Local Government
Waroona
Region
Peel
Burney Rd Hamel
B/w Railway line & SW Hwy includes Camellias & Cork Oak Trees
Experimental Farm
State Nursery at Drake’s Brook
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1897 to 1900
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 | |
State Register | Registered | 18 Dec 2007 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
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Classified by the National Trust | Classified {Trees} | |||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 1 |
16173 Hamel Eco-Historic Precinct
Fair
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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10105 | Hamel eco-park: living history. Conservation works and interpretative design strategy. (DRAFT) | Heritage Study {Other} | 2013 |
7565 | Hamel Eco-Historic Precinct : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2005 |
6607 | Register of significant trees as at June 1988. | Report | 1988 |
Landscape
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Other |
Present Use | FORESTRY | Other |
General | Specific |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
OCCUPATIONS | Rural industry & market gardening |
OCCUPATIONS | Timber industry |
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Constructed from 1897, Constructed from 1900
Large nursery located on irrigation channel. Contains numerous mature species of plants and trees as well as some unique varieties to the State.
The land was originally part of L V De Hamel Estate. The land was allocated (date unkown) to GEO T Simpson MLA of Drakesbrook under conditional purchase lease 48/1390. On 14 September 1897 , the land was purchased back by the Government for consideration of 650 pounds and set apart as Reserve 4674 for the purpose of "Experimental Farm" via Government Gazette (GG), 7/10/1897. On 24 August 1899 Hamel Nursery was gazetted as Reserve 5174. IN the GG of 19/9/1902, Reserve 4674 was cancelled and a new Reserve 8380 created over the same area for the purpose of "Experimental Pine and Jarrah Plantation". On 7 January 1955, Reserves 5174 and 8380 were cancelled and the area set aside as part of State Forest 60. In addition to commercial timber trees, ornamental trees were also planted.
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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"Government Gazette,". | 7/10/1897. | ||
"Government Gazette,". | 19/9/1902, |
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Cornucopia St Hamel
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1900 to 1991
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - To be assessed | Current | 25 Nov 2005 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 2 |
16173 Hamel Eco-Historic Precinct
The place is rare as a Federation Carpenter Gothic styled Agricultural or Community Hall in Western Australia.
The place is a landmark with the Hamel townsite.
The place has associations with the development of the Hamel Nursery at the turn of the twentieth century, and in particular with the prisoner work detail. It is thought that this is a very early form of this type of program.
The place has social value for its use as a community hall since 1909. This was evidenced by community effort to retain and restore the building in the early 1990s.
‘Hamel Hall comprising a free standing timber framed building raised on split timber stumps and clad with weatherboards painted in a dark brown colour. It has a steeply pitched corrugated iron gable roof. Timber framed double hung sash windows are regularly spaced along the east and west elevations, each painted white with simple galvanised flashing over the window head for shedding water. A number of windows have been in filled on the east elevation and another has been converted into a doorway. The entry is located towards the eastern end of the south elevation and comprises a pair of flush panel timber doors, painted white, which are accessed by a concrete ramp. The south elevation gable is framed with painted timer bargeboards that have corbelled ends, a detail also evident on the north gable.’ ‘The building has a simple rectilinear plan, with a small skillion lean to located at the northern end, housing the kitchen and a brick and iron toilet block attached to east side. The lean to attached to the north wall is built on a brick foundation, with timber framed walls clad with fibrous cement boards to match the original timber weatherboards. It has a corrugated iron roof, with aluminium gutters and downpipes, and an aluminium framed sliding window on its north wall. A flush panel timber door is located on the east wall of the kitchen lean to, accessed by a concrete ramp. The toilet block is attached to the east side of the hall, adjacent to the side door, and comprises face brick walls with aluminium framed windows and a corrugated iron skillion roof with boxed gutters. Access to the toilets is only available from the interior of the hall.
