Billericay Government Dam - Site of

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The site represents the value of water supplies.

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The government provided water supplies throughout the countryside for settlers and travellers.

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Billericay Rifle Club - site

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The site represents associations with war and a community sport.

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The Volunteer Defence Corps, formed in 1940 in Narembeen, held rifle drills at the Billericay Rifle Range during the Second World War.

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Billericay Siding - site

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The site represents associations with the wheat industry and the railway transport network.

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The railway came through Billericay prior to reaching the Narembeen siding in 1917. The line was an extension northwards from Narrogin via Yilliminning, Dudinin, Kulin and Kondinin.

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Billericay Store - site

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The site represents commerce and a community in Billericay.

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The railway came through Billericay prior to reaching the Narembeen siding in 1917.

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Cramphorne Siding - Site of

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The site represents associations with the wheat industry and the railway transport network.

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The extension of the railway line northwards from Narrogin via Yilliminning, Dudinin, Kulin and Kondinin had reached Narembeen in 1917. However it was not until 1925 that the line extended northwards from Narembeen through to Merredin, passing through Cramphorne, on the northern boundary of the Narembeen Shire.

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Mt Cramphorne Rock (Site of water catchment dam)

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The site represents the importance of water supplies.

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In 1928 a well was sunk, and in 1929 the area was surveyed for the possibility of using the area as a water catchment from the natural rock formations. It did not proceed at that time. During the mid 1960s a dam was excavated.

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Dry Soak Phone Exchange - site

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The establishment of a communication network in the developing wheatbelt was an important phase of the region's development. It demonstrates a way of life no longer practiced.

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The phone exchanges were often located in a farm house. The communication linkage provided the otherwise isolated farmer's wife with a link to the rest of the community. It was usually the farmer's wife who operated the exchanges.

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Emu Hill Hall (School) - Site

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06682 Emu Hill Townsite

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The site represents associations with the pioneers of the district and demonstrate a way of life.

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Education was an important issue for the settlers in the developing communities, and by 1911 the Emu Hill settlers recognised the need to educate their children, in 1913 the first Emu Hill School was built on the corner of Latham's property, and opened with only 5 students on 14 February 1914. Enrolment improved only marginally, and after the Wadderin School opened in 1919, the Emu Hill School closed only a few months later when it could not maintain the minimum number of eight students to keep the school open. Within a few months of the closure of the Emu Hills School, the parents were requesting a school in the Emu Hill Townsite. The first catholic mass in the Narembeen area was conducted at the hall in 1919. In April 1920 a school commenced in the Emu Hill Hall. Agitation continued to have a purpose built school in Emu Hill Town, and subsequently a site was chosen, and school constructed in 1923, with school commencing in 1924. In the early 1940s the hall was relocated by volunteer labour, to the Narembeen recreation Ground, to serve as a club house

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Emu Hill School (2) -Site

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06682 Emu Hill Townsite

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Emu Hill Siding - site

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06682 Emu Hill Townsite

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The site represents associations with the wheat industry and the railway transport network.

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The railway came through Emu Hill prior to reaching the Narembeen siding in 1917. The line was an extension northwards from Narrogin via Yilliminning, Dudinin, Kulin and Kondinin.

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Emu Hill Townsite

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• 06761 Emu Hill School (2) -Site
• 06760 Emu Hill Hall (School) - Site
• 06758 Emu Hill Siding - site

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• 06761 Emu Hill School (2) -Site
• 06760 Emu Hill Hall (School) - Site
• 06758 Emu Hill Siding - site

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The site represents a way of life no longer practiced. The former town had many associations with the pioneers of the district.

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Emu Hill Siding: Ref No. 103 Emu Hill Hall: Ref No. 104 Emu Hill School: Ref No. 105 Emu Hill School 2: Ref No. 106

History

Pre 1913 the Emu Hill settlement, the first in what is now the Narembeen Shire, was under the Greenhills Road Board, then East Avon Roads Board. In 1922 much opposition was voiced against a licensed hotel in Emu Hill. A subsequent application for the licence was refused on two separate occasions, and the Narembeen private town was successful in their application. Narembeen was at the railhead from 1917, and after the establishment of the hotel and private town, Emu Hill failed to prosper. In 1924, the Narembeen Roads Board was formed, and Emu Hill was within the jurisdiction, being only 3 miles to the south west of narembeen town.. By 1927 the bank branch in Emu Hill closed, and the town declined. The hall was removed in the early 1940s. In the 1990s nothing remains to inform of a once thriving settlement.

