Local Government
Meekatharra
Region
Midwest
Berongarra-Mt Gould Rd Mount Gould
100M North of Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
Constructed from 1880
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 09 May 2003 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 05 Jul 1982 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 23 Dec 1982 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Category B | |
Mount Gould Police Station is significant for the associations with the pastoralists from the 1880s, evidencing a distinctive way of life for the police officers and the pastoralists of the region.
Two buildings closely associated in an otherwise isolated location. The larger of the two buildings is rectangular in form and evidences a central corridor with rooms each side. The smaller is square in form and is the lockup with vertical steel bars to the window openings. The floor is earthen. Both buildings have perimeter verandas supported by bush timber posts, under the main roof.
The Mount Gould Police Station opened in the 1880s as a centre for police protection for Murchison pastoralists. In the late 1890s early 1900s, the police were concerned with checking cattle and sheep killing by the local Aboriginals. The buildings consist of the main station, which originally had a separate kitchen, lock-up, stone lined well and a grave. Iron bars, to which prisoners were chained, are still set in the walls of the lock-up. On 3 June 1987, the restored Mt Gould police station was dedicated to all the pioneers who settled the district.
INTEGRITY Moderate degree AUTHENTICITY High degree despite well meaning interventions
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of Meekatharra | Municipal Heritage Inventory | 1998 |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| Regional 9 | Municipal Inventory |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Police Station or Quarters |
| Present Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Gaol |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Georgian |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Other Stone |
| Roof | METAL | Other Metal |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Law & order |
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