This Day in History: 1911-01-08

The Coondle Sheep Dipping Company had its first meeting. Its community sheep dip was set up at Coondle Bridge near Dewar’s Pool on the Toodyay Brook, north of West Toodyay. The Company became an Association around 1954-1956.

Sources:
Company minutes (1911-1967), State Library of WA (ACC 5597A).
Newcastle herald, 21 Jan. 1911, p. 6.
Wally Chitty. Toodyay – the good old days. Hesperian Press, 2004, p.49.