Gabatha Well - Site of

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In 1874, D McPherson took up land in the vicinity of the well. Water supplies were critical to survival.

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Indarrie Schoool - Site No 2

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The site represents a way of life associated with education, which is no longer practised.

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The Indarries School was first established in one room of Peter Dix's three room mud brick house in 1900. Peter Dix was instrumental in having a new school built in 1903. The school commenced with Miss Boxall teaching 17 students. The school became a social centre for the district with religious servcies, meetings and dances all taking place. Three small rooms provided living quarters for the teacher. By 1927, the railway siding had changed the community focus and facilities were developing around the Bindi Bindi siding and townsite. The Indarrie School was closed and relocated to the Bindi Bindi Siding where it reopened as Bindi Bindi School in 1928. In 1988, the Bindi Bindi Parents and Citizens Assocaiation marked the site with a plaque commemorating the past students and teachers of Indarrie School.

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Grave of George Brown Clarke

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The site represents associations with a pioneer.

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George Brown Clarke took up 10 acres of freehold known as Indara in 1856. Indarrie Homestead and Springs are located within that land selection/ The Headstone inscription reads: In Loving Memory of George Brown Clark Born Boston USA 1810 Died 1884

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Indarrie farm (telephone exchange)

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The place demonstrates a way of life and associations with signficant pioneers and communication.

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George Brown Clarke took up 10 acres of freehold known as Indara in 1856. Indarrie Homestead and Springs are located within that land selection. He had previously worked for the Lefroys as a shepherd, after moving to Walebing in 1846. The spring was used by the explorer Ernest Giles in 1875 when he completed his overland crossing from South Australia. George's son, George Dollard Clarke met Giles out near Tootra Well, quite by accident and guided them to Tootra Well and the next day to Indarrie. George (son) was dispatched to Walebing to the telegraph office to inform Peth of Giles' arrival. In 1894, Peter Dix tookup Indarrie when George Dollard Clarke retired to Moora. Peter Dix was born at Berkshire Valley in 1865 and worked for the Lefroys as a shepherd at Walebing when he was 11 years old and was later stock overseer for Clinch in the 1890's. In 1888 he was one of a chain of mail carriers between Perth and Geraldton (Walebing to Coorow). In 1912, Thomas Tierny took over the property. After selling Indarrie, Dix took up his father's property Mambooda. He was a foundation member of the Moora Roads Board. The farm house was the location of the Indarrie Phone Exchange. Usually the women of the house operated the exchange which provided a welcome social link as well as an essential communication link. The Tierny Family still own and farm the property.

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Integrity: Intact or redeemable Authenticity: ? Degreee

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Cairn Hill Siding - Site of

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The site represents associations with the development of the railway and agricultural industries and the more recent development of natural resources.

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Anthony Hordern was issued a contract under the Land Grant Scheme, to provide a railway line through the area. In 1884, John Waddington proposed the Geraldton line, based on Hordern's contact. It was intended to run between York and Geraldton but later changed to Midland and Walkaway (Geraldton). The original proposal had the line running through New Norcia, Walebing and Clune's Mill. However after much objection was raised about the threat to leaseholders in the region: Clinch, Salvado and Lefroy, led to the prevention of the line through that area. In 1886, the "Waddington Agreement" was drawn up and on 1st March 1886, Edward Keane, the building contractor commenced the line from both ends (Geraldton and Midland). Fianancial problems were soon apparent and construction ws ceased between 1887 and 1890. In 1894, Herbert Bond took over and the Midland Railway Company took over the concessions. In 1893, the railhead was established at Moora, with the line open through to Geraldton in November 1894. Trains firstly ran three times a week, but soon increased to six times a week. By 1901, there was one train each way every day except Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day. The siding was reopened in 1989, to load quartz from Coomberdale. The ore is refined for use as silicon chips and other technology. It is loaded into open trucks and railed diretly to the silicon smeltre at Kemerton.

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Coomberdale Hall

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11244 Coomberdale Townsite

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The place demonstrates a way of life. the original hall id the oldest remaining building in the Coomberdale Townsite and presents an important element of the townscape character.

