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Dudinin Railway Precinct

Author

Shire of Kulin

Place Number

07026
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Location

Railway Reserve Dudinin

Location Details

Includes: Railway Station/Refreshment Room and Goods office, Water tanks Salesyards, CBH Bin, Railway Workers' camp & Mrs Pike's bush boarding house sites.

Local Government

Kulin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

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Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 19 Mar 1997 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.

Statement of Significance

The railway was pivotal to the development of the town of Dudinin,
and the railway precinct is representative of that event.

History

Dudinin is located in a valley and was
considered a good site for a dam to provide for the steam trains which were to run on the proposed
railway line south east from Narrogin through Yilliminning. The railway subsequently passed through
Dudinin in preference to Wogolin which was only 6 miles north along the Rabbit proof fence. By
Christmas 1913, a Public Works Department site camp was established at Dudinin and the railway line
proceeded northwards to Jitarning. Mrs Pike's bush boarding house moved along the track as the
gangers moved camp, and Tom Hogg's boarding house did the same. On 15 March 1915 the railway
line through to Kulin was taken over by the Government and on 16 March it was officially opened and
the first train rolled into Kulin.
The water tanks were located at the McGinnis St "T" section. A very high tank was used to supply
water to the steam train engines. The water from the high tank was gravity fed to a lower tank which
supplied water for the local settlers. A large horse trough next to the smalll tank was for use by
travellers. The Government Dam supplied the water for the tanks, and Bill Colan maintained the
steam engine which pumped the water form the dam.
The first Co-operative Bulk Handling bin was established in 1934. It was replaced with another bin in
the 1960s

Condition

Precinct

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
"Kulin Chronicle". Vol 1 Issue1 Kulin Chronicle 17/11/1979
"Kulin in the Making". Kulin Jubilee committee 1960
WE Greble; "A Bold Yeomanry Social Change in a Wheatbelt District Kulin 1848-1970". Shire of Kulin 1979
"Research". Dudinin Community- Unpublished 1996

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

23 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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