Dudinin Community Hall

Author

Shire of Kulin

Place Number

06943

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Location

Forrest St Dudinin

Location Details

Other Name(s)

site of Dudinin Hall

Local Government

Kulin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1993, Constructed from 1968

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	16 Sep 2020

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 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by 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 site represents associations with the establishment of Dudinin and the demise of Wogolin. The site represents a way of life no longer practiced, and a sense of place for those with family associations. The place demonstrates the continuity of use and a way of life in Dudinin.

Physical Description

The original hall was a weatherboard hall with a gable roof, with a central sheltered entry flanked by large sash window either side. The crying room and kitchen were located each side of the stage.

History

On the 16 October 1921 Sir James Mitchell opened the original Dudinin Hall, just south of the existing hall at this site. The hall had been relocated from Wogolin where it had been the community hall in the settlement which expected the railway to pass through. It did not, and subsequently many of the facilities relocated to Dudinin.
Lot 36, next to the original hall, is the site of a timber and iron grocery shop with no verandah and living quarters at the rear. It was run by the Carter family before Fred Birch took over the vacant store and converted it to a greengrocery shop.
In 1930 the Farmer's Union branch was formed at the hall, and in 1948 the Junior Farmers branch was established, with Jack Mullan being appointed adviser in 1950. In 1949 the CWA branch formed and meetings were held in the hall. The CWA established a playground near the shop. Regular dances were always held in the hall, and they were on a roster with Jitarning, Harrismith and Tincurrin, each town having one dance a month.
In 1968 the original hall was demolished to make way for a new community centre. In 1968 a drama club was formed. A musical comedy group put on shows to raise funds for community and tennis facilities. They perform floor-shows and since 1980, old time music halls have been a regular feature.
The annual Christmas Tree party is still held in the new hall, carrying on the tradition from the former hall. In 1993 the hall was refurbished and some additions were made.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: intact
Authenticity: high degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
"Kulin Chronicle". Vol 1 Issue1	Kulin Chronicle	17/11/1979
"Research".	Dudinin Community- Unpublished	1996
"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	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Community Hall\Centre
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Community Hall\Centre

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

22 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

11 Mar 2020

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