Nanambinia Station

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02705

Location

Balladonia Rd Balladonia

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Shed or Barn
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Shed or Barn
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead

Creation Date

20 Mar 2008

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Balladonia Station

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00760

Location

Eyre Highway Balladonia

Location Details

via Norseman

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1881 to 1926

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - To be assessed Current 13 Jun 2003

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Values

• The place is a cohesive group of farm buildings constructed in similar materials and styles; thus forming a precinct located in a rural setting.
• The place is associated with the development of the Eucla area and in particular with the establishment of a pastoralism industry in the area.
• The place has associations with the Ponton and Sharpe families, who were responsible for the establishment of the place in the early 1870s and still worked the property up to as late as the 1950s.
• The telegraph station was constructed on the property in 1896.
• The place is said to be a rare intact group of farm buildings in the goldfields dating from the nineteenth century and constructed in similar styles and materials.
• The place is representative of an isolated pastoral outpost utilising local materials.

Physical Description

The place comprises a main residence, original residence, farm sheds, barns, worker’s cottages, stone fences, etc. All of the buildings are of single storey stone construction. The stone main residence is constructed in the Federation Bungalow style with a symmetrical, twin gable front façade, with verandah, and side verandahs. The verandahs are bullnosed and supported by stone pillars with timber posts. It has a CGI roof. Outbuildings are of stone construction with gable CGI roofs.

History

After being subject of various expeditions in the 1840s, it was the reports of South Australian Surveyor E. A. Delisser which aroused interest in the pastoral opportunities of the Eucla area. The favourable reports were later confirmed by John Forrest in 1867 and in 1870. Forrest also spoke of a potential harbour, which he named Port Eucla, located some 250 miles west of Fowlers Bay. Settlement at Eucla was further influenced by the opening of the overland telegraph line in 1877. The first pastoralists to the area were the Moir Brothers who, in 1872, established the Moopina Station. In the same year the Kennedy and McGill families took up leases in the district and later sheep stations were established at Mundrabilla, Fraser Range and Balladonia. Balladonia was founded in 1873 by the Ponton Brothers and Mr. John Sharpe. Once having chosen the land to set up their sheep station. ‘The Three’ erected stone sheds and a house. There is also a dam located on the site, which was constructed by Aboriginal workers under the direction of the men. Stone fences were also constructed by ‘The Three’, and by 1882 a second homestead had been built. The men were also involved in the construction of the 1877 telegraph using their horse and cart team to carry supplies up and down the line. A large telegraph office was erected on the homestead in 1896. In the 1950s, descendants of the original settlers were still living at the site. The main residence was extended in the c.1960s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity- High Authenticity- Moderate

Condition

Sound

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Stephen Ponton Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5921 Off-shears : the story of shearing sheds in Western Australia. Book 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Balladonia Telegraph Station (fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00761

Location

Eyre Hwy Balladonia

Location Details

halfway bet Cocklebiddy & Norseman

Other Name(s)

Eyre Telegraph Station

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1898 to 1950

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 19 Mar 2004 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 14 Aug 1995 1
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
George Temple Poole Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5748 Images CD No. 3 : Dundas Group. C D Rom 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Author

Shire of Dundas

Construction Date

Constructed from 1877 to 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The building is significant on the following grounds: Aesthetic Value: The building is representative of the styles of the period and makes a significant contribution to the landscape. Historic Value: It is associated with the construction of the telegraph line to connect Western Australia with the national network. Explorer Eyre and party rested in the area for about three weeks before resuming their journey. Social Value: The area has been suggested as having value as a tourist destination.

Physical Description

A limestone block single storey building with a timber framed verandah and cgi roof painted red. Two chimneys possible remnants of previous buildings situated 200m to east.

