Railway Crane

Author

Shire of Laverton

Place Number

00585

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Location

Laverton

Location Details

S end of goods loading platform

Local Government

Laverton

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Feb 2000	Category 3	Category 3 Places considered to have a lesser degree of significance should be retained and conserved if possible, and the conservation of the significance of the place should also be encouraged through the town planning scheme. It is recommended that prior to any major changes to these places, a photographic record be taken of the place.

Statement of Significance

The crane is amemorial to the railway service that once operated in Laverton.

Physical Description

Remnats of the railway service include random rubble stone passenger and goods loading platforms approxiamtely 5m wide x 80 m long. The platforms have a bitumised top surface that is edged with concrete slabs. Remnant railway tracks separate the platforms, The crane sits on the southern end of hte goods loading platform.

History

At the same time that the railway and the station master's house were built, this five tonne crane was erected at the train station for the loading of heavy material onto trains. Again, it was erected by Joseph Timms, who built the foundations for 15 pounds and charged 10 pounds for the erection of the crane. The ironwork for the structure was supplied to Timms by the State Government (State Records Office, Acc 260/CCE, AN 2621, no 149/03).

The crane was handed over to the Shire of Laverton by the Rail Closure Committee in 1958, when 64 miles of railway between Laverton and Malcolm was closed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity; High Degree
Authenticity: High Degree

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Acc 260/CCE, AN 2621, no 149/03	State Records Office

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

30 Aug 2003

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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