Kintore Blow

Author

Shire of Cue

Place Number

06505

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Location

off Austin St near cnr Robinson St Cue

Location Details

Local Government

Cue

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Nov 1996	2	2 High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the town planning scheme to conserve the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

The Kintore Blow has high historic significance as the site of the first gold find. It has further social significance as the location for the town's water supply. The Kintore Blow is a landmark in the town and a prominent feature of Austin Street.

Physical Description

A granite and quartz outcrop located in Robinson Street, Kintore Blow is a prominent landmark and provides a natural lookout over the town.

History

Kintore Blow is believed to be the place where gold was first discovered in Cue on New Year's Day 1892 by Michael John Fitzgerald. This was the site of the water tanks that provided the first reticulated water scheme. This only serviced Austin Street and was not particularly successful, but it was many years before a better scheme was provided. An editorial in the Murchison Advocate of September 29, 1900 commented that: "It is beyond question a notable achievement that little Cue should have been the first goldfields in Western Australia to provide itself with an efficient water supply, and one that will always be remembered of the Mayor and his colleagues." The foundation stone was laid by the Lady Mayoress, Mrs B.C. O'Brien, on August 1, 1900. The contractor, J.P. Campbell, and the Town Surveyor, E. Owen Hughes, are also recorded on the stone. Pipes were laid to the Murchison Club Hotel on July 15, 1901.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Considine & Griffihs Architects;"Heritage Strategy Cue: A Strategy for key buildings in & around the town".".		2003
	Cue Heritage Trail brochure
	R Campbell;"Cue Conservation". appendix A		1989

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MINING	Other
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Resource exploitation & depletion
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

07 May 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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