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Pepper Trees, Old Bencubbin Station Site

Author

Shire of Mount Marshall

Place Number

05539
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Location

Hammond St Bencubbin

Location Details

Local Government

Mt Marshall

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1917

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 20 Feb 1996

Statement of Significance

The Pepper tress and a flat space are the only remains of the original Railway Station site, all other buildings and equipment, including the old bin have gone and the new railway station building is of no particular note and is no longer in use.

Physical Description

Two old Pepper Trees.

History

When the railways reached Bencubbin in 1917, it enable the opening up of the district with the extra services available.

Condition

One is in better condition than the other.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
FH Broomehall; "Mt Marshall History".

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use OTHER Other
Original Use OTHER Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

25 Mar 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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