Bourne & Inglis Store (fmr)

Author

Shire of Broome

Place Number

04858

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Location

30 Hamersley St Broome

Location Details

Cnr Louis St

Other Name(s)

Paspaley Pearls Storage

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	28 Aug 2014
State Register	Registered	30 May 2000	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2014	Grading A	Grading A A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome and the state of Western Australia, that is either in the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places, or worthy of consideration for entry into the Register. A place worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the Shire of Broome’s Town Planning Scheme. Recommend: Maximum encouragement to owners to retain and conserve the place. Full consultation with property owner prior to making the recommendation.
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	13 Nov 2000			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	13 Nov 2000			National Trust of Western Australia

Statement of Significance

Bourne & Inglis Store (former) has significant for associations with pearling industry from 1903. It is a significant element in the cultural environment informing of pearling history, and overlooking Roebuck Bay.

Physical Description

The single storey steel framed open shed has side leanto enclosures clad with corrugated iron. The roof is hipped with break pitch verandahs and truncated corner and skylights along each long side. The steel columns are in cast iron bases (front columns only) on concrete floor.

History

In 1899, pearler Frank Biddles purchased Lots 213-215 along the route of the new tramway between the Streeter and Mangrove Point jetties. In 1903, a store was built on Lot 213 by Herbert Greenhill Bourne and Percy Inglis, operating as Bourne & Inglis, storekeepers and pearlers. The building, with a steel frame, is believed to have been prefabricated in Britain and shipped out. In 1912, the store was leased by Norman Harper, one of three brothers trading as Harper Brothers, pearlers. In 1920, pearler David Lennie Dyson took over the lease and traded from the premises as Dyson & Co until at least 1963. The place was known locally as the Conti Store because it was opposite the Continental Hotel. Rate records for 1931-1955 indicate that there was also a dwelling on the site (since demolished). From 1949 to 1969, it was owned by Audrey Pamela Villiers Langdon Clement Nielsen of Virginia, USA, who was a member of the Gregory family. In 1969, it was purchased by Pearls Pty Ltd, trading as Paspaley Pearls, a company formed to develop the cultured pearl industry in Broome. They used the building for storage of pearling equipment for a number of years.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate degree
Moderate degree

Condition

Poor

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage Council assessment documentation
	Tom Chapple, Broome	The Exciting Years	1912-1930

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.18	MI Place No.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Other
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Unused

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry

Creation Date

08 Jan 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

13 Oct 2020

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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.