Flag pole and Fountain

Author

Shire of Wickepin

Place Number

06881

Location

Railway Reserve Yealering

Location Details

Railway reserve opposite the Co-op in Dalton Street

Local Government

Wickepin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1945

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 16 Aug 1996 Category 3

Statement of Significance

The place is significant as a demonstration of the community commemoration of those who served Australia.

Physical Description

Flagpole and fountain.

History

The flagpole was erected in the late 1940s by the RSL. The fountain commemorates the opening of the water supply in 1965.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Good

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Monument
Original Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Monument

Historic Themes

General Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

26 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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