Local Government
Woodanilling
Region
Great Southern
unknown Woodanilling
'Round Pool'
Woodanilling
Great Southern
Constructed from 1888
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 2003 | Category 3 | |
The site is significant due to its association with the building of the Great Southern Railway.
Located close to the north west end of Round Pool on the Boyerine Creek. The well site is on the south west bank of the creek. Due to this position it has filled with silt over the years since it was dug. The area shows evidence of salt encroachment and it is believed that the water in the well was originally saline, or went so shortly after.
The building of The Great Southern Railway in the late 1880's required large gangs of workers (navvies) who required water for the campsites. As work on the railway began simultaneously at the extremities (Beverley and Albany) the section in the centre would have been last carried out. As the railway opened in June 1889 it is likely that this well was dug the preceding summer.
Poor
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| John Bird; "Round Pool to Woodanilling", p 170 | 1985 | ||
| Photographs/Maps list: 2/6 |
Historic site
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| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Reservoir or Dam |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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