Railway Round House with Turntable, Collie

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The off form walls, the concrete columns and precast concrete beams combine to form a dramatic architectural character particularly when viewed from inside where light enters from the glazed roof areas and plays on the various angles of the concrete surfaces. The method of housing the locomotives can be easily appreciated and is a demonstration of a past industrial usage.

Physical Description

Off form concrete walls with concrete coumns and precast concrete beams. Roof partly glazed. The round house is a post war building which housed 15 steam locomotives. It remains intact complete with turntable pit and turntable. It is built of off form concrete walls and columns and precast concrete beams which combine to produce a dramatic architectural character. This is probably the only remaining round house in the state.

History

Assessment 1988 Construction 1950's

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Railway Round House Collie, Coalfields Hwy, Collie, a concrete and iron structure, and its associated turntable, has cultural heritage significance for its scientific value as one of the few, if not the only, railway round house remaining in Western Australia. It provides a fine demonstration of its past industrial use.

Physical Description

The Round House is built of off-form concrete walls and columns, and precast concrete beams. There is corrugated asbestos clad walls, timber platforms, steel girders and supporting posts, and concrete foundations.

History

The first roundhouse in the state was constructed in Bunbury in about 1929 at a cost of between £30,000 and £40,000. An turntable was located in Collie from as early as 1898 when it was reported that ‘the carriage sheds, engine sheds and turntable are now assuming a finished appearance, and the railway contractors are to be congratulated on successfully getting the heavy ironwork of the turntable into position without accident to either men or material’. It is likely that this was located near the intersection of Forrest Street and Prinsep Street North. It was reported in June 1947 that ‘a new turntable 80ft long’ was located in Collie. The Round House is a post-war building which housed 14 steam locomotives. It remains intact complete with turntable pit and turntable. It is thought to be the last extant Roundhouse in Western Australia.

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Medium-High / High

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Poor/ Fair

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Suspension footbridge

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Suspension Footbridge, a simple suspension bridge of timber and steel, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: The present bridge replaces that built 1904-1905, continuing the patterns of community usage; - The place is one of only a few suspension footbridges in Western Australia; - The place has a unique place in the community’s view of their heritage; and - The place has long been recognised as a tourist attraction.

Physical Description

As per RHP Listing

History

As per RHP Listing

Integrity/Authenticity

High/ High

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Good

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Suspension footbridge, a simple suspension bridge of timber and steel, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • the present bridge replaces that built 1904-1905, continuing the patterns of community usage; • the place is one of only a few suspension footbridges in Western Australia; • the place has an unique place in the community’s view of their heritage; and, • he place has long been recognised as a tourist attraction. Aesthetic Value Suspension footbridge contributes to the aesthetic qualities of the culturally modified landscape along the banks of the Collie River. Historic Value Suspension footbridge is significant as evidence of the continuing use of a pedestrian footbridge at this site since the erection of the original bridge in 1904-1905. The place is a significant reminder of the early development of the town in the first decade of the twentieth century. It demonstrates technical achievement as it is one of only a few suspension footbridges in Western Australia. Scientific Value It is significant in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a suspension footbridge and has some scientific value as a teaching site. The place is significant in demonstrating an understanding of the human occupation of the locality as the bridge has provided community access since the initial construction at the site. Social Value It is highly valued by the community for social reasons, including access and past associations with leisure activities connected with the river. It contributes to the community’s sense of place, as a distinctive feature of their built environment. Rarity Suspension footbridge is one of a very few suspension footbridges in Western Australia. Representativeness It is significant in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a suspension footbridge. It is significant in its origins and subsequent history in demonstrating the involvement of the community in its building and re-building; and in its utilisation by the community as a customary means of easy access across the Collie River. Condition Suspension footbridge is in reasonable physical condition, though there are instances of local failure which have caused the Shire to close access. There is evidence of maintenance and renewal. • There would appear to be no construction maintenance programme in place. • In summary, Suspension footbridge is in sound but not safe condition. Integrity The evidence strongly suggests that the original concept is represented by replacement fabric and still has a capacity to perform its original function. The present Suspension footbridge is capable of being conserved if timely action is undertaken. Authenticity The documentary and physical evidence, indicates that the present Suspension footbridge is a replacement structure at or about the location of the original bridge. The fabric is of low authenticity in relation to the original bridge.

Physical Description

Suspension footbridge is a construction consisting of four circular timber pylons, a plank construction walkway on sawn jarrah bearers suspended from steel cables. It has a steel pipe handrail and linkmesh balustrade infill. The bridge crosses the Collie River in a north-south direction. Suspension footbridge is located in the river reserve with its starting points situation above the flood plain of the river, with access to the southern side via an open park area and on the northern side via a rear access right of way. The immediate environs of the bridge at the abutments are covered with Eucalypts, Acacia and weeds to the understorey. Suspension footbridge, is an isolated structure and does not relate to any other structures. It makes a link between the south suburban centre and the recreation area and the commercial centre of the town to the north. Suspension footbridge comprises pairs of 6m high x .55m diameter pylons at each end in the abutments, founded in a manner that was not determined. A .032m diameter steel wire cable is suspended between pylons and anchored into the ground at each end. The structure of the carriageway is suspended from the cables with 0.16m diameter rods attached to the cable on hangers. The hangers carry .015m square sawn jarrah bearers via a pair of eyelet bolts to each bearer. The eyelet bolt attached to the bearer has a steel back plate and the connection passes through the back plate and is fixed in place by nuts. The bearers are set at approximately 2.3m centres and six .220m x .050m thick sawn boards span between bearers to form the deck. The board fixings were not determined, but each bearer a .075m x .008m steel strap is fixed over the top of the boards. A balustrade of .040m galvanised steel tube top and bottom rails supports a balustrade panel of plastic coated link mesh. Suspension footbridge is a simple utilitarian structure which employs a structural principle rather than expressing a style. The original suspension footbridge was constructed circa 1904-1905; however, the evidence in the materials used in the fabric of Suspension footbridge suggests nothing earlier than the 1972 reconstruction by the Apex Club of Collie. Some balustrade sections have broken and there is some loss of material in the pylons, together with one or two suspension rod connection failures. Otherwise from a visual inspection members seem to be in reasonable conditions. Inspections have been made by engineers independently; firstly by Lloyd Margetts and then Peter Scott of Halpern Glick and Maunsell, but neither is detailed. No previous report has been prepared on the original location of the first suspension footbridge to compare it with the location of the present bridge.

