Pinjarra Heritage Precinct

Child Places

• 01752 Liveringa
• 01764 Premier Hotel
• 03099 Exchange Hotel, Pinjarra
• 01750 Road Board Office (fmr)
• 01760 Pinjarra Park Estate
• 01748 Pinjarra Court House (fmr)
• 01758 Masonic Hall, Pinjarra
• 03096 Taylor's Supermarket
• 01756 St John's Church, Parish Centre & Cottage
• 03097 Pinjarra Railway Yards
• 01798 Edenvale Group
• 01749 Pinjarra Post Office
• 03094 Memorial Gates

Values

Located on the banks of the Murray River, the townsite has aesthetic value.

The precinct contains a number of individual places of aesthetic significance such as the post office, which was designed in the Federation Arts and Crafts style.

The town centre represents the history of the development of the area dating from the c. 1850s.

The place has significance as a point of contact between Europeans and the local Aboriginal communities.

Physical Description

The precinct is bounded by George and Henry Streets, and Pinjarra and Williams Roads.

The original precinct as per the planning study included: The Murray River, the town centre, the residential area adjacent to this, the railway yards and station, the main approaches to town, and Aboriginal sites within the town.

The RA describes the place as centering on George Street and consisting of mainly commercial and public buildings as well as the railway station and yards and the town square and Edenvale complex.

The buildings are primarily of brick construction. The only two storey buildings within this area are the Post Office and the Premier Hotel.

History

‘The years between 1850 and 1918 mark the creation of a town at the Pinjarra site. In 1850 convicts began to arrive in Western Australia, and in 1893 the first train ran from Perth to Pinjarra, in 1918 the impact of the First World War, socially and economically, was becoming clear, Gold discoveries in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie during the early 1890s affected Pinjarra as well as the rest of the State. Government became more prosperous and thus better able to finance infrastructure which had been lacking. A police station, courthouse, school, post office, office for the Roads Board, and railway station as well as pubs, shops churches, the Mechanics’ Institute and the Masonic Temple, were constructed during these years, as were a number of large homes, including Edenvale, and small cottages and shops on town lots. The significance of the timber industry in the hills [also] began to emerge.’

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity- High
Authenticity- Moderate

Condition

Ranges from Poor to Good

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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