‘In 1902, the Prisoners Barracks, an iron roofed building with jarrah cladding was constructed by prisoners working on the Experimental farm, at a cost of £304/13/1. It was located on Lot 140 some 300 feet north of the Hamel townsite, which has been gazetted as a Reserve in May 1902. The Prisoners Barracks comprised a dormitory, apparently with barred windows, fold down beds, shelves and wall folding board seats. Also located on this land were the Prison Warders Quarters and various outbuildings including pigsties. Across the railway line, immediately opposite Lot 140, an area was gazetted for a prison garden.’ ‘From the end of 1907, prison labour was no longer used at Hamel and the Prison Depot was abandoned. Local historical accounts record that, in February 1908, the Premier handed over the former Prisoners Barracks to the local community for use as an Agricultural Hall, apparently after lobbying by Hamel residents with trustees appointed to manage the facility. In 1919, Reserve 16978 was gazetted on Town Lot 130 for the purposes of an Agricultural Hall. It would have been around this time that the Hall was relocated some 2400 feet south from Lot 165 to its present site.’ ‘According to local accounts, the building was moved on round jarrah logs, using a tackle and pulley pulled by a horse led by local resident, Antonio Maschetti. The moving of the building took some three months and cost £20. The Hall was the social centre for the Hamel community, with dances, concerts, wedding receptions, meetings, and parties held there. Hamel school children held concerts in the Hall, Christmas celebrations were annual events and in later years the Hall was a venue for the showing of films.’ ‘On a stage built at the northern end of the Hall was a piano, which had been purchased for this purpose in 1920 for around £50. Behind the building was a fireplace, with a copper for heating food and drink. As there was little in the way of kitchen facility, supper was usually brought to the Hall already prepared. Storm lanterns provided illumination in the early years, replaced with acetylene gas and later by electricity produced from a Delco generator. The water supply was sourced from a small rainwater tank which received run off from the roof. The horses that provided early transport were tethered on the southern side of the road.’ ‘From 1965 to 197 the Hall was used as a post office and after this was used for some time for the meetings of a religious group. Some time after 1968 the timber framed front porch was removed. By the 1970s with the hall in poor repair, the Hamel Hall Restoration and Management Committee was formed in 1977 in order to preserve this community asset. It was not until 1985-86 however that comprehensive restoration of the Hall was commenced. Following this work, the hall reopened in 1991 for community use. To mark this occasion a reunion of Hamel residents was organised and attended by over 160 people.’
Integrity- Moderate Authenticity- High
Good Good
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | FORESTRY | Housing or Quarters |
Other Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Agricultural Hall |
Style |
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Federation Carpenter Gothic |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
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Constructed from 1991, Constructed from 1900
The hall has a high level of significance in its association with a penal settlement and the development of the district of Hamel, and through it s importance as a social and cultural venue for the local community even today. Further research is required to determine whether the hall was the first penal institution in WA.
A six bay single room timber framed weatherboard cladding structure, with exposed timber footings, double hung sash windows and a gable corrugated iron roof. The original central front porch has been removed and replaced with double-doors off centre. Around the inner walls can still be seen the small cupboards in which each prisoner kept his crockery etc. A kitchen was added to the hall after 1991 by the restoration committee. None of the hall's original outbuildings are extant.
Hamel Hall was built c1900 to house the prisoners who were working on the roads, clearing land and planting pines for the Hamel Nursery. It is possibly the first penal institution established in WA (1902-1907). The first lights were storm lanterns which was eventually replaced by an acetylene gas, and then a home lighting plant. In 1908, the old prison was handed over to the trustees for use as an Agricultural Hall. In 1914, a piano was purchased. Around 1920, the hall, originally located in the Forestry Settlement was relocated to its present site. At one time, the Hall was also used as the Post Office. In 1963, the last wedding reception was held. By the mid 1970s, the hall was condemned as unsafe due to termites but was saved by the "Hamel Hall Restoration and Management Committee" which formed and secured money through fundraising and materials donated by local industries. On 9th November 1991, the hall was reopened.
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Cornucoppia St Hamel
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1900
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 25 Nov 2005 |
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Good
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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7565 | Hamel Eco-Historic Precinct : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2005 |
10105 | Hamel eco-park: living history. Conservation works and interpretative design strategy. (DRAFT) | Heritage Study {Other} | 2013 |
Precinct or Streetscape
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Other |
Original Use | SCIENTIFIC | Laboratory or Research Station |
Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Other |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Timber industry |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Resource exploitation & depletion |
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Mt John Rd, Yalgorup National Park Lake Clifton
Lake Clifton Thrombolites
Mandurah
Peel
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RHP - Assessed - Consultation (Statutory) | Current | 07 Nov 2019 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 May 2014 | Category 1 |
16114 Yalgorup National Park
The place illustrates one of the earliest forms of life, nurtured by a unique natural environment, and is an educational site for scientists and students from all over the world.