History

ASSESSMENT 1997 Suspension footbridge is a simple suspension bridge (1972-83). It is a suspension footbridge, supported via four timber pylons, with a walkway of sawn jarrah bearers and longitudinal decking, hung from steel cables (possible old mine winder cable), with railing of small diameter water pipe, with plastic covered chain mesh infill. On 23 November 1829, Lt. Surgeon Alexander Collie and Lt. Preston discovered the Collie and Preston Rivers. In March 1830, the area was explored further by John Septimus Roe and a party from the schooner Eagle; they travelled 10 miles up the river from Port Leschenault, then overland after the river became unnavigable due to fallen trees, subsequently the area was named Roelands. In his report Roe spoke highly of the land, predicting its value for agriculture. The first pastoralists and shepherds arrived in the Collie district in the early 1880s, seeking improved pasture for their stock. Coal was discovered by either Arthur Perrin or his shepherd, George Marsh in 1882-1883; however, it remained a secret for some years. The discovery was announced in November, 1889, by Sir Frederick Broome, naming an associate of Perrin, Bunbury businessman David Hay, as the discoverer. It was to Hay’s widow that the reward, offered to the finder of an adequate field of coal within 60 miles of a port to supply the colony’s needs for indigenous fuel, was paid. From 1888 to 1889, Hay and his associates prospected further on the coalfields; a South Australian company was also prospecting there in this period. Further prospecting and a government drilling programme, as well as tests by the Railways Department to evaluate the coal as locomotive fuel, preceded the development of the coalfields. In February 1896, 102,000 acres of land was opened for selection on the coalfields. The leases and the proposed townsite were surveyed by J. Ewing, who settled in the town, serving on the Roads Board, the Municipal Council and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. By late 1897, in anticipation of the development of the coalfields, many miners had made their way to the town. The town of Collie was proclaimed 13 December 1897. Construction of the railway to the port at Bunbury, begun late 1897, was completed 1 July 1898; the railway station, named Coalville, opened 1 November 1898. A short while later it was renamed Colliefields, before the name of Collie was adopted 1 December 1899, to conform with the name of the town. The development of Collie was rapid from 1898 to 1902, as the coalfields were developed. Despite some setbacks between 1902 and 1905, Collie continued to grow. As the population increased, further areas in the town were developed to provide housing, and the Roads Board established a recreation reserve by the river. The Colliefields Estate was one of the areas opened for housing in this period. In June 1904, the residents of the Colliefields Estate petitioned the Collie Roads Board for permission to construction a footbridge over the river ‘from Colliefields Estate on to River Avenue Residential Areas. Exact Location from Block 50 Colliefields Estate onto River Avenue Residential Areas’. The bridge was to be 93 feet long and 3 feet wide, at about 10 feet above the level of the water; the estimated cost was £50. Permission was granted. At the next meeting of the Roads Board, when the Minutes of the preceding meeting were read, the bridge proposal was objected to ‘unless the interests of the Board were protected’. 3 October 1904, The Roads Board reconsidered the matter, following correspondence from R. Hardman, ‘with regard to the footbridge over the Collie River from Esplanade to Connor Estate’. The Collie Miner reported that Mr. Connor was willing to build the bridge, and that the Board accepted Mr. Evans’ argument that it should raise no further objections on condition that ‘a plan of the bridge was submitted for approval with an undertaking that when it had been constructed it would belong to the Board, who would assume all further expense’. The subsequent motion was passed ‘that the Residents of the Colliefields Estate submit for the approval of the Board a Plan of the proposed Bridge to connect the Recreation Area with the Estate’. A committee comprising the Chairman of the Roads Board, Messrs. Bedlington and Wells, and the Secretary, was empowered to inspect the proposed site and ‘to sanction the construction of the Bridge if they approved of the plan when submitted’. Suspension footbridge was built in 1904-1905. The support consisted of four timber pylons. The walkway was of jarrah bearers and decking, hung from cables. It was built by Mr. Connor of Connor Estate, Collie. Suspension footbridge provided pedestrian access to the Recreation Area and the commercial centre of Collie for residents of North Collie. In winter, the Co-Op Bridge was often flooded, leaving the Suspension footbridge as a vital link between the different areas of the town. The nearby area of the river was known as the River Avenue Swimming Pool, a popular bathing place for the town; following the formation of the Collie Amateur Swimming Club in November 1923, swimming carnivals were held there and in other pools in the river. After the second Collie Hospital was built in 1928, the bridge was used as a quicker way to reach the hospital. In 1964, record floods in the South West severely damaged Suspension footbridge. It was rebuilt, using the original turnbuckles, by the Apex Club of Collie in 1970 with support from the Shire. New piles were provided by the Forests Department and timber for the decking was supplied by George Saunders. Apex club members clocked up 362 services hours on this particular project. It was evident after heavy rains that the Collie River was going to flood at a high level in 1983. The decision was made to cut the cables of the bridge at one end and swing it onto the river bank to prevent the bridge being swept away by the floodwaters. This operation was carried out as planned. The bridge was restored by the Apex club of Collie after the river levels had dropped. In 1983, a large fence mural measuring six metres by twenty metres was painted in Forrest Street, Collie, to coincide the with the centenary of European settlement in the Collie area. It was commissioned by the local Tidy Towns Committee and the scenes chosen were ‘to promote Collie’s distinctive character to townspeople and visitors’. It was later destroyed in a storm, and was replaced by a fence mural in Throssell Street, the main street of Collie. The third panel of this fence mural depicted Suspension footbridge; its inclusion in the mural was indicative of its place in the minds of the local community as a distinctive and well know feature of Collie. Students at the Fairview Primary School have used the bridge to by-pass the busy main road. The bridge was in daily use by Collie residents from its restoration in 1983 to 1995. On 20 January 1995, the Shire Council resolved to authorise the Shire Engineer to remove the bridge ‘in the interest of public safety’. In February 1995, Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Pty. Ltd. Recommended closure of the bridge, expressing the view that given the age of the bridge and that it was unlikely to comply with the required Australian standards as it did not ‘appear to have been designed by an engineer’, it should be re-designed and replaced with a new construction; the estimated construction cost of a new bridge, including engineer fees, was $154,000-$198,000. This view was supported by another consulting engineer, Dick van Noort, who recommended that ‘the bridge be removed and a new structure designed and put in its place’. However, following the lodging of a petition with 840 signatures requesting that the bridge be saved, it was closed to public access instead. This closure did not prevent its use entirely. It was reported in February 1995, that ‘all the children in creation are playing on it’. Subsequently, the Shire allocated $16,500 for an investigation and structural report by Mr. Peter Scott, of Halpern Glick and Maunsell, to report on what was required to conserve the bridge, and to advise the estimated cost of effecting any repairs. Since it was built in 1904-1905, Suspension footbridge has been an important facility for the residents of Collie, recognised also as a landmark and a tourist attraction. It is considered by local residents to be an important part of their heritage. It remains closed to public access for safety reasons, pending any decision about its future. A recent site visit indicates that as reported in February 1996, local children continue to use Suspension footbridge.

