Local Government
Derby-West Kimberley
Region
Kimberley
Glenroy Station, via Derby-Gibb River Rd West Kimberley
Access road is Mornington Road.
Glenroy Meatworks, Glenroy Abattoir
Derby-West Kimberley
Kimberley
Constructed from 1948
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 17 Nov 2006 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Dec 1995 | Category 5 | |
Significant to the history of the pastoral industry in the Kimberley.
The air beef scheme was initiated by Gordon Lindsay Blythe in the late 1940's air freight from the Blythe Station at Mount House and Glenroy. An abattoir was built at Glenroy in 1948. Air Beef Pty Ltd was established by MacRobertson Miller Airlines, Australian national Airways and a group of pastoralists in 1948-1949. The venture involved airlifting chilled beef from the abattoir at Glenroy Station to Wyndham and later on to Derby. By 1953 the Air Beef planes faced competition from road trains transporting livestock to the meatworks in Broome. the Glenroy abattoir closed in 1964 and was virtually destroyed by fire in 1966.
Ruins
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Clement; "Municiapl Inventory for the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley- Thematic Framework". | Shire of Derby- WEst Limberley | 1995 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Air: Other |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Stockyard |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Abbatoir |
| Style |
|---|
| Vernacular |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | STONE | Other Stone |
| Wall | CONCRETE | Concrete Block |
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Manufacturing & processing |
| OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | Markets |
| PEOPLE | Innovators |
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Air transport |
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