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Woolgangie Catchment, Reservoirs and Railway Settlement (ruin)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

03934
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Location

Great Eastern Hwy Woolgangie

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Woolgangie Catchment and Dam

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1894

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
State Register Registered 07 Sep 2007 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

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
(no listings)

Condition

Poor - The overall condition of the place is poor, most of the built features such as the two platelayers cottages, station masters house, railway platform, concrete foundations of outbuildings, telegraph station, reservoir, railway reservoir, site of pump, carrier race, watergates, stone weight, rock catchment area, and railway formation are in a ruinous state, most only have the foundations remaining. The catchment’s stone perimeter wall and carrier race are in a good condition and still carry water to the reservoirs.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
6793 Conservation plan for Woolgangie Catchment and Railway Settlement. (Draft). Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2001

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use GOVERNMENTAL Reservoir or Dam
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Reservoir or Dam

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

28 May 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.