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Railway Goods Shed & Footbridge, Collie

Condition

The Goods Shed is in fair to good condition. It is structurally sound with no obvious evidence of damage or deterioration to the fabric. The Footbridge is, for the most part, structurally sound, although the wandoo deck is deteriorated in places and has been declared unsafe for pedestrians

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Goods Shed (fmr) (1911) and Footbridge (1913), Railway Reserve between Forrest and Throssell Streets, Collie have cultural heritage value for their historic association with the railway through Collie and the development of the coal mining industry in the region. The Goods Shed (fmr) is a demonstration of an industrial function now past due to the dominance of road transport.

Physical Description

The Goods Shed is a large structure of steel clad with corrugated iron. Standard plans were prepared by WAGR in the late 1890s for stations, footbridges and Goods Sheds and therefore are similar in style and construction across the State. The form of the building is typical, consisting of a twin, steeply pitched gable roof with a prominent vent at the ridge. The associated footbridge is a steel structure.

History

In February 1898 it was reported that the railway line had just opened at ‘the field’ and ‘is welcomed by those have been resident here for any length of time’. Work on the ‘railway station, goods-shed, engine sheds, etc’ was due to commence the next week and ‘when finished should give industrial life to the jarrah forest in which we now live’. Later that month it was reported that ‘it was originally intended to construct at the terminus numerous station buildings, such as a carriage shed, goods shed, station house, stationmaster’s residence, and engine shed, together with a turn-table, crane, and platform. Some of these will probably not be proceeded with at present. The framework of the carriage shed is already erected, but it will be dispensed with, and the timber will be conveyed to Brunswick and re-erected there for a similar purpose’. Figure 2: Collie Railway Station July 1898 A goods shed at least had been constructed by August 1898 when a parliamentary trip to the Collie coalfields stopped for a luncheon in the goods shed and it was noted that the railway facilities had now been provided. By 1911 a new goods shed was being constructed . The shed was originally constructed without a platform. It is thought that the shed was designed by CY O’Connor. A bridge crossing over the railway had been discussed in the town since at least 1901 . The railway line divided the town of Collie into two parts. The town’s population was growing with much of it located to the north. Crossing the railway was considered to be both inconvenient and dangerous and the bridge was still a matter of debate in 1908 at which time its location was being debated. ‘Just where the overhead bridge should be is the all absorbing subject at present. Some want it at the east end and some at the west end, while others desire it amidships, so to speak. The frequent blockages at the Harvey and Pendleton Street crossings and the ever increasing danger attached to same, render it imperative however, that some safer means of transit should obtain (sic) as soon as possible. At this time, it was proposed that the bridge carry both vehicles and pedestrians. Requests for a footbridge were made to the Minister of Railways in 1910 at which time the town was advised that there were no funds available, alterations having recently been made to the Collie railway yard and the erection of a 46-ton automatic weighbridge. In 1911 it was reported that ‘about 10 minutes sufficed this morning for a deputation from the Collie Council…to convince the Acting Premier (Mr H Gregory) that it was necessary to have a bridge for pedestrians over the railway line at Collie’. Mr Gregory is reported to have said that ‘he would give instructions that on the next estimates for railway work an overhead footbridge for Collie be included. It would have lights on it, but the position of the bridge would be left to the engineer to decide’. Work on the footbridge had commenced by February 1913 although it appears that completion was delayed when it was reported that ‘here is a bridge costing hundreds of pounds of State money hung up for a small girder, such a one as any foundry could turn out. We have foundries here in Collie. Let them be given the girder to make, and thus spend a few shillings in the town to made (sic) up for the loss occasioned by the prolonged delay’. The footbridge has undergone significant conservation and restoration works in recent years including replacement of steel, hot riveting and hot galvanising, new decking, refurbishment of support piers and repairs to the foundations. The Goods Shed and Footbridge are remnants of what a once large and busy railway yard which had, at its peak, contained 11 railway lines and was second to Fremantle’s railway yard in size. The Collie Historical Rail Precinct is now a part of the Working Life Heritage Trail about 30 sites of heritage and historical interest in the south west and is operated by the Collie Heritage and Men’s Shed group.

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Medium/ High

Condition

Good

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Soldiers' Park, Collie

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Soldiers' Park, Collie is in good condition and is obviously maintained on a regular basis.

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Soldiers’ Park, Collie, a pentagonal area of landscaped park on the bank of the Collie River, comprising the Collie War Memorial (1921), Honour Avenue planted with mature Camphor Laurel Trees (1921), Commemorative Arch and Gates (1930), Memorial Rose Gardens (1990) and Memorial to Aboriginal Servicemen (2000), with other formal and informal plantings, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • The place is unusual for the variety of memorial forms it includes in one place, being: an obelisk, rose gardens, an honour avenue, a Memorial to Aboriginal Servicemen, and memorial gates: • The Memorial to Aboriginal Servicemen at the place is rare in Australia; • The place is an uncommon example of a war memorial erected in conjunction with the centenary of European settlement in Western Australia; • The place has been the focus of ANZAC Day services since 1921, and is esteemed by the local community as a significant social landmark; • The place is a good representative example of the practice of regional towns erecting war memorials, and includes a memorial to local Victoria Cross recipient, Captain M O’Meara, and to Australia’s first Korean casualty, Ken Sketchley; and, • The place is associated with local architect Walter Dobson Pusey who designed both the War Memorial and Commemorative Arch and Gates. The gazebo is of no heritage significance.