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Emu Hill School

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The site represents considerable associations with the pioneers of the district and demonstrate a way of life.

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CG Latham took up a 160 homestead block and developed 965 acres on conditional purchase in 1910. It subsequently bordered immediately south of the private townsite of Narembeen after his neighbour Tom Savage sold part of his farm to Connelly and Hale. C G Latham was a pioneer of the Narembeen district, taking up his land in 1910. He was a foundation member of the Bruce Rock Roads Board and the inaugural Chairman of the Narembeen Roads Board. He was a Minister in the Mitchell Government and Leader of the Opposition He led the Country Party from 1930 to 1942 and was elected to the Legislative Council in 1946. In 1960, the year he retired, Charles Latham was knighted for service to the public. Education was an important issue for the settlers in the developing communities, and by 1911 the Emu hill settlers recognised the need to educate their children. The secretary(Alf Henley) of the Emu Hill and Eastern Districts progress Association wrote to the Inspector general of schools requesting a school. In 1913 the Emu Hill School was built on the corner of Latham's property, after some discussion with regard to the site. School opened with only 5 students on 14 February 1914. Enrolment improved only marginally, and the Education Department suggested the school drop to Assisted status where the parents subsidise the teacher's salary. In may 1915 that arrangement was put in place with a new teacher, and the enrolments increased such that the Education Department assumed responsibility for the teacher's salary. On the 22 February 1915, the first wedding in the Narembeen district took place in the school room. Mary and Randolph Hilton were married, and the bride was "given away" by Charles Latham. Fricker's house was used for the wedding breakfast before the entire community returned to the school room for the evening dance. Social evenings and dances were held in the school room, which was the only community venue in the region. In 1916 Fricker cropped the block around the school to supplement the teacher's salary. After the Wadderin School opened in 1919, the Emu Hill School closed only a few months later when it could not maintain the minimum number of eight students to keep the school open. It was later relocated to its existing site in the Narembeen School Precinct.

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Emu Hills Wells

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The wells are of considerable significance, No1 as one of the first used in the district, and No2 in the continued government provision of water supplies throughout the developing countryside. They demonstrate away of life no longer practiced.

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No 1 well is on private property. It is located 200 metres wets of No2 well which is located in the Emu Hill-Roe Lookout reserve, on the side of the road.

History

No 1 well was used by the sandalwood cutters and the Kumminin homestead station. When the farms were surveyed in 1910, and the well was found to be on private property, No 2 well was put down in the reserve area for the general public's use.

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Emu Hill School (2)

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The site represents associations with the pioneers of the district and demonstrate a way of life.

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Education was an important issue for the settlers in the developing communities, and by 1911 the Emu Hill settlers recognised the need to educate their children. In 1913 the first Emu Hill School was built on the corner of Latham's property, and opened with only 5 students on 14 February 1914. Enrolment improved only marginally, and after the Wadderin School opened in 1919, the Emu Hill School closed only a few months later when it could not maintain the minimum number of eight students to keep the school open. Within a few months of the closure of the Emu Hills School, the parents were requesting a school in the Emu Hill Townsite. In April 1920 a school commenced in the Emu Hill Hall. Agitation continued to have a purpose built school in Emu Hill Town, and subsequently the Inspector supported the application A site was decided upon, and school constructed in 1923. The school commenced on 5 April 1924, and continued to operate until the end of 1938 when it closed. Children from the district travelled to Narembeen school on the Moppetts School Bus service. The school was relocated to the Narembeen School site in 1938 and remains insitu in 1996.

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Glenhurst Phone Exchange - site

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The establishment of a communication network in the developing wheatbelt was an important phase of the region's development. It demonstrates a way of life no longer practiced.

