Miling Siding

Statement of Significance

The site represents a way of life, associations with the devlopment of the region and the industry that sustains the region.

History

The line from Piawanning through Bindi Bindi, from the south, arrived in Miling in 1925. The prospect of the railway extension from Piawanning had prompted aomw aettlement and development in the area with an emphasis in the area that would be the siding. Miling farmers previously carted grain to the Coomberdale siding until the Pithara siding was established when the Wongan Mullewa line went through. Subsequent lobbying resulted in a local siding on thata line in 1916; Duckling, later known as Marne Siding.

The railway to Miling opened on the 15th August 1925 and was officially opened by the Minister for Works, Mr McCallum and two long term residents; Mrs W Read and Mrs J longman held the ribbon. The Midland District Railway League held a ceremony at the Miling Terminus in 1925, with 700 people in attendance. 500 of the people came from the Toodyay by train and a ball was held that evening in the woolshed at 'Cranmore Park'.

H Seymour urged local farmers to invest in the Westralian Farmers Co-op by means of a voluntary Wheat Pool, to have a weighbridge installed at the siding, which took place in time for the 1928 harvest.

In 1930, the Westralian Farmers in association with Elders, erected stockyards.Sheep sales were held there from 1930 onwards, after the first starting at 'Woodbine' in 1929.

Afetr the 1936/37 season, bulk handling was introduced at the Miling Siding.

In 1938, Westralian Farmers and Elders both erected yards at the siding and subsequent sales were held there. Miling became a venue for fat lamb sales and for several years had special sales for Crossbred ewe lambs.

In 1939, the miling farmers formed a Pasture iMprovemnt Group, the first in WA and H Seymour made several acres adjacent to the siding avaliable for an experimental plot. Field days were held annually.

The c 1940's goods shed is still at the siding, although the CBH bin was replaced in 1952 and has been opgraded and replaced over the years.

In 1943, the first and only catlle sale was held.

The CBH receival point was one of the top ten inland receival points in 1997.

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