Bungarun (Leprosarium), Derby

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02980

Location

Bungarun Rd Derby

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Derby Leprosarium

Local Government

Derby-West Kimberley

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1952, Constructed from 1936

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 12 May 2000 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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 01 Dec 1995 Category 1

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7458 From patrons to partners : a history of the catholic Church in the Kimberley 1884 - 1984. Book 1994
7599 Havens of refuge : a history of leprosy in Western Australia. Book 1978
11487 Havens of refuge: a history of leprosy in Western Australia Book 2016

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use OTHER Other
Original Use HEALTH Other

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Wall ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, flat
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
PEOPLE Aboriginal people
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Aboriginal Occupation
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Racial contact & interaction

Creation Date

13 Mar 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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