a way of life no longer practised. It demonstrates an association with the early settlers.
The hall was 60' x 30' and a brick construction.
The White Well (Tarling) was surrounded by three families who settled about the same time in 1892, the Roses, Potts and Fairheads. Each family was located in a different Roads Board District. A hall was constructed for the community surrounding the well. Rose and Potts shared ownership of the hall piano. A general store (Cornwall's see Ref No 166) was also established. After the railway did not pass through Tarling, and Wickepin became the railhead, the social and commercial centre was focussed at Wickepin. In 1917 the Wickepin Roads Board considered the purchase of the hall, and called a public meeting to consider the hall for Wickepin. As a result of the public meeting, tenders were called and in 1917 the hall was de-constructed and the bricks and other materials were used in the construction of the Wickepin Town Hall. Remains of the Tarling Hall are still evident at the site.
Site
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Wickepin Roads Board minutes | Wickepin Roads Board | 1909-1960 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Agricultural Hall |
| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Agricultural Hall |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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