About Cunderdin No 3 Pump Station
Cunderdin No 3 Pump Station is a heritage-listed former pumping station on the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme in Cunderdin, Western Australia, about 156 km east of Perth. Built in 1902 to pump water from Mundaring Weir to the Eastern Goldfields, it now houses the Cunderdin Museum. The site preserves original pumping machinery and interprets the engineering achievement of C.Y. O'Connor along the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a large heritage brick pump station building housing the Cunderdin Museum. Inside are preserved original pumping engines and machinery, interpretive displays about the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme and the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail, and local history collections including agricultural and social history exhibits. The site is set on Forrest Street near the town centre with open grounds, parking and picnic area. Self-guided exploration of the machinery hall and museum rooms is available, with guided tours on request.
Key highlights
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Heritage-listed No. 3 Pump Station building from 1902
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Original pumping machinery and engines preserved in situ
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Cunderdin Museum collection on local and agricultural history
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Key stop on the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail interpreting the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme