Court House & Registrar's Office (fmr)

Author

Shire of Yilgarn

Place Number

02804

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Location

26 Antares St Southern Cross

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Yilgarn History Museum

Local Government

Yilgarn

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1892

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	07 Aug 1998
State Register	Registered	24 Nov 2000	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	16 May 1997	Category A	Category A These places have a great deal of significance and the highest level of protection is appropriate: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; (No 46 Pumping Station and No 53 Southern Cross Post Office are already on the Interim Register): provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Shire of Yilgarn Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Recorded	07 Feb 1972			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The discovery of gold in 1888 led to the needs of the prospectors and mining fraternity having to be addressed. This building is significant for that reason. It is the olderst surviving Government building in Southern Cross, typical of stone office buildings erected in the 1890s. It is also significant as one of the buildings designed by the eminent government architect, George Temple-Poole.
Over the years it fell into disrepair, with cracks developing in the walls, and was condemned. A public petition in 1976, against demolition, resulted in the building being saved and vested in the Yilgarn Shire in 1976 for use as a museum. The Court House was relocated in Canopus Street and the Museum officially opened on 3 August 1979. A time capsule, to be opened in 2013 AD, has been placed in the forecourt.

Physical Description

The building stands adjacent to the District High School. Building started in 1892 on the Commonwealth constructed Post Office, Residence, Court House, Mining Registrar's Offices and residence, all under one roof. Locally made sun-baked bricks were used to build the walls. Local bush timber, some of which may still be seen under the P.O. verandah, was used as rafters. With Federation in 1901 the Post Office and Residence remained under Federal Government control while the others became State controlled. The Registrar's house was demolished in 1952.

History

Theme: Demographic Settlement

Integrity/Authenticity

Majority of original fabric is still intact.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
George Temple Poole	Architect	-	-
Hillson Beasley	Architect	-	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
4104	Conservation Plan Yilgarn History Museum: Courthouse and Mining Registrar's Office Building Southern Cross	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Courthouse
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Museum

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Regency

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Roof	TIMBER	Other Timber
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Government policy
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Cultural activities
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Resource exploitation & depletion
OCCUPATIONS	Mining {incl. mineral processing}
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

08 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Mar 2021

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