Lever Frame. Wyalkatchem Station

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15755 Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

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Statement of Significance

a rare example of this type of installation.

Physical Description

A 10 lever mackenzie and Holland frame. Originally with a track plan under a samll roofed structure.

History

Was installed when the railway to bencubbin was opened.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good degree

Condition

Average - could do with some maintenance.

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Wyalkatchem Railway Barracks

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15755 Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

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Statement of Significance

Part of a comples and a rare example of a barracks kept in the same configuration as left by the railways.

Physical Description

A complete complex for trainmen and senior operatives. Built from timber with metal roofing.

History

Built in 1910 and removed to Wyalkatchem in 1911 from Korrelocking. Hav been modified and with additions in 1921 and 1956. The four additions in 1956 came from Merredin. Used as cheap accommodation.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good Degre. Some modifications but generally as left by the railway.

Condition

Poor - much work needs to be carried out.

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Wyalkatchem Railway Station

Parent Place or Precinct

15755 Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

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Statement of Significance

Railways were the main mode of transport of people and goods and the station was the centre of railway activities in Wyalkatchem.

Physical Description

A timber weatherboard building with a hipped clay tile roof. Most of the interior layout was conformist but has been changed in recent years. The bitumen platform is still in existance and a sand box is located on the west edge of the platform. The lever frame is still intact at the other end. A fence has been erected on the platform edge as a protection against risk to visitors to the station by passing tarins.

History

Completed March 1937 to replace an earlier building on Railway Terrace. The Wyalkatchem Roads board wanted the building on the North side of the line on Railway Terrace for easy access by Townspeople. The Railways would not agree to this as the Roads Board were insisting on a brick building to fit in with the town reuirements of this type of construction. This debate went on for some time and in the end the building was constructed of timber and tile on the South side of the line and a bridge was constructed over the line to give passengers safe access to the station.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good Degree. The fence is not original and detracts from the site but is necessary. a radio transmitting mast has been erected at the building. External integrity is Good. Internal changes have been made.

Condition

Is well maintained by the Shire and in regular use as a community facility.

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Wyalkatchem Station Master's House

Parent Place or Precinct

15755 Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

Statement of Significance

the place is an integral element in the cultural environment of the railway precinct in the town of Wyalkatchem, and together with the trainmen's barracks, goods shed and crane, and timber station building represents the ongoing history of the railway in Wyalkatchem and is a reminder of the important part the railway has played in the development of the district and town since 1911; the place was constructed in 1916, at the junction of the agricultural lines linking Northam, Merredin and Southern Cross, which were part of the State Government's investment in the development of the State’s agriculture between 1900 and the 1930s; the place demonstrates the aesthetic qualities of an early 1900s residence in the high-pitched iron roof extending over the verandahs, symmetrical façade and corbelled chimney; the place is a good and well-documented example of the recycling of structures that was common to Western Australian Government Railway operations; and, the place was the residence of the Wyalkatchem Station Master from 1916 to 1985.

Physical Description

a timber and iron railway house reconstructed from pre-existing dwellings in 1916, with asbestos-clad toilet and iron-clad laundry

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Lady Novar Hostel (fmr)

Condition

Lady Novar Hostel (fmr), Wyalkatchem is in fair to good condition as a result of continued occupancy and care. There is evidence of possible structural failure of the timber stumps under the north-eastern side of the building where there are some significant internal cracks. There are some leaks to the roof on the south-western side of the building. Internally and externally timber weatherboard cladding and paneling and timber joinery are in good condition. The masonry chimneys are sound and the original rough-cast render and brick decoration are in good condition. Fibrous cement paneling may contain asbestos products. The once well-tended gardens are in poor condition as a result of lack of water. The place has moderate integrity and moderate to high authenticity.

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Statement of Significance

This is one of four such buildings built in WA, it is associated with the Lady novar, Lady Helen Munro Ferguson. The external appearance has been maintained.

Physical Description

The place is a late example of a Federation Bungalow style, timber framed, weatherboard clad building with a Marseilles profile terracotta tiled roof, constructed in 1922, with extensions carried out in 1932-33 and 1945-48. The place was the first rest home established in Western Australia by the Bush Nursing Society for expectant mothers, the model for four other such hostels, and fulfilled its intended use for a longer period, becoming the longest running hostel in the State. It is rectangular in plan form and, as originally constructed, comprised a core area of four rooms with a central passage to the kitchen and other service areas at the rear. It was constructed with a wide verandah on all sides under a steeply pitched, hipped roof. Over time minor additions and alterations have been carried out, including the enclosure of the north-eastern side verandah and minor alterations and additions at the back. Original joinery comprises the front doors, a matching door at the back of the central passage, a series of French doors opening onto the verandah, a timber window to the kitchen, timber internal doors and a decorative timber frieze in the central passage.

History

One of only 4 such places in WA. Built with funds from the British Red Cross Society. The building was named after Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, the then Lady Novar, the wife of the Governor of Australia at the time. It was the last such hostel to remain open for it's original purpose. Closed 1952 and now used as a private residence. In 1952 a 999 year lease was issued to Silver Chain District and Bush nursing.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good externally- Modified internally, but generally satisfactory.

Condition

Good- Maintained by the Shir of Wyalkatchem.

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CBH Wheat Bin (fmr)

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15755 Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

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Statement of Significance

The only one of it's type in the district to be preserved. Will be one of three of the curved corrugated iron style of construction to be preserved. Is located in it's original place and was one of five built in the district by CBH.

Physical Description

A corrugated iron roofed and walled building with bush poles as roof supports. The building is 200 feet long, 46 feet wide, the highest point is 24 feet and it had a capacity of 3000 tons. The floor is of galvanised iron sheets.