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Eyre Bird Observatory

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16522

Location

45km SE of Cocklebiddy Roadhouse Cocklebiddy

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Eyre Telegraph Station
Eyres Sand Patch Telegraph Station

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897 to 1978

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 28 Nov 2003 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 Jan 1995 1
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Mar 1978

Condition

generally good. Most of the original fabric remains intact; some deterioration due to vandalism and weathering

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9473 Eyre bird observatory (former Eyre telegraph station) conservation plan prepared for Birds Australia and the Department of Conservation and Land Management. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2005
9026 Eyre bird observatory. Eyre telegraph station (fmr). Conservation works final report. Conservation works report 2008
5748 Images CD No. 3 : Dundas Group. C D Rom 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Housing or Quarters
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone
Wall CONCRETE Reinforced Concrete
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications

Creation Date

13 May 2002

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Author

Shire of Dundas

Construction Date

Constructed from 1978, Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The building is significant on the following grounds: Aesthestic Value: The Building is representative of the styles of hte period and makes a siginificant contribution to the landscape. Historic Value: It is associated with the construction of the telegraph line to connect Western Australia with the national network. Explorer Eyre and party rested in the area for about three weeks before resuming their journey. Social Value: The area has been suggested as having value as a tourist destination.

Physical Description

A limestone block building with timber-framed verandah and corrugated iron roof painted red; two chimneys (possible remnants of previous buildings) situated 200m east.

Integrity/Authenticity

Authenticity: Most of the original fabric remains intact. Deterioration due to vandalism and weathering is apparent. Extent of original Fabric: Most Modifications: None

Condition

Good

Owner Category
Crown State Gov't

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Coolgardie - Norseman Track

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

10125

Location

Coolgardie - Norseman Coolgardie - Norseman

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

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 14 Aug 1995 5

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Road: Other
Present Use Transport\Communications Road: Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Road transport

Creation Date

18 Dec 1997

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01 Jan 2017

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Author

Shire of Dundas

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Historic Value: This was the only track from Coolgardie to Norseman before the arrival of the railway in the early 1900's. Everything was transported along this route including, mail, food and mining supplies. Several people perished along this track during the summer months, when water in the soaks was scarce.

Physical Description

Bush track running parrallel to Coolgardie-Norseman Highway. Now abandoned.

Condition

Poor

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Cumberland Gold Mine

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16657

Location

Dundas

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Mining Heritage Study Adopted

Place Type

zUNKNOWN ZERO CODE

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use MINING Mining Battery
Original Use MINING Mining Battery

Creation Date

16 Jan 2003

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Mararoa Mine

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16715

Location

Dundas

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Mining Heritage Study Adopted 30 Jun 1999

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use MINING Mining Battery
Original Use MINING Mining Battery

Creation Date

16 Jan 2003

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New Mararoa Mine

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16650

Location

Dundas

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Norseman Gold Mines

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Mining Heritage Study Adopted 30 Jun 1999

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use MINING Mining Battery
Present Use MINING Mining Battery

Creation Date

15 Jan 2003

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Norseman Gold Mine

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16659

Location

Dundas

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Mining Heritage Study Adopted 30 Jun 1999

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use MINING Mining Battery
Original Use MINING Mining Battery

Creation Date

16 Jan 2003

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Norseman Mine

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16636

Location

Dundas

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Mining Heritage Study Adopted 30 Jun 1999

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use MINING Mining Battery
Original Use MINING Mining Battery

Creation Date

15 Jan 2003

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Two Boys Mine

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16660

Location

Dundas

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Fairplay

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Mining Heritage Study Adopted 30 Jun 1999

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9051 Galena mine field archaeological report. Heritage Study {Other} 2008

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use MINING Mining Battery
Present Use MINING Mining Battery

Creation Date

16 Jan 2003

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Viking No 1 Mine

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16658

Location

Dundas

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Mining Heritage Study Adopted 30 Jun 1999

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use MINING Assay Office
Original Use MINING Assay Office

Creation Date

16 Jan 2003

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Convent (fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24502

Location

Cnr Prinsep & Richardson St s Norseman Dundas

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

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 14 Aug 1995 2

Parent Place or Precinct

00764 Convent & Convent School (fmr)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RELIGIOUS Monastery or Convent
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow

Construction Materials

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

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Religion

Creation Date

04 Jul 2002

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Author

Shire of Dundas

Construction Date

Constructed from 1940

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic Value: The building remains mostly in it's original condition and makes a significant contribution to the streetscape. Historic Value: Constructed in the midst of the gold boom, the building is closely associated with the development of the Roman Catholic Church in the Eastern Goldields.

Physical Description

A single storey timber framed and asbestos cement and corrugated iron clad with a gabled roof and verandah.

Integrity/Authenticity

Extent of original Fabric: Most Authenticity: Most of the original fabric remains intact and in it's original form.

