Coongan Downs

Author

Shire of Corrigin

Place Number

08463

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Location

Kunjin

Location Details

Local Government

Corrigin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Mar 1997	Category D	Category D Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not included on the Town Planning Scheme at this time. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Assess in more detail when considering a development application. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place represents significant associations with a pioneer and civic identity.

History

Between 1899 and 1903 Harry Walter Gayfer worked on a Murchison station before taking up land in Pingelly, then in Jubuk in 1908, and another 3000 acres at Kunjin in 1910, which he called "Coongan Downs". Coongan was originally taken up by the surveyors Crossland and Manners. Gayfer farmed the three properties, and settled at Coongan Downs. He was the first to breed cattle, in the district, and by 1918, he had also developed a Peppin flock of sheep. His extensive knowledge of horses meant that the Australian Government commissioned him to buy cavalry horses for World War One. He developed his own working team of horses, which worked up to 1943, and he finally sold in 1946. He also bred race horse from 1924 to 1939. Mick Gayfer was instrumental in the formation of the Corrigin and Districts Co-op, and the Corrigin Club. He was an active civic participant, serving as a member on the Corrigin Roads Board from 1955 to 1961, and then one more year as a Shire Councillor. His descendants carry on the tradition.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Haig R; "Corrigin Pioneering Days and Beyond".	Shire of Corrigin	1982

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

12 Jun 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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