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Shire of Lake Grace

Municipal Inventory of Heritage Places

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory

Shire of Lake Grace Contents Dingo Rock Dam...............................................................................................7 Millington’s Farm ...........................................................................................10 Lake Grace Railway Station...........................................................................13 Garard’s thatched house ..............................................................................15 Furniture Court..............................................................................................17 Coronation Gardens ......................................................................................19 Railway Goods Shed.......................................................................................21 Headmaster’s house (fmr) ............................................................................22 Pingaring Sports and Recreation Ground (& Tennis Club) .......................25 Varley Cemetery ............................................................................................27 Culleton’s RTC .................................................................................................28 Boutique .........................................................................................................30 Infant Health Clinic ........................................................................................31 Showground & Recreation ground.............................................................33 King Edward Farm .........................................................................................35 Beenong Phone Exchange ...........................................................................37 L.H Elliott’s ......................................................................................................39 Easton Neston ................................................................................................41 D.L Elliott’s ......................................................................................................43 Willcox homestead ........................................................................................45

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Burngup (Government) Dam ............................................................47 Jensen’s ...........................................................................................................49 Pingaring School............................................................................................51 Eastland, Wyatt farm.....................................................................................53 Higgins Garage and House............................................................................55 Masonic Hall ....................................................................................................57 Newdegate Golf and Bowls Club .................................................................59 W Keilley’s Farm .............................................................................................61 Witham Farm..................................................................................................63 Les Rhodes’ place...........................................................................................65 Lake King Community Sheep Dip ................................................................67 Lake King Light Industrial area ....................................................................69 CBH...................................................................................................................70 Pickernell’s ......................................................................................................72 Mt Madden Hall ..............................................................................................74 Darcy Roberts’ property...............................................................................76 Teasdales.........................................................................................................78 Varley Visitors Centre....................................................................................80 Varley Country Club.......................................................................................82 Dempster Rock Phone Exchange ................................................................84 Lakeway...........................................................................................................86 Neendalling Siding.........................................................................................88

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory White Dam ......................................................................................................90 Mablac Siding .................................................................................................92 ‘Ormidale’ and Harvey’s Lake .......................................................................93 Griffin’s Reward .............................................................................................95 North Lake Grace School...............................................................................97 North Lake Grace phone exchange.............................................................99 North Lake Grace cricket ground..............................................................100 ‘Blackhills’ dwelling and stock yards.........................................................102 Beenong Siding............................................................................................103 Beenong School ...........................................................................................105 Argent’s.........................................................................................................107 Lake Grace Rifle Range ................................................................................109 South Lake Grace School.............................................................................111 South Lake Grace Cricket Pitch..................................................................113 Mordetta Siding and fettlers camp ..........................................................114 Dornock Siding.............................................................................................116 North Burngup School ................................................................................118 North Burngup Hall and Sports Ground...................................................120 Mail Box Corner ............................................................................................122 Sandalwood cutters and Mallet bark camp.............................................123 Newdegate General Store ..........................................................................124 Clearer’s camp..............................................................................................126

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Town Dam.....................................................................................................128 Rifle Club .......................................................................................................130 1/2 Way Dam .................................................................................................132 Holland’s Track .............................................................................................134 North Newdegate School ...........................................................................136 South East Newdegate School/Hall ...........................................................138 Lake Biddy Townsite ...................................................................................140 Lake Biddy School & teacher’s quarters...................................................142 Lake Biddy Siding.........................................................................................144 Lake Biddy Recreation Ground..................................................................146 Lake Biddy.....................................................................................................148 North East Lake Biddy School ....................................................................150 Mission Farm.................................................................................................152 Buniche CBH gran receival depot .............................................................154 Buniche School.............................................................................................156 Buniche Dam ................................................................................................158 Buniche Well .................................................................................................160 Lake King General Store..............................................................................162 Atkins home, Yate Flat Lagoon, AA Dam..................................................164 Gauging Weirs; Lake Ace & Lake King........................................................166 Goodall’s Yabbie farm .................................................................................168 Tarco’s Dam ..................................................................................................170

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Rabbity’s hut – grave-site opposite ..........................................................172 Lake Camm townsite...................................................................................174 CBH Co-operative Bulk Handling................................................................175 Lake Camm phone exchange (2nd site)......................................................177 Lake Camm tennis courts & cricket pitch ................................................179 Mt Madden Bin .............................................................................................180 Mt Madden Cairn..........................................................................................182 Horan’s House ..............................................................................................184 Tilbrook’s Phone exchange ........................................................................185 Pallarup Reserve...........................................................................................187 “Chicken Ranch” ...........................................................................................188 South Varley Phone Exchange...................................................................190 Strawbridge’s ...............................................................................................192

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Dingo Rock Dam

SLG # 1 CATEGORY 1 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 18911 AA dam 560 PWD Plan 24725 LOCATION Beenong OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1951-1952 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE This place is of exceptional significance for the association with the prisoners from Fremantle Jail, the method of construction, and the provision of essential services in the Lake Grace area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 45,000 cubic metre capacity. Natural rock catchment with a concrete and rock dam wall and rock catchments across the rock face. It is 7.31 metres deep, covers 24 hectares of rock catchment area and 12 hectares of earth catchment area. HISTORY The water reserve was created in 1925. In 1945 the Lake Grace Road Board wrote to the Water Authority requesting compensation for having to cart water. The same

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory request was made in 1946, suggesting Dingo Rock, South Lake Grace, Newdegate, and the lakes district for possible key water supply sites. At a ratepayers meeting in March 1946, it was resolved that the secretary request the Water Authority to prepare plans to be submitted for action prior to summer 1947, including the Dingo Rocks catchment. In April 1946, the Water Authority advised that the expansion of the district’s water supplies was in abeyance due to shortage of manpower and materials. By 1947, the town’s doctor, Dr Margaret Clarke made a formal complaint about the water supply in Lake Grace. A special meeting was called in July 1947, attended by Mr Doney the Minister for Public Works and Labour, and Mr Nalder, the MLA for the district. The Chairman of the Road Board, Mr Elliott, presided. The subject under discussion was the water supply, and among the recommendations was the issue of Dingo Rocks which could provide a water supply for the local settlers who needed to cart water long distances. Elliott strongly recommended a further inspection of Dingo Rock in view of the excellent catchment potential. In November 1947, the Beenong area was dependent on the water in the railway tank. In correspondence from PWD to the Roads Board in February 1950, it was stated that Dingo Rocks was marked for attention. When Mr Elliott was re-elected as Chairperson of the Board for the 16th consecutive term, in May 1950, he reported that works were progressing at Dingo Rocks. The prisoners from Fremantle Jail constructed the 7 metre rock and cement wall to catch the run-off from Dingo Rock. All the work was done by hand with picks, shovels and blasting. The prisoners camped at the site and the work was supervised by the Public Works Department. The Dingo Rock Dam was opened on 23 July 1952 by Victor Doney MLA. It was vested in the Water Authority in 1969. (Gazette 7 February 1969) It is still in use. ORIGINAL USE Water catchment CURRENT USE Water catchment HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER PWD & prisoners CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory BIBLIOGRAPHY PRO AN7 Acc No. 1522 Lake Grace Roads

Board Minutes; Water Corp file 16468; DOLA file 2445-25; PWD orig file PW 890-24.

ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Millington’s Farm

SLG # 2 CATEGORY 1 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Winchcombe Rd, Lake Gulson, 11 miles

west of Varley

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1940-c1950 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The entire farm is representative of the 35oo Scheme development. The various built places are of considerable significance in representing the development of the property. The mallee root shed and fences demonstrates the innovative use of local materials in construction. The POW hut represents the presence of war and foreign labour on the farms. The dwelling is representative of a period of development. The place demonstrates associations with a pioneer of the district, war time and the occupation of the land. The mallee root shed and fences are rare if not the only example of their type. The POW hut similarly is a rare surviving example of its type. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Machinery Shed – The walls are constructed of mallee roots and have a thickness of approximately 0.6 metres. The roof structure is a sapling structure, connected by wire ties, and with a bush thatch roof.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mall root fences – The fences are approximately 1 metre high, and constructed by mallee roots and have a thickness of approximately 0.6 metres. Farm dwelling – The timber framed and fibro clad cottage has verandahs surrounding the original four rooms. The corrugated iron roof is a high pitched gable with break pitch verandahs. Some of the verandahs have been enclosed. POW hut – The one room sapling structure is clad with vertical sheets of corrugated iron. The chimney is made from flattened kerosene tins. The window is from an abandoned vehicle. HISTORY Henry Millington took up his land in 1929 and settled on his virgin property in January 1930 as part of the 3500 Scheme. There were no properly formed roads, railway or services in the area. The first few acres were cleared by him with an axe and a saw. He was then granted some funds to enable him to employ some help to clear the remainder of his land. A Hessian and corrugated iron dwelling was the first home on the property which was added to over the years and was home to his family until 1950. During the 1940s Italian Prisoners of War were allocated throughout the district to assist the farmers. The POW on Millington’s farm lived in the hut that is still in evidence. Henry Millington was active in the Volunteer Defence Forces in Varley. The mallee root shed was constructed during the war years when a machinery shed was required, but no funds were available, and material were in short supply anyway. Innovation and resourcefulness is the saviour of the man on the land, and Henry Millington was very innovative in constructing his machinery shed from the readily available material on the farm. All the mallee roots were picked by hand from the farm property. After World War Two the economical situation began to improve, and in 1950 a new dwelling was constructed on the property. The family continued to farm the property until March 1996 when Henry Millington’s son retired. ORIGINAL USE Private Property CURRENT USE Private Property HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Henry Millington (owner) CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY From our humble beginnings Lake Varley-

Holt Rock 1928-1978 undated Unpublished notes from Eva Harvey 1996

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Grace Railway Station

SLG # 3 CATEGORY 2 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1924, 1974, conservation works 1997 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE It was one of only eight stations built to the standard design. It is representative of its type and period in rural Western Australia. It contributes to the streetscape and character of the town of Lake Grace and is a landmark building significant for its identifiable associations with the railway. It is an integral part of the railway precinct. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and weatherboard clad with a gable roof tiled with clay terracotta tiles. HISTORY On 19 June 1916, the railway from Wagin to Lake Grace was completed. That year the townsite of Lake Grace was declared. A staff cabin and waiting shelter were in place at Lake Grace Station in the early 1920s. in 1924, plans for a new railway station and goods shed were drawn in advance of the line being extended eastwards to Newdegate in 1926. Lake Grace became a junction in 1933 when the line northwards to Hyden opened. In 1974 a crew room and toilet facilities were added to the railway station building. On 24 July 1987 the railway station closed. In 1993, the Lake Grace

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Railway Preservation Committee planned for the future of the place, securing Lotteries funding for a conservation plans, and subsequent conservation works. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER PWD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ‘Salt pans and XMOs, The Newdegate and

Hyden extensions’; R Milne, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin December 1986; ‘All Change at Lake Grace, Rod Milne, unpublished, undated.


