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Buniche Well

Author

Shire of Lake Grace

Place Number

12800
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Location

Buniche

Location Details

Local Government

Lake Grace

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

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 23 Sep 1998 Category E

Category E

An historic site without built features. Recommend that the site is recognised by means of a plaque, place name, interpretive material, or an architectural or urban design, in due course.

Statement of Significance

The site has associations with the supply of water and sustainability of settlement in the area.

History

In the early 1920s a well was sunk to supply water for the horse teams carrying the goods and provisions for the pioneer farmers to establish on their properties in the Lake Biddy region. Later the horse teams used in the construction of the Newdegate Railway line, used the water supply.

Condition

Site

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Good GF; "The Growth & Development of the Newdegate District". Newdegate Golden Jubilee Committee 1972

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Water: Other
Present Use Transport\Communications Water: Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Road transport
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

03 Nov 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.