The place forms part of the Yalgorup National Park precinct, which has been a meeting place for the Noongar for thousands of years.
The place is an attractive natural setting where tourists view and photograph the Thrombolites, and has social value as an increasingly popular tourist destination.
Thrombolites are communities of microbial coal like organisms that build complex dome or column rock like structures of sediment. Thrombolites are living representations of the oldest forms of life on the planet. The community of Thrombolites found on the edges of Lake Clifton are a diverse community with a population density of 3000 per square metre. Thrombolites, Lake Clifton are located along the lakes eastern edges. It is one of the largest populations of Thrombolite reefs found in the world, extending in a 30 meter wide strip over 5 kilometers. Lake Preston, which is located nearby, has microbial mounds that are the remains of Thrombolites simular to those found in Lake Clifton. Thrombolites are closely related to Stromatolites simular to those found in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.
The name of Yalgorup National Park derives from two Nyungah Aboriginal words; Yalgor, meaning 'a swamp or lake', and up, a suffix meaning 'a place'. The park protects 10 lakes that run in a chain. In 1829, European explorers first explored the region now known as Yalgorup National Park. Lieutenant Surgeon Alexander Collie and Lieutenant William Preston, along with a party of men, came across and named Lakes Preston and Clifton while exploring the coastline between Mandurah and Bunbury. In the 1850s Old Coast Road was rebuilt south of Mandurah using convict labour, which, ran through this area. In 1979 11,545ha of this area including bush land, tuart forest, lakes and other natural landforms were formally granted national park status to become Yalgorup National Park protecting natural places such as Thrombolites, Lake Clifton. Thrombolites grow in the brackish water and are a product of precipitation of calcium carbonate by the filamentous cyanobacterium Scytonema. Thrombolites have been found in fossilized 3500-million-year-old rocks, and scientists believe that Thrombolites have existed on the planet for a quarter of its existence. The focalized remains of Stromatolites like those found in the northwest of Western Australia are 350–650 millions of years old are closely related to Thrombolites, Lake Clifton. 350–650 million years ago they formed extensive reef systems in the clear, shallow Australian seas. Lake Clifton contains one of the largest populations of Thrombolites reefs found in the world. Thrombolites and Stromatolites don’t usually exceed 40 centimeters in diameter but some like those found in Lakes Clifton measure up to one metre across. Thrombolites are both a food source and a place of refuge for many invertebrate animals, such as crustaceans and mollusks. Lake Clifton has a number of protected and endangered animal species living in the lake including the quacking frog, turtle frog, the slender tree frog and the long-necked oblong tortoise. The Department of Environment & Conservation has tried to protect the Thrombolites by building an observation walkway to minimize the impact of people walking on the site. The waterways in Yalgorup National Park precinct fall under the protection of the International Ramsar Convention. More recently Thrombolites, Lake Clifton have become increasingly under threat from rising levels of phosphate in the ground water feeding into the lake, promoting algal growth, which could potentially retard or kill the Thrombolites community.
Geological monument
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
Original Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
General | Specific |
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OTHER | Other Sub-Theme |
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Probably the largest thrombolites reef in the world. Thrombolites have existed for three quarters of planet Earth’s existence. Source of food and refuge for many invertebrate animals including crustaceans and molluscs found in the lake.
Structures produced by microbial communities which trap, bind and/or precipitate sediment. They grow in the lake’s brackish water and are the product of the precipitation of calcium carbonate and are the product of the precipitation of calcium carbonate by the filamentous Cyanobacterium Scytonema. Most individual stromatolites do not exceed 40cm in diameter but some of those found at Lake Clifton measure up to 1m across.