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Garard’s thatched house SLG # 4 CATEGORY 2 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION North Burngup OTHER NAME(S) 1945 house; North Burngup Phone

exchange CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The thatched place demonstrates a way of life no longer practised. It represents significant associations with the depression period of Western Australian history, and the settlement of the North Burngup region. The later place represents associations with the telephone communication system in the area, and is typical of post war development in the Wheatbelt. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Thatched bush timber dwelling – Bush timber structure constructed without the use of nails or wire. The structure is thatched with tee tree on the walls and roof, and an interior lining was made of “cresco” super bags with an initial “white wash” consisting of a mixture of sour milk and “super”. It was later painted with kalsomine. The tee tree roof thatch was 5 feet thick (very cool) and on a steep gable. The floor was crushed ant nests. The structure is still discernible although the walls and roof are falling in. Existing dwelling – The place has surrounding verandahs at a break pitch. The corrugated iron roof is high pitched in a gambrel style. The cement bricks were hand made one at a time with a brick mould. HISTORY The property had previously been occupied by an old soldier from Narrogin before the Garards took over the property. Robinson, the old soldier, pegged an opal mine in the district, before he walked off the property during the Great Depression, and was later a flower seller in Perth city. When the Garards arrived at the property a 22 rifle was resting on the gate post. The Garards settled in North Burngup in c1933. They established their farm dwelling in close proximity to the North Burngup Government Dam. This dwelling was built during the Great Depression, at about the same time that the sustenance workers were cleaning the dam. The land was virgin country, and it is a testimony to the strength and determination of the settlers of the period to survive the depression, clear their land and construct a dwelling. The Garard family lived in the thatched dwelling until 1945 when a new home was constructed in close proximity. After hand building this place, they moved in on VE day, 15 September 1945. This place represents the first permanent home on the land. It is typical of the period. The phone exchange was a vital communication which was often located in farm houses and operated by the woman in the house.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory The exchange provided a communication link and important social contact for the otherwise isolated women on farms. The farm is still lived in by the Garard family. ORIGINAL USE Thatched bush timber dwelling dwelling Existing dwelling dwelling CURRENT USE Thatched bush timber dwelling ruin Existing dwelling dwelling HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Garard CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Furniture Court

SLG # 5 CATEGORY 3 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION 34 Stubbs Street cnr McMahon Street,

Lake Grace

OTHER NAME(S) GS Cooks first shop CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place has associations with Lake Grace’s first baker, and many commercial activities since then. It is important in the main street streetscape and character of the town, located opposite the post office and railway station. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and weatherboard clad, the corrugated iron roof is gabled. A skillion verandah extends across the shop frontage and is supported by square timber posts. HISTORY Guilbert S Cooks first shop. The building was also used for tearooms, a vet and a furniture store. It was demolished in 2012 and the block has now been made into a car sales yard for Maalouf Ford. ORIGINAL USE Shop

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory CURRENT USE Maalouf Ford car sale yard HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION demolished AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Coronation Gardens SLG # 6 CATEGORY 3 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Stubbs Street, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1937; 1958 water fountain STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site demonstrates significant associations with D.L Elliott, civic identity, and marks a milestone in the development of the town when water was connected. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Garden and memorial fountain with commemorative plaques. HISTORY In 1937, the coronation celebrations for King George VI were quite an event with up to 600 people gathering in front of the railway station, with children from schools throughout the district, and RSL members dedicating the Coronation gardens. The Roads Board Chairperson D.L Elliott officiated, and palms were planted. All the children were given a commemorative mug, and a free picture show at the hall was followed by a dance to finish the day’s celebrations. On May 1958, the fountain marked the inauguration of a town water supply in Lake Grace, opened by L.F Kelly MLA Minister for Lands and Agriculture. D.L Elliott was also commemorated at this ceremony. The fountain is a tribute to services of D.L Elliott Chairman of the Lake Grace Roads Board from 1935-1958, Vice Chairman 1927-1935 and Member from 1925-1958. During the Coronation Gardens ceremony Mrs D. Elliott and Mrs Harris planted two palm trees. These palms are still growing in the Coronation Garden to this day. ORIGINAL USE commemorative garden CURRENT USE commemorative garden HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Lake Grace Road Board CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Railway Goods Shed

SLG # 7 CATEGORY 3 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Railway Reserve, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1924 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place has significant associations with the transport of goods on the railway. The place is integral within the railway precinct. The place is integral within the railway precinct. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and clad with corrugated iron, the place has a low pitched skillion roof. HISTORY On 19 June 1916, the railway extended from Wagin to Lake Grace. A staff cabin and waiting shelter were in place at Lake Grace Station in the early 1920s. In 1924, plans for the new railway station, Stationmaster’s house and goods shed were drawn in advance of the line being extended eastwards to Newdegate in 1926. Lake Grace

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory became a junction in 1933 when the line northwards to Hyden opened. On 24 July 1987, the railway station closed. ORIGINAL USE goods shed CURRENT USE privately used HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDERS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ‘Salt pans and XMOs, The Newdegate and

Hyden extensions’ R Milne, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, December 1986. ‘All Change at Lake Grace’, Rod Milne, unpublished, undated.


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Headmaster’s house (fmr)

SLG # 8 CATEGORY 3 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 15105 Loc 65 LOCATION Absolon Street (nr cnr of Bishop Street)

west of Lake Grace School

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1925 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents ways of life associated with education which area no longer practised. It has associations with the headmasters of the school over a considerable period in the history of Lake Grace. It represents developments within the Education Department and contributes to the school precinct. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The weatherboard and iron building has a full width front verandah under the gabled roof. The west side of the place has an enclosed verandah. On the east side a freestanding fibro clad garage (c1952) aligns with the dwelling. The place is typical of its type and period. HISTORY By 1911, a settlement had formed in Lake Grace. As early as 1913, a Progress Association had formed in Lake Grace and requested that the Education Department establish a school. A school was duly opened in 1914, and continuted until 1923, when improved facilities were required, and it was decided to construct a new school. With the establishment of the new school on the school reserve in 1923,

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory housing accommodation was provided on the same site, only a few years later. By 1932, the building was extended, and with the advent of Mr Argent’s school bus in 1947, the outlying schools closed and the children were transported into Lake Grace. In 1952, a new school was constructed. Prior to the construction of the headmaster’s house, the school teacher was boarded in private homes. The advent of providing a home for the teacher reflected the community’s values. The house was moved to 21 Absolon Street. In 1999 the Public/School Library and Telecentre (now the Community Resource Centre) was opened on the site. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE Library/Community Resource Centre HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER PWD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY P Lannin research notes 1996; BIRD J

Across the Lake A History of Lake Grace 1911-1992 Bookmark Publishing House WA 1992


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Pingaring Sports and Recreation Ground (& Tennis Club) SLG # 9 CATEGORY 3 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Pingaring OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1927 relocated to Pingaring School in

1938, this site in 1954 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place/site demonstrates a way of life and associations with various sports and people associated with them. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION School building: timber framed, weatherboard clad with gable corrugated iron roof. HISTORY In 1954 the former Pingaring School (which was the North Burngup School before that) was relocated to the existing site. It was moved by tractor tow. In 1938 when the North Burngup School was relocated to Pingaring, which had become the district centre by virtue of the railway siding, the sports ground relocated to Pingaring as well. Two anthill tennis courts were constructed in 1949 and another in 1956, followed by two additional courts, to facilitate participation in pennant association games. All five courts were bituminised. The football and cricket grounds were established in 1949, and football played in the Lakes Association until the late 1960s. The cricket club was reformed in 1946 and joined the Karlgarin-Hyden association where they continue to have success. The former school building is in constant use as the community and sporting amenities room catering to the sports clubs. ORIGINAL USE school room CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Varley Cemetery SLG # 10 CATEGORY 3 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Varley-Lake King Road, Varley OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates associations with the Varley Community. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Land allocated in the late 1980s. The community has fenced the perimeter of the cemetery. A niche wall was constructed in ORIGINAL USE cemetery CURRENT USE cemetery HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY From our humble beginnings Lake Varley-

Holt Rock 1928-1978 undated ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Culleton’s RTC

SLG # 11 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION 28 Stubbs Street, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) Butcher’s Shop CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1946 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place has associations with a range of commercial activities in Lake Grace. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and weather board clad pavilion like building. A weatherboard gable frontage is on the front property line. Shopfront glazing is either side of a central double entry door. HISTORY The Keally Bros originally had a butcher’s shop where the ‘Country Style’ was (between Bankwest and the Regional Artspace). After World War Two, they built this butcher’s shop and since then it has been other businesses. ORIGINAL USE Butcher’s shop CURRENT USE privately owned vacant block HISTORIC THEME

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ARCHITECT BUILDER Keally Bros CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Boutique SLG # 12 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Stubbs Street, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) Kealley’s Butchers, Kershaw’s Butchers CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place is associated with the early commercial development of Lake Grace. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed, clad with asbestos sheet. The roof has been altered in structure and is clad with decramastic tiles. The original front verandah is no longer in place. HISTORY Kealley’s butcher shop was originally established here. It has since been the venue of a number of other businesses. ORIGINAL USE butcher shop CURRENT USE privately owned vacant building HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Kealleys CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Infant Health Clinic

SLG # 13 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION 33 Absolon Street, cnr McMahon Street,

Lake Grace

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1958 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place has associations with the provision of infant health services in Lake Grace and makes a contribution to the townscape. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Small timber framed structure clad with asbestos sheets. It has a tiled gable roof and stands alongside a single garage which is of similar proportion and appearance to this building. A flat roof verandah has been added to the front of the Infant Health Centre. HISTORY Improvements were always being sought for general health, although Mrs P Critchley lobbied and negotiated with the progress association and the Infant Health Department to get an Infant Health Sister visiting Lake Grace on a regular basis. The Shire built a residence and surgery for the Doctor in 1958. on 6 July 1962, an Infant Health Committee was formed and Sister Harper from Wagin visited fortnightly.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory When the new supper room was put on the hall in 1971, it also included a clinic room. The Infant Health Clinic and garage has been demolished. ORIGINAL USE Doctor’s surgery CURRENT USE Shire housing backyard HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Shire of Lake Grace CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY BIRD J Across the Lake A History of Lake

