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Chinatown Conservation Area

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00291
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Location

Frederick/Chapple/Short Sts Broome

Location Details

Extending from Frederick St to the end of Chapple St and from the end of Short Street to the rear of properties on the eastern side of Dampier Terrace Carnarvon St, Napier Tce, Dampier Tce, Short Street, Frederick, Gray, Hamersley, Stewart & Weld Sts

Other Name(s)

Includes Aboriginal Site - Undanda

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1880 to 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 28 Aug 2014 Shire of Broome
State Register Registered 20 Apr 2004 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
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Permanent

Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Interim

Register of the National Estate Registered 18 Apr 1989

Other Legal Agreement YES 18 Aug 2005

Classified by the National Trust Adopted 07 Jun 1983

Municipal Inventory Adopted 28 Aug 2014 Grading A

Grading A

A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome and the state of Western Australia, that is either in the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places, or worthy of consideration for entry into the Register. A place worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the Shire of Broome’s Town Planning Scheme. Recommend: Maximum encouragement to owners to retain and conserve the place. Full consultation with property owner prior to making the recommendation.

 Shire of Broome

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
8335 Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A. Book 1988
9600 Broome: maps and places of heritage interest. Heritage Study {Other} 0
6781 Chinatown development strategy (July 2002). Report 2002
9461 Documentation of places for entry in the Register of Heritage Places: Chinatown conservation area, Broome. Heritage Study {Other} 2001
7401 Chinatown development strategy (February 2003). Heritage Study {Other} 2003
1131 Chinatown development strategy. Heritage Study {Other} 1995
8391 Streeter & Male staff quarters (fmr). Short Street (rear,) Chinatown, Broome. Archival record. Archival Record 2007

Place Type

Precinct or Streetscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use COMMERCIAL Restaurant
Original Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Other
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Theatre or Cinema
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Theatre or Cinema

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall TIMBER Other Timber
Wall METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Fishing & other maritime industry
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES Depression & boom
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Racial contact & interaction
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Immigration, emigration & refugees
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.