Local Government
Meekatharra
Region
Midwest
Main St (nw cnr High St) Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Category C | |
Individual Building or Group
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| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
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| Wall | STONE | Other Stone |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
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| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
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Constructed from 1900 to 1970
Meekatharra Hotel has some significance as one of the early hotels in Meekatharra that has continued to provide hospitality services.
Single storey masonry building that addresses the streets. It has a low simple parapet, and a skillion verandah supported by slender steel posts to both street frontages. A motel addition fronts High Street
INTEGRITY Moderate degree AUTHENTICITY Low degree
Fair
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| 9 | Municipal Inventory |
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Main St, cnr High St Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
Constructed from 1906
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| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 09 May 2003 |
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| Statewide Post Office Survey | Completed | 01 Mar 1992 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Category B | |
Individual Building or Group
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| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
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| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | TIMBER | Other Timber |
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Other Asbestos |
| Roof | METAL | Zincalume |
| General | Specific |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
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Constructed from 1906, Constructed from 1914
Meekatharra Post Office is a place of social interaction and communication and the site has demonstrated that significance since 1902.
The single storey a timber-framed asbestos clad building has a low-pitched hipped roof.
Unpaid Mail Receiving Office opened in July 1900. From 16 August 1902, there was a non-official or allowance office operating from some premises, possibly a general store. A Post and Telegraph office opened 8 January 1906. Staff of postmaster, one assistant and telegraph boy could not handle the workload. Another assistant was provided from Nannine. In December 1914 additions were approved that added a new room 58 x 20 feet with improvements to the existing building. It is believed that the first mail receiving office was located in a building near the Royal Mail Hotel in July 1900. This was followed by a non-official post office established in a timber and hessian building in August 1902, on the corner of High and Main streets. An official Post Office of timber and iron construction with quarters for the postmaster and his family, was established on the opposite corner on Lot 35, and was opened on 8 January 1906, with a staff of three. Because of the activity on the goldfields, there was a large traffic of mail and telegraphs and the staff had difficulty coping with the volume. On Mine pay days, there was a queue of miners wanting to deposit money into their savings accounts and send money orders home to their families. On 1 May 1912 a 12-hour telephone service was installed and a year later was extended to a 24-hour service. Meekatharra Post Office had the longest mail route in Australia covering 1,170 miles and initially taking 10-days, with a service to Marble Bar via Peak Hill and back through pastoral stations and the Jigalong Mission. This service continued until 1975. In 1971, the old Post Office was replaced on the same site.
INTEGRITY High degree AUTHENTICITY High degree
Fair-Good
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| 8 | Municipal Inventory |
| Reserve | Lot/Location | Plan/Diagram | Vol/Folio |
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| 35 | 4619 |
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McCleary St Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 30 Apr 2010 |
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Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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9 McCleary St Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Category C | |
Historic Site
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| Present Use | MILITARY | Other |
| Original Use | MILITARY | Other |
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| Other | STONE | Other Stone |
| General | Specific |
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| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | World Wars & other wars |
| PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
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Meekatharra War Memorial is a significant element that demonstrates a sense of place for many events that have taken place, and particular association with the commemoration of those who gave their lives in wartime conflicts.
High degree
Good
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| 3 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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Constructed from 1950, Constructed from 1909
The site of 25 Mile Well is a memorial to drovers of the past.
Wells were located along the stock routes at regular intervals coinciding with the distance stock could be driven in a day. The wells were provided with winches to haul up water and troughs for watering the stock. The well at the 25-mile point from Meekatharra is now a memorial to the drovers of the past. It was dedicated on 4 July 1976.
Site
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| Site 17 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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Historic Site
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The site of Abbotts Town represents the establishment of a town in close proximity to prosperous goldmines, in 1895, and is associated with the Abbotts Cemetery.
