Local Government
Meekatharra
Region
Midwest
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Location
Meekatharra Nannine
Location Details
Site
Construction Date
Constructed from 1900
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites |
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Statement of Significance
The site of Hillside Station is significant as an early station establishment.
History
Hillside Station was established near Nannine by a Mr Arnold in the early 1900s. The property had a good water supply from a creek and wells, with water pumped up by windmills, and a substantial market garden and a citrus orchard were established. It was an oasis. In 1919, Wally and Linda Bell, of Meekatharra, took over Hillside. A slaughter yard was built and fresh meat was supplied to Nannine and to local mines. When Wally Bell died in 1940 his son Jack took over the property. He kept the business operating until the mines closed and Nannine became a ghost town in the late 1940s. Jack and his sister Jean then moved the Hillside homestead to Norie Station.
Condition
Site
Other Reference Numbers
| Ref Number | Description |
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| Site 23 | Municipal Inventory |
Place Type
Historic Site
Creation Date
04 Jun 2002Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
01 Jan 2017Disclaimer
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