Gwindinup Siding

Author

Shire of Capel

Place Number

15184

Location

Gwindiup

Location Details

Local Government

Capel

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1893

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management
Type	Status	Date	Category
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Aug 1999	Category 5

Statement of Significance

The site has significant associations with the southward development of the railway line between Boyanup and Donnybrook.

History

The siding is on the Boyanup Donnybrook line, the first siding south of Boyanup. The area of Gwindinup was settled before Boyanup. The Bunbury-Boyanup railway was completed in 1887, but not used until 1891. The Boyanup line was connected to the main southwest line from Perth on 22 August 1893, and as Donnybrook was emerging as the centre of a rapidly expanding orchard industry, the line was extended and opened to traffic on 16 November 1892. Busselton connected to the Donnybrook line on 26 December 1895, and the Bridgetown extension was on 1 November 1898.

Condition

Site

References

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
	"Boyanup Centenery Souvenir Booklet 15-16 October 1994".	Lions Club of Boyanup	1994

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

11 Jan 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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