Local Government
Rockingham
Region
Metropolitan
Rockingham
Includes: Chesterfield Inn & Stables, Bell Cottage, Hymus Cottage, site of Sam Chalwell Cottage, Day Cottage, Abattoir, East Rockingham Cemetery, site of Rockingham Road Board.
Rockingham
Metropolitan
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 24 Apr 2018 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - To be assessed | Current | 09 May 2003 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | Category A |
Category A |
• the group has historic value for its association with the early settlement and
development of the East Rockingham district.
• the group has aesthetic value as together they demonstrate the use of available
materials in simple styles.
East Rockingham Heritage Precinct is a grouping designating places that have originated in a similar phase of development which feature similar materials and methods of construction. The group comprises places within the City of Rockingham and the City of Kwinana:
This inventory has authority only over the places within the City of Rockingham and these are shown below. Detailed place record forms are included in this inventory for these places.
• Place 4 - Limestone Quarry (c.1850)
• Place 5 - Chesterfield House (1855)
• Place 6 - Chesterfield Inn Stables/Dairy (1930s)
• Place 7 - Day Cottage (1882-85)
• Place 10 - East Rockingham Cemetery (1842)
• Place 11 - Hymus House and Outbuildings (1895-1905)
• Place 12- Bell Cottage (ruin) (1868)
• Place 13 - Rockingham Road Board Site (1905)
Those places within the City of Kwinana which are not included in this inventory are:
• P3316 Key Cottage (c.1854)
• P2327 Mead Homestead (1850)
• P12088 Paradise Cottage (c.1870)
• P12089 Pines Cottage (1854/5)
• P16042 Old Rockingham School Site (1865)
• P1434 Sloan Cottage (1911)
• P1433 Smirk Cottage (1905)
• P4624 Wheatfields (Tasker’s Cottage) (1856)
Each of these sites has been addressed individually within the Inventory where appropriate. As a group they demonstrate the settlement of the district in the mid to late 19th century and the establishment of small communities in a harsh and remote environment.
People: Early settlers
Demographic settlement and mobility: land allocation and subdivision
Demographic settlement and mobility: settlements
Occupations: grazing, pastoralism and dairying
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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4881 | Woodbine (also known as Bell Cottage) : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
9464 | Heritage report on East Rockingham settlement for City of Rockingham, Town of Kwinana and Landcorp. | Heritage Study {Other} | 0 |
9470 | The old abattoir, Hillman, conservation plan (review). | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2009 |
9471 | The old abattoir, cnr Dixon and Day Roads, Hillman WA conservation plan for City of Rockingham. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
8421 | Urgent works report : East Rockingham heritage precinct. | Book | 1998 |
Precinct or Streetscape
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Other |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
Style |
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Vernacular |
Victorian Georgian |
General | Specific |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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.