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House, 57 Dampier Terrace

Author

Shire of Broome

Place Number

04854
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Location

44 Dampier Tce Broome

Location Details

was previously 57 Dampier Tce

Other Name(s)

Goode Durrant & Murray Showroom
Old Divers' Quarters
Old Pearlers' House

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 28 Aug 2014
State Register Registered 12 May 2000 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

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
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Permanent

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 28 Aug 2014 Grading B

Grading B

A place of considerable cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome that is worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the Shire of Broome‘s Town Planning Scheme. Planning application needs to be submitted to Shire of Broome for any proposed development. Recommend: Retain and conserve the place. Undertake photo record of the place prior to any development.

Parent Place or Precinct

00291 Chinatown Conservation Area

Physical Description

Single storey timber framed structure with custom orb profile colorbond cladding to the walls and roof. Hipped roof, symmetrical frontage. 1999: Extensive renovations: a two-storey caretaker's residence, viewing tower, deck and commercial and office space.

History

Uncertain date of construction: c. 1900 and 1940. In 1940s, it was retail showroom by Goode, Durrant & Murray. In 1948, pearler Thomas Herbert (Bert) Kennedy purchased the property and it was a bulk store until 1956, after which it was leased to M. & W. Scott as Japanese quarters. The place was empty from 1968 until the early 1980s, when it was acquired by Lord McAlpine. From 1986 to 1993, it was Broome News community newspaper. It is situated on a designated Aboriginal heritage site, No. K2417 and was used as a wet weather shelter and meeting place by local Aboriginal people. Lee Dubray developed the place in 1999.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall TIMBER Other Timber

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Fishing & other maritime industry

Creation Date

08 Jan 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Oct 2020

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