Denham-Hamelin Pool Telegraph Line

Author

Shire of Shark Bay

Place Number

11734

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Location

Off Denham-Overlander Rd Shark Bay

Location Details

Local Government

Shark Bay

Region

Gascoyne

Construction Date

Constructed from 1892, Constructed from 1893

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	12 Dec 1997	Category 3	Category 3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The telegraph line has historic significance for the development of the Shark Bay area and demonstrates the communications system from the late 19th until the middle of the 20th century. The telegraph line provided a vital communications link for the district.

Physical Description

Little remains of the old telegraph line to Hamelin Pool. The iron poles have timber cross pieces which support white ceramic insulators.

History

The coastal telegraph line from Northampton to Roebourne was approved in 1881 and constructed in the early 1880s with repeater stations located approximately every 500 kilometres along the line. On 21 April, 1884 the Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station commenced operations at the southern end of Hamelin Pool. (Place No. 17) The service through to Shark Bay was established in 1892-93. In 1952 the old coastal telegraph line was replaced with a new communication channel via Mullewa and Gascoyne Junction to Carnarvon, by-passing Hamelin Pool. See the entry for Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station for further background information.
(Sources: Moynihan, J.F., "The Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station", Telecom Australia, Perth, 1994;
Oldham, R. & J., "George Temple-Poole"; "Government Gazette", 1896, p1446; Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, pp34-39)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Medium Degree

Condition

Poor

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
"Government Gazette,". p .1446		1896
M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". p34-39	DPUD	1991
R &J Oldham; "George Temple-Poole".
JF Moynihan; "The Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station".	Telecom Australia, Perth,	1994

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Telecommunications

Creation Date

20 May 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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