Israelite Bay Post and Telegraph Station

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00836

Location

Israelite Bay

Location Details

c. 200 km east of Esperance, Israelite Bay

Local Government

Esperance

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 20 Aug 1993 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 27 Apr 2021 Exceptional significance
Municipal Inventory Adopted 23 Jul 1996
Classified by the National Trust Classified 03 Apr 1978
Register of the National Estate Permanent 20 Oct 1980

Statement of Significance

Architectural and historical interest

History

Built 1877, Wooden structure, standard design New buildings erected 1896 of which this is remains. Standard design by G. Temple Poole for station and quarters. One of numerous repeater stations between Albany and Eucla Telegraph station until 1917. Sold to private ownership 1927.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
938 Israelite Bay Post Office and Telegraph Station : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1995
1253 Urgent works to Israelite Bay telegraph station NEGP 1991/92 for the National Trust of Australia (WA) Heritage Study {Other} 1996

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Present Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete
Wall STONE Granite

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

27 Mar 2023

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