Local Government
Leonora
Region
Goldfields
Lot 521 Tower St Leonora
Burglar Bill's place
Leonora
Goldfields
Constructed from 1940
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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State Register | Registered | 18 Sep 1992 |
Register Entry |
Heritage Council |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Feb 1998 | Category 1 |
Category 1 |
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Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Aug 1981 |
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Heritage Council | |
Register of the National Estate | Registered | 21 Oct 1980 |
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Heritage Council | |
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register | Recorded |
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Heritage Council | ||
Register of the National Estate | Interim | 14 Dec 1983 |
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Heritage Council |
The place is a representative example of the architectural improvisation of structures built to accommodate miners. The place has historic value for its representation of the development of the Australian goldfields and associated social conditions for miners. The place is historically significant for its relationship with mining operations that took place at Gwalia between 1898-1963, one of the most productive gold mines outside Kalgoorlie.
Mick Omedi's Camp is a reconstructed dwelling with a single-gabled roof built to accommodate a miner. The place has a front verandah that is covered with a lean-to roof supported by timber posts with sheet metal infill. The place is small, consisting of two rooms and a small bathroom. The place is timber framed and a clad in cgi and has an external metal chimney.
The interior of the building is lined with hessian, and pressed metal to dado height. The place has a concrete floor, brick paved in some areas. The interior has new timber framing. Window openings are small and square, and the remaining door and door furniture appear original. The chimney is brick lined and the external flue is metal The bedroom retains much of the original furniture - a simple bed and side table. A homemade table and kitchen utensils are in the cooking area. The place has a homemade lighting system that is believed to have been operated from an automobile battery.
The hut was constructed circa 1940 by Mick Omedi. It was blown over by a severe storm in 1987 and has since been substantially reconstructed.
INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: Moderate substantially reconstructed
Fair to Poor
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Original Use | MINING | Housing or Quarters |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Mining {incl. mineral processing} |
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