Physical Description

As per RHP Listing

History

As per RHP Listing

Integrity/Authenticity

High/ High

Condition

Good

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All Saints' Anglican Church, Collie

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All Saints’ Anglican Church, Collie, a single-storey brick and tile Federation Romanesque style church, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: The place has a unique history, being funded by an overseas benefactress who dictated the style and orientation of the building, demonstrating an understanding of the environment, and insisting on the use of the best quality of Western Australian materials available; It is a fine example of a Federation Romanesque church, with distinctively designed and crafted Western Australian fittings and fixtures made from Western Australian materials, with a beautifully executed mural in the apsidal sanctuary by Phil Goatcher, and stained glass windows by Gowers and Brown; It is a significant component of Eales and Cohen’s Anglican country church work; and The place exhibits characteristics that contribute to the aesthetic qualities of the streetscape and is a recognised landmark.

Physical Description

As per RPH listing

History

As per RHP listing

Integrity/Authenticity

High/ High

Condition

Good

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The Church is of architectural and environmental significance. It stands on high ground and is a prominent feature of the townscape with its elegant tower and generally imposing presence. The use of brickwork and stucco render in intricate patterns is of interest. The mural on the carved wall of the eastern apse is quite unique. THE MURAL. The most outstanding feature of the church is the large mural painting which occupies the greater part of the sanctuary wall. This mural convers and area of 425 square feet and was painted by Mr Phil Groacher. One of the conditions laid down by Mrs Noyes £in giving the church was that all the work should be done by West Australian craftsmen. At her request when she desired to complete the decoration of the sanctuary, the architect Mr J.H. Eales, recommended Mr Groacher as a scenic artist of world wide reputation. Trained in this work as an Englishman, he migrated to the U.S.A where he gained a great reputation for his architectural settings in the greatest theatres of New York and Chicago. He was conversant with architecture in all its phases and never offended the most critically disposed in the regard. For health reasons he had to come to Australia and settled in Melbourne. After executing some notable work there, he was commissioned to do similar work in Perth. Impressed by the warmer climate he decided to settle in Western Australia. In 1922 about the age of 70, he began work on the mural painting. Sometimes assisted by his son, Mr James Groacher he took eight months to complete the work for which they were paid £500. The canvas was painted on a large frame in the artist’s Perth studio and later fixed to the sanctuary wall. (further explanation of the content of the mural omitted here) OTHER GIFTS: Mrs Noyes and her family later provided valuable gifts of candlesticks, crucifix, chalise and paten. Numerous other generous gifts have been provided to the church by members of the congregation and their families.

Physical Description

The Church is a large and imposing structure of red brick and Marseilles tile roof with a square tower- The nave is Romanesque in concept and the windows are round arched. From the east end projects an apse with a rounded end. The altar is accommodated in this apse and the curved wall behind the altar is decorated with a most impressive mural painting. The roof over the apse in the form of a half dome is covered with claypan tiles (flat rectangular). Externally the red brickwork is combined with stucco render to form a number of intricate patterns. The Bishop Goldsmith, the first Bishop of Bunbury launched appeals in England to build churches in the Bunbury Diocese. Nora Noyes offered to finance a church in' Collie because of her and her late husband's interest in the welfare of minors » The Church was designed by J.H. Sales of Eales and Cohen Architects of Perth in a Romenesque Italianate style to ingratiate Nora Noyes' love of Italy' and her belief that such a style would suit the climate of Western Australia. The tower was added in 1928 still to the design of Eaies. The builder of the church was A. Thompson of Katanning and the tower was built by Mr. Allwood from Perth. The mural was painted in 1922 by Mr. James Goatcher with the assistance of his son. The church has a number of impressive stained glass windows.

History

Assessment 1988 Construction 1915 Architect: J.H. Eales of Eales & Cohen Builder: A. Thompson, Tower: Mr Allwood (history by Collie tourist association) The first Anglican church was established in Collie in 1899, It was a small wooden church beyond the hill from town and approached by a path through the bush. This building was dedicated to St. John. St. Johns Church grew too small and by the time of the Great War plans were in hand to raise money for a new church, Before the fund raising was completed news was received of a generous offer from England. The first Bishop of Bunbury, Dr, Goldsmith, twice sent to England to put the needs of the diocese before the people. It was after such an appeal in the All Saints' Church Margaret Street, London that a Mrs Moves offered to build a church. She and her late husband had always been interested in mining and miners, and asked if the church might be placed in Collie rather than some of the farming centres of the Bunbury diocese which also wanted new churches. This offer having been accepted, the money raised by the parishioners was now placed in a fund to furnish the new church. To make room for the larger building, the Church of St. John was moved from its original site down the Harvey Street hill to a position behind the then rectory, when it was used for a further 17 years as a Parish Hall, until it was destroyed by fire. Unfortunately almost all the early records of the church were stored in the hall and were lost in the fire. THE BUILDING PLANNED After hearing more particulars from Bishop Goldsmith of the country and its needs, Mrs Noyes discussed the proposed architectural style, and indicated her very definite preference for those styles to be seen in the architecture of the early Christian churches throughout Italy, where, to escape from London winters, she regularly visited. This style has no east window, which is usual in England She felt that this would be an advantage in our climate ' where the hot rays of the sun would, not disturb the worshippers at early services. The Bishop agreed with Mrs Noyes’ wish and arranged that an architect's drawing together with an estimate of the probable cost would then be forwarded to her for her approval. With the Great War in full blast there was little inducement to build-a church building, but the preliminary design had met with the donor's enthusiasm and entire approval, and the diocesan architects. Messrs Eales and Cohen of Perth, were invited to prepare and submit the necessary plans for the proposed church in readiness for calling tenders. One partner in the firm, Mr. Eustace Cohen, was engaged in war service throughout the whole of the war, and the senior partner, Mr. J.H. Eales, F.R.A.I.A., was therefore responsible form first to last for all architectural services in design and supervision. T he parishioners of Collie were offered the gift of the church on condition that they found the site and furnished the church, This they did and building operations commenced early in 1915. FOLJNDATION STONE The foundation stone was laid by his Excellency the Governor Sir Harry Baron on Wednesday May 19th,1915 and an account of the ceremony was published in the Collie Mail. by The church was consecrated on Wednesday 3rd November 1915, by the Bishop of Bunbury, Dr. Goldsmith. DESCRIPTION The main features of Churches built in both Byzanthine and Romanesque period are: 1. The semi-circular of apsidal projections eastwards forming the sanctuary of the church itself as well as the side chapels. 2. Campanile - a tail tower for bells. 3. Great richness in treatment of wall surfaces 4. The dome features diver the High Altar 5. The altar and surroundings, the best possible. The judicious use of coloured brickwork relieves the somewhat plain exteriors while the interior are decorated by the use of mosaics, richly coloured marbles, and mural decorations. It is upon these lines with careful regard for traditional treatment that this church was designed and carried out. The site the corner of Venn and Harvey Street places the church as a striking land mark overlooking the town - much in contrast to St. John's Church, originally hidden in the bush. The contractor for the church was Mr. Alex Thompson M.L.A. and the contracts price was £1,923, with the tower only partially built and the interiors furnishings some £250 extra. The total length of the interior, including the semi-circular apse, is 77 ft and width 28ft. The seating accommodation is for 275 worshippers. The ceiling is dark stained jarrah and the floor, pews, pulpit lectern, altar and altar circle are of polished jarrah. The inside wails are covered with light cream plaster and the windows are of green glass set in lead light. THE SANCTUARY . In 1922 the architects were again called upon to assist the benefactress in her desire to complete the decoration of the sanctuary. They prepared designs for additional architectural features in the form of a carved and panelled dado of dark jarrah framed with panels of banksia inlaid with ebony, each panel carries a burnished brass Byzantine cross. This work has been carried out in the spirit of the time and, with an enriched plaster cornice at the intersection of the walls and the dome, forms an ideal setting for the coloured mural painting which is permanently fixed to the wall surface enlosed by them. The panelling was the work of Messrs. Berry & Greth of Perth, and Mr. Phil Goatcher painted the fresco. Mrs " Noyes gave £750 for this work, which was dedicated on 24th June 1923, by the Bishop of Bunbury, Rt. Rev. C. Wilson. CAMPANILE. The tower was completed by Mr. Allwod, a builder of Perth, in 1928. It rises to a height of 65 feet and is topped by a large wooden cross. Mrs Noyes' gift of £650 for the tower prompted Mrs Lillico to give a set of tubular bells to complete the campanile. The bells were dedicated on 13th January l929. The eight brass bells or chimes vary in length from 5-7 feet and from the ringing chamber tunes can be played on the bells from a keyboard. In her will, Mrs Lillico left the sum of £100 to the Diocesan Trustees, the interest on which is to be used for the upkeep of the bells.