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Ken McNamara "Stromatolites" | WA Museum | 1982 |
Owner | Category |
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Conservation & Land Management | State Gov't |
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Peel Inlet Mandurah
Unallocated Crown Land
Mandurah
Peel
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 19 Dec 2008 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 May 2014 | Category 1 | |
Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 15 May 1990 |
Large Conservation Region
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
General | Specific |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | River & sea transport |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Aboriginal Occupation |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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Extremely important as bird habitats. The area provides the most important estuarine bird habitat in south west Western Australia. Seventy species of bird have been recorded there including sixteen migratory species protected by international migratory bird treaties. The samphire flats and wetlands of the area support a considerable diversity of invertebrate fauna. There are thirty seven species of fish that are supported by the estuary and are an important food source for birdlife, but also have significant importance for commercial and recreational fishing. The vegetation along the banks is representative types that were once more extensive on the coastal plain.
The system is the largest estuarine ecosystem of the Swan Coastal plain.
The estuary has been a major source of food for both Aboriginal people and the early settlers. Aboriginal people gathered around the estuary tributaries at their mungahs for many years and during the latter half of the nineteenth century a commercial fishing industry was established. The inlet was also highly valued as a place of recreation for both local residents and holidaymakers. Concern regarding eutrophication saw the Dawesville Channel being constructed between the ocean and the estuary in an attempt to flush out the estuary.
Owner | Category |
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Department of Environment & Conservation (Formerly CALM) | State Gov't |
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W of Old Coast Rd Preston Beach
between Dawesville Rd in the N & southern end of Lake Preston, Myalup, in the S.
Mandurah
Peel
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Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 |
Large Conservation Region
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
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Preston Beach Rd, Yalgorup National Pk Preston Beach
Yalgorup Tunnels
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1890
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 5 |
16114 Yalgorup National Park
Good
Landscape
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | OTHER | Other |
Original Use | MINING | Other |
Type | General | Specific |
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Other | STONE | Limestone |
General | Specific |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Technology & technological change |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Resource exploitation & depletion |
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Constructed from 1890
Tunnels have historic significance and demostrated early methods of tunneling and use of natural resources.
A series of tunnels set in limestone hills and rocky outcrops.
A series of tunnels set in limestone hills & rocky outcrops. Tunnels were dug by hand picks & the limestone carted by wheelbarrow supposedly for Bunbury breakwater.
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Waroona
Reserve F15 between Old Coast Rd and Forrest Highway, Lake Clifton
Waroona
Peel
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 30 Oct 2015 |
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23523 Waroona-Lake Clifton Railway
The place is associated with the transportation of the first lime extracted for the manufacture of cement in Western Australia. It is a remnant of the railway line constructed to serve the Western Australian Portland Cement Company’s works at Lake Clifton which later became the successful Swan Portland Cement. The place provides an example of a privately constructed railway line to service industry in Western Australia, and the State government’s encouragement of such a venture for their later purchase.
The place comprises a segment of the former Waroona to Lake Clifton Railway line, namely that portion between the Lake Clifton townsite and the Codford siding. A series of formations and cuttings can still be discerned within this segment. A survey of the Waroona to Lake Clifton Railway line (P23523 Waroona-Lake Clifton Railway) in 1984 found little evidence at Waroona but an old formation following an irrigation channel was located a few miles to the west and the bridge over the Harvey River was in use as a road bridge at this time. In 2002 an archaeological survey of the Lake Clifton Lime Works site (P8637 Lime Works), which is situated in within P16114 Yalgorup National Park, indicated that little remains of the physical fabric. However, the brick constructed Roaster remains relatively intact, remnant pump stands are discernible, some fabric associated with the railway, jetty piles, and a boundary fence remain extant. In addition, some foundations and domestic refuse associated with what may have been the work camp site were noted during the survey.
In April 1916 John Henry Johnson, via an Act of Parliament, acquired a lease from the Crown at Lake Clifton. The lease was for the purpose of working the lime deposits in the area. As part of the lease agreement a railway was to be constructed from Lake Clifton to Waroona within 2 years, a line which the government reserved the right to purchase once complete. Subsequently the West Australian Portland Cement Company was formed in November 1918 and a cement manufacturing plant was established at Burswood (now Rivervale) 1918-1919. This was the first cement producer in Western Australia with all cement prior to this being imported from the eastern states. It is understood the extraction of lime-marl had commenced at Lake Clifton in 1919. By late 1919 clearing for the railway line to Waroona had commenced and the line was completed by March 1921. Transportation of the lime-marl via rail to Waroona and then to Perth via the South West Railway line, subsequently commenced. The venture at Lake Clifton was short lived as it was soon recognised that the lime-marl extracted was of an inferior quality. Bankruptcy followed shortly after with the operation closed in September 1923. The Lake Clifton Railway line was taken over by the government in August 1922 and was closed in May 1924. It is understood the rails and sleepers were removed shortly thereafter and used in the construction of a portion of the Lake Grace-Newdegate railway.
