Local Government
East Pilbara
Region
Pilbara
Marble Bar
In area south of Goodabinia Reserve between Goodabinia Rd and Chinaman's Pool Rd near Magazine Pools
East Pilbara
Pilbara
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Aug 1999 |
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The Explosives magazine has historic and scientific heritage significance. It is associated with the mining industry, and up until the early 1980s the Magazine held mining explosives. It does not seem to have been used for army or World War II explosives. The Magazine was last used by Jimmy Jeffries. Detonators and fuses were kept in town at Jeffries' store while gelignite was kept at the Magazine.
The Magazine has been in existence at least since the 1950s. It is located near Magazine Pools, but there is no longer a really defined track leading to the Magazine. The Magazine is a corrugated iron shed with a firmlock on the door. It is surrounded by concrete block walls that were built later for extra protection. The roof of the outer shed was corrugated iron but blew off in past storms.
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Oral history - Alf Potter, Marble Bar |
Individual Building or Group
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Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Original Use | MINING | Other |
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Other | CONCRETE | Other Concrete |
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OCCUPATIONS | Mining {incl. mineral processing} |
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