Local Government
Capel
Region
South West
Tuart Forest Ludlow
Tram Tracks
Capel
South West
Constructed from 1920
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 11 Oct 2019 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Aug 1999 | Category 5 | |
The place has associations with the timber industry in the Tuart forest in the 1920s.
There is a street sign in place, and the track is a level cleared pathway through the forest. The section covered in the listing is the alignment where the original sleepers remain along the side of the road, and the gate post near the 'huge tuart stump'.
The tram tracks were constructed for the horse drawn trams to transport the felled Tuart from the forest, to the Wonnerup Mill. The forest was milled between the 1840s and the 1970s. The early tracks of formation road ran parallel to the main Vasse to Bunbury road. The tram tracks were operative between 1921 and 1928. The tracks run parallel with the Vasse to Bunbury road. A gate post remains in close proximity to a huge Tuart stump, the remains of tree cut down in 1926, which still has the chock block holes.
Remnants
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase D & Krantz V; "Just a Horse Ride Away, A History of the Shire of Capel". | Shire of Capel Local History Collection | 1995 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6345 | Ludlow Titanium Minerals Mine, 34 kilometres south of Bunbury, Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd. : report and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority. | Report | 2003 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | OTHER | Other |
| Original Use | OTHER | Other |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Road transport |
| OCCUPATIONS | Manufacturing & processing |
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