Other Built Type
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Waroona
Waroona
Peel
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 27 Sep 2019 |
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The place is associated with the transportation of the first lime extracted for the manufacture of cement in Western Australia. It is the railway line constructed to serve the Western Australian Portland Cement Company’s works at Lake Clifton which later became the successful Swan Portland Cement. The place provides an example of a privately constructed railway line to service industry in Western Australia, and the State government’s encouragement of such a venture for their later purchase.
A survey of the Waroona to Lake Clifton Railway line (P23523 Waroona-Lake Clifton Railway) in 1984 found little evidence at Waroona but an old formation following an irrigation channel was located a few miles to the west and the bridge over the Harvey River was in use as a road bridge at this time. The portion of railway between the Lake Clifton townsite and the Codford siding (P25499 Lake Clifton to Codford Railway Line) is the only section of the railway where formations and cuttings can still be discerned. In 2002 an archaeological survey of the Lake Clifton Lime Works site (P8637 Lime Works), which is situated in within P16114 Yalgorup National Park, indicated that little remains of the physical fabric. However, the brick constructed Roaster remains relatively intact, remnant pump stands are discernible, some fabric associated with the railway, jetty piles, and a boundary fence remain extant. In addition, some foundations and domestic refuse associated with what may have been the work camp site were noted during the survey.
In April 1916 John Henry Johnson, via an Act of Parliament, acquired a lease from the Crown at Lake Clifton. The lease was for the purpose of working the lime deposits in the area. As part of the lease agreement a railway was to be constructed from Lake Clifton to Waroona within 2 years, a line which the government reserved the right to purchase once complete. Subsequently the West Australian Portland Cement Company was formed in November 1918 and a cement manufacturing plant was established at Burswood (now Rivervale) 1918-1919. This was the first cement producer in Western Australia with all cement prior to this being imported from the eastern states. It is understood the extraction of lime-marl had commenced at Lake Clifton in 1919. By late 1919 clearing for the railway line to Waroona had commenced and the line was completed by March 1921. Transportation of the lime-marl via rail to Waroona and then to Perth via the South West Railway line, subsequently commenced. The venture at Lake Clifton was short lived as it was soon recognised that the lime-marl extracted was of an inferior quality. Bankruptcy followed shortly after with the operation closed in September 1923. The Lake Clifton Railway line was taken over by the government in August 1922 and was closed in May 1924. It is understood the rails and sleepers were removed shortly thereafter and used in the construction of a portion of the Lake Grace-Newdegate railway.
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Other |
Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
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Fouracre St Waroona
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1940
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 3 |
Fair
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
Style |
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Federation Carpenter Gothic |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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Constructed from 1940
The hall has played an important part in the community, social and cultural life of Waroona in its many roles as a church, slavation army headquaters, and now a Scout/Guide Hall.
A single storey symmetrical building with timber and weatherboard cladding to dado height then asbestos clad to roof on exposed timber footings with access via timber stairs. The hall has a gabled roof and gabled front porch both with half-timbered effect in the gable, double hung sas windows and a sun hood is located on the northern side window.
Possibly built in 1941, for the Salvation Army, although its style is more reminiscent of the Federation period (1890-1915). It was then taken over and used as the Baptist Church, possibly in the mid-late 1960s, then in the 1970s was turned into the Scout and Guide Hall, which was their second headquarters.
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Fouracre St Waroona
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1915
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 3 | |
Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 |
Poor-Fair
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
Style |
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Inter-War Old English |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
General | Specific |
---|---|
OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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Constructed from 1915
One of the few original public buildings remaining in the district located near the railway line where initial commercial development occured. Possibly the only known building of this architectural style in the townsite.
