Kurrawang

Author

Shire of Coolgardie

Place Number

07385

Location

Great Eastern Hwy Coolgardie

Location Details

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Jul 1995 Category 4

Statement of Significance

An important site worth marking.

History

Karrawang was on one of the Kalgoorlie woodlines. The whole settlement was dismantled in 1937 and move to Lakeside. Karrawang was clear felled for timber for the mines. It later became a mission for Aboriginal people. An integral part of the goldfields story; a brief success followed by disappointment and extinction.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Webb, M&A "The Centennial History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder" 1993

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use FORESTRY Other
Other Use OTHER Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Resource exploitation & depletion

Creation Date

30 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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