Wagin
Ideally located in the heart of the Great Southern 228 km south east of Perth and is the home of the Giant Ram and Woolorama. The town possesses excellent educational, medical, recreational and shopping facilities and a strong and vibrant community. Wagin has many thriving businesses at it's heart and we believe all local businesses in Wagin should be able to assist tourists and visitors to key points of interest in and around our town. Recreation grounds located on Ballagin Road, Wagin Community Resource Centre in central Tudhoe St and Shire of Wagin offices located at 2 Arthur Road Wagin. The Shire of Wagin can be contacted during office hours on 08 9861 1177 or via email shire@wagin.wa.gov.au or follow this link to the Shire of Wagin website. www.wagin.wa.gov.au
The Old Wagin Well
Built around 1886 by the Arthur River Road Board for the use of carters and sandlewood teams. This well was a water was a water supply for the early pioneers of Wagin. Three years later (1889) with the advent of the railway, The Railway Dam was built close to town (Upland St.) to supply water for steam locomotives. The population at the time was about 150 people but by 1908 with the building of the Council Dam, the Wagin settlement had been boosted by an influx of migrants and miners discouraged by the lack of gold in the Goldfields and attracted to this with reports of good land. By 1910 the Wagin Police District population was approx. 3000 people and the town had three hotels and five banks and the situation was critical. In 1912 Badgarning Dam (8 km. west of Wagin) was built. Unfortunately the dam was unreliable (it leaked) and in 1929 Puntapin Rock (4 km. southeast of Wagin) with a catchment area of 41 hectares was completed.
One year later the Badgarning Dam was deemed a failure. In 1975 the old Railway Dam in Upland St. was filled in and the 1908 council Dam (at the back of this well) now waters the lawns of the Wagin Bowling Club.The community then relied solely on Puntapin until in 1956 Wagin was linked to Wellington Dam (south of Collie) “scheme” system.In 1997 the Harris River Dam (north of Collie) took control of the system to this area. Both the Harris Scheme and Ountapin Rock are used for Wagin. The Badgarning Dam while still unreliable is capable of being used as a standby when maintenance is carried out of the other dams.
Wagin Historical Village Museum
The village museum was started in 1978 with a few peices of old machinery. It has now grown to be the largest and best social history museum in Western Australia. There are in excess of 25 buildings that house the history of the region and a large collection of restored machinery.The restored machinery includes:
Giant Ram Wagin
The Giant Ram Project was organized by The Rotary, Lions & Apex Clubs of Wagin and the Wagin Tourist committee based on an idea conceived by David Chappell JP. The sculptor, Andrew Hickson, spent 8 months creating the ram, 9 times the size of a live ram
The ram was built from steel with the surface covered in fibreglass
The Old Wagin Well
Built around 1886 by the Arthur River Road Board for the use of carters and sandlewood teams. This well was a water was a water supply for the early pioneers of Wagin. Three years later (1889) with the advent of the railway, The Railway Dam was built close to town (Upland St.) to supply water for steam locomotives. The population at the time was about 150 people but by 1908 with the building of the Council Dam, the Wagin settlement had been boosted by an influx of migrants and miners discouraged by the lack of gold in the Goldfields and attracted to this with reports of good land. By 1910 the Wagin Police District population was approx. 3000 people and the town had three hotels and five banks and the situation was critical. In 1912 Badgarning Dam (8 km. west of Wagin) was built. Unfortunately the dam was unreliable (it leaked) and in 1929 Puntapin Rock (4 km. southeast of Wagin) with a catchment area of 41 hectares was completed.
One year later the Badgarning Dam was deemed a failure. In 1975 the old Railway Dam in Upland St. was filled in and the 1908 council Dam (at the back of this well) now waters the lawns of the Wagin Bowling Club.The community then relied solely on Puntapin until in 1956 Wagin was linked to Wellington Dam (south of Collie) “scheme” system.In 1997 the Harris River Dam (north of Collie) took control of the system to this area. Both the Harris Scheme and Ountapin Rock are used for Wagin. The Badgarning Dam while still unreliable is capable of being used as a standby when maintenance is carried out of the other dams.
Wagin Historical Village Museum
The village museum was started in 1978 with a few peices of old machinery. It has now grown to be the largest and best social history museum in Western Australia. There are in excess of 25 buildings that house the history of the region and a large collection of restored machinery.The restored machinery includes:
- Tractors
- Engines
- Shearing Plants
- Farm Implements
- Wagons
- Drays Carts
- Sulkies and other memorabilia for yesteryear
Giant Ram Wagin
The Giant Ram Project was organized by The Rotary, Lions & Apex Clubs of Wagin and the Wagin Tourist committee based on an idea conceived by David Chappell JP. The sculptor, Andrew Hickson, spent 8 months creating the ram, 9 times the size of a live ram
The ram was built from steel with the surface covered in fibreglass
Go-Karting in Wagin
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2 Wheels to Wagin Motorcycle Dice Run 2018
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Town Links
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Accommodation Links
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The Lakes York Beverley Brookton Pingelly Popanyinning Cuballing Narrogin Highbury Wagin Woodanilling Katanning Broomehill/Tambellup Cranbrook
Accommodation Links
York Beverley Brookton Pingelly Cuballing Narrogin Wagin Woodanilling Katanning Broomehill/Tambellup Cranbrook