A two storey brick and asbestos building featuring gabled roof with decorative timber barge board, projecting bays (enclosed). Some modern additions and alterations have occurred which are not sympathetic to the original design.
Waroona originally had three functioning hotels: The Drakesbrook Arms Hotel, The Waroona Hotel and The Farmers Arms Hotel. The original Waroona Hotel is not the current Waroona Hotel. This has often led to some confusion. The hospitality industry in Waroona began with a licence issued to Sarah Jane Warwick in January 1897 and was listed an Eating, Boarding and Lodging Licence in Drake’s Brook (Drakesbrook and Waroona were effectively the same place). In the same year there were two more listings; one a Wayside House Licence issued to William Warwick (who we assume was Sara’s husband) for Drakebrook Arms Hotel and in the same month there was a Provisional Licence issued to Alfred Thomas Prout for the Drakes Brook Hotel. The first indication of a licence for the original Waroona Hotel was granted to William McNeil in July 1899 and the Police Gazette (pg 206) listed it as a Provisional Licence and then in October 1899 (pg. 304) the licence was upgraded to a General Publican’s Licence. In the meantime, the Farmers Arms Hotel located at Brookside house continued operating for about four years until November 1903, when David McClure applied to have his publication’s licence transferred to a new two storey building located on lots 64 and 65 Fouracre Street in the Waroona townsite. The transfer took place in 1904 and the name was altered to the New Farmers Arms Hotel. This is where the current Waroona Hotel now stands. The original Waroona Hotel registered by William McNeil was located on Lot 1 McNeil Road, where the cattle yards are located near Coronation Road. For those not familiar to the area, it is on the other side of the railway line from the present location of the current Waroona Hotel. McNeil’s old Waroona Hotel was listed in the Post Office directory for the last time as a hotel in 1928. For a period, the building was used as a boarding house before closing, and finally being demolished in 1967. (The above information has been provided by Anthony Horne of the Waroona community).
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22 Fouracre St Waroona
Drycleaning Shop
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1932
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 3 |
Fair
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Style |
---|
Inter-War Art Deco |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | BRICK | Painted Brick |
General | Specific |
---|---|
OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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Constructed from 1932
One of the few remaining shops associated with early development of the township close to the railway line where the hotel is also located and not on the main highway.
Single storey brick building featuring a facade with modest association with inter-war art deco style with a triple stepped symmetrical parapet with the date 1932, appearing at the top in art noveau style. A skillion corrugated iron verandah with timber post. The gable roof also features a clerestory window.
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Marriot Rd off South Western Hwy Waroona
Access from Marriot Road off South Western Highway
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1944
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 2 |
Fair
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Wall | CONCRETE | Concrete Block |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
---|---|
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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Constructed from 1944
The former post office building has rarity value in that it is the only remaining building of the Wagerup townsite. It was built through the efforts of the local community and would have been an important gathering place for them.
Building constructed from cement bricks, with jarrah floorboards and plaster walls. Cement foundation (tempered with gravel) and a corrugatediron gabled roof and skillion front verandah. The building is in poor condition owing to vandalism and weathering.
About 1944 a new post office building was erected by local residents who raised the necessary money by running dances and asking for donations. The land was apparently donated by the Browns. The three trustees of the new post office were Alf Brown, Merrick Tyler and Albert Trotter. From the late 1950's until its closure the post office was run by the Dundon family. Wagerup Post Office closed in 1977. This building is the only remnant of the Wagerup townsite. Bricks made by Noel Skinn and Noel Palmer The Wagerup Post Office also held the telephone exchange.
Owner | Category |
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Alcoa Australia | Other Private |
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Lot 400 McLarty St Waroona
McLarly St/S. W. Hwy
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1932 to 1950
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 | |
State Register | Removed | 14 Nov 2008 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 2 |
Poor-Fair Little equipment from the creamery remains so there is little evidence of many of the processes. Buildings have been modified to some extent to suit the present needs. In general, maintenance has not been undertaken so all buildings are in varying degrees of deterioration. The masonry buildings are in somewhat better condition than the timber framed buildings. Overall the place is in fair to poor condition.
