Bank of New South Wales (NSW) (fmr)

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

03573

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Location

27 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Commercial Building
Golden West Financial Group

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1905

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	13 Feb 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Classified				Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Registered	21 Oct 1980			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 2001	Category 2	Category 2 The place is considered to have a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and valued by the local community. Maximum encouragement to conserve the significance of the place should be provided to the owner under the town planning scheme.

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic value for its use of classical architectural detailing in pleasing proportions which creates visual interest. The place is a landmark in Burt Street.

Physical Description

A small single-storey building built to the building line of Burt Street. The exterior of the building features a stuccoed facade enhanced by a decorative stuccoed parapet.

The facade is divided into two bays by pilasters that extend to an entablature and the top of the parapet. Sill mouldings extend across the front elevation.

History

Documentary Evidence: The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that the Bank of NSW (a brick building with a front verandah) was located on Part Lot 63. Boulder's Hidden Secrets (1993) state that the address of the Bank of NSW was 27 Burt Street.

The Bank of NSW opened on 13 November 1899. With the amalgamation of the Western Australian Bank and the Bank of NSW on 29 March 1927, the Boulder branch of the Western Australian Bank was combined with the Wales branch. The branch was closed on 2 November 1942 (Boulder's Hidden Secrets, 1993).

General Comments: During the 1890s and particularly in the early 1900s, Boulder's population swelled by a steady influx of men seeking employment in the goldfields and somewhere to settle. This increase in population had a great influence on the town's growth. It necessitated the survey of more town and suburban lots, increased subsidies for road construction and numerous buildings were constructed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate to High
Authenticity:

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Boulder's Hidden Secrets Golden Footsteps – Join us for a Walk through Boulder as it was at the Turn of the Century".	Kalgoorlie	1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Bank
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

13 Mar 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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