Abbotts, north of Meekatharra, was named for prospector, Vincent Abbott, who in 1893 had changed his name from Vincent Vrauizan. The Black Iguana and Abbotts gold mines operated in the area and in 1896 were employing between 60 and 70 men. Mason brothers had opened a hotel at Abbotts a year earlier and in 1901, F. McGlead had purchased the place, which was advertised as the Victory Hotel. There was also at least one boarding house in the town. Three kilometres northeast of the Abbotts town site is the cemetery (Reserve 6980), where 11 people are recorded buried in stone lined graves. Labourer Richard Bishop (1896) who had been working on the Government Well; blacksmith Henry Burgess (1896); Abdul Aziz (1900), a camel driver; teamster J. Fraser (1900) who was kicked by a horse; miners, Henry Roberts (1901), Richard Cox and Henry Whittaker (1902); and four infants. The mines at Abbotts are believed to have operated for about a decade.
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| Site 18 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Category B | |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Shed or Barn |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Shed or Barn |
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Constructed from 1880
Annean Station shearing shed demonstrates associations with the pastoral station that was established in the 1880s, and Connolly who sparked the Meekatharra gold rush in that area.
Annean Station was established on Lake Annean in 1882. In the early 1890s James Connelly discovered a nugget that started the Meekatharra goldrush. He carved an incription in “Connolly Tree’ on the property. The shed was originally located at Shed Mill, 10kms from the Nannine railway siding and 20kms from the Annean homestead, but when transport options improved the shed was moved in 1927 to its present location nearer the homestead. When relocated, the 10-stands were reduced to 8. The shed is of timber and iron construction with internal gratings and yards in pine. The extension on the roof is for the Ferrier wool press. Annean Station now stocks only cattle.
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| 10 | Municipal Inventory |
| Reserve | Lot/Location | Plan/Diagram | Vol/Folio |
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| 1412 | 01539 |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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Constructed from 1910
The site of the Australian Workers Association Hall.
This iron clad building was opened on 3 November 1910. The Association had 300 members in February 1913. Pictures shows were sometimes shown in the Hall by a visiting company and in 1914, the AWA Hall began open-air picture shows held on Monday and Thursday evenings.
SITE: Interpret.
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| Site 1 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Category B | |
Individual Building or Group
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| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Shed or Barn |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Shed or Barn |
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Constructed from 1927
Bryah Station shearing shed is significant as an example of prefabrication and innovation in the remote pastoral area.
The shearing shed at Bryah Station is a prefabricated building designed by Stewart & Lloyds of Scotland and erected in 1927 at a cost of £3,000. It has 8-stands and quarters for 20 men. In the year 2000 it was described as being in good condition apart from termite damage to the timbers and there were huge termite mounds in the pens.
Fair
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| Regional 11 | Municipal Inventory |
| Reserve | Lot/Location | Plan/Diagram | Vol/Folio |
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| 1412 | 01539 |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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Historic Site
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The site of Campbell’s Boarding house, no examples of which remain in Meekatharra.
Site
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| Site 4 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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Constructed from 1909, Constructed from 1950
The site of Campbell’s Garage is of significance as a fuel and mechanical service in the early period of the town’s development, including pre motor vehicle services, demonstrating change over time.
The firm of Campbell & Co was begun in 1909 when Donald Campbell purchased the garage business from E. C. Brunston, and continued until 1950, when it was sold to Bells Brothers. The firm was worked by Donald and his brothers Hughie, Jim and Peter, Donald’s sons Jack, Pat and Bob, Jim’s sons Jimmy and Bill, and lastly Peter’s son Pat. It was Pat who managed the firm from 1928 to 1950. In 1909, the business conducted blacksmithing & wheel righting, coaches and sulkies were painted and trimmed, and horses’ teeth attended to. With the advent of motor vehicles, it sold Vacuum Oil Co petrol (now Mobil), repaired motor vehicles and had an extensive truck transport service, carting around town and anywhere in the country, including the contract for the longest mail run to Marble Bar.
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| Site 3 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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The site of Coodardy Station is significant for associations with Burke’s gold find in 1888.
Site
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| Site 24 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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| Site 34 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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The site of Doolgunna Station and shearing shed is representative of pastoral development in the region.
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| Site 25 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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Constructed from 1949, Constructed from 1907
The site of Eves & Co General Store is of significance as a general store in Meekatharra established as early as 1907 and continuing that tradition until 1949 when it was sold.