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
---|---|---|---|
7495 | Alignment deviation report : Waroona deviation, South Western Highway. | Report | 2004 |
7333 | Heritage survey and assessment for Waroona deviation. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2002 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Housing or Quarters |
Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Dairy, Butter or Cheese Factory |
Present Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Other |
Style |
---|
Other Style |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Other | BRICK | Face Brick |
Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
Roof | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
---|---|
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | Depression & boom |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Technology & technological change |
OCCUPATIONS | Manufacturing & processing |
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Constructed from 1950, Constructed from 1932
The former factory is a reminder of the importance of the dairy industry in this area, and the subsequent products manufactured as its secondary industry. The factory provided an important means of employment for the local community as well as beyond, and would have had an impact on the development and growth of the town and its infrastructure.
An industrial complex built for Nestlé and Anglo Swiss Milk Company in 1932, comprising the former milk condensing factory administration building, laboratory building, toilet block, stores, creamery, garages, amenities block, and barracks-style workers’ quarters. A series of mixed styled buildings, in brick, timber weatherboard and corrugated iron , which reflect the pattern of development and growth of the factory operations.
The factory opened in August 1932, built on a portion of Robert Lyons' farm. Waroona was selected as the location for the Nestle factory in WA because of the many dairy farms in the Waroona, Hamel and Cookemup areas and there was a good supply of fresh water. In 1966, Nestle closed its operations due to the loss of local supplies and inability to compete with the manufacturing places closer to Perth, and the factory was taken over by Peters Creameries. The buildings remained empty after Peters ceased operations but small businesses utilised some of the buildings until 1982 when the complex was sold to Charles Hull Contracting Pty Ltd.
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McNeill Rd Waroona
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1915 to 1960
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
RHP - Assessed - Below Threshold | Current | 11 Apr 2003 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 2 |
Fair-Good
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
---|---|---|---|
7495 | Alignment deviation report : Waroona deviation, South Western Highway. | Report | 2004 |
7333 | Heritage survey and assessment for Waroona deviation. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2002 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Other Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
---|
Federation Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
Other | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
---|---|
OCCUPATIONS | Timber industry |
PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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Constructed from 1960, Constructed from 1915
Brookside has social and historic significance being the oldest extant residence in the Waroona townsite, and the only remaining strucuture built by Whittakers Timber Company.
A single-storey, timber framed and tile vernacular interpretation of a Federation Bungalow style residence and associated store/cool room.
Built c1915 by the Whittaker family who had established a milling operation in Waroona, and used primarily as a residence for the mill staff. Possibly used as a drinking establishment. Refer HCWA Assessment for detailed history.
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Off McNeill Rd Waroona
Along railway line, southern end of town
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1896
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 | |
State Register | Registered | 30 Jul 2004 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 1 |
Fair-Poor
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
---|---|---|---|
George T Poole | Architect | - | - |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
---|---|---|---|
7333 | Heritage survey and assessment for Waroona deviation. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2002 |
7495 | Alignment deviation report : Waroona deviation, South Western Highway. | Report | 2004 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Housing or Quarters |
Style |
---|
Federation Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Wall | OTHER | Other Material |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
General | Specific |
---|---|
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
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Constructed from 1896
Thecottage was associated with the railway which was an important part of the development of Waroona, and with the workers who lived in them. One of the oldest residences in Waroona today
Single storey residences with moderately pitched gabled broken back roof & front verandah. Some windows have been replaced with aluminium frames. The cottages are set down low & amongst mature trees.
Built c1896 for the railway workers. The Drakesbrook Railway Station opened between 1893 and 1896, and was located on the east side of the railway line, opposite the middle cottage. The cottages are privately owned.
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
---|---|---|---|
George T Poole | Architect | 1896 | - |
Owner | Category |
---|---|
Public Transport Authority | State Gov't |
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2 Millar St Waroona
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1897
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 5 |
Good
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Present Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
Style |
---|
Late 20th-Century International |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
General | Specific |
---|---|
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
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Constructed from 1897
Significant for its continued tradition of the Waroona Post Office being located on this site. The post office is always a meeting place for the local community.
A single storey brick building with a parapet wall forming the facade, and a flat roof modest verandah and double glass doors.
