Local Government
East Pilbara
Region
Pilbara
50 Augusta St Marble Bar
CWA Centre
G J W G Miles House
East Pilbara
Pilbara
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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State Register | Registered | 17 Nov 2006 |
Register Entry Assessment Documentation |
Heritage Council |
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Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Aug 1999 |
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Shire of East Pilbara | |
Restrictive Covenant | YES |
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Heritage Council | ||
Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place |
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Heritage Council | ||
Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Sep 1984 |
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Heritage Council | |
Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 19 Apr 1985 |
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Heritage Council |
The house is one of the few masonry buildings in Marble bar, most of the structures in the town being of frame and sheet clad construction The plan form is unusual and no doubt was an innovative attempt to deal with the hot conditions of the town (reputed to be the hottest town in the country). The stone work and cement rendered quoins are of high quality workmanship. The historic significance lies in its age, having been built in 1908 in relation to the declaration of the town in 1893 and its association with a prominent figure, George James Gallop Warden Miles, Member of Parliament and prominent publican.
Mr Miles represented the North Province in the Legislative Council from 1917 to 1950 and was publican at various times of the following hotels: Iron Clad, Marble Bar, Coongan Pub, Colligong Pub and Conglomerite.
Walls of local stone and roof of corrugated galvanised iron held down with cyclone battens. The plan consists of a cruciform passage dividing the square central core into the four rooms and opening into a large lobby at the intersection of the cruciform. Verandahs which are on all sides of the central core are supported on steel columns and have concrete floors.
The house was built for George James Gallop Warden Miles. The work was done by day labour and took six years to finish.
Construction 1908
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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7206 | CWA House (former G,J,G.W. Miles house) : Architectural evaluation for the Western Australian Heritage Committee. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1987 |
7211 | Images CD No. 36 : assessment images : Church of St Mary Star of the Sea Group, Carnarvon; Poinciana House, Marble Bar; Corunna Downs Station & Wartime Airbase; Gascoyne Research Station, Carnarvon. | C D Rom | 2004 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Other Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | CWA Hall |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Institutions |
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