Bendering Springs - Site of

Author

Shire of Kondinin

Place Number

11282

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Location

Bendering

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Harry's Corner

Local Government

Kondinin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

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 5	Category 5 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. 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 site represents a way of life no longer practiced.

History

Harry Sayer came to WA in 1909, and after gaining some experience of
the Western Australian farming conditions, took up land in Bendering in 1909/10. Being the first settler of
the area, his place became a landmark, and Harry Sayer's corner was the place where the other settlers
gathered.
Settlement radiated from "Harry's Corner" or the Bendering Springs as it became known.
The surveyed blocks formed triangles, centres at the springs in the centre, the formation being likened to an
English hamlet.
Although referred to as Bendering Springs, no springs were located at this site but a
government well and tank were located on the reserve. It subsequently became a point on the track from
West Bendering to Corrigin.

Condition

Site

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
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

19 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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