The first post office in Waroona, built 1897, was also located in Millar Street near the corner of Fouracre Street and constructed of timber weatherboard. After the present post office was built, the original post office became the Civil Defence building. It was demolished in 1980.
Site Only
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Cnr Millar St & South Western Hwy Waroona
Waroona Public Library
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1933
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 2 |
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
---|---|---|---|
Waroona Historical Society | Architect | - | - |
Drakesbrook Road Board | Architect | - | - |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Office or Administration Bldg |
Other Use | EDUCATIONAL | Library |
Style |
---|
Inter-War Free Classical |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
General | Specific |
---|---|
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Government policy |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Government & politics |
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Constructed from 1933
The former Drakesbrook Road Board Building is representative of the development of Drakesbrook/Waroona and of local government in this area. It has landmark appeal being in the centre of town on a prominent corner location, and has maintained its value to the community in its continued use as a public amenity.
A single storey bungalow style symmetrical building, with timber weatherboard cladding and a brick entry porch forming the free classical style facade. The porch has an open bed pediment and engaged piers. There are original sun hoods on the windows. The roof is half gabled.
Original Road Board building was erected in 1905, but was later demolished and repaced with the present building, in 1933, which cost 500 pounds to build. It was used as a library for many years after the new roads board offices were built in 1963. Currently it houses an Art & Craft shop, tourist information centre and the Waroona Historical Society records and artefacts. Reserve 8833. Lot 269 was originally gazetted for Shire Office on 4 September 1903 and vested in the Shire.
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
---|---|---|---|
Drakesbrook Road Board | Architect | 1933 | - |
Owner | Category |
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Shire of Waroona | Local Gov't |
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Cnr Millar St & South Western Hwy Waroona
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1941
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 1995 | Category 3 |
Good
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
---|---|---|---|
Mr E. Le B Henderson | Architect | - | - |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
Style |
---|
Inter-War Romanesque |
Type | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Roof | TILE | Ceramic Tile |
Other | GLASS | Glass |
Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
General | Specific |
---|---|
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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Constructed from 1941
St Patrick's Church has aesthetic significance having landmark value with its prominent corner location on the main street of town and because of its unique architectural style in relation to the other buildings within proximity.
The design of the church is Inter-War Romanesque despite its construction date falling into the Post-War period. This style is reflected in the moderately low-pitched gable roof, central wheel window set in a rounded arech and featuring a machicolation motif within the gable.
The first Catholic Mass held in Drakesbrook was celebrated in 1901 by the Rev. Father Donogher in the Drakesbrook Hall. The first Catholic Church in Waroona was opened in 1906, called St Mary's, and was the only Catholic Church between Bunbury and Armadale at the time. It was designed by Mr Cavanagh and the builder was Dawson Bros. Timber was donated by Millar's Trading Co. and the land was donated by Mr Barrett. In 1909, the districts of Pinjarra, Waroona, Yarloop and Harvey were constituted a Parish. Rev. Father Fahey was parish priest, residing in Yarloop. In 1914, Fahey was succeeded by Rev. Father McCabe and later Father Doddy. St Patrick's was built in 1941 and replaced St Mary's. The official opening was held on 19 August 1941, blessed by the most Rev. R. Prendiville. The architect was Mr E. Le B. Henderson and the contractors were Messrs Matheson and Spencer.
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
---|---|---|---|
Mr Cavanagh | Architect | - | - |
Owner | Category |
---|---|
Roman Catholic Church | Church Property |
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389 Mitchell Av Waroona
Waroona
Peel
Constructed from 1903
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
Heritage List | Adopted | 28 May 2019 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
---|---|---|---|
(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Nov 2007 | Category 2 |
High
Historic site
Epoch | General | Specific |
---|---|---|
Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
General | Specific |
---|---|
PEOPLE | Early settlers |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Immigration, emigration & refugees |
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Constructed from 1903
This is the first and only cemetery in the Shire of Waroona and contains the graves of the early pioneers.
The area of the cemetery comprise approx. 200m2 and is divided into four Christian sects - Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic.
Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic First buried was in 1903. This was the first and only cemetery in the Shire of Waroona and contains the graves of the early pioneers
Owner | Category |
---|---|
Shire of Waroona | Local Gov't |
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