Local Government
Kondinin
Region
Wheatbelt
Burma Rd Hyden
North of Hyden
Kondinin
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1945
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 1998 | Category 5 |
Category 5 |
The place demonstrates a way of life no longer practiced, and the rural
way of life, community co-operation and effort. It serves to reveal the priorities in the developing Hyden
region.
After World War Two, the area began to progress at a faster rate.
However the Kondinin Roads Board had a backlog of work. The roads in the northern sector of Hyden
were particularly in need of reconstruction or repair. With the introduction of the school bus service in the
north of Hyden, the need for the road was urgent. The route was cleared by voluntary labour from the
adjoining farmers who had children of school age. Those on the north side started at the end of their road,
and the others started clearing on their side, and they met at the top of the hill. It was named after the
Burma Road which Australian servicemen were involved in as slave labourers. The bus run operated by
Byron Collard commenced in 1949.
Site
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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J Meeking; "The History of Hyden". | 1972 | ||
M Mayfield; "Hyden Progress Association celebrating Fifty Years 1945-1995". | Hyden progress Assoc- Souvenir Booklet | 1995 | |
A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place". | Shire of Kondinin | 1988 |
Historic Site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Other |
Present Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Other |
General | Specific |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Road transport |
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