Grace 1911-1992 Bookmark Publishing House WA 1992


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Showground & Recreation ground SLG # 14 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Stubbs and Bishop Streets, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1922 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site has associations with sport, recreation and community gatherings since 1922. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The first hall was built by Mr Lange was completed and open for the 3rd annual 1922 show at the showgrounds, and particularly the Show Ball. Mrs Lange and Mrs Robertson, together with the young Mr Robertson, provided the music. RSL dances were held monthly. Jack Mackie from the Co-op hired the hall for sales promotions. West’s Pictures used to visit on the last Thursday of every month. In 1922/23 cricket commenced at this site after having been played on the first cleared sit in town, between the railway station and the town hall, since 1917/18. In 1923 and 1924 there were no athletics or horse races at the show and in 1925 and 26 there was no show at all. The RSL had a sports meeting in 1925. in 1927 the show was revived and the horse events were included again in 1928. Paddy McMahon’s ‘Wishbone Laddie’. Golf was played at this site during the 1920s, on Sundays during the winter months. Squatter stables. Horse racing track. In the 1980s a pavilion was constructed within the track which now means it can no longer be used for horseracing. ORIGINAL USE sporting facility CURRENT USE sporting facility HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY BIRD J Across the Lake A History of Lake



Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory King Edward Farm SLG # 15 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) Lawson’s CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1911 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Association with pioneers, and a representative dwelling of the period. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed with asphalt sheeting as a roof. 4 rooms and a verandah – considered to be a mansion at the time of construction. HISTORY The property which George Lawson took up also has the site of a sandalwood cutters soak, which has since been boarded up. Mrs Lawson was the first woman pioneer in the Lake Grace area. Mr Lawson was the foundation Chairperson of the Lake Grace Co-op. Due to ill health, Lawson sold the property in 1920 to Rob Carruthers. ORIGINAL USE Farming property CURRENT USE Farming property HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Bill Clarke CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY BIRD J Across the Lake A History of

Lake Grace 1911-1992 Bookmark Publishing House WA 1992

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Beenong Phone Exchange

SLG # 16 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Beenong OTHER NAME(S) Clarke’s CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents associations with the communication in the Beenong area, and is representative of development at the time. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and clad with gable corrugated iron roof and enclosed verandahs across the frontage and extensions each side of the main dwelling. HISTORY The first telephone exchange was run from Harold Clarke’s which was run from the Lake Grace exchange. Arthur Manton had a phone connected to the railway phone, at J Woods farm which was later owned by Jack Smith. ORIGINAL USE dwelling

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory CURRENT USE Vacant HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory L.H Elliott’s SLG # 17 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Loc 9508 LOCATION 12 miles north east of Lake Grace,

Beenong

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place has associations with the Manton who was an early settler in the Beenong area, with Elliott’s who took up the property after World War Two. It is representative of the period of settlement and the other farms of the period still remaining in the area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The first owner of the farm was Arthur Manton who built the house. He also had a telephone which was connected to the railway phone. In 1947-48 Len Elliott purchased the property. The home is one of three early farms in the district which are still evident. The other farms are Boultons and Miltons. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE vacant HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Arthur Manton CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Easton Neston SLG # 18 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Williams Loc No 10142 LOCATION South Road, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) Slarke’s CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1919 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Association with the Slarke family who were early settlers of the district. The place is representative dwelling of the period, and has a continuity of association with the Slarke family. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Mud brick dwelling with corrugated iron roofing which was reused from the goldfields. The bricks were hand made on the site with moulds. HISTORY The Slarke family settled on the property, only 200 metres from the existing homestead. In 1919, together with the builder, they made the bricks for the existing house. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE dwelling HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY BIRD J Across the Lake A History of Lake


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory D.L Elliott’s SLG # 19 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION 5 miles south east of Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1927-1982 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Association with pioneers and civic identity D.L Elliott, and early industry. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Brick construction. Made from local bricks HISTORY The brick kiln where the bricks were manufactured was next to the government dam, 5 miles south east of Lake Grace townsite. In the 1950s, the Agricultural Department ran trials in cereal growing and soil deficiencies, conducted at this farm for the first time in the district. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Willcox homestead SLG # 20 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION near Mordetta Siding OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1954 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates a way of life associated with settlement in the area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Fine architectural example of the period. The place is constructed of formed concrete and rendered cement with cement roof tiles. HISTORY The original settlers cottage on the property was demolished in 1994. The substantial home built in the 1950s is significant in the area. Willcox was one of the farmer’s after whom the siding was named. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Burngup (Government) Dam SLG # 21 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Garard’s, North Burngup OTHER NAME(S) Garard’s Dam CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920s, 1930s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents associations with the settlement of the region by the provision of water supplies. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION TH edam was excavated by houses with a scoop. Initially it was cleaned out in the early 1930s by sustenance workers forming a chain gang and handing 4 gallon kerosene tines hand over hand until they could pour the contents over the bank. Soon after the dam was roofed. It is one of the few dams in the Wheatbelt which has retained its roof. HISTORY The government established watering points at 10 miles apart throughout the Wheatbelt, to facilitate the settlement of the land. Wells and bores were sunk, and dams excavated. The North Burngup Dam was constructed by the government by the government in the early 1920s to provide for the settlement in that region. The North Burngup settlement subsequently focussed around the water supply, which provided “refrigeration” (jellies set in 20 minutes) for the “dos” at the hall. (Beer tied with a string and lowered into the water). ORIGINAL USE water supply CURRENT USE water supply HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER PWD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Jensen’s SLG # 22 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Commonwealth Rd, East Pingaring OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1953; 1976 half of the front verandah

enclosed. Side skillion and carport added. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place is representative of a way of life. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and clad with fibro cement with a weatherboard dado. The corrugated iron roof is hipped, and extends over the front and back verandahs which have since been partially enclosed. HISTORY Fred Jensen’s family came from Denmark via England in 1908 and took up land in Tincurrin (Dorakin-Shire of Wickepin). Fred took up land in East Pingaring in 1937 and established a bush shed where he lived for a number of years before marrying and continuing to live there until this place was built on another section of his land which he developed over the years. Fred’s track to his settlement was made of rock siting, and many years later the surveyor’s confirmed the existing track which subsequently became an extension of Commonwealth Rd. In 1946 Fred started the mail tender in the district, and continued until his retirement in 1987. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE dwelling HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Pingaring School SLG # 23 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Pingaring OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1954 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates a way of life associated with education and settlers of the Pingaring area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and clad with fibro cement with a weatherboard dado. The corrugated iron roof is hipped with a skillion extension at the eastern end. HISTORY In 1927 the North Burngup School was established. It operated for 11 years until it was closed in 1938. The advent of the railway line in 1931-32 had resulted in a community focus at the Pingaring Siding, and after the closure of the North Burngup School, there was some concern in Pingaring with regard to locating the school on the western side of the railway line. Parents were alarmed at the danger of the children being run over by the weekly train through Pingaring. The school was subsequently relocated from North Burngup to the elevated existing site of the Pingaring School. The Pingaring townsite was condemned by the government authorities because it was too low lying, and they would not allow a government building to be located in that vicinity. The school opened on 31 January 1939, with Miss Mavis Harris as the teacher. By 1954, the school’s student’s numbers had increased, and the Education Department provided a new building, and teacher accommodation. The school re-opened on 12 February 1954 with 22 students. It was officially opened by the district inspector on the 29 April 1954. The former school building was relocated to the sports ground in close proximity to the existing school. A fifty year celebration in 1977 commemorated the site of the original North Burngup School. The school closed in 199 ORIGINAL USE School CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Eastland, Wyatt farm SLG # 24 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Roe Loc No 345 LOCATION East Pingaring OTHER NAME(S) East Pingaring Phone exchange CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1935 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents a way of life associated with the settlement of the Pingaring area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Mud brick dwelling with surrounding verandahs under the hipped gambrel corrugated iron roof. The place has four main rooms with a central passageway between the two front rooms, leading into the main back room; rooms were completed some years later. The mud bricks were made on site. HISTORY Wyatt took up land in 1924, was one of the first permanent settlements in c1935. The East Pingaring Phone Exchange was established in the home. The phone communication was a valuable link throughout the country and offered a social contact for the otherwise isolated women on the farms. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Higgins Garage and House SLG # 25 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Lot No 23 (garage site 24) LOCATION Collier St (cnr Mitchill Street?) Newdegate OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the development of technology. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Lamberts Contractors for grain carting between Varley and Newdegate from 1929 to the early 1930s, operated from here. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of the

Newdegate District GF Good 1964 Newdegate 1922-1972 Compiled by Newdegate Golden Jubilee Committee 1972

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Masonic Hall

SLG # 26 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Lot 48 & 49 LOCATION Collier Street, Newdegate OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1957 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents a way of life associated with the Freemason brotherhood. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Red brick construction with a gabled corrugated iron roof. The entry is unobtrusively located on the side of the hall, with three equally spaced double hung windows in the gable street frontage wall. HISTORY The hall was built in 1957 to provide a meeting place for the Masonic Lodge members in the Newdegate area. ORIGINAL USE meeting place CURRENT USE Vacant HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Newdegate Golf and Bowls Club SLG # 27 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 20960 Lot No 156 LOCATION Magenta Road, Newdegate OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1966 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the very beginnings of the Newdegate town, and serves to demonstrate the subsequent development. The club house represents the development of the facilities and the club. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Brick construction HISTORY When it was obvious that the railway line was coming through to Newdegate, a permanent townsite was surveyed (this site) which was closer to the proposed site of the Railway terminus. On 21 June 1926 the existing Newdegate and Lake Biddy townsite blocks were auctioned, and this site was eventually abandoned. In 1927, a stone with traces of tin was found on this site. Prospectors and towns people were optimistic about the possibilities of a tin deposit, and a company was formed. The hotel manager at the time, Mr Hospens, had the sample analysed and it was found to contain no tin. The company was subsequently wound up. The Golf Club first formed in 1933 with 2 holes. With 9 holes in place around the original townsite, the original hall served as the clubhouse. By the time there were 12 holes, a clubhouse had been located on the site. The former South Newdegate School building which became the Clubhouse, later burnt down. The existing clubhouse was built in 1966, and the Bowling club amalgamated in 1968. Site: original Newdegate townsite and former golf club – 14 fairway, tin mine 16th green. ORIGINAL USE Sports Club CURRENT USE Sports Club HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory W Keilley’s Farm

SLG # 28 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Biddy-Camm Rd, Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) Austin Powell CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1923 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates a way of life and associations with first selections of land in Lake Biddy. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed with surrounding verandahs under the main roof which is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. HISTORY When in 1922 the Lake Biddy area was thrown open for selection, Austin Powell was one of the first to take up the land, and established his home as early as 1923. in 1937 Walter Keighley and his wife Norah took over the property. The property adjoins the Holland’s Trank which was the main communication and transport link between Lake Biddy town and the newer regions in the north east, and onwards to the Goldfields.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory There are still remnants of the party phone line which linked between Walter’s farm and his mother’s farm Frewbank. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Austin Powell CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of the



Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Witham Farm SLG # 29 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Witham Road, Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1925 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place has associations with original settlers in the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Mud brick construction HISTORY Established by original early settlers of the region after whom the road, a portion of the Holland’s Track, was named. The property is located on the Holland’s Track which was the main communication and transport link between Lake Biddy town and the newer regions in the north east. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of the


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Les Rhodes’ place SLG # 30 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road, Lake

King (east side of store site)

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1948 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents an association with education and transport in the region in the post war era, and the Rhodes family. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION House remodelled. Garage is timber framed and clad with vertical sheets of corrugated iron. HISTORY Dusty Rhodes and his family moved to Lake King in 1942 after living at Hatters Hill for 8 years. He ran the Lake King Store, and began a school bus run in 1945. The family lived in the garage while Rhodes built the house. The garage was the centre of the school bus service, and the only mechanical workshop in Lake King. Dusty Rhodes, and later his son Les ran the school bus service until it was all sold in September 1985. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Dusty Rhodes CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake King Community Sheep Dip

SLG # 31 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates an activity associated with a major occupation in the region, and the community co-operation. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Yards of vertical sapling timber HISTORY Still used by the community. Formerly a plunge dip has been converted to a spray. ORIGINAL USE Community Sheep Dip CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory BUILDER Atkins CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake King Light Industrial area SLG # 32 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Suggs Road, new townsite, Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1990 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The precinct represents a phase of development in the Lake King district. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory CBH SLG # 33 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site demonstrates an association with the first explorers of the region, and with the primary agricultural industry that sustains the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The site was where Roe passed in 1848. While the majority of the Wheatbelt in Western Australia was serviced by rail, and the introduction of bulk handling in 1932, the Lake King region was not provided with either of those facilities. In 1938 settlers were still having to deliver their bagged grain to the Newdegate Railway Station. The permanent roof bulkhead was built in 1960 in Lake King, and had the capacity for 5600 tons of grain. It was demolished in 1972. ORIGINAL USE Bulk grain storage CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Pickernell’s SLG # 34 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1940 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates associations with early settlers of the Lake King region and war time prisoners. The place also demonstrates unique methods of construction. The place is a rate, if not the only example of this method of construction by Italian Prisoners of war. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The POW hut was built during the war years by the Italian prisoners of war. They trod the med with their bare feet to make the verandah concrete floor harder. The walls of the house were constructed with timber framed formwork filled with a mud mixture with metal scraps making the reinforcement. During the war, the bank only allowed £75 for the timber walls. The family moved in during 1941, with no ceiling lining. The first ceiling was in the Dining room in 1952. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mt Madden Hall

SLG # 35 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 20601 LOCATION Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) Mt Madden School CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1930 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents associations with education and social activities in the district. It demonstrates associations with the pioneers and generations of descendants in Mount Madden. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Timber framed and clad with corrugated iron. HISTORY On 29 January 1929, 20 residents from Mt Madden and Pallarup held the first meeting of the Mount Madden Progress Association at Gleeson’s place. On the 29 April the name converted to Pallarup Progress Association. In the mid 1930s the meetings took place in the Mount Madden School. Relocated from Kundip where it had been a billiard saloon, and rebuilt by the local farmers; Arthur Tonks and Albert Bagshaw. In the vicinity of the hall, the cricket pitch was built in the 1930s by the workers on the Mt Madden Tank, using concrete from the tank construction. They dug a well for water for concrete for the tank. It served as the school until 1941 and community centre. The hall was first the school and the social centre for the Mt Madden district. Mount Madden CWA foundation president Margaret Hector in 1968.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ORIGINAL USE Hall/school CURRENT USE ruin HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Arthur Tonks and Albert Bagshaw CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY editors Metcalf R & Hector M Golden

Jubilee 1928-1978 Lake King; Lake Camm; Mt Madden; Hatters Hill 1978


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Darcy Roberts’ property

SLG # 36 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake King-Ravensthorpe Road, Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) Holmes CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1930 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents a resourceful method of construction. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Substantial open sided shed with a skillion roof, constructed of bush timber with interlocked horizontal railway sleepers forming the walls on three sides. Another less substantial shed is also of the same construction, with four bay openings supported by substantial bush logs. The floor is also railway sleepers a group of accommodation facilities, possibly workers dwellings are located in relatively close proximity to the outbuildings and homestead site. One building is constructed of stone mortared together with brick quoins to the corners and openings. It is a one roomed small square building with a corrugated iron gable roof, and a brick chimney. The other buildings are both attached and detached, timber framed single rooms, clad with horizontal sheets of corrugated iron, and one is clad with railway sleepers. A slab remains of the former homestead dwelling.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory HISTORY Association with the settlement and development of the property by Holmes, who at one stage built a railway sleeper home on the former Wells property west of Lake King. ORIGINAL USE accommodation and outbuildings CURRENT USE ruins/storage HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Holmes CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Teasdales

SLG # 37 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) Allen’s CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1928 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place has associations with the early settlement of G Allen in the late 1920s. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The five room workers cottage with a verandah back and front, and the kitchen under the back verandah. The walls are clad with horizontal corrugated iron, as is the roof. The chimneys are both brick. HISTORY Alexander’s first workers cottage. Greg Allen’s land originally. Also remains of a bush timber stables structure. Cottage is now a weekender. B Teasdales bought in c1965. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE dwelling HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Varley Visitors Centre SLG # 38 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Seward Avenue, Varley OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1990 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates associations with the significance of a water supply in the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The plaque at the centre commemorates the town of Varley being connected to scheme water in 1990. Ernie Bridge, the Minister for Water supply at the time, officiated at the ceremony. After many requests from the local community, public toilet facilities were constructed at the site, and later the setting was landscaped. It provides a welcome facility to Varley. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY From our humble beginnings Lake Varley-

Holt Rock 1928-1978 undated ASSESSOR(S) NAMES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Varley Country Club SLG # 39 CATEGORY 4 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Varley OTHER NAME(S) Varley Golf Club CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1974 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the development of golf in the district. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY At the 2nd meeting of the reformed Varley Progress Association in 1965, it was decided to request land for a golf links and football ground. The resulting recreation ground was surveyed in 1966. Mr Vern Hall of Newdegate planned the 9 holes course which was constructed by the local community, mostly by “busy bees”, over the ensuing 18 months. The inaugural meeting of the Varley Golf Club was held on 15 July 1969, at the completion of the course. The Club was to be officially known as the Varley Country Club. Meanwhile the Varley School was upgraded and the former school room was purchased and relocated to the golf course to become the first club house. In 1974 a new “transportable” club house was purchased. By 1978 the course was picturesque 18 holes, and in August 1978 the inaugural Lakes Association Golf Carnival was hosted by the Varley Country Club. ORIGINAL USE Golf course and club house CURRENT USE Golf course and club house HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT Golf course – Vern Hall of Newdegate BUILDER Varley community CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Dempster Rock Phone Exchange SLG # 40 CATEGORY LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Loc No 1160/3 LOCATION farm adjoining Varley townsite on

Dempster Rock Road OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place represents a way of life no longer practiced. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The establishment of phone exchanges throughout the regional districts in the 1930s played an important role in connecting the otherwise isolated women on farms. The phone exchanges were operated by the farm women at the farmhouse, and provided an important communication and social link, Mrs Miller operated the South Dempster Rock exchange, until about the late 1940s when it combined with the Varley exchange ran by Mrs Alice Abernethy, and relocated at the Co-op store in Varley town. In the 1970s when the Fredwells lived at the place, the Varley playgroup was initiated. It continued at the farm for about a year until it moved to the hall, and then into the Pioneer Pavilion in about 1978. ORIGINAL USE Phone exchange CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lakeway SLG # 41 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Strata Title 8306 (Former Lots 2 & 3) LOCATION 22 Stubbs Street, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) existing building 1980 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the Co-operative concept and the community support. It represents a way of life no longer practised in Lake Grace. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Site with a brick construction. HISTORY Lot 2 was the first lot purchased in the Lake Grace townsite, and Hurtle Bairstow established a store. It was the site of social gatherings. At a meeting on 14 October 1917, it was decided on form a Co-operative by the name of The Lake Grace and District Co-operative Company Limited. Hurtle Bairstow was appointed as manager on the basis that he receive 75% of the profits of the company. The Co-op initially operated from his store. By the end of 1918 a hall with a Co-op office had been constructed, which was subsequently converted into the Co-op Store in 1922. From 1922 – 1929, Faram was the manager of the Co-op. In 1938, celebrations in Lake Grace marked the 21st anniversary of the Co-op, and a tribute was made to Charlie Aldridge, the manager at the time. A record crowd for Lake Grace, assembled for the Concert, supper and dance that evening. The Co-op developed and was extended three times before it was destroyed by fire on 30 March 1979. The Co-op traded from Slarke’s shop until this premises was completed. The new supermarket and mall with specialty shops was opened by the Premier Sir Charles Court on 3 May 1980. Named the “Lakeway”, the $500,000 rebuild and $200,000 fitout was a considerable investment. By 1981, the Co-op was in severe financial difficulties and at a shareholders meeting, a property trust was formed. Bernborough Pty Ltd purchased the building and the Co-op leased it back with a manager, until 1989 when it was sold to M & J Stanton, who moved their newsagent and drapery store (from the shops on the corner of Bennett and McMahon Streets), into the supermarket. ORIGINAL USE Co-op CURRENT USE Supermarket & shops HISTORIC THEME

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ARCHITECT Johnson & Chrystal P/L BUILDER Devaugh Brothers (Bunbury) CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY BIRD J Across the Lake A History of Lake



Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Neendalling Siding SLG # 42 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Railway Reserve LOCATION west of Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) Jarring Siding CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1916 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site is associated with the railways. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY On 19 June 1916, the railway from Wagin to Lake Grace was opened. The rail head was at Neendalling for a few years while controversy took place over the route for the line through to Lake Grace. The siding was in close proximity to White Dam which was the focus of the community in the region. The siding was originally proposed as a watering point, but Duggan siding was chosen instead. The name changed from Jarring to Neendalling on 7 January 1928. the siding was closed to the public on 1 December 1964, and remained as a siding for ‘Departmental use’ until the 1970s. ORIGINAL USE railway siding CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory White Dam SLG # 43 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION west of Lake Grace, Neendalling OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1908 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised, and associations with the agricultural pioneers of the Lake Grace district. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The dam was originally established to provide water for the settlers and travellers in the district. A soak above the dam is the site of the first camp of Bennett, McMahon and Absolon, the first settlers to cross the lake in a vehicle. The dam provided the only water supply and the water was always white due to the pipe clay. Later Bennett built a second dam at the site. It subsequently was where the mail contractor camped overnight on Wednesdays. The settlers would pick up the mail from that point, and distribute mail to the more outlying settlers; Carruthers distributed a lot of the mail. The mail drop was an eagerly awaited social event. The White Dam site developed into the social centre of the district, with the 1st annual PGA (Progress Association) picnic at the dam in 1912. Politicians addressed the gathering, and sports were held for the young people. Lake Grace pony cup race. The PGA were lobbyists for the railway line. The race course extended from the existing golf course gate to White Dam. In 1913, the settlers lobbied for a water condenser to secure a water supply. After a thunderstorm providing plentiful water, the settlers advised they no longer required the condenser, but it was on the rail, and was subsequently installed before the 1914 drought. ORIGINAL USE dam and meeting place CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mablac Siding SLG # 44 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Railway reserve LOCATION west of Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1916 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site is associated with the railways. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Mablac Siding was opened in December 1924, when it was referred to as 263 and a half mile siding. It was renamed Mablac in April 1925. The siding was closed to the public on 1 December 1964. ORIGINAL USE Railway siding CURRENT USE Site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ‘Ormidale’ and Harvey’s Lake SLG # 45 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The sites represent ways of life no longer practised and associations with the Harvey family who were early settlers of the district. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Jack and Lila Harvey owned the first sheep in the district. Harvey’s first sheep stud was in Cartmeticup, where he transported his sheep from in 1920, by train. In the first year every lamb was taken by dingoes. In 1920, the house was removed from a site in Cartmeticup by horse drawn wagon in pieces and reconstructed on Harvey’s farm, ‘Ormidale’. Heavy rains in the 1920s filled up the lakes, and created a river, dividing Jack Harvey’s property. On the west sideof one of the lakes was a shady spot with tea trees and sheoaks which became a popular spot for picnics, and was know as Harvey’s Lake. A stile was built over the fence for easy access from the road. Jack Wilson took out some heavy timber, and constructed a diving board and platform 100 metres from the lake shore, where it was reputed that the water was up to 10 feet deep. Men and boys built corrugated iron canoes with wooden seats, and Les Tetley built a wooden boat with a canopy across the top for the ladies to paddle on the lake in. people enjoyed picnics and swimming. The lake was used every weekend, after church everyone would travel out in their horse and cart, tie the horse in a shady spot, climb the fence, and the men and women would go in separate directions to get changed in the bush. During the centenary celebrations in 1929, the Lake Grace School enjoyed a picnic and race day at the lake, and money from the Government was distributed to the children to commemorate the centenary. By the late 1930s and early 1940s a thick weed grew in the lake and spoiled the swimming. The Harvey family lived at ‘Ormidale’ until 1946. Hugh McCallum from the Agriculture Department held demonstrations at Harvey’s stud. In 1952 the house was once again relocated, this time to Lake Grace townsite in Bennett Street. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY J Lannin unpublished notes ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Griffin’s Reward SLG # 46 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) Griffin’s Find Yamboyna Farm CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1957 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with the discovery of gold in the wheatbelt. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Charles Griffin Senior took up a war service property in 1919 in Lake Grace. In the 1930s and 1940s, his son Charles jnr worked as a miner in Kalgoorlie. In 1941, Charles snr joined his son in Kalgoorlie. When Charles jnr visited his father’s Lake Grace farm in 1957, he recognised similarities in the mafic granulites outcropping on the farm, to those in the Kalgoorlie region. Many years previously, Paddy Hammell had worked the O’Donnell block, and had a stone assayed, revealing a gold content. Charles jnr began panning on the O’Donnell block, and on the ‘back block’ of his brother Tom’s farm. The creek in front of the homestead revealed the first gold traces. In 1957, Charles Griffin applied to the Mines Department for gold mining rights and requested that a government geologist survey the area. The response to Griffin was negative. Charles and a friend, James Lawless, sank a 30 feet deep shaft with drives north and south. The Griffin far and son formed a partnership with Lawless. Clement Treloar located gold on O’Neill’s adjoining property, and O’Neill formed a partnership with John Fitton. In 1958, Griffins and Lawless had 19 ton of ore treated at the Marvel Loch State Battery, returning ½ oz fine gold to the ton. Later that year, gold bearing quartz was discovered on the ‘back block’ and a shaft was sunk, revealing gold, but needing deep mining. In 1962, the mining company Lake View and Starr became interesting in the property and in 1963, took an option over ‘Griffin’s Find’. They drilled four diamond drill holes in the vicinity of Giffin’s first discovery but failed to find the ore boady. After initial planning to proceed with full scall mining, a week later they pulled out of the site, only a week prior to the crash in gold prices. In the 1960s Leo Bowron located gold 700 metres north west of Griffin’s original discovery, and sank two shafts. The Lake Grace Shire trucked the ore to the railway where it was loaded onto special ore trucks. In 1968, the Griffins sold the property. The mine was subsequently fully developed with Seltrust undertaking a full gold drilling program in 1979. It no longer operates. ORIGINAL USE farm/gold mine CURRENT USE farm

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY Unpublished notes from Jenny Pitman

(nee Griffin) The West Australian 2 October 1963 ‘There’s Gold in the Wheatbelt’ The West

Australian 1 November 1979 ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Lake Grace School SLG # 47 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION North Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1926 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents association with education and a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Opened in 1926, it was closed in 1940 due to lack of students. Minimum number of eight students were required to keep a school open. Jack and Emma Marshall boarded all the teachers on their farm, where the school was located. ORIGINAL USE School CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY J Kellow unpublished research notes

BIRD J Across the Lake A History of Lake Grace 1911-1992 Bookmark Publishing House WA 1992

ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Lake Grace phone exchange SLG # 48 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION North Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with the communication North Lake Grace area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The original telephone exchange was run at J Woods farm which was later owned by Jack Smith. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Lake Grace cricket ground SLG # 49 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION North Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1925 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with early settlers in the area, and sport and recreation. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The season of 1925/1926 was the first for the ‘Norths’ cricket club. Matches were played on the dried out salt lake at this site which was on Jack Madrell’s property, near the North Lake Grace School. The pitch was actually a road used by the soldier settlers to the north. As the game became more popular, it also became more organised, and a more permanent venue was established. All clubs had to establish a cement pitch for the 1926/1927 season to remain a member of the Association. A ground was cleared on the catchment of James’ Dam, opposite Charles Robinson’s farm. The pitch was relocated to the defunct Beenong Ground in 1950/1951 where they played until 1959/1960. From then, the North Lake Grace cricket club shared with Lake Grace’s pitch until a second pitch was laid at the showgrounds in 1962/1963. ORIGINAL USE cricket ground CURRENT USE paddock HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY J Kellow unpublished research notes

BIRD J Across the Lake A History of Lake Grace 1911-1992 Bookmark Publishing House WA 1992


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ‘Blackhills’ dwelling and stock yards SLG # 50 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION 5km north of Lake Grace, Walkers Road OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site has associations with CHF Lucas, early settlement and his butchering occupation. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The yards are in bad repair. The house site is cleared. HISTORY Lucas’s dwelling and stockyards were on this property. In c1920, Lucas held his stock in these yards, ready for slaughter, for his butcher’s shop in Lake Grace town. ORIGINAL USE dwelling and stockyards CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Beenong Siding SLG # 51 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Beenong Rd, Beenong OTHER NAME(S) 9 mile siding CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1925 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with the railways. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY In July 1925, the PWD had completed the construction of the line from Lake Grace Station to the ‘9 mile siding’. The railway officially opened through to Newdegate on 15 February 1926. The siding was closed on 23 September 1972. On 24 March 2007, an event called ‘Gone but not forgotten’ Back to Beenong/Burngup was held to recognise the Beenong cricket ground, Beenong siding and Burngup siding. The places are recognised with plaques on granite rock. ORIGINAL USE railway siding CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER PWD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Beenong School SLG # 52 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Beenong OTHER NAME(S) North East Lake Grace School CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1923 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the importance of education and a way of life no longer practised. It has an association with the early settlers. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The area north east of Lake Grace was first settled in 1919. No school was available for the children, so the children’s education took place in the lounge of AB Thompson’s new dwelling in 1923. In 1924, the recently vacated former school room from Lake Grace was relocated to a paddock on WD Boulton’s farm. Boulton’s farm was the centre of the district, and no child had to travel more than 8 miles. The children usually travelled by horse and cart, subsidised by the Government at sixpence per child. The students originally comprised of 2 Thompsons, 3 Merediths and 3 Duckworths. In 1927 the school students and teachers enjoyed a day’s outing to White Cliffs. In July 1937, the name was change from North East Lake Grace School to Beenong School. In 1940, the school closed due to low attendance. It was an Education Department requirement that a minimum number of 8 children was needed to retain a school teacher and keep a school open. Often the small country schools opened and closed a number of times depending on that requirement. When the school closed, the Beenong branch of the Farmer’s Union Progress tried to retain the school building as a meeting place. However they were unsuccessful and the Lake Biddy branch of the Farmer’s Union bought the school room in 1942. They dismantled it and re-erected it to provide a school at Buniche. ORIGINAL USE School CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY J Kellow unpublished research notes ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Argent’s SLG # 53 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Beenong North Road, Beenong OTHER NAME(S) Beenong North School, AB Thompson’s CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1923 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the importance of education and a way of life no longer practised. It has an association with the early settlers. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Mud brick dwelling HISTORY The area north east of Lake Grace was first settled in 1919. The house was built from mud bricks that were made a few kilometres east of the building. No school was available for the children, so the children’s education took place in the lounge of AB Thompson’s new dwelling in 1923. In 1924, the recently vacated former school room from Lake Grace was relocated to a paddock on WD Boulton’s farm. The students originally comprised of 2 Thompsoons, 3 Merediths and 3 Duckworths. In 1925/26, Beenong’s first cricket season was played on the north west corner of Bill Bennett’s farm (Loc 12604) near the railway line. In 1926/1927, AB Thompson donated part of his farm (Loc 9510), half a mile north of Beenong Siding for the cricket ground. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE dwelling HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER AB Thompson CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Grace Rifle Range SLG # 54 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Grace-Newdegate Road (3 miles east