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Collie Post Office (fmr)

Parent Place or Precinct

00542 Throssell Street Precinct (between Mungalup Road and Steere St South)

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The Post Office is one of the earliest buildings in the town and is an important focal point in the life of Collie people. It is a typical example of early Post Office architecture.

Physical Description

The Post Office dates from 1898 the year the railway reached Collie and one year after the Town was declared. The construction is typical of Post Offices of the period. The walls are of red brick topped with a rendered string course at eaves level. A series of arches on the Throssell St facade are emphasised with white painted render as is the arch over the entry porch facing Pendleson St. The openings on the Pendleson st facade have shallow arched white rendered lintels and white rendered sills. The roof is of corrugated iron.

History

Assessment 1988 Construction 1898

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THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM THE REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES – PERMANENT ENTRY (STATE HERITAGE OFFICE) Collie Post Office (fmr) has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
 it demonstrates the architectural style of the Government's Principal Architect, H. Beasley, and his successor, W.B. Hardwick; it makes an important contribution to the character of the Throssell streetscape; the 1908 and 1925 phases of construction are associated with periods of growth in the town's history, in particular the development of the Collie coal fields and the town, and the introduction of the telephone exchange; and, it has considerable social significance as a focal point for the local community.

Physical Description

THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM THE REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES – ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION (STATE HERITAGE OFFICE) The initial portion of Collie Post Office (fmr) (1908) was designed and built during the term of Hillson Beasley, government architect from 1905 -1916, although the design follows in the tradition of small suburban post offices established by his predecessor, George Temple-Poole. The Brisbane and Aberdeen Streets post offices (1897), in Perth, are similar in scale and construction materials and feature a small arched entry porch and arched windows. However, Collie Post Office (fmr) also exhibits the hallmark of Beasley's small public buildings: the strong visual contrast between red face brickwork and stucco banding. The corrugated iron roof is typical of many small public buildings, built at a time when terracotta tiles were relatively scarce, and expensive. W. B. Hardwick designed the 1925 extension of the building to be in sympathy with the original. The result is a coherent, seamless design, making it difficult for a person unaware of the history of the building to recognise the additional fabric. Only the twin gablets indicate the additional roof structure. The later infill of the telephone exchange entry porch has been handled in a similarly sympathetic manner. Internally there have been later alterations, including the introduction of air conditioning. The alterations involved in the re-development of Collie Post Office (fmr) for use as a restaurant include: removal of front counter and associated shelving and removal of all but two rows of existing post office boxes; remodelling of kitchen and storage areas to required standards; provide toilet facilities as required; new, and remodelling of, openings to interior and exterior fabric to accommodate the change in function and general upgrade of services. These alterations primarily involve the interior, the external fabric remaining intact.

History

THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM THE REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES – ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION (STATE HERITAGE OFFICE) Collie Post Office (fmr) is a single-storey brick and iron building constructed, in 1908, and replaced earlier postal facilities in Collie that were no longer adequate to cope with an increasing amount of postal business. Coal was discovered on the banks of the Collie River in the 1890s, and a settlement developed adjacent to the mining area. The town of Coalville was officially declared in 1897, but was formally renamed Collie in 1899. The State Government was anxious to develop a viable coal industry and gave private companies in Collie every encouragement, including building a railway link to Brunswick Junction (1898), and committing the Government to an extensive purchasing program. As with all country towns, the postal service was an important link to the commercial and administrative centre at Perth, and families elsewhere. A postal receiving office was introduced at Collie Coal Field on 26 June 1897, and then a post and telegraph office was established on 1 August 1897. The first portion of the current post office was built in 1908. Designed by the government architect, Hillson Beasley, the construction contract for the post office and adjoining staff quarters was let on 4 January 1908, to Perth building contractors Franklin and Finlay, for £668. The introduction of telephone services in Collie resulted in the postal building being extensively modified. A contract was let on 5 March 1925, to S. & J. Blakemore for £2,166; the staff quarters was 'removed and rebuilt' at the back of the site and a telephone exchange built in its place. Although the postal building was expanded and internally modified, W. B. Hardwick, the government's principal architect, maintained the style, materials and details of the original building. (Hardwick had joined the WA Public Works Department as a draftsman in 1894, and thus he had first hand experience of the style and details of Temple-Poole, Grainger and Beasley, before being appointed principal government architect in 1916.) The enlarged building was no longer picturesquely asymmetric, but instead symmetrically well proportioned. At the time of construction, the post office site was at the intersection of Collie's principal streets, but subsequent development of the town shifted the 'centre' of the town further west. Despite this gradual decline of physical centrality, the post office has maintained its social importance within the town. Since 1926, the building has been subject to a number of minor alterations. At some stage, the steps and arched porch to the telephone exchange, on the right hand of the Throssell Street elevation, was bricked up and glazed. However, the brickwork and window frame were designed to match the existing. Collie Post Office (fmr) was sold by Australia Post in 1993, when a decision was made to relocate its postal operations to the corner of Steere and Johnston Streets, the commercial centre of Collie. Subsequent re- development of the place for use as a restaurant has been carried out with consultation from the Heritage Council of WA.

