Gabalong Railway siding & dam - Site of

Author

Shire of Moora

Place Number

11173

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Location

Gabalong

Location Details

Local Government

Moora

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1924, Constructed from 1925

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Nov 1997	Category 5	Category 5 Recognition of the site. No specific regulations would be imposed, except in the case where the site is within the bounds of a precinct category would take precedence. While the Shire recognises the value of the site, it would be a community and/or shire responsibility to mark the site, as appropriate in future development, recognition or inter[retation.

Statement of Significance

The site represents a way of life no longer practised and the importance of the railway to the development of the region.

History

The siding was established on the Miling line in c 1925. The dam was constructed to co-inside with the railway through Bindi Bindi to Miling. It was constructed with single furrow ploughs digging the soil, which was then loaded onto horse drawn drays and carted away. The dam was situated in a 300 acre cathment area reserve which was channelled to direct the run off from the dam. The channels were all constructed by men with shovels, no mechanical devices. A steam pumping station was stoked weekly by one of the railway gangers. The pump pumped water to a 25,000 gallon tank at the Gabalong Siding, to supply water to the steam trains. Water was also sold to the local farmers who purchased it at 6 pence a gallon and carted it away on horse drawn carts. The dam went saline in the late 1940's. The wheat bins in the Railway Reserve were demolished in the early 1990's.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Margaret Ellis compiled "Unpublished Research Notes"		1996
	M Laurie;"Tracks Through the Midlands, A History of the Moora District."	Shire of Moora	1995

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

17 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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