Jun Jun Spring Site

Author

Shire of Coorow

Place Number

06469

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Location

Junjun Rd Coorow

Location Details

Local Government

Coorow

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	31 Oct 1996	Category 5	Category 5 Historic site without built features; recognise for example with a plaque, place name or reflection in urban or architectural design.

Statement of Significance

The Jun Jun spring site has local historic significance having been surveyed by John Forrest, further the site has been closely associated with the early settlement of the district.

Physical Description

Site only. About three acres of a native species of rushes surround the spring site, a windmill has been erected nearby.

History

Surveyed by John Forrest, and settled by Alexander and Janet Jones who built a house on the east side of Jun Jun Springs in 1905 but left in 1906. Since then the block has had numerous owners some who planned a market garden, but it has remained essentially a grazing property.

Condition

Site only

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Records of A Doley and H. Bothe.

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Other
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Resource exploitation & depletion

Creation Date

05 May 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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