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Feel free to expand the answer fields as much as you require or append information to the form. It is important that you attach images and a map of what you are nominating by email or by fax.

Please note that places which have been nominated during past three years will not be reconsidered by the South

Australian Heritage Council unless you can provide significant new information not provided through the previous

nomination and assessment.

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Your local historical society or heritage adviser may be of assistance OR you may telephone an assessment officer in

Heritage South Australia on (08) 8124 4960.

A. Nominated Place

1. Name

Name of Place I Object : Wallaroo railway turntable and roundhouse; yard office building

Any other or former name(s): Wallaroo rail siding and works, engine roundhouse and workshop

Is the place already on another not to my knowledge

heritage list?

2. Location

Street Address: 109 Chatfield Terrace

Suburb I Town: Wallaroo Post Code: 5556

Local Council Name: Copper Coast Council

Land Description : Title: Volume: Folio: Parcel Type: Parcel No:

(if known) CT 6170 418 A D90525 A30

Plan Type: Plan No: Section: Hundred:

D 90525 Wallaroo

GPS Location/s : Longitude I Easting I X I Latitude I Northing I Y (Datum GDA94 Z53) (If known) 137° 36"42"; 741405E -33° 56' 02"; 6242092N

3. ownership

Name of Owner(s):

Contact person: (if d ifferent from owner explain relationship)

Postal Address:

Phone Number:

Ownership History: none

4. Nominator (your details)

Your Name/s:

Organisation/Pos ition:

Daytime Phone:

Fax:

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I Postal Address:

Email Address:

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B. Description

5. Description of nominated place or object

Description of the nominated place or object and Railway turntable, pit, lines, mechanism. Footings for its current condition: roundhouse and associated structures

The turntable is set in a large circular pit with concrete walls and is guided by a circular rail in the base. The turntable is fixed

to the centre of the pit on a metal, rotating base that supports a platform and rails. A metal A-frame gantry is fi xed across the

centre of the platform to run the turntable motor. A small corrugated iron shed for the operator sits on one end of the platform. Multiple pairs of rails radiate around the turntable which provide access to and from the roundhouse and the railway yard. Associated rail yard offices? Remain south of the turntable.

Maj ority of all associated building have been destroyed - a pity

Are you aware of any modifications or additions Dirt road through the former round house to the place or object? Can you provide dates for these changes?

Do you believe there may be historical items yes under the ground? Should an archaeological investigation

be considered?

Date you inspected the place or object: 2019, from outside fenced area

Have you had any contact with the Owner? No

Current use of the place or object: vacant Original or former use(s) : Railway yards and workshop

Are there any current or long-term threats Yes, possible expansion of bulk grain handling facilities, tourist

to the nominated place or object? facilities

Name of Builder:

Any other information: T-Ports grain facil ity and port, Ferry - passenger dock and associated facilities proximal to the site

C. History

6. Origins and history

Years of Construction: Start: circa 1880"s Finish: circa 1970's

Name of Designer I Architect: South Australian Railways (SAR) Webb.

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History of the nominated place or object:

Historical sources used to support your nomination: Please attach copies of pages from publications or newspaper articles as appropriate.

The Wallaroo Roundhouse and historic remanent of development of railways in South

Australia and symbolises the importance of the railways as the State was colonised and developed. More so it also is important as a relic of the significant part it played in the

Copper mining and grain handling and transport in the Copper Coast region. The railways at Wallaroo played a significant role in the development of the smelters,

movement of ore between Moonta and Kadina. The construction of the port relied on the railway to move bagged grain. The railway played a pivotal role in transport over 100 years at this location.

The small remanent of the Wallaroo rail yards preserves an example of the expansion of the SA rail network that

supported mining and agriculture and thus the economic development of South Australia. I believe that the rail lines in the Wallaroo region were

originally part of the 1870 trend to localised narrow gauge (3' 6") lines in the more remote areas. I'm unsure of the date of construction of the roundhouse and

turntable but suspect it may have been during the 1920s commonly referred to as the Webb era. The standard design developed for the roundhouses was part of Webb's

rejuvenation of SAR. The Wallaroo turntable is the only one remaining in the Copper Coast area. The probable yard office complex appears to be an excellent

example of architecture of the time and has an unusual "U" shape. I have not been able to find any reference to this at this stage.

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Peter Donovan (1992), Railway Heritage of South Australia, (Adelaide: National Trust of South Australia) Steam Locomotive Depots of the South Australian Railways https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/content/heritage­surveys/mount-gambier-heritage-reviewsurvey-2007.pdf https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/heritage­surveys/3-Peterborough-HeritageSurvey-1988.pdf HERITAGE SURVEY OF KADINA RAILWAY YARDS DRT 2722/90 Department of Transport February 1995 DANVERS ARCHIT ECTS

D. Heritage Significance

7. Statement of State Significance · Why is the place or object important to South Australia?

It is of State heritage significance because In broad terms the rail yards at Wallaroo are one of a few remnants of South Australian Railways (SAR) network. These

yards in particular it made a vital and ongoing contribution to the economic development of

South Australia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

More specifically the turntable and foundations of the round house and what appears to be the yard office complex at Wallaroo are the only example of this railway infrastructure left in the copper triangle. There appears to be limited

information about this roundhouse and turntable (office block) which in itself make it unique. It is one of eight

roundhouses and turntables built in South Australia by SAR; six during the rejuvenation of SAR during the 1920s and

two in the early 1950s during the gauge

conversion (narrow to broad) of the South East network. Of the six constructed in the