The old established storekeeping business of H. Eves & Co had premises at Nannine, Reedys, Wiluna and Meekatharra, the latter established in 1907. By 1920 it was H. & J. Eves and in 1930 H. Bell was the manager of the Meekatharra store. When Jack Eves was killed in a motor accident at Meekatharra the business was acquired by a syndicate of Tom Builder, Fred Overheu and Harold Hollingsworth in the late 1930s. During the Second World War when mines closed and there was a shortage of manpower and customers, only the Meekatharra store survived and in 1949 it was sold to Elders Smith Ltd.
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| Site 5 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
Site
Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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Site
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| Site 32 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
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Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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The site of Garden Gully is significant for the cultural events that have taken place over the years, as a site of gold discovery and the establishment of a battery in 1894, followed by a settlement and hotel, and wells and pumping stations that supplied water to Meekatharra.
Garden Gully is located twelve miles north of Meekatharra and is popular for its creek shaded by river gums and its profusion of flowering shrubs and wildlife. It was the site of picnics and school sports days over the years including school sports days in the 1930s and the annual Catholic Picnic from 1943. Gold was found there and a 10-head battery was installed in 1894 by the Garden Gully G.M. Co. A shanty town of tin and hessian shacks developed but there was little gold from the Company's mine and the battery crushed ore from surrounding mines until 1901, when the State Battery commenced operation. Around 1910, Arch Bennett and his wife built a hotel (Bennett’s Hotel) on the main track that led from Meekatharra to Garden Gully and on to Abbotts and Peak Hill. Wells were sunk along the edge of the Garden Gully creek around 1905 and pumping stations were established to provide water to Meekatharra. The No 1 pumping station housed a large steam engine that provided power to the other pumps in the system. The water from Garden Gully was highly mineralised and found to be unsuitable for domestic use but it was used by at least one mine, the Fenian at Paddy's Flat. The pumps ceased to operate sometime around the Second World War. All that remains of Bennett's hotel is the evidence of a cellar. The name ‘Garden Gully’ reflects the natural features of the place rather than any man-made garden.
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| Site 20 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
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Meekatharra
Midwest
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Sites | |
Historic Site
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Constructed from 1904
The site of the Government School represents the first school in Meekatharra.
The first school at Meekatharra opened on 8 August 1904 in an ironclad building, with 18 pupils and teacher Mrs Margaret Clarkson. Meekatharra District High School, established on its present site in 1967-1975, caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 12 and draws from a diverse population of around 600 locally and 2100 district-wide, representing Aboriginal communities, pastoral, mining and related service industries. It has an enrolment of around 200 students with over 90 percent coming from Aboriginal families. The need for a new school was hastened by the imminent closure of the Dominican convent school.
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
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Meekatharra
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| Site 33 | Municipal Inventory |
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Meekatharra Meekatharra
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Meekatharra
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Historic Site
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Constructed from 1940, Constructed from 1893
The site of Nanine Town, the first town on the Murchison Goldfields, surveyed in 1892. It represents the development, and demise; the remnants of occupation of a thriving town that survived until the 1940s.
The townsite comprised: Miners Institute, hospital, PO, police Station, Railway Station, School, Roman Catholic Church, Board of Health, 3 hotels. 1st gold mine, Yacht club, Cemetery, Explosives magazine, Water supply
Nannine was the first town on the Murchison Goldfield and was surveyed in 1892 on the edge of Lake Annean. In that year the town had 5 hotels - Pioneer, Royal, Excelsior, Murchison and Nannine - and as many stores. The town was gazetted in 1893 and became a municipality in 1896. The first lease taken up in the Murchison, and given the No. 1, was that of the Nannine Company and was located on the hill opposite the Registrar's Office. The No. 1 Mine had a 10-stamp battery. The town developed with all the necessary facilities including a water supply from the Lake, hospital, Miner's Institute, post office, police station, school, Catholic Church, and a yacht club on Lake Annean. The Cemetery is Reserve 3916. Nannine was the terminus of the line from Mullewa between 1903 and 1910, when the line was extended to Meekatharra. With the loss of the terminus and the fall in gold production the town slowly declined. The Road Board moved its headquarters to Meekatharra, the police station closed in 1922 and buildings were relocated. Nannine survived until the late 1940s. The stone ruins of the post office were among the last markers of the town site.
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| Site 21 | Municipal Inventory |
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