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Collie Court House

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The street facade is adorned with an embossed çcoat of arms flanked by decorated arches leading çto the entry porch. The Court Room and entrance porch are contained çin a central rectangle with a high entry covered çwith a steeply pitched hipped roof with gable çvents. From the centre of this roof springs a çmetal clad domed vent tower topped by a weather çcock. Rooms ancillary to the Court Room are housed in çlower ceilinged wings on either side (National çTrust).

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The court house is architecturally significant and aesthetically pleasing. It is an important civic building which has served the community since 1913 and is still in use. The contrasting ceiling heights of the Court Room and ancillary rooms are expressed in the general form of the building in a most satisfactory manner. The treatment of the facades with contrasting red brick and rendered decorations provide a lively composition.

Physical Description

The Court House is a well proportioned single storey red brick building with a Marseilles tile roof. The street façade is adorned with an embossed coat of arms flanked by decorated arches leading to the entry porch. The Court Room and entrance porch are contained in a central rectangle with a high entry covered with a steeply pitched hipped roof with gable vents. From the centre of this roof springs a metal clad domed vent tower topped by a weather cock. Rooms ancillary to the Court Room are housed in lower ceilinged wings on either side. The Court Room is a lofty space with arched clerestory windows to the rear. The ceiling has been modernised.

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Assessment 1988 Construction 1913

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This Statement of Significance is based on the Statement of Significance included within the Register of Heritage Places Permanent Entry 14 December 2001. Collie Court House, a substantial single storey brick and tile building in the Federation Free style, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: The place is a substantial, well designed and constructed building situated in a prominent open landscaped intersection and, together with the Collie Senior High School, forms a streetscape of significant public buildings; The place is a good, intact example of a building designed in the Federation Free style and shares aesthetic characteristics with a wide variety of public buildings designed by the Public Works Department between 1900 and 1920; The place is associated with the rapid development of Collie from the early 1900s and with the need to improve the existing justice facilities by constructing a new permanent court house in 1913. It continues to operate as a court house in 2015; The place is one of seven purpose-built court houses constructed prior to 1930 that are still in operation as court houses; The place has associations with Hillson Beasley, Chief Architect of the Public Works Department 1905 to 1917; The place has associations with the many Resident Magistrates, Magistrates, Clerks of Court and other justice staff who have worked in the building since 1913 up to 2015; and, The place is highly valued by the community for its historical associations with the development of Collie and its associations with the administration of justice in the area since 1913, thus contributing to the community’s sense of place. This is illustrated by its inclusion on the National Trust’s List of Classified Places. The freestanding toilet block is assessed as being of little significance.

