Dongara Police Station, Courthouse & Gaol (fmr)

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01235

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Location

3 Waldeck St Dongara

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Tourist Centre

Local Government

Irwin

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	16 Dec 1994	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
Register of the National Estate	Nominated	08 Mar 1982			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	08 Aug 1983			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Mar 1998	Category 1 A	Category 1 A PERMANENT ENTRY ON THE STATE REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES. Highest level of protection appropriate. Provide maximum incentives under the Town Planning Scheme with encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Prepare a floor plan and photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.	Shire of Irwin

Statement of Significance

First Police Station in Dongara built 1870. Building has retained its original use until cells were condemned in June 1981 and prisoners transferred to Geraldton. Original centre of administration for Dongara. The building fits into the environment with quiet dignity and is held in high esteem locally.

Physical Description

The building comprises Court Romm, residence, Police Station and cells; a limestone building with 600mm thick walls, corrugated iron roof and wooden floors. The original corrugated iron ceilings 5.5m high remain in the Court room, kitchen, lounge and dining rooms. Thick wooden doors with iron hinge bolts remain on condemned cells. Outer walls to the original stables exist at the rear of the main building

History

Assessment 1983
Construction 1870
The first Police Constable was posted to Strawberry, the most eastern of the three original settlements of the Irwin Valley. When the new buildings were built at the Irwin Settlement, the Constablulary was posted there

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
544	Conservation Report and Outline of Scope of Works : Dongara old Police Station	Heritage Study {Other}	1993
11704	Conservation of Dongara Old Police Station - Final report November 1994	Electronic	1994

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Courthouse
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Gaol
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Wall	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	Tourism
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

08 Apr 2024

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