Rabbit Proof Fence

Author

Shire of Wickepin

Place Number

07144

Location

Wickepin

Location Details

Local Government

Wickepin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1904, Constructed from 1906

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment Current 25 Nov 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 16 Aug 1996 Category 4

Parent Place or Precinct

05253 Rabbit Proof Fence No 1

Statement of Significance

Demonstrates an association with the occupation on the land, and a way of life.

History

The Rabbit proof fence was constructed in C1904-6 in an attempt by the government to halt the spread of rabbits into the agricultural regions of Western Australia. This is part of the second fence. It was virtually ineffectual.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7300 The longest fence in the world : a history of the No. 1 Rabbit Proof fence from its beginning until recent times. Book 1991

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Other
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

28 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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