Local Government
Wongan-Ballidu
Region
Wheatbelt
Fenton St Wongan Hills
Enginemen's Barracks
Trainmen's Barracks
Wongan-Ballidu
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1914 to 1921
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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State Register | Registered | 17 Oct 2003 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Sep 1998 | Category 1 |
12594 Wongan Hills Railway Precinct
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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5927 | Images CD No. 10 : Station Master's House Wongan Hills; District Engineers House; Wongan Hills Railway Barracks & Cuballing Civic Group. | C D Rom | 2002 |
7055 | Railway Barracks, Wongan Hills : conservation management plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2004 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Housing or Quarters |
Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Style |
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Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
General | Specific |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Government policy |
OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
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Constructed from 1912
The place demonstrates ways of life no longer practiced and significant associations with the construction of the railway line. The barracks are one of the few remaining examples as comprehensive as the Wongan Hills barracks, and form an integral part of the railway precinct. Located in the main though road north and south of Wongan Hills, the barracks form an essential landmark and character of the town of Wongan Hills.
Timber framed and weatherboard clad. Each accommodation unit is a separate room with approx 1 metre space between each room. Two rows of the rooms form a hall way through the centre, which the door of each unit opens onto. The entire complex of rooms is roofed with a gable pavilion roof clad with corrugated iron. A separate dwelling is located at the south end of the barracks, and is connected by a covered walkway
Goomalling was the railhead in 1902. From 1905, when land in the Wongan Hills region began to be settled, there was agitation for a railway line. The railway between Goomalling to Wongan Hills officially opened in 1911. In 1912, construction of the line northwards to Mullewa began from both ends. Wongan Hills became the centre for the construction workers for the new railway and the barracks were constructed to accommodate them. The barracks design was very specific to cope with the severe climate. By 1921 they were extended.
Integrity: intact or redeemable Authenticity: high degree
Fair - Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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"Official Opening New Railway Station Buildings Wongan Hills ". | WAGR | 1965 | |
ACKLAND RRB; "Wongan Ballidu Pioneering Days ". | Shire of Wongan-Balidu | 1965 |
Owner | Category |
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Westrail | State Gov't |
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33 Fenton St Wongan Hills
Wongan-Ballidu
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1915
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage Agreement | YES | 09 May 2017 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
State Register | Registered | 12 Nov 2004 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Sep 1997 | Category 1 |
12594 Wongan Hills Railway Precinct
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Housing or Quarters |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Pointed Brick |
Roof | TIMBER | Other Timber |
Wall | TIMBER | Other Timber |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | BRICK | Other Brick |
General | Specific |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
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Constructed from 1915
The place demonstrates ways of life no longer practiced. The place is integral within the Railway precinct and forms part of the townscape character of Wongan Hills.
Brick construction with a gabled corrugated iron roof.
After the Railway line was officially opened in Wongan Hills in August 1911, it was sometime before an official station master was appointed to the railhead. A local person assumed a caretaker role and organised everything arriving and departing from the station, which caused some problems. The station first operated as a goods and coaching station from 1 August 1913. In 1914, goods disappearing from the railway station was a problem and urgent requests were sent to the Railway Department for an Official Stationmaster. Local Members of Parliament were lobbied for assistance in the matter. The first Stationmaster was H. Dinsdale, who remained until 1922. As was the usual practice for stationmaster's in the employ of the Government Railways, a house was provided in close proximity to the railway station.
Integrity: intact Authenticity: high degree
Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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"Official Opening New Railway Station Buildings Wongan Hills ". | WAGR | 1965 | |
ACKLAND RRB; "Wongan Ballidu Pioneering Days ". | Shire of Wongan-Balidu | 1965 |
Owner | Category |
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Westrail | State Gov't |
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7 Ganzer St Wongan Hills
Wongan-Ballidu
Wheatbelt
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Sep 1998 | Category 4 |
12462 Railway Houses, Ganzer Street
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Housing or Quarters |
Style |
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Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
General | Specific |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.
Constructed from 1920
The place is representative of the accomodation provided for the railway workers at that time. It demonstrates a way of life, and is an example of a type of which occupies most of that street. .
Timber framed and weatherboard clad residence with return verandahs around three sides, under the main tiled gambrel roof. The verandah has a fibro clad dado height enclosure.
The houses were provided for railway employees who worked on the trains, and in administration and managerial positions.
Integrity: intact Authenticity: high degree
Fair - Good
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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PWD | Architect | 1920 | - |
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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ACKLAND RRB; "Wongan Ballidu Pioneering Days ". | Shire of Wongan-Balidu | 1965 |
Owner | Category |
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Westrail | State Gov't |
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7 & 11 Ganzer St Wongan Hills
Wongan-Ballidu
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1921 to 1950
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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State Register | Registered | 23 Jan 2004 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Sep 1998 |
12594 Wongan Hills Railway Precinct
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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5768 | Images CD No. 5 : Railway Houses Wongan Hills and Railway Housing Precinct Merredin. | C D Rom | 2001 |
9167 | Railway house, 11 Ganzer Street Wongan Hills. Final conservation works report. | Conservation works report | 0 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Housing or Quarters |
Style |
---|
Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
General | Specific |
---|---|
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.
