Local Government
Broome
Region
Kimberley
56 Great Northern Hwy Eighty Mile Beach
Located off Gt.Nthn Hwy, 260km S/W of Broome and 220km E/N/E of P/Hedland
Broome
Kimberley
Constructed from 1922
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | |
| State Register | Registered | 08 Jan 2021 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 05 Jun 1984 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 15 Oct 1984 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | Grading A | |
Taken up early in the century (20th), Wallal was the first station on the 80 mile beach. It is of interest that about 1920 it was purchased by a group of 1914- 1918 war veterans under the Returned Soldiers Resettlement Scheme (not generally applied to pastoral leases) and was bought by the present owner (after the death of Reg King) in 1937 from the remaining members of that syndicate. The structures from local limestone are of interest.
Homestead Group: homestead, kitchen block,water tanks, shearing shed. Much of the original stonework to homestead, kitchen block, water tanks etc remains. Re-roofing to homestead and kitchen block necessary after cyclones. Upgrading of verandah areas. The first lease of Wallal Downs station, with its homestead, less than 5 kms from the 80 mile beach was taken up about 1900 by Messrs Piper and Gailbraith who were joined in partnership by Charles Somerset, an Englishman then working at Pardoo, and were eventually bought out by him in 1910. Somerset remained until early in the 1920's when a syndicate of ten returned soldiers bought the property, the active partners being the two Lacey brothers and Reg King, who were responsible for much of the early stone work. The stone section of the house dates from c.1922 as do the shearers kitchen/dining room and two of the tanks. Roof structures were often replaced following cyclone damage.
Assessment July 1982
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8335 | Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A. | Book | 1988 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Servants or Shearers Quarters |
| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Servants or Shearers Quarters |
| Other Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Grave |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Other | STONE | Limestone |
| Other | STONE | Other Stone |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
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