Park

Author

Shire of Coolgardie

Place Number

01732

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Location

Bayley/Sylvester/Wilson Sts Coolgardie

Location Details

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Jul 1995	Category 2	Category 2 High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement tc the owner under the town planning scheme to conserve the significance c: the place.
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council

Child Places

00565 Mercy Gregory (Taylor) Monument in Park

Statement of Significance

Important as a focus for leisure, relaxation and tourism, and as a symbol of civic pride.

Physical Description

A grassed and treed public place in the centre of the town, bounded by Bayley, Sylvester and Wilson Streets. Still used and well maintained. A critical place in the rigorous climate of the goldfields. The park is a perennial green oasis.

History

A park laid down in the 1897 townsite plan as parklands, to be used as a place of public pleasure and has been maintained for that purpose to the present day. Also the site of the first inland swimming pool in the southern hemisphere.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Webb, M&A "The Centennial History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder"		1993

Place Type

Urban Park

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Original Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

06 May 2021

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