Mingenew Police Station

Parent Place or Precinct

01589 Mingenew Police Group

Statement of Significance

Mingenew Police Station (1964) is an excellent representative example of a regional Police Station designed and built in the 1960s in order to upgrade the existing police facility, and reflects the proliferation of public buildings and police stations constructed across the state during the mineral boom of the mid to late twentieth century;
Mingenew Police Station (1964) is associated with significant Western Australian architect, Raymond Jones who was responsible for a number of government buildings in the 1960s.

Physical Description

Mingenew Police Station (1964) is a brick and tile combined police station and courthouse building in the Post-War International Style.

The adjacent Mingenew Police Station & Residence (fmr) (1897) is currently listed on the State Register of Heritage Places. Stakeholder consultaton regarding the proposed expansion of the listing to include Mingenew Police Station and former Courthouse (1963) as a combined Mingenew Police Group is currently in progress.

Mingenew Police Group comprises the Mingenew Police Station & Residence (fmr) (1897) and the Mingenew Police Station and former Courthouse (1963). These buildings are located within a triangular lot bounded by William, Moore and Phillip Streets within the Mingenew town site. The Mingenew Police Station and Residence (fmr) (1897) faces east onto William Street, adjacent to the more modern Mingenew Police Station and former Courthouse (1963) building which faces north at the corner of William and Moore Streets. The vacant area to the south of the Mingenew Police Station and Residence (fmr) (1897) includes the area formerly occupied by the stables and two-cell Lock-up, and a fenced vacant area.

History

In 1964 the new police station and courthouse (Mingenew Police Station (1963)) was erected to Jones’ design by Britannic Building Co. for the sum of £13,257. Although the building was located in the northern lot, adjacent Mingenew Police Station and Residence fmr (1897) and fronting William Street, it was oriented to face Moore Street.
In 1971 a report noted that Mingenew Police Station (1963) was staffed by two officers, with the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) doubling up as the Clerk of Courts.
In the late 1970s a new Cell Block was proposed for construction to be attached to the 1964 Police Station and Courthouse. Tenders were called in 1979, and the contract awarded to D. Duvnjak for $95,360. By May 1980 the new Cell Block was nearing completion.

Archaeology

The archaeological deposits associated with the former Lock-up and Stables buildings (1897) and the Mingenew Police Station and Residence fmr (1897) have the potential to provide information regarding the individual internees and police officers who have worked at the Station between 1897 and the present.

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