of Lake Grace, on the north side), Lake Grace

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1929 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with sport and recreation. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY In 1929, after it was decided to build a rifle range, a grant of £90 was received from the Commonwealth Government. It contributed towards the total £140 cost of establishing the range. The property was leased from the Department of the Army and was one of only eight Commonwealth Rifle Ranges in Western Australia. It opened on 31 August 1929. During World War Two, the Voluntary Defence Corps joined with the rifle club and used the rifle range. At that time the Roe District Rifle Club was formed, and Lake Grace was the headquarters. The rifle range closed in 1993, and wildflowers now cover the site. ORIGINAL USE rifle range CURRENT USE wildflower site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory South Lake Grace School SLG # 55 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION South Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) Little Red School CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1926 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised. It represents the settlers value of an education for their children, and has associations with the early settlers of the South Lake Grace area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The building was timber framed with a timber floor and a corrugated iron roof. It was unlined on the inside. 18’ x 12’ corrugated iron cladding on the walls. A fireplace. HISTORY In 1925, the settlers in the South Lake Grace area formed a school committee and applied to the Education Department for a school. The request was denied, and it was suggested that the farmers build a school on private land. Consequently on 12 July 1926, a school was built on John Lay’s property. It was painted red, and was mostly referred to as the “little red school”. It was opened on 7 September 1926 with the teacher, Olive Flannigan, paid by the school committee. When Mrs Peacock, the teacher, and her tow children lived there, a rug separated the school from their accommodation, until the parents later enclosed part of the verandah as a bedroom. In June 1927, the school closed due to not enough children attending. It was an Education Department requirement that a minimum number of 8 children was needed to retain a school teacher and keep a school open. Oftern the small coutry school opened and closed a number of times depending on that requirement. In 1931, the school reopened with government assistance, and in May 1934, it officially became a Government School. The school was the venue for much of the social activity for the settlers in the South Lake Grace area. Christmas trees and dances were popular, and Parson Stansfield held church services in the school. In 1947, Irene Hooper (nee Lay) was the last teacher at the school, formerly having been a pupil. The school finally closed in 1947 when the school bus service transported all the children into Lake Grace School. In 1980, strong winds blew the little school down. ORIGINAL USE school CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory ARCHITECT BUILDER John Horner CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY J Kellow unpublished research notes ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory South Lake Grace Cricket Pitch SLG # 56 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION South Road, Lake Grace OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1925 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with the sport and recreational activities of the early settlers of the South Lake Grace area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The concrete pitch is still evident at the site. HISTORY The season of 1925/1926 was the first for the South Lake Grace cricketers. Matcher were played on Ben Griffiths block (Loc 13978), and in the 1926/1927 season, moved to the Red Dam, opposite Billy Betham’s property. ORIGINAL USE cricket pitch CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mordetta Siding and fettler’s camp SLG # 57 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Mordetta OTHER NAME(S) ‘No 2 siding’, Waddercarrin siding CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1931 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The railway siding represents communication, transport and agricultural, viability for the area. The site represents a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY As early as 1915, the Narrogin to Kondinin line passed through Kulin and ended at the Kondinin railhead. From 1913, Stileman was Chief Engineer of the WAGR, and his plan proposed the extension of the trunk line eastwards from Corrigin through to Forrestania which was planned for expansion under the Empire Immigration Scheme, sharing costs. In 1926 the Wagin line extended eastwards to a railhead at Lake Grace. Considerable lobbying from the Karlgarin community vied for an extension of the Corrigin line as outlined in the Stileman Plan. The Railway Advisory Board finally proposed a spur line from Lake Grace to Karlgarin, and onwards to Hyden at the head of the line. By 1927 fierce discussions were taking place. The motion to construct the trunk line east from Kondinin was put before Parliament in 1928. The Stileman Plan, the line east from Kondinin was subsequently defeated. As late as 1929 surveys were continuing for the Kondinin extension, and late in 1929 the Karlgarin town was surveyed, but in June 1930 the railway gangs commenced construction at the Lake Grace end of the spur line to Karlgarin and Hyden, with Waddercarrin (Mordetta) a siding along that line. The railway line did not come to Mordetta Siding until 1931, and the trains first ran between Lake Grace and Karlgarin in 1932. When the siding was opened in April 1933, it changed from No. 2 siding to Waddercarrin. In 1960, the name was changed from Waddercarrin because there was a railway siding of a similar name near Dowerin, and it created confusion. The name Mordetta was a combination of two local farm names: Ross Willcox’s Mordiallok and Alex Dixon’s Wangetta. In 1945 two fettler’s dwellings were provided for accommodation for the fettlers and their families. The fettlers worked along the railway line maintaining the facility. The goods shed received all incoming and outgoing goods. The loading ramp was important for the loading and unloading of stock at the site.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory The train also catered for passengers in the early days of its service. The passenger train service ended in the early 1950s when the railway bus took over. Local farmers carted their grain to the siding. The grain was in bags sewn at the top and loaded into closed wagons for cartage to Fremantle. The railway line was closed on the 30 June 1957, however on the 15 January 1960 the line was reinstated for a trial between Hyden and Lake Grace. It has remained operating for the cartage of grain and superphosphate since that time. The siding closed on 18 March 1968. ORIGINAL USE railway siding CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Dornock Siding SLG # 58 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Dornock OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1931 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The railway siding represents communication, transport and agricultural, viability for the area. The site represents a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY As early as 1915, the Narrogin to Kondinin line passed through Kulin and ended at the Kondinin railhead. From 1913, Stileman was Chief Engineer of the WAGR, and his plan proposed the extension of the trunk line eastwards from Corrigin through to Forrestania which was planned for expansion under the Empire Immigration Scheme, sharing costs. In 1926 the Wagin line extended eastwards to a railhead at Lake Grace. Considerable lobbying from the Karlgarin community vied for an extension of the Corrigin line as outlined in the Stileman Plan. By 1927 fierce discussions were taking place. The motion to construct the trunk line east from Kondinin was put before Parliament in 1928. The Stileman Plan, was subsequently defeated. As late as 1929 surveys were continuing for the Kondinin extension, and late in 1929 the Karlgarin town was surveyed, but in June 1930 the railway gangs commenced construction at the Lake Grace end of the spur line to Karlgarin and Hyden, with Dornock a siding along that line. The railway line did not come to Mordetta Siding until 1931, and the trains first ran between Lake Grace and Karlgarin in 1932. When the siding was opened in April 1933, it was named Dornock after a village in Scotland. The train also catered for passengers in the early days of its service. The passenger train service ended in the early 1950s when the Railway bus took over. Local farmer carted their grain to the siding. The grain was in bags sewn at the top and loaded into closed wagons for cartage to Fremantle. In 1937, CBH built a bulk bin (capacity 1300 tons), at the siding. The siding consisted of the bin, weighbridge (where the bin attendant slept) stockyards for loading stock, and a goods shed where farmers collected their goods. In 1956 a PRB bin was constructed, and there was also a pig pen for open storage. The bin was closed and demolished in 1973.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory The railway line was closed on the 30 June 1957, however on the 15 January 1960, the line was reinstated for a trial between Hyden and Lake Grace. It has remained operation for the cartage of grain and superphosphate since that time. A plaque was erected to mark the site in 1992, and trees have been planted. ORIGINAL USE railway siding CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Burngup School SLG # 59 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION North Burngup OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1927 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practiced, and an association with early settlers and education. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION A stone and plaque commemorate the site. HISTORY IN April 1926 a North Burngup School opened with only 6 of the promised 12 students. When the school opened on March 28 1927, there still were only 7 students. The school building was located at this site after having been located at this site after having been relocated from a Group Settlement area. The North Burngup settlement diminished when the railway siding was established in the vicinity of Pingaring Rock, and a town subsequently focussed around the railway siding from the mid 1930s. On 2 August 1934, the name of the school was changed to Pingaring School. By 1938, the North Burngup School closed and was relocated to the vicinity of Pingaring Siding, a more central position in the district. The school reopened on 31 January 1939 and the building served until a new school building was completed in 1954. The building was later relocated to its present site, a short distance from the Pingaring School, at the Pingaring Sports & Recreation Ground. ORIGINAL USE school CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Burngup Hall and Sports Ground SLG # 60 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 24691 Loc No 166 LOCATION Triangular site bounded by North

Burngup Road, Kent Road and Garard Road

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) hall: c1928. A supper room was added in

1943 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised, and significant associations with settlers in the district. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The hall was a timber framed and corrugated iron clad structure measuring 35’ x 40’ and cost £200. The tongue and groove floor boards were of a high standard for dancing. HISTORY After the establishment of the dam in the early 1920s, by 1928 the community at North Burngup was such that a hall was constructed to provide for a community venue. Many memorable events took place at the hall; the annual Christmas Tree party, 50th wedding anniversary, wedding breakfasts, birthday celebrations, send-offs and welcome-homes for the World War Two personal and Junior Farmer meetings. Margaret Fisher’s 21st birthday. Dances were a regular social event with the local children polishing the floor on Saturday morning with Shellite and sawdust. Jack Wilson and Vince Lucas ran pictures shows for a few years. Three anthill tennis courts adjoined the hall, and were the venue for regular matches with visiting clubs. Soccer was popular in the district in the early days, and the ground was established about 200 metres east of the hall. Later cricket became very popular and the cricket pitch was incorporated in the soccer ground. The salmon gum logs under the shade of salmon gum trees on the oval boundary was a popular spectator position. Bough sheds provided shelter and a venue for afternoon tea. In 1932, the railway line from Lake Grace to Karlgarin and Hyden opened through the North Burngup district. The railway line passed some 5 miles to the west of the North Burngup settlement, due in part to the availability of water at Pingaring Rock. The North Burngup settlement diminished after Pingaring Siding was established and a town subsequently focused around the railway siding from the mid 1930s.

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Although a supper room was added to the hall in 1943, moves were already taking place to focus the social activities in Pingaring. ORIGINAL USE hall and sports ground CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mail Box Corner SLG # 61 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION cnr Kent Road and North Burngup Road,

North Burngup

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a means of communication and a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The mail box corner was in the vicinity of the dam, school, hall and sports ground in North Burngup. Mail box corner was the mail delivery point furthermost north from Lake Grace, and settlers in the vicinity collected or delivered their mail from this point until 1933 when Percy Byass’ store in Pingaring became an unofficial post office, and the mail was delivered to that venue. ORIGINAL USE mail box corner CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Sandalwood cutters and Mallet bark camp SLG # 62 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION south boundary of Hare’s property OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1880s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Sandalwood cutters camp site. ORIGINAL USE camp site CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Newdegate General Store SLG # 63 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Lot No 3 LOCATION Maley Street, Newdegate OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the beginning of a banking institution in Newdegate. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY In January 1923, an Agricultural Bank Inspector was stationed in Newdegate. The first inspector didn’t stay long, but Mr G.H Birt stayed until 1937, with J.P Gaddeby continuing through until the war. Gaddeby later became the Commissioner of the Rural and Industries Bank. In 1926 the garage built on the same lot. Both building have since been demolished. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of

Newdegate District GF Good 1964 Newdegate 1922-1972 Complied by

Newdegate Golden Jubilee Committee 1972

ASSESSOR(S) NAMES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Clearer’s camp SLG # 64 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Roe Loc No 124 LOCATION Lake Tunney Common, 100 metres east of

