Barrier Fence $10,000 FINE

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Which Barrier Fence Rod?

are you talking about the dog fence ?
mechpete

There are 3 vermin-proof fences in W.A.
No 1 Rabbit-Proof Fence, as it was originally known, is the most Easterly and the first fence installed, in 1901.

When No 1 Fence was partly completed, it was realised that the rabbits had already by-passed it - so No 2 Fence was installed, in 1905, further West - through the centre of what is now known as the Great Southern and the Central Wheatbelt.

At the time of the installation of the No 2 Rabbit Proof Fence, it largely followed the Easternmost sections of the developed farmland.

The No 3 Fence was installed in 1906, starting at the coast South of Kalbarri and running Eastwards to meet the No 2 Fence at Woogalong.
All 3 Fences were fully completed by 30th Sept 1907.

The rabbits were kept to the Eastern side of the No 2 Fence up until the late 1920's - but eventually found their way through the No 2 Fence as well. In the 1930's and 1940's, the rabbit scourge affected all farmland in W.A.

The introduction of myxyamotosis in the early 1950's saw the rabbit numbers plummet and maintenance of the No. 2 and No. 3 Fences was largely abandoned.

However, No. 1 Fence continued to be maintained because of the Dingo problem.
Over the years, the No. 1 Fence has been upgraded and strengthened with lower lap panels of netting to prevent digging under the fence - and with wooden posts being replaced with steel where necessary.

Around the early 1970's (I think), the No 1 Fence was renamed the State Barrier Fence - because it no longer served the original purpose of rabbit control, but became a dog, emu, and other wild vermin control fence.

You can still find small original sections of the No 2 and No 3 Fences through the Wheatbelt, but they rarely still have the original wooden Jam or Mulga posts.

The "Fence Road" still largely follows the No 2 Fence from South to North through the Gt Southern and the Central Wheatbelt.

The Rabbit Proof Fences of W.A.

Cheers, Ron.

I might add, in case some readers don't know - the reason there's a ban on driving along the State Barrier Fence is because vermin ('roos, dogs, emus, even camels) near the fence, can be, and have been, spooked into running into the fence, by vehicles travelling illegally along the fence track.

When vermin is spooked into running into the fence, it can be damaged, and its ability to act a barrier compromised. Thus the restriction and serious penalty.
The penalty used to be $200 about 20 or 25 yrs ago, then the authorities decided to get serious about the penalty.

Cheers, Ron.