Yeerakine Rock Dam

Author

Shire of Kondinin

Place Number

10867

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Location

Kondinin

Location Details

15 kms south east of Kondinin

Local Government

Kondinin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1926

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	26 Jun 2020

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Mar 1998	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not included on 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 the place prior to redevelopment or demolition. This category is not included in the Town Planning Scheme, and therefore a planning application is not required for proposed development or demolition of the place. Should a building or demolition application be received by Shire, it should be considered on the basis of the recognised heritage value, and the owner offered the same consultation facilities as for the Town Planning Scheme. The places in this category should be reviewed regularly with consideration for inclusion in the Town Planning Scheme.

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates associations with the development of
Kondinin, and the provision of services.

Physical Description

A Rock wall was constructed in the excavated dam and a concrete tank constructed.

History

In the earliest days of exploration of the region,
Roe camped at Yeerakine Rock. Michael Brown, the "Father of Narrogin", and pastoralist of the
Jitarning area, held a pastoral lease over the rock. It was common for pastoralists to determine their
holdings with reference to water supplies. Arnold William and Ronald Sloan worked for Michael Brown.
AW was a sleeper cutter and sandalwood cutter. In 1921, Sloan share-farmed "Pyramid" with Brown,
and settled on that property.
The Yeerakine Rock dam was built in 1926 to provide a permanent water supply for the developing
town of Kondinin. A pump-house at the top of the rock pumped the water from the dam into a tank
from where it was gravity fed into the reticulation system in Kondinin town, and north and west as far as
Gordon's farm.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable
Authenticity: medium degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place".	Shire of Kondinin	1988

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	CONCRETE	Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

04 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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