Local Government
Kondinin
Region
Wheatbelt
Bendering
"Seymour"
Kondinin
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1933
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 1998 | Category 4 | |
The place demonstrates a way of life and associations with early settlers.
Cement brick, same bricks as the Bendering Hall. Verandahs all around. A billiard room.
WG 'Nutty' Smith financially supported the establishment of the Bendering Hall in 1933. He constructed his own home of the same bricks at the same time as the hall was built. Smith was reputedly a wealthy man. On the 24 September the foundation stone of the Bendering Sports Club (Hall) was laid by WG Smith, who went guarantor for the £640 cost of the hall, which the Bendering Sports Club repaid over the years, making the final payment in 1950. Connection with Stan Pond. Stan Bond was one of the nine children of Charles and Ada Pond. The original farm was Charles's brother-in-law Frank Smith's; 'Hazeldene, and later Charles took up 'Coralinga'. 'Seymour' was one of the farms which amalgamated to become the 'Ponds'. Mr & Mrs C Pond celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary at 'Seymour'. Stan Pond died in 1966.
Integrity: Intact or redeemable
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place". | Shire of Kondinin | 1988 | |
| Research Notes | Bendering Community Unpublished |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | OTHER | Other Material |
| Wall | BRICK | Other Brick |
| General | Specific |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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