Local Government
Meekatharra
Region
Midwest
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Location
Meekatharra Meekatharra
Location Details
Site
Construction Date
Constructed from 1892
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites |
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Statement of Significance
The site of Peak Hill is associated with a gold find in 1892, and subsequent development of a town, and railway associated with manganese mining in 1927, although the demise of the town occurred with the failure of the manganese company in 1933.
Physical Description
Peak Hill comprised:
Townsite
Palace Hotel
Peak Hill camp
Horseshoe lights mine
Ilgari Mines- main & North east
Bulloo Downs Mine
History
Gold was discovered at Peak Hill in September 1892 and by 1900 the town had a population of 800, with post and telegraph office, Warden's court, school, Miners' Institute and a State battery. The main mines were Horseshoe Lights, Ilgari Main, Ilgari Northeast and Bulloo Downs. Peak Hill got a railway siding in 1927, when a private line was built to Horseshoe for the transport of manganese, but the Manganese Company went into receivership in 1933 and the line ceased to function.
Condition
Site
Other Reference Numbers
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| Site 30 | Municipal Inventory |
Place Type
Historic Site
Creation Date
04 Jun 2002Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
01 Jan 2017Disclaimer
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