Yerecoin siding & wheat bin

Author

Shire of Victoria Plains

Place Number

12927

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Location

Yerecoin

Location Details

Local Government

Victoria Plains

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1936

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	27 Oct 1998	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not included on the Town Planning Scheme at this time. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Assess in more detail when considering a development application. Record the place prior to redevelopment or demolition. This category is not included in the Town Planning Scheme, and therefore a planning application is not required for proposed development or demolition of the place. Should a building or demolition application be received by Shire, it should be considered on the basis of the recognised heritage value, and the owner offered the same consultation facilities as for the Town Planning Scheme. The places in this category should be reviewed regularly with consideration for inclusion in the Town Planning Scheme.

Statement of Significance

The site has significant associations with the railway line, the early development of CBH' bulk grain handling, and the agricultural activities of the surrounding district.

Physical Description

1936' CBH Grain silos, and sites of stockyards, station sheds (2), and railway houses (fettlers)

History

In 1912, three land owners in the Piawaning area requested of the Premier that the railway line from Bolgart be extended a further 30 miles north of Bolgart. The request was met with success, and it was agreed that a siding would be located near William's 'Piawaning Spring's' property and the townsite was chosen in January 1914, and plans were made for the construction of the railway line. In 1917, Calingiri was the head of the line from Bolgart, and in 1919 Piawaning became the head of the line, with Yerecoin a siding on the south side of Piawanning. The line did not connect to Miling until 1925, in between which time, Piawaning remained the head of the line.
Yerecoin was the main receival for wheat until 1945, when road transport increased, and people didn't use the railway line as much. The bins are the only '1936' style bins are still in existance in the Victoria Plains Shire, and one of only four in the entire wheatbelt.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains".	Shire of Victoria Plains	1971

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Railway Station
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Railway Station
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Silo or Grain Shed
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Silo or Grain Shed

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

09 Dec 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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