Condition

Fair

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Norseman Hospital, Administration

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24497

Location

Cnr Talbot & Douglas Sts Norseman Dundas

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

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 14 Aug 1995 2

Parent Place or Precinct

00780 Norseman Hospital, Administration & Outpatients Bldgs

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use HEALTH Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use HEALTH Office or Administration Bldg

Construction Materials

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

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

04 Jul 2002

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Author

Shire of Dundas

Construction Date

Constructed from 1936

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic Value: The building remains mostly in it's original condition and makes a significant contribution to the streetscape. Social Value: It currently offers health services to the community.

Integrity/Authenticity

Extent of Original Fabric: Most Authenticity: Most of the original fabric remains intact and in it's original form.

Condition

Good

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Eucla Jetty (Ruins), Abutment & Beach Landing (Remains)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

04222

Location

Eucla

Location Details

on the beach 5 km south of Eucla

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1887 to 1898

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 25 Jun 2004 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
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey Completed 11 Dec 1998
Register of the National Estate YES 21 Mar 1978
Port-related Structures Survey Completed 31 Oct 1995

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5748 Images CD No. 3 : Dundas Group. C D Rom 2002

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Water: Jetty
Present Use Transport\Communications Water: Jetty

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other TIMBER Log

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS River & sea transport

Creation Date

29 Nov 1995

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Eucla Telegraph Station (Ruin)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

03558

Location

Eucla

Location Details

Other Name(s)

& Tuart Mallee Tree

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1898

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 26 Aug 2003 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
Classified by the National Trust Classified {Trees}

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
6532 Western Australian endangered places 2003. Kit 2003
5748 Images CD No. 3 : Dundas Group. C D Rom 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Style

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS River & sea transport

Creation Date

16 Feb 1995

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Weebubbie Cave

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

09426

Location

Eucla

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
OTHER Other

Creation Date

31 Oct 1997

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Mallee Tree

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

04362

Location

Old Eucla Telegraph Stn Eucla

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Classified by the National Trust Classified {Trees}

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
6607 Register of significant trees as at June 1988. Report 1988

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use OTHER Other
Present Use OTHER Other

Creation Date

21 Aug 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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Eucla Police Complex

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

17420

Location

Lot 17 Patupis St Eucla

Location Details

In 2002 the name Eyre Highway ceased to exist and the road way became known as Patupis Street. Street addresses include 17 & 32 Patupis Street (formerley Eyre Highway).

Other Name(s)

Eucla Police Station

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1976

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Assessed - Consultation (Preliminary) Current 24 Sep 2014

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use GOVERNMENTAL Police Station or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, flat
Roof METAL Zincalume

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict}
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Law & order
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Government policy
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Road transport

Creation Date

16 Mar 2006

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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Holland's Track

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16818

Location

Multiple LGAs

Location Details

The track stretches from Broomehill to Coolgardie, over numerous shires and includes soaks, tanks, springs, rock catchments, camps, native wells and many natural landmarks such as hills, trees and outcrops

Local Government

Broomehill-Tambellup

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1893

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Assessment in Progress Current 14 Feb 2022

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Child Places

  • 11408 Holland's Track, Kondinin
  • 17755 Holland's Track, Pingrup
  • 06216 Holland Track Memorial
  • 07021 Holland's Track, Holt Rock
  • 12787 Holland's Track, Newdegate

Values

Holland’s Track marks a significant event in the Western Australian Gold Boom of the 1890s as its cutting created a direct route from Broomhill to the Goldfields, which enabled communication and transportation with the south-western portion of the colony in Albany and allowed for travelling prospectors from the eastern states to directly access the Goldfields via their initial docking point in Albany.

Holland’s Track was fundamental in the development of Coolgardie Townsite enabling supplies to be transported from Albany and the eastern states.

Holland’s Track is the life’s achievement of Richard John Holland, who never received any formal acknowledgment or compensation for his work, and who is memorialised in the various landmarks along the route that still bear the original names he gave them.

Holland’s Track was an important access road for the development of wheat-farming properties in the 1920s.

Holland’s Track is a major recreational tourist route for four-wheel drive travellers in Western Australia who specifically travel on the route to experience the original journey John Holland and his companions took.

