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Oaklands

Author

Shire of Wickepin

Place Number

07329
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Location

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Greens

Local Government

Wickepin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1906

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 16 Aug 1996 Category 5

Category 5

Recognition of the site. No specific regulations would be imposed, except in the case where the site is within the bounds of a precinct, in which case the precinct category would take precedence. While the Shire recognises the value of the site, it would be a community and/or Shire responsibility to mark the site, as appropriate in future development, recognition or interpretation.

Statement of Significance

The place represents a way of life no longer practiced. It demonstrates a direct association with the first settlers, which is relatively uncommon in the district.

Physical Description

Timber framed cottage clad with weather board and corrugated iron, with pressed metal ceilings and walls on the interior.

History

In 1904 Richard J T Green travelled from Kalgoorlie and took up this land. In 1906 he settled on the land with his wife Yohanna. The third and fourth generations of the first settlers are still farming the land.

Condition

Ruins

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Cottage
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Other METAL Pressed Metal
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

28 May 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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