Bindi Bindi Wheat Bins

Author

Shire of Moora

Place Number

11019

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Location

Bindi Bindi

Location Details

Local Government

Moora

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1937

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Nov 1997	Category 2	Category 2 May be nominated tot he National Trust of Australia )(WA) for national Trust Classification. A national trust classification has no legal significance and does not infringe on the rights of ownership of a property in any way. National trust Classification is a mark of recognition of the cultural heritage value of a property, and relies on moral persuasion for protection.

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way oflife and the revolution in the handling of the grain. It is one of the few (if not the only) bins of it's type still in existence on the line.

History

The railway line from Piawanning to Miling was completed in 1925 afer an active committee worked for an extension of the line. The line was open for service on 6th August 1925. The siding was named after the Bindy Bindy Homestead which had been the centre of the districts for many years. The first wheat carted to the siding in bags and the first season's lumpers were John Joyce and Gerald Longman. In the first year (1925/26) the railway reported that 13746 bags of wheat were railed.

On 5th April 1933 Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH) Limited was formed. In 1937 bulk handling was introduced at Bindi Bindi Siding and Jack Groves was the first attendant. the bulk handling facility wa appreciated for the time and cost efficiency. Bindi Bindi developed to become a large wheat growing area, with CBH announcing plans in 1971 to construct a "D" type storage facility.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or Redeemable
Authenticity: Medium Degree

Condition

Good

References

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	Margaret Ellis compiled "Unpublished Research Notes"		1996

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Silo or Grain Shed
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Silo or Grain Shed

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Rural industry & market gardening

Creation Date

13 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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