Local Government
Bunbury
Region
South West
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Location
Victoria St Bunbury
Location Details
Construction Date
Constructed from 1927
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
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| (no listings) |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 04 Sep 2001 |
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Statement of Significance
DEMOLISHED
Narrogin Trading and Agency Co was operated by local businessman, Mr W. Kaeshagen who was a founding member of the Bunbury Trader's Association, later to become the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce. His name is commemorated by Kaeshagen Street at Picton.
Physical Description
DEMOLISHED
History
Established c 1899, Narrogin Trading and Agency Co was a leading merchant trader of a variety of goods with branches in Narrogin, Williams and Bunbury. Narrogin Trading and Agency Co acted as insurance agents, conducted an agency for motor cars and sold farm machinery.
The firm is thought to have been founded by Walter Henry Kaeshagen, who walked from South Australia to Coolgardie in 1894 when he was sixteen years old. Kaeshagen was a founding member of both the Bunbury Traders Association (formed c 1920) and its successor, the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce (formed c 1930). W H Kaeshagen is commemorated by Kaeshagen Street in Picton.
Narrogin Trading and Agency Co was a brick and iron premises with a roof concealed behind a parapet with a central pediment. The business name was embellished across the pediment and continued below, across the entire width of the building, in large lettering.
Narrogin Trading and Agency Co built a service station adjacent to the shop in 1927. The business was still in operation in the 1940s.
Integrity/Authenticity
N/A
Condition
There is no evidence of the site of this business although it is suspected that parts of the original facade or walls may exist.
Place Type
Historic Site
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Construction Materials
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
Creation Date
10 Oct 2002Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
01 Jan 2017Disclaimer
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