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The original timber framed and weatehrboar clad hall has a corrugated iron gable roof. The weatherboards have been painted. The building is typical of community hall throughout the regional areas in the 1910's and 1920's. The hall has been retained and used as an adjunctto th new community centre which adjoins it on the south side.

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Integrity: Intact Authenticity: High Degree

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Very Good

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Coomberdale Post Office

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11244 Coomberdale Townsite

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The place represents a way of life association with postal communication.

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Constructed in the 1950s. The timber framed fibro clad building has a hipped tiled roof. The post offce has a domestic appearance, with the centre front room with a double entry, flanked by windows and the post office boxes under one window. A metal awning extends along the front of that room. A garage fo the same construction, but with a gable roof is located on the east side of the PO residence, protruding and in line with the front boundary.

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Integrity: Intact or Redeemable Authentcity: Medium Degree

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Coomberdale railway siding & bin - Site of

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11244 Coomberdale Townsite

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The site represents associations with the development of the railway and subsequent settlement.

History

Anthony Hordern was issued a contract under the Land Grant Scheme, to provide a railway line through the area. In 1884, John Waddington proposed the Geraldton line, based on Hordern's contact. It was intended to run between York and Geraldton but later changed to Midland and Walkaway (Geraldton). The original proposal had the line running through New Norcia, Walebing and Clune's Mill. However after much objection was raised about the threat to leaseholders in the region: Clinch, Salvado and Lefroy, led to the prevention of the line through that area. In 1886, the "Waddington Agreement" was drawn up and on 1st March 1886, Edward Keane, the building contractor commenced the line from both ends (Geraldton and Midland). Fianancial problems were soon apparent and construction ws ceased between 1887 and 1890. In 1894, Herbert Bond took over and the Midland Railway Company took over the concessions. In 1893, the railhead was established at Moora, with the line open through to Geraldton in November 1894. Trains firstly ran three times a week, but soon increased to six times a week. By 1901, there was one train each way every day except Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day. The Coomberdale Siding was established in 1894. The Fettler's camp was located in the vicinity of the siding. The original bulk handling bin was constructed in 1938. It has since been replaced by more up-to-date facilities.

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Coomberdale School - Site of

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11244 Coomberdale Townsite

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The site represents a way of life associated with education.

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The first school venue was in a building built by George Antonie (Samaha) as a store. It opened on 18th October 1909. Later the Education Department built a school which was opened n hte 16th February 1910. In 1919, another room was added to the original room. In the 1950's it was still used and between 1952 and 1958, the school milk was supplied. School teacher's house in the 1950's? A demountable classroom was added in 1966 which meant that grades 5-7 could attend Coomberdale school instead of going to Moora. In 1975, an extra teacher was employed and the hall was a classroom. Although a new school opened in Moora in 1978, in 1984 a new building was constructed at Coomberdale. It closed in 1990.

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Coomberdale Townsite

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• 11167 Coomberdale School - Site of
• 01604 Coomberdale Hall
• 11112 Coomberdale Post Office
• 11164 Coomberdale railway siding & bin - Site of

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• 11167 Coomberdale School - Site of
• 01604 Coomberdale Hall
• 11112 Coomberdale Post Office
• 11164 Coomberdale railway siding & bin - Site of

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The precinct of the townsite represents the development and history of the town.

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Wildflower Farm

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The place demonstrates a way of life associated with the diversification of the agricultural industry abd the development of rural tourism.

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Production of wildflowers for overseas export. Also thraditional farming of grain wheat. Cost effective, natural vegetation optimised. local employment and tourism.

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Integrity: Intact or Redeemable Authenticity: High Degree

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Waverley (site of ruin & well)

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The site represents a way of life and associations with pioneers and pastoralism.

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The property was originally an outstation for James Clinch abd dwwelling was constructed as shepherd's lving quarters. In 1853, Clinch obtained the freehold for 10 acres of the property.

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Coolbellie Well - Site of

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The site represents the earliest European occupation of the land.