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Collie Court House occupies the south east corner of the intersection of Wittenoom and Pendleton Streets Collie. The Collie Senior High School is opposite at the south west corner of the intersection. Collie Court House is the only substantial building on the site. A free standing toilet block measuring about 10m x 5m stands near the south-east corner of the court house. The site is bounded on its west and north sides by a low chain link fence. Collie Court House sits almost centrally within the site. The north part of the site is a bitumenised carpark and a bitumenised driveway runs down the east side of the building. The remainder of the east side and all the west side of the site are grassed. Collie Court House is a single storey brick and tile building. The building is now almost square in plan. The front two thirds of the building is original while the rear was added in the 1980s. The original part of the building is designed in the Federation Free style and shares its aesthetic characteristics with a wide variety of substantial buildings designed by the Public Works Department between c1900 and c1920. The late 1980s addition was built in a manner that matched the style of the original. The front façade has a tripartite form that is symmetrically composed aroudn the dominant central block with ancillary blocks set on its east and west sides. The court room is housed in the central block, the west wing contains the public reception area and the Clerk of Courts office, and the east wing comprises the witnesses’ room, the interview room and the holding room. The central block is given appropriate dominance within the composition by being of a greater height and also by being set slightly forward of the ancillary blocks. The front of the central block of Collie Court House is a subsumed entrance colonnade. The façade of the central block is symmetrically composed with rusticated piers at the outer edges and one centrally placed pier, similar in appearance but twice the width of the outer piers. Circular arched-headed openings are contained between the central and the outer piers. The block has a gambrel roof with the ridge running in a north/south direction A cupola vent sits at the mid-point of the ridge. The walls of the central block are constructed of a reddish brown coloured brick in stretcher bond with cut and struck pointing. The plinth for the walls is of Donnybrook sandstone and is raised slightly high at the base of the piers at the main entry. The front façade is embellished with rendered decorative elements which includes the lining and keystones to the circular arches. A render stringcourse is set seven courses below the level of the soffit lining to form a frieze containing rendered lettering forming the words ‘COURT 1913 HOUSE’. The British Coat of Arms with the lion and unicorn sits on a projecting table that is supported by an elongated corbel bracket applied to the central pier just below the level of the frieze. The complete element is finished with render. The soffit of the eaves is lined with spaced timber battens set between corbel brackets projecting from the heads of pilasters and extending to the timber fascia at the edge of the roof. The gutter is of pressed galvanised iron in the ‘sheerline’ profile. The roof is of Marseilles pattern terra cotta tiles. The ridge tiles have decorative finials and scrolls where they terminate above half gables. The half gables have fixed timber louvered vents. The front facades of each ancillary block contain two timber framed multi paned double hung sash windows, separated by a brick pier. These sit on a continuous rendered sill and support a continuous rendered lintel that spans the rusticated piers at the inner and outer edges of the façade. The walls of the ancillary blocks are of the same construction as the central block. The roof of each of the ancillary blocks is a composite gambrel with the main ridge running in a north/south direction and terminating at the south end as a half gable. The roofs abut the walls of the main block to form valley gutters. At the north end of the blocks a subsidiary ridge runs in an east/west direction. This subsidiary ridge abuts the wall of the central block just below the wall plate level at one end and terminates as a half gable at the other end. The east and west faces of the ancillary blocks mask the sides of the central block. The side facades of the ancillary blocks are simply composed. The brick walls have rusticated piers at each end and the wall stands on a brick plinth. The door and window openings in these walls are located to suit the requirements of the layout of the rooms behind. The south end of each block has been extended in a manner that matches the front. Doors to these facades are typically timber four panelled. The panels are flush beaded. The door on the west face of the building is sheltered by a timber construction porch set on a limestone plinth. The outer edge of the porch is supported on twin posts. The post have incised lines at the tops and infill balustrading between them. The tiled lean-to roof of the porch is extended to form an integral sunshade for the window situated beside the door. The other two windows are timber framed multi paned double hung sash type. Both the east and west wings of the building extend about four metres beyond the rear wall of the central block. The rear façade is composed of the two wings and the infill block with a lean-to roof set between them. The extensions of the east and west block have gambrel roofs, terminating as half gables at the souther ends, whereas the infill block has a lean-to roof. The ridge of the lean-to roof is set just below the sills of the three circular windows set at high level within the south wall of the courtroom. The south wall of the west wing contains a door and a window sheltered by a porch. All closely match the similar arrangement on the west façade of the building. The entrance colonnade of Collie Court House is approached through the two round arch headed openings. A steel disabled ramp provides access through one of the openings. The public entrances to all parts of the building are off this colonnade. The colonnade is about 2.4 metres deep and has face brickwork walls with rendered dressings. All windows and doors in this area are within round arch headed openings. A rendered stringcourse runs at the impost level and continues around the head of each opening. The floor is finished with terra cotta coloured quarry tiles. The entrance to the courtroom is central within the south wall of the colonnade. The courtroom has a set of double doors leading to it while the other two are single doors. Doors are of timber construction with each leaf having three panels with bolection mouldings. Each door has a semicircular fanlight above it. A window is set to each side of the double doors. Each window has a semicircular upper part, which is subdivide by an intermediate semi-circular frame and radiating mullions. The lower part of each window contains four multi paned casement sashes. The door off the west side of the colonnade leads into the Clerk of Courts room which in turn leads into an office. A door at the rear of the office leads to a corridor that serves the magistrates chambers, a store and the staff toilets that are located within the rear addition of the building. The door off the east side of the colonnade leads into the Witnesses’ Room. This room can also be approached from the south from the corridor that runs from the courtroom to the exterior. Public toilets are located in the south east corner of the building. The doors to these toilets are external and are located in the wall on the east face of the building. The courtroom is a rectangular room measuring about 11 metres long by 7 metres wide with a 6 metre high ceiling. The entrance doors lead into a wind-lobby, which does not appear to be original. Two windows in the south wall open onto the colonnade. Three circular arched windows within rectangular frames are located at high level in the south wall of the room and a further three, two paned, awning sashes are at a high level in the east wall. The public gallery is at the north end of the courtroom and the bench, dock and witness stand are on a raised area at the south end. A crest is mounted on the south wall. The fittings do not appear to be original. The floors are carpeted. The timber skirting is about 350mm high and has a moulded top. The walls are plastered and have a run flush moulded trim at dado level. The fireplace has been bricked in. A picture rail runs around the room about 300mm below ceiling level. The ceiling is a suspended ceiling comprising acoustic tiles on an exposed grid, with integral recessed fluourescent light fittings. The new ceiling seems to have been installed just below the level of the original. The stack ventilation system has thus been sealed off. The door openings have fanlights. All doors are four panelled type. Door hardware appears to be original. Most rooms in the building are finished in a similar manner to the courtroom. The fireplaces in the Witnesses’ Room and the interview room remain open and have clear finished timber surrounds. The Security Holding Room has bars on the inside of the window and the concrete floor is finished with a sheet vinyl covering. The interior of the west wing appears to be a recent fit-out. The reception area has a curved counter and above it is an area of lowered ceiling that matches the outline of the counter. The floor finish is sheet vinyl. The fireplace has been bricked up. The rear part of the building is of recent construction. Typically this area has sheet vinyl covered timber floors with 90mm high bullnosed skirtings. The walls are plastered and the ceilings are of plasterboard with coved cornices. The rear part of the building was built in the late 1980s. The Clerk of Courts area has had a recent fit-out. The fittings within the courtroom are not original. Collie Court House appears to be in good condition. It benefits from a regular programme of maintenance works. Two brick, timber and Colorbond roofed gazebo structures have been constructed to the front of the court house on either side of the main entrance. These have been constructed since February 2010.

