Local Government
Victoria Plains
Region
Wheatbelt
Calingiri
Includes: Railway Station, Turntable, Goods Shed & Fettlers Cottages
Victoria Plains
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1917
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Oct 1998 | Category 4 | |
The railway precinct represents the important role that the railway played in the development of the region. The line between Calingiri and Perth provided an essential connection to the city, for produce and people, and a basis for further development. The railway station is the only remaining building in the Calingiri Railway precinct, to represent the railway line and its important role in the development of the Calingiri town and the surrounding district.
The railway line extended north from Toodyay to Bolgart's original townsite in 1909. In 1914, the railway line was extended to the new Bolgart townsite. By the end of 1914, there was speculation about the most likely place for a town along the proposed northern extension of the railway line. Proposed sidings included the 8 mile at Wyening, 'Glendale' at Calcarra, and the 'Washpool' in Calingiri. As early as 1908, a tentative townsite was proposed at 'Washpool', and further approved by settlers after a cricket match in 1914. 'Washpool' also known as Calintrey, had been Higgin's pastoral lease, and the mission road crossed the proposed railway reserve at the washpool, hence the location of the siding at that place. The North Wyening settlers adopted the name of Calingiri for the district, and the Wyening Progress Association lapsed. In January 1915, the town .of Calingiri was gazetted, and the Progress Association named the streets. A recreation reserve of 30 acres was set aside at 'Washpool' flats, and Tom Halse sold 16 acres for the Cemetery site. By 1916, the railway line had extended from Bolgart to the siding at Wyening. On 24 May 1917, the railway line from Wyening to Calingiri was opened. Calingiri was the head of the line in 1917. The fettlers cottage was constructed of railway sleepers with a tarpaulin roof, and had an anthill floor. The white gum tree at the siding was a social place to sit and have a beer when the cases of beer were unloaded off the trains. The goods shed was also the passenger shed and had the railway phone.
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". | Shire of Victoria Plains | 1971 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Silo or Grain Shed |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Railway Station |
| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Railway Station |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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