Mainland Ruins

Author

Shire of Cue

Place Number

06560

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Location

20ks south west of Cue along Great Northern Hwy Cue

Location Details

Local Government

Cue

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914, Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	19 Dec 2002

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	3	3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the place through provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The Mainland Ruins have some historic significance for their association with early mining in the Cue district.

Physical Description

The Mainland Ruins consists of various stone ruins, foundations and mine workings. The building remains are made of dry stone walling and most are unroofed. Once small stone dwelling retains part of a corrugated iron roof, with stone laid over the sheeting. Some cottages have stone bunks beds, stone recess shelves, and fireplaces.

History

Mining occurred here between 1897 and 1914 with approximately 38,000 ozs of gold being recovered. Discovered by J. Maher, a small settlement was established in the vicinity. [Sue Rogerson]

Condition

Ruins

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Considine & Griffiths Architects;"Heritage Strategy Cue:A Strategy for key buildings in and around the town".		2003

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7519	Rare jewel of Western Australia history in dry stone town.	Journal article	2005
9771	Global patterns and local contexts: an archaeological investigation of late nineteenth to early twentieth century gold mining settlements in the Upper Murchison, Western Australia.	Electronic	2011

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	MINING	Other
Original Use	MINING	Other

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Mining {incl. mineral processing}
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

09 May 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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