Wokalup Timber Yard Historic Site 1898

The timber industry was important in the early days of Wokalup’s history, with the Mornington Mill and Wokalup Timber Yard providing employment.

A railway line was developed in 1898 to link the Wokalup Marshalling Yards with the Mornington Mill as part of the Millars’ Timber and Trading network of mills and rail transport.

To the east of the railway line at Wokalup, once stood a massive timber yard where they stacked cut timber from Mornington Mill in the Wokalup Timber Yard for drying.

Work on the Mornington Mill concession began following the opening of a private siding on the Government railway (named Clifton and later renamed Wokalup) on 11 June 1898.

Rail haulage of logs into Mornington ceased around 1956 and only the rail connection to Wokalup was retained. This line closed on 29 September 1961 when all timber haulage was transferred to road.