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Billericay Rifle Club - site

Author

Shire of Narembeen

Place Number

06754
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Location

Billericay

Location Details

Local Government

Narembeen

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 31 Jul 1996 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 site represents associations with war and a community sport.

History

The Volunteer Defence Corps, formed in 1940 in Narembeen, held rifle drills at the Billericay Rifle Range during the Second World War.

Condition

Site

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Bristow I; "Seedtime & Harvest A History of the Narembeen District 1888-1988". Shire of Narembeen 1988

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

20 May 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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