Local Government
Kojonup
Region
Great Southern
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Location
Albany Highway Kojounp
Location Details
Construction Date
Constructed from 1930 to 1940
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
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| Municipal Inventory | Completed\Draft | 04 Oct 2015 | Some/Moderate |
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Statement of Significance
Kojonup Garage has social and historic significance being one of the first garages established in town, associated with the well-known Thornbury family. Its prominent corner location and expansive size give it landmark quality.
Physical Description
A vernacular industrial building used as a garage, mechanics and sales room for farm equipment and motor cards. Constructed from brick (now painted) it is essentially two conjoined gabled roofed buildings. A parapet is on the southern gable with a flat roofed awning providing a sheltered entrance and garage area. Windows and doors are mostly aluminium with some roller doors to the side.
History
Kojonup Garage - also known as Wally Thornbury's Garage and Haddleton's Garage - was also in the 60s and 70s O'Connell's Garage (Proprietor Les O'Connell). This was also the Holden dealership in town (Hec Smith, now deceased, was the salesman and Ian MacDonald, who later moved up to Watson's Garage, was a mechanic there for a time.
Agent for the Ferguson Tractor. The Vanguard service station. In 1946 disposed of business to Messrs Blythe and Haddleton
1947 Ernie Thornbury took over in partnership Colin Gooch
Extended 1952 to cater for garage and agency work as well as taxi service. Now used as the Kojonup Men’s Shed.
Integrity/Authenticity
Integrity - medium
Authenticity - high
Condition
Fair
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Creation Date
17 May 2017Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
17 May 2017Disclaimer
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