Hanlons Staging Post (Ruins)

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MRWA Bridge 0798, over Buller River, North West Coastal Hwy

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The bridge has two spans over Buller River and is approx. 15m long and approx. 9m wide. The structure is timber, with a superstrucutre of round timber and a solid wall. It's located near a slight bend and a rise to the north along the North West Coastal Hwy.

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Vlahov Residence

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The Vlahov Residence is of local significance as a variation on housing style from the early 1900s of which there are not many remaining in the district and therefore, should be recognised in the Municipal Inventory. The use of surrounding bull nose verandahs is unusual for the area.

Physical Description

Located on the south side of the road immediately adjacent to the current residence, this building is of local stone construction with a hipped corrugated iron roof. The roof extends to the front to cover a bullnosed verandah which is supported on timber posts. The verandahs are partly enclosed with fibro sheeting and louvre windows. The house is surrounded by lawn with a metal pole and wire mesh perimeter fence.

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Integrity: Medium Original Fabric: Fair Modifications: Verandah enclosures

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Fair

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Mt Erin School & Headmaster's House

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• 06372 Mt Erin Headmasters House - Ruins
• 06373 Mt Erins School - Ruins

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• 06372 Mt Erin Headmasters House - Ruins
• 06373 Mt Erins School - Ruins

Statement of Significance

The ruins of the Mt Erin School and adjacent Headmaster’s House have local historic significance for their role in servicing the early educational needs of Chapman Valley residents. The buildings, although in a ruinous condition now, were typical of the small, remote one room school buildings with adjacent residence to accommodate the teacher.

Physical Description

Located east of Nanson on the Durawah Road, the site of the Mt Erin School building and the adjacent Headmaster’s House is marked by several tall gum trees along the road frontage. All that remains of the two buildings are the brick chimneys. A pile of building rubble is evident at the site of the former 2-roomed house indicating that it was of framed construction with weatherboard cladding and pressed metal internal lining. The chimney of the house also reveals decorative corbelling.

History

Located on the original Mt Erin pastoral lease, this school was opened in 1909, with the first teacher being Mr James Lilburne.

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Integrity: Low Original Fabric: Ruinous

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Ruin

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Government Well

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Good

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The Government Well has considerable historic significance for its association with the settlement and development of the district, including the early surveying of watering points. Due to its good condition and intactness, it is a good example of stone lined wells.

Physical Description

Located on the south east corner of the intersection of Forrester and Newmarracarra Roads, the well is situated down a slight incline. Approximately 3 metres in diameter, the structure is a good example of typical stone lined well construction and remains in reasonable condition and integrity. It is surrounded by a perimeter fence, presumably to keep stock out.

History

There are a series of wells located throughout the area, situated along old stock routes. (e.g Sam's Well) Government surveys in this area noted natural springs, later developed by digging wells and lining them with stone. Thus, water was always available for stockmen and their animals as well as for travellers who passed through. This well is midway along the route from the Walkaway area to the Upper Chapman area.

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Integrity: High Original Fabric: Stone lining M odifications: Perimeter Fence

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Pearson Homestead

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The Pearson Homestead has considerable historic significance for its connection with the early settlement of the region.

Physical Description

Set in an elevated location the Pearson Homestead would have been considered a very large and substantial residence of its time. The building was comprised of 9 main stone walled rooms with it likely to have also featured surrounding timber and metal enclosed lean-to rooms and verandahs off the main residence. Since the building’s abandonment the materials that might be utilised for other farming purposes have been removed from the site leaving the original stone wall framework of the homestead as the only major evidence remaining at the location. Due to the mortar-less nature of the stone construction and removal of the roof the building has significantly deteriorated over the years. The kitchen stove and fireplace are still evident in the former homestead and the ruins of a toilet outbuilding are located 20m to the south of the homestead.

