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Coolgardie Post Office & Associated Buildings

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00569
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Location

56-60 Bayley St Coolgardie

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Gaol, Police Station and Warden's Court
Post Office

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1894 to 1898

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
State Register Registered 30 Sep 1994 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
Category Description
Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978

Classified by the National Trust Classified 11 Jun 1973

Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Jul 1995 Category 1

Category 1

Highest level of protection appropriate: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place.

Shire of Coolgardie

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
George Temple Poole Architect - -
John (Harry) Grainger Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
11358 Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry Book 2015
1073 Coolgardie Post Office Complex : Conservation Plan : Shire of Coolgardie Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1995
927 Shire of Coolgardie post office complex Report 1994
3669 Coolgardie Post Office : conservation works. Report 1998
5367 Coolgardie Post Office : final works report / Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd. Conservation works report 2002
1049 Coolgardie Post Office Complex: Conservation Plan Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1994
4173 Coolgardie Railway Station and Post Office Conservation Works 1998-Structure Report 1998
11805 Coolgardie Post office Complex Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2020
11935 Coolgardie Post Office complex Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2020
1127 Coolgardie post office Report 1996

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Police Station or Quarters
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Gaol
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Sandstone, other

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Intellectual activities, arts&craft
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.