Local Government
Broome
Region
Kimberley
44 Dampier Tce Broome
was previously 57 Dampier Tce
Goode Durrant & Murray Showroom
Old Divers' Quarters
Old Pearlers' House
Broome
Kimberley
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | ||
State Register | Registered | 12 May 2000 |
Register Entry Assessment Documentation |
Heritage Council |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register | Permanent |
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Heritage Council | ||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | Grading B |
Grading B |
Single storey timber framed structure with custom orb profile colorbond cladding to the walls and roof. Hipped roof, symmetrical frontage. 1999: Extensive renovations: a two-storey caretaker's residence, viewing tower, deck and commercial and office space.
Uncertain date of construction: c. 1900 and 1940. In 1940s, it was retail showroom by Goode, Durrant & Murray. In 1948, pearler Thomas Herbert (Bert) Kennedy purchased the property and it was a bulk store until 1956, after which it was leased to M. & W. Scott as Japanese quarters. The place was empty from 1968 until the early 1980s, when it was acquired by Lord McAlpine. From 1986 to 1993, it was Broome News community newspaper. It is situated on a designated Aboriginal heritage site, No. K2417 and was used as a wet weather shelter and meeting place by local Aboriginal people. Lee Dubray developed the place in 1999.
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Style |
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Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | TIMBER | Other Timber |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Fishing & other maritime industry |
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