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Toorak Hill, Goldfields Water Supply Reservoir

Author

Shire of Coolgardie

Place Number

03660
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Location

Moran St, 1.5km Nth Coolgardie Coolgardie

Location Details

Moran St fmr Lefroy St 1.5 km N of Town

Other Name(s)

Toorak Tank

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - To be assessed Current 27 Aug 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Jul 1995 Category 1

Category 1

Highest level of protection appropriate: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place.

Classified by the National Trust Classified 11 Feb 2002

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The ruins off to the sides of the reservoir and the reservoir itself are significant due to their industrial, archaeological and social significance. The site itself has great aesthetic importance.

Physical Description

A large circular reservoir tank into which the Eastern Goldfields Water Supply at first terminated. The tank sits atop Toorak Hill, once the extreme of the gazetted town and the name of its northern suburb, and it is at a point from which the most extensive and informative views of Coolgardie can be seen.

History

The tank is associated with the epic feat of the construction of the Eastern Goldfields Water Supply, one of the State's most important and ambitious undertakings.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Fair

References

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

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7351 Conservation plan for Toorak Hill reservoir : (Goldfields Water Supply Scheme - place V) (draft). Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2001

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Reservoir or Dam
Present Use GOVERNMENTAL Reservoir or Dam

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

21 Jul 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 May 2021

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