History

Pearson Homestead was built in approximately 1910 for the large family of Charles Pearson who is understood to have had several sons. Charles’ brother Bob Pearson is understood to have farmed Lot 6828 (now Lot 7) on the opposite eastern side of the Yuna Tenindewa Road. It is believed that the homestead was vacated by the Pearson’s in the 1939 when the property was sold to Arthur Hunter.

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Integrity: Fair Original Fabric: Fair

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Poor

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Geraldton - Northampton Railway Precinct

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• 01052 Geraldton Railway Station (fmr)
• 13726 Bridge (constructed from 1917)
• 09055 McGuires Creek Railway Bridges
• 01068 Original Railway Station (1878-93), Geraldton
• 09065 Railway Siding
• 09006 Gwalla Railway Station (fmr)
• 09054 Bowes River Railway Bridges

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The last operational section of this railway, running through Geraldton, was decommisioned and the line removed in October 2005

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Utikka Barn

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The Utikka barn ruins have local significance as an example of substantial early rural farm building and a site of European Settlement. Although in a ruinous condition, the building still reveals the type and style of construction of its era.

Physical Description

Located on the west side of the road in a paddock, the barn is in ruins. It consists of stone walls, partly rendered, which indicate the roof was a low pitched gable roof. Sheets of corrugated iron lie in a pile nearby.

History

The farming property, formerly owned by the Callaghans, is now owned by the Eastoughs (Local Knowledge).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low Original Fabric: Stone walls only Modifications: Roof collapsed

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Poor

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Cottage - Stone Ruins

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Statement of Significance

The cottage ruins have local significance as an example of the small and simple construction associated with most agricultural properties throughout the district.

Physical Description

The stone ruins of the small cottage are located on the north side of Coronation Beach Road, approximately 50 metres from the edge of the road. The western end of the ruins remains the most intact and reveals that the cottage had a gable roof at one time. There is evidence of remnant render to the stone walls. Although the original 1993 Municipal Inventory notes that there are remnants of stone outbuildings and a stone well adjacent to the cottage, these were not identified during the 2012 review.

History

This land was originally part of the Oakabella pastoral lease.

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Integrity: Low Original Fabric: Ruins Modifications: Unknown

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Poor

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Yetna Siding - Site of

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16296 Upper Chapman Valley Railway Line

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Howatharra Townsite

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White Peak Quarry

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Statement of Significance

The White Peak Quarry has high historic significance as the site where considerable quantities of stone came from for use in many of the buildings in Chapman Valley and Geraldton.

History

Granite from this quarry was used for the construction of the nearby White Peak Homestead as well as numerous buildings in Geraldton, including the Bill Sewell Complex. Stone from the White Peak Quarry was also used for the harbour works in Geraldton. In the same way that the townsite of Protheroe was established at the Narra Tarra Mine, a small townsite emerged near the White Peak Quarry.

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Cuddy Cuddy Changing Station

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Cuddy Cuddy Changing Station, Howatharra, has suffered a good deal of damage. Many of the buildings have not been used for a substantial period of time and others have simply been used for storage. The form of construction with stone laid in pug, and the primitively constructed timber roof framing that has resulted in outward thrust on walls, has left some of the buildings in a very poor state. Overall the place is in fair to poor condition.

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Statement of Significance

The Cuddy Cuddy Changing Station has considerable historic significance for the important role it played in road transport between the mines at Northampton and the port at Geraldton in the 19th Century prior to the opening of the railway in 1879. The rare group of intact and largely restored buildings presents as a fine collection of simple vernacular rural stone buildings and have been identified as having significance to the State. The place is an important element in a distinctive cultural landscape set against the natural backdrop of Table Hill.

