Berringbooding Water Tank and Rock Catchment

Author

Shire of Mukinbudin

Place Number

12838

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Location

Berringbooding Rd Mukinbudin

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Beringbooding Hill
Beringbooding Rock

Local Government

Mukinbudin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1937

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	21 Oct 1998	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district.

Statement of Significance

The place is significant as a source of sustaining settlement in the area.

Physical Description

18 acre rock catchment area a over natural rock formations. Round concrete water storage tank with a corrugated iron roof. Together they have a capacity of 2.25 million gallons.

History

After the Bonnie Rock water catchment was completed in 1931 when
the railway came to Bonnie Rock, it was estimated that only 250,000 gallons of the 6000,000 gallon capacity would be available for settlers (the remainder for the trains). Water in Berringbooding was carted form two wells near the rock, which had been cleaned out and equipped with pumps in 1929 as part of the 3500 Farms Scheme. In 1931, the district engineer noted the site as an excellent catchment area. Final surveys were conducted in 1936, and the tank and catchment walls were constructed by sustenance labour during the depression which was still evident in 1937. It was built to provide water for the settlers as the Bonnie Rock catchment catered more for the railway. By 1947, there were very few settlers left to use the water, and the tank was overflowing. Monty Masefield piped the water one mile to the Rabbit Proof Fence, and in 1951 two local farmers reticulated their water supplies form the water tank Until the 1980s, it was the largest concrete water tank in the southern hemisphere.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact
Authenticity: High Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	J Maddock; "On the Line, A History of the Shire of Mukinbudin".	Shire of Mukinbudin	1987

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

02 Dec 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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