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Gwalia Townsite Precinct

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

01459
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Location

Gwalia Townsite Leonora

Location Details

Located S of Leonora Townsite and is bounded by Mt Leonora to the E, Station St & Railway St to the W, and mining operations to the S.

Local Government

Leonora

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1896

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
State Register Registered 19 Jan 2007 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Classified by the National Trust Recorded 13 Aug 1973

Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Feb 1998 Category 1

Category 1

The highest level of protection appropriate; recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place.

 Shire of Leonora

Condition

Gwalia Townsite Precinct is generally in poor to fair condition. Maintenance takes place on an as-needed basis to the occupied places, but little maintenance or restoration work has taken place to the unoccupied places for many years. There are some places that require attention.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
2400 Industrial heritage schools competition 1990. Report 1990
9963 110 degrees in the waterbag: a history of life, work and leisure in Leonora, Gwalia and the Northern Goldfields. Book 2012
1913 Gwalia Conservation Study. Heritage Study {Other} 1985
5749 Images CD No. 4 : Gwalia photographs. C D Rom 2002
355 Golden ghost towns. Journal article 1990
11863 Sons of Gwalia Timber Headframe, Leonora - condition report Heritage Study {Other} 2015
8563 Gwalia school: the missing years. Book 2006
9590 Gwalia townsite archaeological monitoring for Telstra cable trenching: final report, 28 July 2010. Electronic 2010
11745 Digging up the past: Gwalia's Methodist Church Book
7951 Gwalia townsite precinct and Gwalia museum precinct. Conservation management plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2006
11744 Gwalia school: the missing years Book 2014
1909 Sons of Gwalia gold mine : a report on the assessment of its heritage significance. Heritage Study {Other} 1985
8715 Gwalia historic site interpretation plan. Heritage Study {Other} 2006
7493 Shire of Leonora : town planning scheme No. 1. Legislation 0
9574 And be home before dark: A childhood on the edge of nowhere. Book 2008

Place Type

Precinct or Streetscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use MINING Housing or Quarters
Original Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Original Use MINING Other
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Museum
Present Use MINING Housing or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Local Stone
Wall METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Mining {incl. mineral processing}
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Resource exploitation & depletion
OCCUPATIONS Domestic activities
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Immigration, emigration & refugees

Creation Date

31 Jan 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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