Broome Court House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00296

Location

8 Hamersley St Broome

Location Details

Cnr Frederick St

Other Name(s)

Cable Station, Cable House
Public Works Department

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1889 to 1984

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 28 Aug 2014
State Register Registered 28 Aug 2001 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, 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
Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978
Classified by the National Trust Classified 13 Aug 1973
Municipal Inventory Adopted 28 Aug 2014 Grading A

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5006 Technical clauses : IT cabling upgrades for various courts. Report 2001
8335 Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A. Book 1988
2530 Broome Court House (Former Cable Station): Conservation Plan Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1996
9600 Broome: maps and places of heritage interest. Heritage Study {Other} 0
11985 Broome Cable Station inspection Heritage Study {Other} 2022
9757 Broome Magistrate's House(fmr) Frederick Street, Broome Archival Record 2011

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Other
Present Use GOVERNMENTAL Courthouse

Architectural Styles

Style
Other Style

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Wall TIMBER Other Timber
Roof BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Technology & technological change
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Law & order

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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