Commemoratives

Author

Shire of Broome

Place Number

16848

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Location

15 & 27 Dampier Tce Broome

Location Details

Relocated adjacent to 15 & 27 Dampier Tce

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1970, Constructed from 2001

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	28 Aug 2014

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	28 Aug 2014	Grading A	Grading A A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome and the state of Western Australia, that is either in the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places, or worthy of consideration for entry into the Register. A place worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the Shire of Broome’s Town Planning Scheme. Recommend: Maximum encouragement to owners to retain and conserve the place. Full consultation with property owner prior to making the recommendation.

Parent Place or Precinct

00291 Chinatown Conservation Area

Physical Description

The centre verge features a paved area with a statues and commemorative memorials that include: realistic cast bronze statues of a hard hat pearl diver, and three Japanese men, as well as various plaques and commemorations.

History

The statues commemorate Broome's pearl divers, pearling masters and crews and pay tribute to their contribution to Broome's multicultural history. Three statues and plaques pay tribute to Mr Tokuichi Kuribayashi. (1977) They were part of the ‘Sam Male’ lugger memorial to Arthur Streeter Male. The three statues are a tribute to the establishment of the Kuri Bay pearl cultivation project. The figures depict Mr T Kuribayashi (founder of project), Mr Keith Dureau (1st managing director) and Mr H Iwaki (searched the project site). The hard hat diver was sculpted by Joan Walsh Smith and Charles Smith in 1999. The statue was unveiled as part of the opening ceremony for the 30th Shinju Matsuri Festival. A 2001 plaque commemorates ‘Our Indigenous Pearl Divers’.

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument
Present Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument

Creation Date

08 Jun 2004

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Approved

Last Update

31 Mar 2021

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