Statement of Significance

Holland’s Track marks a significant event in the Western Australian Gold Boom of the 1890s as its cutting created a direct route from Broomhill to the Goldfields, which enabled communication and transportation with the south-western portion of the colony in Albany and allowed for travelling prospectors from the eastern states to directly access the Goldfields via their initial docking point in Albany. Holland’s Track is the life’s achievement of Richard John Holland, who never received any formal acknowledgment or compensation for his work, and who is memorialised in the various landmarks along the route that still bear the original names he gave them. Holland’s Track was an important access road for the development of wheat-farming properties in the 1920s. Holland’s Track is a major recreational tourist route for four-wheel drive travellers in Western Australia who specifically travel on the route to experience the original journey John Holland and his companions took.

Physical Description

John Holland, in his 1906 Report, which was later published in the Coolgardie Miner on 1 October 1936, outlined the distance he travelled as 320 miles from Broomehill to Coolgardie. This equates to roughly 515 kilometres. The current Holland Track which is well-documented and mapped for tourists is roughly 680 kilometres. The tourist route identified as Holland’s Track extends roughly 680 kilometres north-east from the Broomehill townsite to Coolgardie. It traverses a variety of differing native bush landscapes and runs through farming, pastoral and mining areas. This track runs approximately along the original route that was cut by John Holland in 1893. Overall the tourist route is predominately true to the historical route apart from some exceptions in the southern portion of the track after Nampup and close to the end of the track leading up to Victoria Rock. The southern and northern sections of the tourist track differ in accessibility for vehicles. The southern section, which is referred to as John Holland Way, is suitable for two-wheel drive travel along both sealed and unsealed roads, while the northern section, which veers off from John Holland Way at Emu Rock, Kondinin, is four-wheel drive only. The northern portion of the track was re-cut in 1992 as part of the celebrations of the Holland Track centenary. Along the track are a series of prominent landmarks that were named and recorded by John Holland on his initial trek. These landmarks are important markers for those travelling.

History

On the 17th September 1892, the discovery of gold 120 miles east of Southern Cross initiated a rush that attracted prospectors from across the country. Men in Albany and surrounds were keen to join the rush after it was initially announced in September 1892. Several parties attempted to cut a track towards the Goldfields straight away, with the aim to shorten the journey by two to three weeks. However, none were successful and all unanimously described the land as impenetrable. Despite this, and despite the increasing words of warning, John Holland, a sandalwood cutter local to the area, was not deterred and was confident a track could be cut in a small number of months. As a leaseholder in the area and an experienced bushman who had travelled across the land in search of sandalwood, Holland knew how to locate water and survive expeditions into the local landscape. He therefore felt confident he could successfully locate the best route to the goldfields and cut a track in relatively good time. Holland had been planning his expedition since the initial discovery of gold in September 1892. He was eager to begin straight away, but unlike others who attempted the feat before him he knew the summer months were approaching and it would be the worst time to set off. Holland instead waited until a cooler time of year and gathered a team together in the meantime. Joining John Holland were three local men, John Carmody, David Krakouer and his brother Rudolph Krakouer, who was the financer of the expedition and second in command. The official starting point for the expedition was Broomehill, which was already easily accessible from Albany along the Great Southern Railway. It was from here that the men gathered equipment for their 680 kilometre trek, which included ‘five W.A. ponies, a light dray, a 100 gallon tank [of water], and from five to six months provisions‘. The party, led by Holland, set off from Broomehill for Bayley’s Rush (Coolgardie) on the 14th April, 1893. The group had covered around 680 kilometres in two months and four days, cutting the longest cart road in Western Australia at that time and lessening the journey from Albany by a fortnight. Despite this achievement John Holland and his companions received no official acknowledgement and no compensation from the Government. Their only solace was the knowledge that the track enabled thousands of prospectors, both local and from the eastern States, to travel easily from the southern portion of the State. The track was in regular use up until March 1896 when the railway line from Fremantle was extended to Coolgardie and officially opened on the 23rd of that month. As the new extension connected Fremantle Port, supplies and travellers arriving in Western Australia were easily transported by train and Holland’s Track became a secondary route that was rarely travelled. Furthermore, with the onset of WWI, mining declined significantly and so people were less inclined to travel to the Goldfields. Today the two portions of Holland’s Track are used regularly by 4WD enthusiasts and holidaymakers.

Condition

Good

Place Type

Precinct or Streetscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Road: Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Resource exploitation & depletion
OCCUPATIONS Mining {incl. mineral processing}
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Road transport

Creation Date

15 Jun 2006

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

11 May 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.