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The phone exchanges were often located in a farm house. The communication linkage provided the otherwise isolated farmer's wife with a link to the rest of the community. It was usually the farmer's wife who operated the exchanges.

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Graball School (Butcher's Block) - site

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The site/place represents the education system of a way of life no longer practiced. It represents the community co-operation and the value of education.

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Education was an important issue for the settlers in the developing communities, and by 1921 the parents in the Graball district were lobbying for a school in their area. Wadderin School was considered too far away, and was closed in 1920 anyway. A submission to the Education Department detailing eleven children, with the possibility of more, the relocated of the Wadderin School, with works undertaken by the Soldier settlers in the area, and the availability of teaching services from Mrs Hall. In 1922 the Inspector agreed to the request, and the school was relocated from Wadderin, to Butcher's block. The relocation of the school left it in an unusable condition, and the farmers were busy seeding. Finally the school was completed under tender and opened in August 1923. However by 1924 it was obvious that if the school moved another 6 miles north east of Butcher's farm, more children could attend. Inspector Hughes supported relocation, and Mr Cawse offered one acre of his land Butcher's block school was closed on 11 November due to the attendance falling below the required eight students. The Narembeen roads Board Chairman, Charles Latham, supported the relocation of the school. Tenders were called for the removal, and it opened at the new site on 14 April 1925.

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Graball School (Cawse's Block) - site

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The site represents the education system of a way of life no longer practiced. It represents the community co-operation and the value of education.

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Education was an important issue for the settlers in the developing communities, and by 1921 the parents in the Graball district were lobbying for a school in their area. Wadderin School was considered too far away, and was closed in 1920 anyway. In 1922 the Inspector agreed and the school was relocated from Wadderin, to Butcher's block. The school was relocated by the community, completed under tender and opened in August 1923. However by 1924 it was obvious that if the school moved another 6 miles north east of Butcher's farm, more children could attend. Inspector Hughes supported relocation, and Mr Cawse offered one acre of his land Butcher's block school was closed on 11 November 1924 due to the attendance falling below the required eight students. The Narembeen roads Board Chairman, Charles Latham, supported the relocation of the school. Tenders were called for the removal, and it opened at the new site on 14 April 1925. From 1927, the school had difficulty maintaining the required minimum attendance by eight students. Many of the children in the area were studying by correspondence, and others were attending alternative schools. In 1928 the newly opened Mt Walker and Wadderin Hills Schools absorbed some Graball students, and some discussion was held as to the educational standards at Graball. After consultation with the communities, the Inspector decided that it was nol appropriate for a local farmer's wife to teach, and another teacher was appointed to Graball School in 1930. Finally in 1938 the Graball School closed due to lack of students. In 1939 the Moppett's School Bus Service commenced, and children in the area were transported to Narembeen School. The school building was sold to Arthur Brayshaw at Mt Walker. In 1945, it was proposed that the Graball School be re-established, because the school bus service did not extend far enough. The Education Department recommended an Assisted School which the local community rejected, and appealed to members of Parliament. Subsequent to those actions, the school bus service was extended in 1947.

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Graball Telephone Exchange - Site

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The establishment of a communication network in the developing wheatbelt was an important phase of the region's development. It demonstrates a way of life no longer practiced.

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The phone exchanges were often located in a farm house. The communication linkage provided the otherwise isolated farmer's wife with a link to the rest of the community. It was usually the farmer's wife who operated the exchanges. CA Bailey operated the exchange from 1961-1967 and LJ Bailey operated it for the remainder of 1967 until the automatic exchange took over.

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South Graball Telephone Exchange - Site

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The establishment of a communication network in the developing wheatbelt was an important phase of the region's development. It demonstrates a way of life no longer practiced.

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The phone exchanges were often located in a farm house. The communication linkage provided the otherwise isolated farmer's wife with a link to the rest of the community. It was usually the farmer's wife who operated the exchanges.

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Hedges Community Shearing Shed

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06681 Koolberin Precinct

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The place represents community co-operation in their occupation, and demonstrates a way of life.

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Community owned and operated facility.

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