History

This Documentary Evidence is based on the Document Evidence included within the Register of Heritage Places Permanent Entry Assessment Documentation 14 December 2001. Collie Court House is a single storey brick and tile building in the Federation Free style, which was constructed in 1913 with additions in 1950 and 1986. As part of the rapid development of Collie, several public service facilities were established to meet the needs of the town. By 1903, a bank, post and telegraph office, state school, government hospital, mechanics’ institute, police station and court house were in operation (Hocking Planning and Architecture, ‘Shire of Collie: Municipal Heritage Inventory’ prepared for the Shire of Collie, October 1995, p10). No information has been determined about the first court house in Collie, other than the fact that it was constructed of timber (‘Report of the Department of Public Works, 1913-1914’, p25). By around 1910, the growing number of cases placed pressure on the court house and the community began to lobby for improved facilities (Collie Mail, 13 December 1913). A site plan dated April 1913 shows the proposed Collie Court House on the south-east corner of Wittenoom and Pendleton Streets. An amended site plan dated May 1913 shows the proposed building with an additional verandah to the back and a block of latrines, with separate cubicles for the court officers, magistrates, police and public, in the south-east corner of the site . A floor plan of Collie Court House signed by Hillson Beasley, Chief Architect of the Public Works Department, indicates that behind the colonnaded public entrance was the court room with public gallery. On the west side of the court room were rooms for the Magistrates and the Clerk of Courts, incorporating a public counter. On the east side of the Collie Court House was a separate room for witnesses and a private room for the Principal Magistrate. A passage between these rooms led directly into the court room. There was a railing in the public gallery to restrict public access within the building. In addition, the separate entrances into the Magistrates’ room and Clerk of Courts room and the passage for witnesses and the Principal Magistrate reinforced the distinct roles associated with the justice system. Future extensions to the east side of Collie Court house were indicated on the drawing (PWD drawing 17070, drawing No3, provided courtesy of CAMS). On 17 June 1913 a contract was let to T Hull of Subiaco to construct the new court house for the sum of £2,288. The contract contingency was used for lettering and electric lighting. The building contract was completed on 15 December 1913 at a cost of £2,229 4s 9d, slightly below the tender amount (State Records Office, AN7/14, Acc1124, Item 11 ‘PWD Contract Book April 1913-February 1915’, contract #4902 and ‘Report of the Department of Public Works for the Financial Year 1913-1914’, p25). Collie Court House was officially opened by the Attorney-General, Thomas Walker MLA, on 8 December 1913. While generally pleased with their new building, the absence of a foundation stone and footpath around the building were pointed out to the visiting Attorney-General by local officials (Collie Mail, 13 December 1913 and Collie Miner 16 December 1913). The Attorney-General was noted to have commented that, Justice required greater facilities by the erection of new Courts and Magistrates’ residences. The speaker congratulated the people of Collie on having such a Temple of Justice in their midst, which from an architectural point of view was no disgrace to Collie, and the architect was to be congratulated on such an up-to-date Court House (Collie Miner, 16 December 1913). The foundation stone was added sometime after the opening ceremony (Site inspection, May 2001). One of the first additions to Collie Court House was a new porch to the Clerk of Court’s entrance. Hoods were also installed over the windows along the west elevation. In 1916, a section of the public counter was altered to accommodate use as a branch of the Government Savings Bank. It would appear that no further alterations were carried out to the place until the 1950s. In March 1950, plans were prepared to replace the latrine block with a brick and terracotta tile toilet block. As with the previous latrines, separate toilets were provided for court staff and the public. The toilet block also incorporated a wood store and store room for the court. Accounts of the opening ceremony in 1913 indicated the local hope that further court accommodation would need to be provided in future to reflect the growing development of Collie. However, apart from additional toilet and storage facilities in the early 1950s, the building was largely unchanged until the mid-1980s. Around March or April 1986 a fire occurred in Collie Court House. In April 1986, the Building Management Authority (successor to the Public Works Department) prepared plans for additions to the Collie Court House. The proposal included a security holding room (in the location noted on the original plans as ‘future police room’), a new magistrates chamber, staff toilets, public toilets and a store on the south side of Collie Court House. In designing the additions, care was taken to match original details such as windows, window hoods, the porch to the magistrates’ chamber and gutters and fascias. The drawings do not include details of the fire damage that occurred. In 1993, the building was listed as having, ‘1 Stipendary Magistrates (sic) Chamber, 1 magistrate’s court, 1 holding cell, an interview room, Managing Registrar’s office, waiting area, store room, kitchen, and staff & public toilets’. Collie Court House was classified by the National Trust in 1988 and was entered in the Register of Heritage Places in 1992 on an interim basis. It does not appear that any major works have been carried out since 1986. In November 2000, an application was made to the Heritage Council’s Development Committee seeking approval for new floor coverings and internal painting. In June 2015, the Collie Court House continues to be used as a court house. Research from the Heritage Council’s database and the CAMS heritage database would suggest that there are nine court houses constructed prior to 1930 that are still operating as court houses.

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Wellington Dam

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Wellington Dam Precinct, comprising Wellington Dam, a solid concrete gravity dam constructed in 1933, and enlarged in 1945 and 1960, No 1 Pumping Station and associated Chlorine Store and Chlorinator (1953, 1963), 2kW Hydroelectric Station (1956), Caretaker’s Quarters & Kiosk (1966), landscaped Quarry, and roads, landscaping and facilities for public use and recreation, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • The place is the only example in Western Australia of a combination of water supply facilities for irrigation, domestic use and hydroelectric power couple with a solid concrete gravity dam; • The Hydroelectric Station is a rare example of its type in Western Australia and has value as a demonstration site; • The place is a fine representative example of a solid concrete gravity dam of considerable size in the south west of Western Australia; • The place is a significant recreation landscape formed by a combination of the natural vegetation and landscaping which is a representative example of late Twentieth Century Bush Garden style and was designed by John Oldham who was influenced by the work of Edna Walling; • Wellington Dam was built in 1933 to form the headworks of the Collie River Irrigation Scheme, one of the largest users of water for irrigation in Western Australia; • The place contains an important collection of functional industrial structures and recreational buildings exhibiting elements of the Post War International style; • The place provided direct employment for a large number of men under the sustenance program of the 1930s Depression and was a major employer of immigrant labour, particularly southern Europeans, in the 1950s; • The raising of the wall of Wellington Dam in 1960 provided a reservoir to supply the Comprehensive Water Supply Scheme for the ongoing development of southwest towns; • The place has the potential to yield archaeological information relating to the workers encampments of the 1930s and 1950s, the equipment and machinery used, and the construction processes; • The place is associated with Sir Russell Dumas as Chief Engineer, and Chief Hydraulic Engineer of the Public Works Department, and with landscape architect John Oldham; and • The place is highly valued for its associations with farming in the region since 1933 and for its attractions as both a passive and active recreation venue. The site of the former Workers’ House and Single Men’s Quarters (now demolished) is of little significance.

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Wellington Dam Precinct comprises Wellington Dam, a solid concrete gravity dam constructed in 1933, and enlarged in 1945 and 1960, the No. 1 Pumping Station, Chlorine Store and Chlorinator (1953, 1963), 2kW Hydroelectric Station (1956), Caretaker's Quarters & Kiosk (1966), landscaped Quarry, and roads, landscaping and facilities for public use and recreation. The structures exhibit elements of Post War International Style. A full Historical Description is available here: Assessment Documentation Link to inherit database: http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Content/PdfLoader.aspx?id=09900b8c-92fd-47d6-9cd9-e790765cda08&type=assessment

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