History

This was the second such bin on this site.The original was built in 1933 and demolished in 1936 when this structure was built by CBH. It was one of the first such bins and is the only one of the original five still standing. It was decommissioned in 1972 when a new silo ws built on another site to the East of the town. It was saved from demolition in 1980 and opened as a musuem in 1981. Ownership was given by CBH to the Shire of Wyalkatchem in 1998. A conseervation plan was drawn up in the same yearwith a grant from the Lotteries Commission.

Condition

Good. But is showing signs of ageing in the floor and lower wall panels.

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Goods Shed Wyalkatchem

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15755 Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

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Statement of Significance

Railway infrastructure stillin use (not original use)

Physical Description

A typical WAGR goods shed with rail through acces and a loading dock.

History

The second such structure in Wyalkatchem.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good degree- has been used for a mural depicting part of the District heritage.

Condition

Good

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Loading Ramp and Crane Wyalkatchem

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15755 Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

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Statement of Significance

Part of a complex.

Physical Description

A standard wood and rail built ramp with a Ransomes Crane.

History

Was erected at the time the new buildings were erected on the South side of the line.

Condition

Good

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National Bank, Wyalkatchem

Condition

National Bank, Wyalkatchem is in good condition as a result of ongoing use and maintenance. The bank chamber and associated offices and stores have been recently refurbished and are in very good condition. The timber framed former residence is in fair condition and is not in use for residential purposes. Externally the building is in fair to good condition. There is a substantial crack on the western side of the entrance where an internally illuminated National Bank sign has been fixed to the façade.

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Statement of Significance

A bank building with manager's accommodation incorporated and in the style typical of the era.

Physical Description

A single storey, masonry and tiled roof bank building (1925) in the Inter-War Free Classical style, incorporating an earlier timber framed and weatherboard clad bank manager's residence (1921). Windows are arched with decorative voussoirs. Decorative parapet, either side of a gable roof end which display ‘1925’. Entrance has been altered to accommodate modern security & universal access requirements.

History

This is the second National Bank Buidlidng in Wyalkatchem.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good with the exception of internal modifications.

Condition

Well Maintained

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Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct

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• 16982 Goods Shed Wyalkatchem
• 02761 CBH Wheat Bin (fmr)
• 16989 Wyalkatchem Railway Barracks
• 23931 Wyalkatchem Railway Station
• 15748 Wyalkatchem Station Master's House
• 16985 Loading Ramp and Crane Wyalkatchem
• 16984 Lever Frame. Wyalkatchem Station

Condition

Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct is overall in good condition, although the Railway Barracks require some conservation works to address roof and ground level drainage issues.

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• 16982 Goods Shed Wyalkatchem
• 02761 CBH Wheat Bin (fmr)
• 16989 Wyalkatchem Railway Barracks
• 23931 Wyalkatchem Railway Station
• 15748 Wyalkatchem Station Master's House
• 16985 Loading Ramp and Crane Wyalkatchem
• 16984 Lever Frame. Wyalkatchem Station

Statement of Significance

Much of th infrastructure of this precinct remains in good condition and although not used for railway purposes id significant for both it's original and current use.

Physical Description

The Wyalkatchem Railway Precinct is located on the southern side of Wyalkatchem's commercial area. The preinct is bounded on the northern side by Railway Terrace and on the southern side by Grace Street. The CBH Bin is located on Railway Terrace, while traffic access to the Railway Station is from Grace Street. The Railway Barracks are located on the southern side of Grace Street, opposite the Railway Station. The CBH Bin is a long, rectangular structure which runs parallel to Railway Terrace and the railway line. Its timber framed construction supports curved, horizontal sheets of corrugated galvinised iron which form the vertical walls of the individual bins. The whole structure is covered with an asymmetrical gable roof clad with corrugated galvanised iron. The interior was not inspected. The Railway Station is a long, timber framed building clad with weatherboards which sits on a bitumen platform. The hipped roof is covered with clay tiles and extends beyond the line of the walls to form verandahs to all four sides. The long structure contains a set of rooms at either end of the building which are separated by an open area, covered by the hipped roof. The verandah roof is supported with stop chamfered posts with cantilevered sections. A picket fenceis located on the northern side of the platform to stop people walking out onto the railway tracks. The interior spaces were not expected. The Lever Frame sits on a raised timber platform at the eastern end of the Railway Station. A pair of steps leads up to the platform and timber posts in each corner support an iron hand rail. The Railway Barracks are composed of two, single storey timber framed structures clad with weatherboards, with gable roofs covered with corrugated galvanised iron. A kitchen is located at the northern end and then individual cabins lie on either side of a central corridor. The barracks are surrounded by a cyclone fence and it was not possible to inspect the interiors or the arrangement of the cabins. The Loading Platform, Crane and Goods Shed are located to the south and east of the CBH Bin. The Loading Platform is built up with earth which is retained behind timber railway sleepers held in place with vertical railway lines on the southern, eastern and western sides. On the northern side, the platform slopes down towards Railway Terrace. The Platform is finished with a layer of gravel. The 5-ton Crane is located at the south east corner of the Platform. The steel framed Crane sits on a concrete mounting block which is separate from the Platform. Wyalkatchem Railway and CBH Precinct comprises Railway Barracks (1911), Loading Ramp & 5-ton Crane (1911-1916), Goods Shed (1923), CBH Wheat Bin (1936), and Station Building (1937).

History

The precinct dates from the arrival of Railway in Wyalkatchem and has been added to over the years.

Condition

Good-With all buildings within the precinct being used, they are generally in good condition with the exception of the Barracks which requires extensive renovations.

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