Physical Description

The historic Cuddy Cuddy Changing Station is located on the eastern side of the North West Coastal Highway just to the north of Howatharra. The collection of vernacular stone buildings includes the Homestead, Engine Shed, Long Stables, Small Stables, Large Barn and Cow Shed (shearing shed), which are organised around a lead-in drive and turning circle and set in surrounding paddocks. The outbuildings demonstrate fine stonework with large quoins and finely jointed random-rubble work laid in pug and finished with lime mortar joints. They have a combination of hipped and gabled corrugated iron roofs which have recently been reclad. The Homestead is of stone construction with a hipped corrugated iron roof which extends broken back to cover enclosed verandahs.

History

Cuddy Cuddy Changing Station was constructed in the c1860s as a staging post for horse teams carting ore from the mines on the Northampton Mineral Field to the port at Champion Bay. The property was owned and occupied by the family of teamster and farmer William Taylor, who worked the property between the 1860s and 1953, with most of the buildings constructed for Taylor in the 1860s. The changing station probably operated for around twenty years, until the railway (b 1879) took over as the main form of transport between Champion Bay and the mines.

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Integrity: Medium Original Fabric: Fair Modifications: Restoration works ongoing

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Lime Kiln - Stone Walled

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13670 Lime Kiln Group

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Poor

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Nabawa Cemetery & War Memorial

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06378 Nabawa Townsite

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The Nabawa Cemetery and War Memorial have local social and historic significance for their important role in servicing the community for 100 years. Commemorating local Chapman Valley residents those who have lost their lives during war service, the War Memorial is highly valued by the community and contributes to a sense of place.

Physical Description

Located at the southern end of the town of Nabawa, the Cemetery is surrounded by a low fence and is accessed via a small gate addressing the road as well as an entry point off the side (southern) carpark. Typical of many small, rural cemeteries, a variety of different styles of marble headstones are laid out in ordered rows. Some graves feature decorative grave surrounds. A small rotunda was constructed adjacent to the carpark at the end of 2010. The Nabawa War Memorial is located immediately adjacent to the entry gate and is highly visible from the Chapman Valley Road. Consisting of a granite (not local) stone `needle' war memorial on a square base and surrounded by a stone pier and chain link fence. Metal plaques affixed to the stone memorial list the names of those local Chapman Valley residents who lost their lives during war service.

History

A site for the Nabawa Cemetery was surveyed in 1911. Ellen and Patrick O'Donnell were first to be buried in the Nabawa Cemetery - both in 1915. The cemetery also contains the graves of pioneer settlers, including Joseph and Emily Cooper and Samuel and Sarah Jupp. Mr Samuel Hadley Jupp was one of the original members of the Nabawa Cemetery Board and the first Chairman. He had a prominent role, with other residents in the district, in providing a suitable District War Memorial, which he had the honour of unveiling just a short time before his death in May 1926.

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Integrity: Good

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Good

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O’Donnell Residence

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06378 Nabawa Townsite

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Statement of Significance

The O’Donnell/Jupp Residence has local historic significance for its association with prominent Chapman Valley family, the Jupps and the O’Donnells. The place has aesthetic value for its use of local stone, decorative detailing and high level of integrity where few others exist in Nabawa itself.

Physical Description

Located at the southern end of the Nabawa townsite, the O’Donnell/Jupp Residence is of stone construction with a steeply pitched hipped roof. The original roof cladding has been replaced with aluminium tiles which are light green in colour. A separate verandah roof extends round the west and north facades and is supported on steel poles. The verandah is partly enclosed with fibro sheeting and aluminium window frames to provide additional living space. The walls are painted with roughly struck coursing joints and contrast paint colour to the rendered quoining around window and door openings. Unpainted stone in rear wing shows original finishes. Access to the residence is via 3 concrete steps.

History

The Jupp family was very prominent in the development of the district from the late 1880s. This is believed to be one of the first houses constructed in Nabawa, built by Samuel Hadley Jupp's brother. Samuel Hadley Jupp lived in a house he built on the opposite side of the road. At one time there was a corrugated iron building attached to the main house which functioned as a Post Office. There were also sale yards for sheep and cattle located behind the house.

