Local Government
Broomehill-Tambellup
Region
Great Southern
Jasper St Broomehill
Broomehill-Tambellup
Great Southern
Constructed from 1953
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 21 Nov 1996 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - To be assessed | Current | 12 Jul 2019 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Nov 1996 |
Historic: the Memorial represents an association with explorers of the region.
The Holland Track Memorial faces North east, is surrounded by a small fence and is located on the main road through Broomehill, across from the Shire Offices (north).
The memorial was unveiled in February 1953, by Mr JF Hillman. It commemorates the epic journey of four Broomehill men from Broomehill to Coolgardie (some 300 miles through unexplored country). The members of this party; John Holland(leader), Rudolph Krakoeur (2IC), David Krakoeur and John Carmody. They left Broomehill April 15th 1893 and arrived in Coolgardie June 18th 1893. The memorial faces North east in the direction the men took.
Good
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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199 | History of the Holland Track. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1992 |
Historic site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | STONE | Other Stone |
General | Specific |
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PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
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