1920s, all but two have been demolished and only one is listed. The roundhouses and

turntables built during the 1920s are:

Mile End freight terminal and marshalling yard, 43-bay roundhouse, 1926

(demolished 1970s, turntable since removed)

Tailem Bend, 14-bay roundhouse, (was still in use in the 1990s, roundhouse since

demolished turntable only SHP 17078)

Peterborough, 22-bay roundhouse, 1920s, (4 bays removed 1970s, leaving 3

bays isolated, turntable remains, SHP 12694)

Port Augusta, 5-bay roundhouse, 1920s, (ownership transferred to

Commonwealth soon after the roundhouse and turntable were built ,

roundhouse still in use in the 1990s, since demolished. Google maps 201 0 show

visible track form and turntable, status 201 8 unclear).

Port Lincoln, 5-bay roundhouse, late 1920s-early 1930s, (Google maps 2018

indicate roundhouse and turntable still extant)

Wallaroo, little is known about this roundhouse and turntable (most likely

demolished prior to 1991 ).

8. Significance Criteria

The South Australian Heritage Places Act 1993 lists seven criteria by which places are assessed as 'State significant.'

Please tick the criteria you feel the place demonstrates and explain your reasons.

x It demonstrates important A good example of railway infrastructure from the 1920's. part of the

aspects of the evolution or evolution of the local rail network in the Copper Triangle. Transition from

pattern of the State's history. copper mining to wheat and other transport in South Australia The roundhouse foundations and turntable at Wallaroo remain as a

rare example of several such complexes which were built as part of the

revitalisat ion program for Sout h Austral ia's rai lways instigated by the

Rai lways Commissioner W A Webb in the 1920s. The remnants of the

wallaroo railyards reflect the former importance of the Wallaroo as a

regional railway centre associated with the development of the rai lway

network in the north of the State.

x It has rare, uncommon or It is one of a few remaining examples of this type of turntable, increased

endangered qualities that are of development pressure may be putting this site at risk. One of the few

cultural significance. railway structures left in Wallaroo. It is difficult to assess the office complex but the architecture is certainly of the period, its shape and size makes it

unique. From the distance the building offers good examples of the railway

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facades of the period. The history of the buildings warrant investigation and

I thought it important to bring this to attention of the State Heritage Branch.

x It may yield information that will There seems to be limited information about this roundhouse, turntable and

contribute to an understanding of office complex. Preservation may provide an opportunity to discover more

the State's history, inc luding its about this site. It would provide an opportunity to assess the archaeological

natural history. significance of the site and identify the true design and function.

D It is an outstanding

representative of a particular

c lass of places of cultural

significance.

x It demonstrates a high degree of It is an example of this type of roundhouse and turntable. It shows unique

creative, aesthetic or technical construction of this type of turntable, few remain. The office complex offers

accomplishment or is an glimpses into the architecture of the period and demonstrates the high level

outstanding representative of of skill and care that went into the construction of SAR railway buildings in

particular construction the early to mid 1900's.The "U" shape of the building foot print, sandstone

techniques or design quoins etc make this a beautiful example.

characteristics.

D It has strong cultural or spiritual associations for the community

or a group

within it.

x It has a special association with The turntable and round house remnants represent development of SAR

the life or work of a person or during economic boom times and features strongly in the day to day

organisation or an event of operations of the Port of Wallaroo. The function of the other probable

historical importance. railway building is to be determined.

E. Additional Information

9. Images/Maps/Diagrams/Site Plans

A full range of images including maps, site plans, and photographs will help your nomination. Please provide:

• a clear outline of the place or object being nominated within any maps or plans provided

• high quality images of the place or object (please list the total number of images being provided) • the subject of each image

• the date each image was created

• the author of each image, and • the copyright holder of each image (if known)

Paste images here:

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C> Copyright 2015 Roll mac Publleallono

(SM 16-11-4643) Derelict turntable at the site ofWallaroo loco depot, November 2016http://railmac.com/image-gallery/railwa y-strnctures-relics/

Location of the roundhouse foundations and turntable Wallaroo (red arrow), 2018.

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Turntable (green arrow) and roundhouse foundations (blue arrow) and general rail yard (2018).

Railway yard buildings? (green arrow) adjacent to roundhouse foundations and general rail yard (2018).

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enhance public confidence in the nomination. listing and decision-making process. The Council's policy is to make nominations for State heritage listing and submissions on provisional entries publicly available via webpage or to interested

parties. The Council will adhere to the Privacy Principles and your name and personal details wi ll not be released.

nominate Wallaroo roundhouse and turntable, associated rail yards and lines to be heritage

listed.

The information I have provided is correct to my knowledge.

Your Signature/s: 12/06/2019

A heritage officer may contact you to discuss aspects of the nomination.

Nomination Form Checklist

Please check that your nomination includes: X A clear indication of the location of the place or object (including map/s). Where a number of features are nominated,

show the location of each and/or a boundary surrounding the significant elements of the site. X A history of the place or object explaining important aspects relevant to the nomination.

This should generally help support arguments of cultural significance. X A clear description of the nominated place or object/s. X A statement of significance and indication on how the place or object satisfies one or more

of the significance criteria. X A heritage officer may contact you to discuss aspects of the nomination.

Email: DEWHeritage@sa.gov.au

Post: Executive Officer, South Australian Heritage Council

Department for Environment and Water GPO Box 1047, Adelaide 5001

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