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POST AND RAIL FENCES

Other Name BOCHARA RAILWAY STATION, BOCHARA SIDING Location Glenelg Highway BOCHARA, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 1615 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Post and Rail Fences located along the Glenelg Highway at Bochara are the only physical fabric remaining of the Bochara Station, which was opened as part of the Hamilton - Coleraine line in the late 1880s after substantial pressure from landholders, townspeople and local government. There are two main sections of fence, one stretches for 300 metres parallel with the Glenelg Highway and the second runs at right angles to the first, forming a boundary between two paddocks. They are hand fashioned two rail timber fences, constructed of local red gum. The fences are in poor condition, but retain a high degree of integrity.

How is it significant?
The post and rail fences along the Glenelg Highway at Bochara are of historical significance to the Southern Grampians Shire.
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Why is it significant?
The Post and Rail fences are historically significant as the only physical fabric, which remains of the Bochara station and associated structures. Of further historical significance are the construction method and materials, which have been used in the fence. The use of local red gum timbers indicates a use of the local resources rather than pre-cut timbers, which are commonly associated with public structures. The post and rail fence is a rare reminder of a past way of life, when local railways dissected Victoria, providing economical transport for a wide variety of people prior to the advent of the affordable automobile.