Local Government
Broome
Region
Kimberley
15 & 27 Dampier Tce Broome
Relocated adjacent to 15 & 27 Dampier Tce
Broome
Kimberley
Constructed from 1970, Constructed from 2001
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | Grading A |
Grading A |
The centre verge features a paved area with a statues and commemorative memorials that include: realistic cast bronze statues of a hard hat pearl diver, and three Japanese men, as well as various plaques and commemorations.
The statues commemorate Broome's pearl divers, pearling masters and crews and pay tribute to their contribution to Broome's multicultural history. Three statues and plaques pay tribute to Mr Tokuichi Kuribayashi. (1977) They were part of the ‘Sam Male’ lugger memorial to Arthur Streeter Male. The three statues are a tribute to the establishment of the Kuri Bay pearl cultivation project. The figures depict Mr T Kuribayashi (founder of project), Mr Keith Dureau (1st managing director) and Mr H Iwaki (searched the project site). The hard hat diver was sculpted by Joan Walsh Smith and Charles Smith in 1999. The statue was unveiled as part of the opening ceremony for the 30th Shinju Matsuri Festival. A 2001 plaque commemorates ‘Our Indigenous Pearl Divers’.
Historic site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
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