Windmill Hill Railway Cutting

Author

Shire of Toodyay

Place Number

04518

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Location

Windmill Hill Dumbarton

Location Details

5km from townsite GPS: 0454095 6506502

Local Government

Toodyay

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1964, Constructed from 1963

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	01 Dec 2012

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
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified {Lscpe}	20 Dec 1991			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Aug 1998	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance; provide an appropriate level of recognition and protection. Recommend that maximum encouragement is provided to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Nomination to the National Trust Classified List is recommended, to afford protection by means of moral persuasion. (TPS also relevant).

Statement of Significance

The place has historic value for its associations with the implementation of the standard gauge railway in Western Australia.
The place has historic value as an example of an engineering challenge and achievements undertaken by Western Australian professionals. The place has aesthetic value as an illustration of how dramatically the physical environment has been shaped to accommodate new technologies.

Physical Description

A cutting through rock creating a narrow gorge with very steep embankments.

History

This is the deepest cut on the standard gauge railway. At the time of its construction it was the deepest cut in the Southern Hemisphere. it is still one of the deepest cuts constructed by Westrail.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
2314	Windmill Hill Railway Cutting : nomination of a geological monument for the register of the National Estate.	Book	1991

Place Type

Geological monument

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Exploration & surveying
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

21 Aug 1995

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Approved

Last Update

19 Apr 2021

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