Geraldine Lead Mine Site

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

03455

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Location

off Warribanno Chimney Rd Galena

Location Details

Situated on the Murchison River about 5 km downstream from the Murchison River Bridge on the North West Coastal Highway. Original workings on N bank also shafts in river. Newer workings on S side of river. Inc Kilally (Coolally) homestead and graveyard north of the mine site.

Other Name(s)

Geraldine Mine Site, Buildings and Graveyard

Local Government

Northampton

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1849 to 1960

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	15 May 2020		Shire of Northampton
State Register	Registered	04 Aug 1998	Register Entry Assessment Documentation

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
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register	Interim
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Apr 1996	Category 1A	Category 1A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AT STATE LEVEL. 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 Northampton

Parent Place or Precinct

15875 Galena Heritage Area

Child Places

17825 Kilally

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
6322	The technology of colonial ore processing in Western Australia : the Warribanno Lead Smelter.	Journal article	1997
9051	Galena mine field archaeological report.	Heritage Study {Other}	2008
11815	Henderson & Coy : Royal Engineers & the Convict Establishment Fremantle Western Australia 1850 - 1872	Book	2017
11569	Landscapes of Redemption: Tracing the path of a Convict Miner in Western Australia	Heritage Study {Other}	2010
2398	National Estate Program : documentation of geological sites and monuments; Nomination of geological monument for the register of the National Estate: Dingo Gap, Bugle Gap, Bringo Railway cutting, Molecap Hill, Veevers Crater, Dalgaranga Crater, North Pole,	Report	1989
3845	Galena Mining Heritage : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1998

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MINING	Other
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused

Architectural Styles

Style
Other Style

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Resource exploitation & depletion
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
OCCUPATIONS	Mining {incl. mineral processing}

Creation Date

22 Mar 1994

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Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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