Local Government
Woodanilling
Region
Great Southern
Robinson Rd Woodanilling
Woodanilling
Great Southern
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 2003 | Category 5 | |
The place is notable as an early site in the business and commercial development of the town of Woodanilling.
The building was located on the NW comer of the junction of Robinson Road and Cardigan Street. The building was a L shaped (in reverse) with the shop front facing Robinson Road, the oven and bakery immediately behind (north) with the residence on the west side of the bakery. The building was a low set wooden construction with garden, shrub and trees between the residence and Robinson Road. The site has been cleared - a sandy patch to the west of the block indicates the approximate position of the residence. (The ovens collapsed around 1970).
The building of the new bakery in Woodanilling in 1927 by Charles Stonestreet was not accomplished without incident. When Joe Koch was scraping sand from the newly completed oven he was buried by a collapse of bricks and mortar. Although imprisoned for about 15 minutes, Koch suffered no serious injury. Stonestreet operated the bakery in Woodanilling until the mid 1930's. The bakery operated for many years with the oven being heated with firewood supplied by local farmers (the Garstone family were one source). When the pictures were screened on Saturday nights in the hall across the road, the shop would be open to sell lollies, icecreams and cool drinks to the patrons. The ovens were reputed to be excellent - "Doughy" Smith, one of the last breadmakers baked excellent bread for three to four years before going to Broomehill. Others like the Jack King family (1950's) bought bread in to resell it.
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| John Bird, "Round Pool to Woodanilling" p 236 | 1985 |
Historic Site
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| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Bakery |
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| OTHER | Other Sub-Theme |
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