Local Government
Kulin
Region
Wheatbelt
Gte 101 rabbit proof fence Dudinin
Kulin
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1904
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 25 Nov 2005 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Mar 1997 | Category 5 | |
The site represents associations with significant identities and the fence which was a significant construction.
Remains of the timber and iron hut and water tank and trough.
The purpose of the Rabbit Proof Fence was to inhibit the movement of rabbits from the Eastern staes into the developing wheat and sheep areas in Western Auatralia. The No. 1 rabbit proof fence was extending a distance of 1122 miles form Starvation Boat Harbour (east of Hopetown) to Wallal (between Port Hedland and Broome). By the time the fence was completed in c1905 rabbits were already in the west, so the Minister for Lands decided to construct another fence. No 2. rabbit proof fence is roughly parallel with No.1 fence. In 1906, No. 2 fence was completed, and No. 3 fence across to Bluff Point was almost completed. Settlement consolidated west of the fence, and land in the east was not selected for agriculture before 1909. The first settlement east of the fence did occur at Wogolin and Dudinin. Boundary riders maintained the rabbit proof fence. They were responsible for a set length of the fence. J Mullan worked on the fence, and Farr was a boundary rider. The hut site is located on land taken up as a pastoral lease in 1896 (5 September), in the Harrismith area, by William Justice Smith.
Site
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WE Greble; "A Bold Yeomanry Social Change in a Wheatbelt District Kulin 1848-1970". | Shire of Kulin | 1979 | |
| "Research". | Dudinin Community- Unpublished | 1996 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Other |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Other |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Rural industry & market gardening |
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