This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.
82 Mitchell St Wongan Hills
Cnr Mitchell & Camm Sts
Wongan-Ballidu Museum
Wongan-Ballidu
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1930 to 1975
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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State Register | Registered | 15 May 1998 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Sep 1998 | Category 1 |
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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J H Ackland | Architect | - | - |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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1546 | Conservation Plan for the Former Wongan Hills Hospital Known As Wongan Ballidu Museum | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1997 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | HEALTH | Hospital |
Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
Style |
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Inter-War California Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
---|---|
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | Depression & boom |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Cultural activities |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.
Constructed from 1930, Constructed from 1945
: The place has significant associations with the first resident doctor, and subsequent doctors in Wongan Hills. It demonstrates a way of life associated with hospital and medical services. It has a 'sense of place' for generations of people in the district who have had associations with the hospital. It is a good example of its type and period of which few such intact and authentic examples still remain. It is integral within the streetscape and the character of the town of Wongan Hills.
The timber framed single storey structure has a corrugated iron roof. The original building is a "T" shape with surrounding verandahs. The building was elevated at the front due to the slope of the land. Steps are central within the original facade as is a gable detail in the otherwise hipped roof, with the verandahs under the main roof at a break pitch. The verandah columns and brackets are conservatively detailed, and the balustrade is vertical tongue and groove boards. The floor are timber on a timber substructure throughout. The exterior of the building is clad with fibro sheeting. The interior walls have a hard plaster finish. The 1937 extension has been constructed in the same manner and detail as the original 1930s construction.
The railway line north from Goomalling was completed in 1911 thus making Wongan Hills the railhead at that time. By 1920, the population of the district was over 650 people, and the need for a hospital was becoming urgent. The issue was ignored for some time until 1927 when the matter was raised again at the Roads Board meeting. Donations were being made to the Goomalling and Dalwallinu Hospitals, although it was decided in 1928, that as more residents used the Goomalling Hospital, donations to Dalwallinu Hospital would cease. Following interest from a Doctor, to establishing a practice, a ratepayers meeting formed a Committee for the purposes of securing a doctor and a hospital for the region. The Union Bank promised an advance, and it was decided that the hospital would be constructed in such a way that it could function as a boarding house if the hospital did not carry on. It was intended to rent the premises to the Doctor, and a Committee was formed to carry on the scheme; JH Ackland, HC Chidlow, TM Hawker, PW Gorman, & D Evans as Secretary. After selecting the site, most suitable, which had excellent views, a submission for the land was made to the Lands Department in 1928. In 1929, the Dalwallinu Hospital had an extension and the Health Department declined Wongan's application. In October 1929, Dr Stenning who had taken up residence in Wongan Hills, commenced practice in the town. A residence was soon constructed for the doctor, and he assisted the local community and the Hospital Committee in the establishment of a hospital facility. The initial cost of the hospital was met by public subscription and the Union Bank advance, with no assistance from the Health Department. A £400 donations from the Bush Nursing Society facilitated the maternity wing. Sufficient funds were in place for construction to begin in May 1930, and the official opening took place on 18 October 1930. A gala day with an aerial carnival had been planned for the opening, however an airline disaster only days before, dissuaded the Lieutenant Governor flying to Wongan Hills, although the air pageant went ahead, and many people enjoyed a flight on the day. Vernon Hamersley MLC officially opened the hospital during a ceremony conducted by JH Ackland, the Chairman of the Hospital Committee. It wasn't until 1931 that appropriate staff were acquired, and the hospital began operation. By 1937, it was necessary to substantially extend the Hospital, the labour ward was extended and upgraded, and 3 two bed wards, a bathroom and lobby, were added along the Camm Street frontage of the hospital. In the years immediately after World War Two, more alterations took place with the enclosure of the front corner verandahs to provide more facilities. In the 1950s the Doctor's consulting room and waiting rooms were located within the building on the Mitchell Camm corner. In 1965, a new hospital facility was constructed in Wongan Hills, and the vacant former hospital became the responsibility of the Shire of Wongan Ballidu. In 1971, the Wongan Ballidu Museum/Historical Society took over the premises. On 14 April 1972, the Minister for Local Government, Claude Stubbs, officially opened the museum. The Museum is recognised as an official Municipal Museum by the Trustees of WA Museums.
Integrity: Intact or redeemable Authenticity: high degree
Good
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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PWD AE (Paddy) Clare | Architect | 1937 | - |
W G Pickering | Architect | 1930 | - |
PWD | Architect | 1945 | - |
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Wongan-Ballidu Museum brochure | Wongan-Ballidu Museum | ||
Parker J; "Research Notes". | Unpublished | 1992 | |
ACKLAND RRB; "Wongan Ballidu Pioneering Days ". | Shire of Wongan-Balidu | 1965 | |
Gray L; "Conservation Plan" | 1996 |
Owner | Category |
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Shire of Wongan-Ballidu | Local Gov't |
This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.