Local Government
Woodanilling
Region
Great Southern
Great Southern Railway Woodanilling
Woodanilling
Great Southern
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 2003 | Category 4 | |
The site is significant for its association with the Great Southern Railway and with the development of transport.
The facility is north of the Woodanilling Station and on the west side of the main Great Southern Railway. Loop lines connect it to this line. Upgrading of the base facility constructed in 1976 is ongoing with new sampling and weighbridges installed during the 1990's.
In 1940 Woodanilling farmers had their first opportunity to take advantage of bulk handling wheat. In that year a bin was built with a capacity of 51,000 bushels (1400 tonnes) and the harvest of 1940-41 saw 1245.66 tonnes delivered. Bulk handling was an idea that had been discussed among the district's farmers for more than 20 years. At the September meeting in 1919, the Woodanilling branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association moved that the Government bring in a bill to introduce the bulk handling of grain as the stacking of bags was labour intensive and costly. In 1941-42 the deliveries were 2,218.53 tonnes, a figure that was not to be exceeded or even approached until the 1947-48 season. The mid forties saw several bad seasons culminating in the flood year of 1945 when only 394.16 tonnes of wheat were delivered from the harvest. Oats were received for the first time in the 1951-52 season and the following year two row and six row barley was accepted. This season saw the permanent roofing of the bulkhead. Two open bulkheads were erected in later years. In 1976 all these installations were demolished and the present 'A' type fixed machinery installation (capacity 17,600 tonnes) and open bulkhead (4,900 tonnes) were built. With this new installation the receival point at Boyerine was closed. The Boyerine bin had been built in 1959 with a capacity of 5,400 tonnes. A record receival figure was achieved in the 1978-79 season when a total of 24.209.9 tonnes were delivered. This comprised 12,519.69 tonnes of wheat, 9,126.83 tonnes of two row barley (both records) and 5,563.38 tonnes of oats. Two row barley supplanted the six row varieties entirely after the 1966-67 harvest and farmers began growing increasing acreages of the malting barley. The peak seasons for oat production were 1958-89, 1959-60 and 1965-66 when about 5500 tonnes were delivered from each harvest in the district.
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| John Bird, "Round Pool to Woodanilling" pp 213, 301 | 1985 | ||
| Photos 10/1-10/14; Round Pool to Woodanilling ps 192-193 (wheat stacks) | 1985 |
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