Gogo Homestead and Cave School

Author

Shire of Derby/West Kimberley

Place Number

00698

Location

Gogo Rd St George Ranges

Location Details

about 10 kms S of Fitzroy Crossing

Other Name(s)

Margaret Downs

Local Government

Derby-West Kimberley

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 11 Dec 1998 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
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Permanent
Classified by the National Trust Classified 04 Jun 1985
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place
Register of the National Estate Nominated 25 Sep 1985

Child Places

  • 09778 Old Cherabun Station - on Gogo Stn

Statement of Significance

Significant to the history of education in the Kimberley.

History

During the 1950's a cave on the Go Go Station that had been used as an air raid shelter during WWII was used as a school room for twenty students. The former homestead is believed to date from the period 1886 to 1913

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
8335 Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A. Book 1988
9737 Raparapa: stories from the Fitzroy River drovers. (Kimberley) Book 2011

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Primary School

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall CONCRETE Concrete Block
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Feb 2017

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