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Integrity: High Original Fabric: Stone walls Modifications: Roof Material

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Good

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Chapman Valley Shire Offices

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06378 Nabawa Townsite

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Statement of Significance

The Chapman Valley Shire Offices have local historic and social significance as the centre of local government in the district since 1964.

Physical Description

Located at the heart of the Nabawa Townsite, the Shire Office is set back off the Chapman Valley Road and accessed via a semi-circular driveway in a garden setting. Originally a combination of cream and salmon coloured face brick, the external walls are now painted. The building has a low pitch gable roof with a projecting gable over the Council Chambers to the southern end of the building. A central entry is accessible via a ramp and stairs and features glass doors and windows. The style and scale of the building is fairly typical of its era and of similar use buildings in rural shires. The Shire’s Works Depot is located to the rear (east) of the Shire office.

History

The Shire of Chapman Valley office was officially opened on 28 November 1964 by the Premier, the Honourable Sir David Brand. The Chief Executive Officer at the time was L Shervington and the President was LR Forrester. Before this the Shire administration was conducted in the Nanson Roads Board Hall. The building has undergone several additions since its opening to accommodate an expanded office.

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Integrity: High Original Fabric: See below Modifications: Yes

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Good

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Chapman Valley Primary School

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06378 Nabawa Townsite

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The Chapman Valley Primary School has some local historic and social significance for its role in the provision of education in the district. The school precinct presents as the largest group of buildings in Nabawa and consequently the place contributes significantly to the built fabric of the town. The school is typical of educational buildings constructed in that era.

Physical Description

Situated near the centre of Nabawa and to the north-east of the Shire Office, the Chapman Valley Primary School is typical of school architecture of the period. The school comprises a group of buildings within a fenced garden setting. The school group has undergone several additions and alterations over time. The original main school building is of red brick construction with a green colorbond gable roof. The roof extends to cover a verandah which runs the length of the front (north) facade. The top half of the walls are rendered while the windows are high set. The original entry under front gable is now enclosed using aluminium windows. There is a newer office and library building to the eastern end.

History

The first school in Nabawa was held in a rammed earth building built by Michael Morrissey of the Mt Erin Estate at the southern entrance to Nabawa. A second school was run in the Agricultural Hall next to the cemetery. Another school was built at the north end of Nabawa, near to where the second hall was built. This was only a one roomed building with a separate shelter shed and later a small manual room was erected and used as a classroom. In 1954, the fourth and present school was built in a more central location. Initially the building had two rooms, however, a third room was added to accommodate the increase of school children in the early 1960s. The school was officially opened by the Honourable Sir David Brand (at that time serving as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and later to serve as Premier of Western Australia from 1959 to 1971).

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Integrity: High Modifications: Additions over time

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Nabawa Railway Siding

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16296 Upper Chapman Valley Railway Line

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The Nabawa Railway Siding site, including the weighbridge shed, has local historic significance as evidence of the Wokarina-Yuna branch line which was very important for transport and communications through the district. Although not as intact as the Nanson Railway Siding Group, the weighbridge shed remains intact and is typical of this type of construction.

Physical Description

Set adjacent to the Shire’s road materials storage area, the weighbridge shed is located amongst bushes and scrub. It is identical to the Nanson structure, being timber framed and clad with corrugated iron sheeting with a curved corrugated iron roof. There is no evidence of the siding, although a raised overgrown pile to the south includes some remnants of rail iron and timber and could possibly be from the siding.

History

When the railway trains were running from Geraldton to Naraling and then to Yuna there were tea rooms at the Nabawa Siding for the passengers to buy refreshments (either way), often provided by the Hotel owners. The farmers' superphosphate came out by train, as did many other goods. Later on Co-operative Bulk Handling built a site for wheat adjacent to the siding.

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Integrity: Medium Original Fabric: Weighbridge Shed Modifications: None

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Fair

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Nabawa Agricultural Hall - Site of

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06378 Nabawa Townsite

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