Newdegate, Lake Biddy Road, Newdegate

OTHER NAME(S) “Government Chop” CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1922 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised, and an important event in the development of the Newdegate region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY After World War One, the settlement of the Newdegate area was discussed by Narrogin farmers and it was suggested that the district be developed into 5000 acre grazing properties. Some Lake Grace farmers argued that the land was more suitable for wheat and put a case to the State Premier. In 1922 the land was surveyed and as part of an unemployment program for the government, sustenance workers were despatched to the area to be employed to clear the land for prospective settlers. 300 acres of each surveyed block was cleared to give the settlers a beginning. In the region of 400 workers came to the area, many of them were European. The clearers travelled to Lake Grace by train, and then proceeded on foot or by horse and cart. They camped on the jobs but food and water supplies were obtained form the main camp at this location. The clearing was subsequently fount to be of a poor quality and a considerable expense to the government, but the farmers had good crops the following year. ORIGINAL USE camp CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Town Dam SLG # 65 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 17616 Lot No 54 LOCATION 2.5 kilometres northwest of Newdegate OTHER NAME(S) Railway Dam CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1926 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents significant associations with the railways, and the continued development of the Newdegate area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 5 million gallon capacity earth dam HISTORY After Newdegate was first settled in 1922, the railway was completed from Lake Grace in 1925. The water was pumped to the overhead railway tank in the railway yard, to supply water to the steam trains. In 1965 the railway dam provided water for the Newdegate town when reticulation was installed. The water was no longer required for steam trains which had long since been replaced by diesel. It subsequently became the Newdegate Town Dam. ORIGINAL USE railway dam CURRENT USE town dam HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONDITION SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of


Newdegate Golden Jubilee Committee 1972 Unpublished research notes WJ (Jack) Sandells 1996

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Rifle Club SLG # 66 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION 3-4 kilometres west of Newdegate on

south side of Newdegate-Lake Grace Road, Newdegate

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1930s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life associated with rifle shooting sport and recreation, and war time training. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The range was constructed by community effort during the Depression. Opened in 1934. Used by the VDC for training during World War Two. ORIGINAL USE demonstration CURRENT USE demonstration HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of



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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory 1/2 Way Dam SLG # 67 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Newdegate OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Represents the vital importance of water to sustaining the settlement of the land. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Located between Newdegate and Lake Grace it is one of 4 dams of a capacity of 2000 gallons. The Government provided water supplies for new settlers, digging dams and putting down wells. This was one of the most important as it provided a water supply for settlers travelling to their blocks. Up until the railway cam through to Newdegate in 1926, it was important when carting wheat and back-loading super and supplies back and forth between the towns. ORIGINAL USE dam CURRENT USE dam HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of



Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Holland’s Track SLG # 68 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Jam Patch Soak 15kms west of

Newdegate & Sheoak Hill – plaque

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1893 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a significant event in the development of the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Track through the natural terrain HISTORY John Holland of Broomehill, in 1893, to get to goldrush country, planned a 320 mile trek straight through unexplored country. Four men, John Holland, John Carmody, Rudolph and David Krakouer, with 6 months provisons, started on 14 April 1893, and arrived in Coolgardie on 18 June 1893, the day after Paddy Hannan discovered gold.The track provided a direct communication between the ships at Albany in the south west and the goldfields, through the Newdegate area. The early settlers to Lake Biddy could only get to the area by using the Holland’s Track from Lake Grace, and from Lake Biddy to Varley and Holt Rock in the north-east. Lake Biddy was later the rail depot for those areas bringing their wheat along the track for rail transport. Lake Biddy was the only town built on the Holland’s Track. In 1988, a Bicentennial event was “Walking the Holland’s”, commencing at Lake Biddy, the walk proceeded south to Sheoak Hill, and onto Silver Wattle Hill where a plaque was laid. In 1993, a celebration to commemorate the centenary of the trace was organised by the Newdegate Primary School, and they re-enacted a walk of a segment of the track. The track passes through 12 farms in the Lake Biddy district. It was only 10kms from the Lake Biddy Store, and in the 20s and 30s, the track was the shortest route to Newdegate and Lake Grace. It was never a road, just a meandering track, so when roads were built it wasn’t used. Although it was a popular short cut during World War Two. ORIGINAL USE track CURRENT USE track HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT

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The West Australian 22 February 1993 The Wagin Argus & Arthur, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express 15 April 1993 The Wagin Argus & Arthur, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express 13 May 1993 Newdy News 10 June 1993 Bicentennial Walk booklet Newdegate School Community Bicentennial Committee 1988


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North Newdegate School SLG # 69 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION cnr North Newdegate Road & Biddy

Camm Road

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with education and a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The school was removed from the site after it closed. ORIGINAL USE school CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of




Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory South East Newdegate School/Hall SLG # 70 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life associated with education. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY One of the first priorities of the early settlers was to establish a school for their children. The government provided schools after applications were received for the relevant communities who could substantiate a need and a suitable number of children. Once a Government school was established, a minimum number of 8 students was required to be maintained to keep the school open. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of




Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Biddy Townsite SLG # 71 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1924 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised, and a phase in the development of the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Mallee root sculpture identifies the entry of the townsite and a plaque commemorates the pioneers of the district. HISTORY The Lake Biddy townsite was formed from portion of SW Sandell’s farm. The government resumed the land to form the townsite. The land was already cleared to cater for the railway yard, as the previous rail site was too uneven for the shunting yards. Two shops and several private houses, as well as Fettler’s houses made up the townsite as well as a school and town hall. A pioneer of the district has created a commemorative sculpture announcing the townsite. ORIGINAL USE townsite CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Biddy School & teacher’s quarters SLG # 72 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 19140 LOCATION cnr Biddy-Buniche Road, Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1928 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life associated with education in Lake Biddy. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION A plaque commemorates the site. HISTORY One of the first priorities of the early settlers was to establish a school for their children. The government provided schools after applications were received for the relevant communities who could substantiate a need and a suitable number of children. Once a Government school was established, a minimum number of 8 students was required to be maintained to keep the school open. ORIGINAL USE school CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of



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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Biddy Siding SLG # 73 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Railway Reserve LOCATION Newdegate-Hyden Road, Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1925 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the railway line which was vital to the future of the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY When the railway from the Lake Grace railhead to the Newdegate end of line was constructed and completed in 1926, Lkae Biddy Siding was the centre for the railway maintenance gang. The fettlers were stationed at Lake Biddy until 1963 when they relocated to Newdegate. The first fettlers cottage was built by the first ganger, Atkins. It was built of railway sleepers and corrugated iron. They were located east of the town railway crossing. ORIGINAL USE railway siding CURRENT USE railway line HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of



Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Biddy Recreation Ground SLG # 74 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Reserve 19137 LOCATION Witham Road, Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) 42 mile dam CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life associated with sport and recreational activities of the early settlers in Lake Biddy. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The original cricket club was located on the eastern boundary of Son Lloyd’s property; the “Water Hole” site was an old road which formed the pitch with white anthills. The first match was between Lake Biddy and Lake Grace in 1924/25. In 1926 the Lake Biddy club joined the Lake Grace Cricket Association. At the 42 mile dam on New Years Day 1924, the first picnic and sports meeting of the local settlers was held. At various time the settlers met at Sheoak Hill on the Holland Track or at Stalker’s house, where they had deliberately left a wall out of the house to allow a space for dancing. WM Witham’s, an original settler, farm was directly over the road from the recreation ground. Part of Witham Road was formerly the Holland’s Track, in the straighter sections. In 1927 the first horse events were introduced at the Sports ground, and the athletics and novelty foot events continued to be enjoyed. Volunteers developed the grounds over the years. A strong tennis club developed and three courts were constructed as well as a concrete cricket pitch, adjacent to the sports ground. In about 1960 the date of the annual sports changed from New Years Day to March, to coincide with the South East District Racing Carnival. By the late 1960s the lack of public support and local interest saw the sports ground and events abandoned. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Biddy SLG # 75 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Represents a way of life associated with the recreational and community gatherings of the early settlers in the Lake Biddy area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Annual Christmas Trees were held on the shores of Lake Biddy ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of




Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory North East Lake Biddy School SLG # 76 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Biddy OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life associated with education. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY One of the first priorities of the early settlers was to establish a school for their children. The government provided schools after applications were received for the relevant communities who could substantiate a need and a suitable number of children. Once a Government school was established, a minimum number of 8 students was required to be maintained to keep the school open. The North East Lake Biddy was an Assisted School which usually means the building is provided by the local community, who also subsidise half of the teacher’s salary. The school was located at Alex Witham’s place. The student numbers were difficult to maintain, and the Parents and Citizen’s Association applied for a bus to get the children to the school in Newdegate. Percy Lloyd started the bus in September 1946. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mission Farm SLG # 77 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION North East Newdegate OTHER NAME(S) Hodgson’s CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with a ‘mission’ in the Newdegate area, and a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY In 1965 Cecil Hodgson, the church of England minister, established the Mission farm. The first two aboriginal boys to arrive were Max Willock and Bazil Maher. Max died in a car accident, and Bazil married and settled with a family. His son Jason was tragically killed in a hot water explosion at a football club. The Mission farm was sold to local farmers. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of

Newdegate District GF Good 1964

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Buniche CBH gran receival depot SLG # 78 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Buniche OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) siding c1925 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with the railways and the agricultural activity of the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The siding was located on the railway between Lake Grace and the railhead at Newdegate. In 1937, the first CBH bin was constructed at the siding. ORIGINAL USE siding CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of



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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Buniche School SLG # 79 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Buniche OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life associated with education. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION A plaque marks the site. HISTORY One of the first priorities of the early settlers was to establish a school for their children. The government provided schools after applications were received for the relevant communities who could substantiate a need and a suitable number of children. Once a Government school was established, a minimum number of 8 students was required to be maintained to keep the school open. School first operated in Buniche from T Davies house as an assisted school. Later a school was built near Buniche Government Dam. It was the former Beenong School that the local farmers reassembled in Buniche. It was open between 1940 and 1946. The teachers for the 21 students during that time were Miss Alga, Mrs Slade and Mrs Bridgers. Sometime after it closed, the building was relocated to Loc 111 between Lake Biddy and Newdegate. A plaque was erected in 1983. ORIGINAL USE school CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Buniche Dam SLG # 80 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Buniche OTHER NAME(S) Government Dam CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1920s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site has associations with the supply of water and sustainability of settlement in the area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The Government Dam was built during the 1920s. It was later cemented when it was discovered that the dam leaked. It has a corrugated iron roof. It has provided a reliable source of water since its construction. In 1940 the school was located near the Buniche Government Dam. ORIGINAL USE dam CURRENT USE dam HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of



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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Buniche Well SLG # 81 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Loc No 543 LOCATION Buniche OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site has associations with the supply of water and sustainability of settlement in the area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Located on the north-east corner of Loc 543 HISTORY In the early 1920s a well was sunk to supply water for the horse teams carrying the goods and provisions for the pioneer farmers to establish on their properties in the Lake Biddy region. Later the horse teams used in the construction of the Newdegate Railway line used the water supply. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The Growth & Development of



Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake King General Store SLG # 82 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Lot No 13 LOCATION Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road, Lake

King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1929 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The place demonstrates a continuity of use as a communication and retail outlet for the town and surrounding district. The place demonstrates associations with the pioneers of the district. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION In the 1930s the store was a 12’ x 10’ corrugated iron shed with petrol case shelves and fuel sold in 4 gallon drums. A lean to on the side of the store was the bedroom. HISTORY The Lake King Store and Post Office was opened in 1929 by an Englishman, Chris Verdun. In 1936, Ron Hewson took over the store with his young family, after working as a telephone linesman in the district for a number of years. The store was also the Lake King telephone exchange. Hewson ran a bi-weekly mail service to Hatters Hill (35 miles east of Lake King). Bob Barron (the first welder in the district) ran the mail and general cartage service from the Newdegate railhead to Ravensthorpe, and never charged Hewson for the delivery of their supplies. In 1942, Mr & Mrs W (Dusty) Rhodes took over the PO & store after living at Hatter’s Hill for 8 years. Dusty Rhodes was also the school bus-driver. Later Tom Warneford from Lake Varley took over the store and refurbished the place, and his sons continued until 1976 when Ian Brown took over. On the night of the 12 March 1997, the store was tragically burnt to the ground. Fortunately the owners were absent at the time. ORIGINAL USE store/residence CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Atkins home, Yate Flat Lagoon, AA Dam SLG # 83 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Loc no 1532 LOCATION behind Lake King School, Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1929 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised, and associations with a original 3500 scheme settlers. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The Atkins were among the 3500 land scheme settlers in the Lake King region after 1928. the site of GW Atkin’s home is located close to the store and goods shed. It was the focus of social activities in the region until the hall was built in 1930, with dances and a wedding taking place in the large front room at the home. Swimming hole at Atkins. The water from the lagoon was used during droughts. It was pumped into Brandenburg’s dam and then water was available at the standpipe. The AA Dam (behind the school) is a former government dam which was constructed by the sustenance workers during the depression. It has concrete bottom and sides. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY editors Metcalf R & Hector M Golden


Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Gauging Weirs; Lake Ace & Lake King SLG # 84 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1960s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site demonstrates significant associations with the agricultural occupation of the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Lake Ace was named by the two surveyors of the area; Finlay and Syd Stokes. Their wives names were Kathleen and Alice respectively, and from a speech impediment, Alice was referred to as Ace; hence the Lake’s name. Lake Ace and Lake King are gauging weirs. They work in conjunction with each other to calculate run-off from the cleared land around Lake Ace as against the uncleared land around Lake King. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY S Brandenburg 1996 ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Goodall’s Yabbie farm SLG # 85 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) 1990 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents the diversification of the agricultural industry in Lake king, and associations with the pioneer of that industry. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY In 1990 Dan Goodall came to the Lake King district to work for Rob & Judy Hetherington, and stayed. After some research Dan bought 35 traps and a trailer, and started a yabbie business at Hetherington’s farm. Dan slowly expanded his operations, taking on other farms in the district, paying royalties to the farm owners. In 1992, he established a yabbie depot to facilitate live export from Perth. In 1993, Dan expanded to include the 200 and 300 acre lakes in the Gardiner River area nad had two full time employees. In 1994, he took up land on the corner of Phil & Margaret Hetherington’s block. Tragically on 26 July 1995 Dan drowned when his boat overturned at the lakes. Dan’s widow continued to run the business. ORIGINAL USE Yabbie farm CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY Notes from the former Mrs Goodall

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Tarco’s Dam SLG # 86 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION halfway between Newdegate & Lake

King; Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site demonstrates significant associations with an immigrant settler. The site also represents a sense of place for many travellers, and the value of water. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Vincent Tarco. The dam was on the first property taken over by the Government. The dam was roofed and the water made available to travellers and settlers. The place became a common meeting place and a landmark on the journey. Abandoned and taken over by Bill Maxwell. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY editors Metcalf R & Hector M Golden



Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Rabbity’s hut – grave-site opposite SLG # 87 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION #1 Rabbit proof fence, Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with the rabbit proof fence, and a way of life associated with the fence occupations. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The rabbity’s hut was the place where the fence workers camped and met. Many men were involved in the construction of the fence. They camped at this place and others along the fence. Water holes were made by blasting, and the hole was covered with wire netting to keep the water clear of wildlife. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Camm townsite SLG # 88 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake King OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1929 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The townsite never developed beyond the recreational and sporting facilities. The community fundraised for a hall and the secretary absconded with the funds. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory CBH Co-operative Bulk Handling SLG # 89 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Camm OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site demonstrates the development of the industry which sustains the community. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY While the majority of the Wheatbelt in Western Australia was serviced by rail, and the introduction of bulk handling in 1932, the Varley district was not provided with either of those facilities. In 1938 settlers still had to deliver their bagged grain to the Newdegate Railway Station. The Progress Association lobbied for subsidised transport system, and that resulted in the introduction of the first major haulage contractors in the district. The establishment of a bulk bins in the district included one at Lake Camm. The first bins were completed for the 1940/41 harvest. The Lake Camm bin closed and sold in the 1960s. ORIGINAL USE grain storage CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY From our humble beginnings Lake Varley-

Holt Rock 1928-1978 undated

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Camm phone exchange (2nd site) SLG # 90 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Camm OTHER NAME(S) McLean’s CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1930s STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents associations with communication facilities in the area, and a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Ruins of the house – some garden intact HISTORY In 1930, Ron Hewson, the Lake King Storekeeper, bought the Harvey’s farm which housed the Lake Camm phone exchange (since 1937), and it was moved to this site and was run by Mrs McLean. The phone exchanges located on the farms and operated by the wives of the farmers were a very important communication network and social contact for the women. It ran for the longest period of time from this location before transferring to the Joynes’ property. ORIGINAL USE dwelling & phone exchange CURRENT USE ruin/site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Lake Camm tennis courts & cricket pitch SLG # 91 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Lake Camm OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1929 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life associated with sport and recreation which is no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Originally Hetherington’s property now Mistley Grazing Company. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mt Madden Bin SLG # 92 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site demonstrates an association with the primary agricultural industry that sustains the region. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY While the majority of the Wheatbelt in Western Australia was serviced by rail, and the introduction of bulk handling in 1932, the Lake King region was not provided with either of those facilities. The permanent roof bulkhead was built in 1960, and had the capacity for 5600 tons of grain. It was demolished in 1972. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Mt Madden Cairn SLG # 93 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Significant landmark. It has a significant association with Roe and the early days of the Colony, as well as the descendants of Roe and the explorers. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY In 1848 John Septimus Roe, the first Surveyor General in the Swan River Colony, led an exploration party east of the Darling Ranges. On day 51 of the expedition, on 29 October 1848 he named Mt Madden after the then Colonial secretary, Dr Richard Madden. On 22 October 1982, JE Roe, the great grandson of Roe, unveiled a plaque commemorating the 134th anniversary of the expedition. Descendants of Private Buck, a member of the original exploration party, lived in the region until around 1998. More recently, surveyors placed a steel peg at the summit and there is an aircraft beacon as the east west jets pass over. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory BIBLIOGRAPHY Mount Madden commemoration boolet

22 October 1982 ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Horan’s House SLG # 94 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site has associations with an early settler in the Mt Madden area, and community facilities. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The site of the first school in the district was held at Horan’s house between 2 July 1930 and 1932. Cricket and tennis were also played there. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Tilbrook’s Phone exchange SLG # 95 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Roe Loc No 1577 LOCATION Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) “Truro” CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) c1930 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents significant associations with pioneers of the district, communications and advances in the agricultural occupations. It represents ways of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY William Robert Tilbrook left Busselton in November 1928 with his three eldest sons and took up land in Mt Madden on the 3500 Scheme. Later Mrs Tilbrook and the younger members of the family joined them. Tilbrook was an excellent dogger and sleeper cutter, and trained his sons. He was also the accordion musician at dances, often accompanied by his son Bill on violin. In 1932 Mrs Tilbrook took on the responsibility of the Phone exchange for the district. Mrs Tilbrook also sorted the districts mail which was delivered to Tilbrook’s farm. She also kept rainfall records for the region (usually the Post Master’s task). In 1937 the Tilbrooks established the first shearing plant in the district. After World War Two, in the 1950s, they started a Peppin blood Merino stud. The phone exchange ended in 1962. The Peppin stud ceased when Mr & Mrs Tilbrook retired. The property is still farmed by the Tilbrook family. The original farmhouse was demolished in 1978. ORIGINAL USE dwelling CURRENT USE site HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER Tilbrook CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITIONS AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS

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Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Pallarup Reserve SLG # 96 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION Mt Madden OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site has associations with ways of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY Includes the tank, well and waterhole. Football club picnics ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL IMAGES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory “Chicken Ranch” SLG # 97 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Lot No 22 LOCATION Seward Avenue, Varley OTHER NAME(S) former Fuel depot CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Shed and a toilet HISTORY Although the Varley Store has a liquor licence, there was no public place in the townsite where the local community could socialise and enjoy a drink legally. A member of the local community purchased the old fuel depot yard to have venue to meet and socialise. “Members only” ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY From our humble beginnings Lake Varley-

Holt Rock 1928-1978 undated ASSESSOR(S) NAMES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory South Varley Phone Exchange SLG # 98 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM Loc No 1674 LOCATION Hyden-Lake King Road, 4 miles south of

Varley

OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site represents a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The establishment of phone exchanges throughout the regional districts in the 1930s played an important role in connecting the otherwise isolated women on farms. The phone exchanges were operated by the farm women at the farmhouse, and provided an important communication and social link. Mrs Alice Abernethy operated the South Varley exchange until about the late 1940s when it combined with the Dempster Rock exchange run by Mrs Miller, and was relocated at the Co-op store in Varley town. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSESSOR(S) NAMES

Shire of Lake Grace Local Government Inventory Strawbridge’s SLG # 99 CATEGORY 5 LOT/PLAN DIAGRAM LOCATION South of Lake Gulson OTHER NAME(S) CONSTRUCTION DATE(S) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site demonstrates a way of life no longer practised. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION HISTORY The local community gathered to play soccer at Strawbridge’s soccer ground. Many of the new settlers were English and Scottish through the 3500 Scheme in 1928, and soccer was popular. ORIGINAL USE CURRENT USE HISTORIC THEME ARCHITECT BUILDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONDITION AUTHENTOCITY OTHER LISTINGS SUPPORTING INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY From our humble beginnings Lake Varley-

Holt Rock 1928-1978 undated ASSESSOR(S) NAMES DATE OF LAST ASSESSMENT

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