Infant Health Clinic (fmr)

Author

Shire of Boddington

Place Number

17663

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Location

31 Bannister Rd Boddington

Location Details

site only, the new Medical Centre building has replaced this Infant Health Clinic

Other Name(s)

Medical Centre

Local Government

Boddington

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Constructed from 1954

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

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	01 Jun 2011	D	D conservation of the place is encouraged. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever possible.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Jun 2011	E	E photographic records prior to major development or demolition. Recognise and interpret the site if possible.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Jul 2001	T	T Significant Tree

Statement of Significance

The infant health centre illustrates the baby booming years, and the growing need for additional, more specialised, health facilities in the Boddington district. The Infant Health Centre's remnants, namely, the wishing well, signifies social and historical value to the community.

Physical Description

A new Medical Centre rests on the former site of the Infant Health Clinic which will soon be vacated to the new centre in Hotham Avenue. All that remains of the historical place is a wishing well at the centre, front of the lot.

History

Before the Infant Health Clinic was constructed, mothers would weigh their children on scales, suited for bulk goods in Stagbouer's store (ferrell 1992), since the hospital precinct was not specified for young people services. This became apparent to Edna Stagbouer and local mothers, after a call from the President of the Mandurah Infant Health Centre Committee and Local Member of the Legislative committee. In 1953, Mrs Hobart Tuckey enquired whether Boddington would like to be a location for an Infant Health Service. The local mothers group found a suitable building from the local extracts mill and used it for twenty months before another building was constructed. The new building was put together as a result of continuous fund raising. The wishing well was used to aid the fund raising operation, although much of the raised funds were stolen in the process.

Integrity/Authenticity

Low

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Western Australian Heritage Council
	J Ferrell;"Becoming Boddington".
	Municipal Heritage Inventory		2000

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	HEALTH	Other
Present Use	HEALTH	Other

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Other Tile
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Domestic activities
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

18 Jan 2007

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Approved

Last Update

28 Jun 2019

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