Kulin Railway Station

Author

Shire of Kulin

Place Number

24842

Location

Railway Reserve Kulin

Location Details

Local Government

Kulin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1946

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
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 19 Mar 1997 Category 3

Statement of Significance

The place represents an era of the railway development in Kulin.

Physical Description

Timber framed with weatherboard cladding and a tiled roof.

History

The railway line from Narrogin to Wickepin via Yilliminning was opened in 1909, and the line through from Yilliminning to Kondinin via Kulin was proposed. In 1912, the communities along the line to Kulin lobbied for a preferred route for the Railway line which was being surveyed. On 15 March 1915 the railway line through to Kulin was taken over by the Government and on 16 March it was officially opened and the first train rolled into Kulin. The station was constructed in 1946 - 47 ?? The place is used as a meeting place for the cubs and brownies.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: intact or redeemable Authenticity: high degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
"Kulin Chronicle". Vol 1 Issue1 Kulin Chronicle 17/11/1979
"Kulin in the Making". Kulin Jubilee committee 1960
WE Greble; "A Bold Yeomanry Social Change in a Wheatbelt District Kulin 1848-1970". Shire of Kulin 1979

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Rail: Railway Station

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

26 Jun 2013

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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