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The well is located on land which was originally 'mission' land. It was later bought by Edmund King.

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Creslow School - Site of

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The site represents associations with education, the pioneer Welsh community and a way of life no longer practised.

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The school was established in 1912 in response to requests from the Welsh settlers and the Ralph Family. The welsh community had establishd in the area in 1911, being attracted by the Midland Railway Company's land sales. Many of the Welsh settlers had spent the previous twenty years or so in Patagonia in South America. The name of the school was changed to Nardy, which was the name of Ben Ralph's farm, in order not to be confused with the Gwalia Goldfields. Many of the Welsh children could not speak english. The school closed in 1927 and reopened in 1937.It closed again after the war in 1945 despite attmpts by the local community to keep it open. The students transferred to Miling Siding School with the assistance of the school bus. In 1953, the school building was relocated to the Miling School.

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Dalaroo Siding - Site of

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The site represents associations with the railway line and development of the agricultural industry.

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Anthony Hordern was issued a contract under the Land Grant Scheme, to provide a railway line through the area. In 1884, John Waddington proposed the Geraldton line, based on Hordern's contact. It was intended to run between York and Geraldton but later changed to Midland and Walkaway (Geraldton). The original proposal had the line running through New Norcia, Walebing and Clune's Mill. However after much objection was raised about the threat to leaseholders in the region: Clinch, Salvado and Lefroy, led to the prevention of the line through that area. In 1886, the "Waddington Agreement" was drawn up and on 1st March 1886, Edward Keane, the building contractor commenced the line from both ends (Geraldton and Midland). Fianancial problems were soon apparent and construction ws ceased between 1887 and 1890. In 1894, Herbert Bond took over and the Midland Railway Company took over the concessions. In 1893, the railhead was established at Moora, with the line open through to Geraldton in November 1894. Trains firstly ran three times a week, but soon increased to six times a week. By 1901, there was one train each way every day except Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day.

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Gabalong Railway siding & dam - Site of

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The site represents a way of life no longer practised and the importance of the railway to the development of the region.

History

The siding was established on the Miling line in c 1925. The dam was constructed to co-inside with the railway through Bindi Bindi to Miling. It was constructed with single furrow ploughs digging the soil, which was then loaded onto horse drawn drays and carted away. The dam was situated in a 300 acre cathment area reserve which was channelled to direct the run off from the dam. The channels were all constructed by men with shovels, no mechanical devices. A steam pumping station was stoked weekly by one of the railway gangers. The pump pumped water to a 25,000 gallon tank at the Gabalong Siding, to supply water to the steam trains. Water was also sold to the local farmers who purchased it at 6 pence a gallon and carted it away on horse drawn carts. The dam went saline in the late 1940's. The wheat bins in the Railway Reserve were demolished in the early 1990's.

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Gabalong Telephone Exchange - Site of

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The site represents a way of life no longer practised.

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Mr & Mrs David Norwood ran the exchange in their home next door to the Gablong ruin (still there during WWII). The phone exchanges were oftern located in farm houses. The woman of the house usually operated the exchange. It provided not only an important communication link, but a valuable social link for the otherwise isolated woman on the farm.

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Gabalong Townsite

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The townsite represents a way of life no longer practised.

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The Gabalong townsite was gazetted. A site was allocated for a hotel, but the town never developed. The only buildings constructed in the town were the 7 houses which accommodated the railway gang. Joe Head was the first ganger, he built a mud brick house which Jimmy Cook later lived in. The townsite closed in 1994/95.

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Gillingarra Hall

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Indarrie School - Site of first school

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The site represents a way of life associated with education which is no longer practised and demonstrates associations with pioneers.

History

The iNdarrie School was firts established in one room of Dix's three room mud brick house in 1900. Margaret Boxall taught 21 over a period of 3 years in tha room, Most of the children walking up to 4 miles to and from school. Peter Dix was instrumental in having a new school built in 1903 at another site. Peter Dix was a foundation member of the Moora Roads Board. He died in 1945.

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