Israelite Bay Post and Telegraph Station

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00836

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Location

Israelite Bay

Location Details

c. 200 km east of Esperance, Israelite Bay

Local Government

Esperance

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	20 Aug 1993	Register Entry	Heritage Council

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
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Apr 2021	Exceptional significance	Exceptional significance Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. Desired Management Outcome: Include in Heritage List. The place should be retained and conserved. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and be in accordance with a Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).	Shire of Esperance
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Jul 1996			Shire of Esperance
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	03 Apr 1978			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	20 Oct 1980			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Architectural and historical interest

History

Built 1877, Wooden structure, standard design
New buildings erected 1896 of which this is remains. Standard design by G. Temple Poole for station and quarters. One of numerous repeater stations between Albany and Eucla
Telegraph station until 1917. Sold to private ownership 1927.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
938	Israelite Bay Post Office and Telegraph Station : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1995
1253	Urgent works to Israelite Bay telegraph station NEGP 1991/92 for the National Trust of Australia (WA)	Heritage Study {Other}	1996

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	CONCRETE	Other Concrete
Wall	STONE	Granite

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Telecommunications

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

27 Mar 2023

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