Government Quarries (fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16788

Location

Hudman Rd Boya

Location Details

Note: P16787 Mountain Quarry (fmr) was also known as Boya Quarry in an earlier period however this is a separate place to Government Quarries (fmr)

Other Name(s)

Boya Quarry/ies, Darlington Quarry
Hudman Road Quarry

Local Government

Mundaring

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1901 to 1950

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2016
State Register Registered 07 Sep 2006 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Classified by the National Trust Adopted 11 Apr 2005
Municipal Inventory Adopted 22 Apr 1997 1 - Exceptional significance

Condition

All of the structures which have survived on site are in a ruined, but stable condition. The quarry faces are considered to be unstable by the Shire of Mundaring and care is required by abseilors. Government Quarries (fmr) is in fair condition.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7217 Images CD No. 25a : assessment images : Statham's Quarry; Govt. Quarries. C D Rom 2004
6999 Images CD No. 25 : Sacred Heart Church and School, Statham's Quarry, Darlington Quarry, Leithdale. C D Rom 2004

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Other
Present Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve

Architectural Styles

Style
Other Style

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Resource exploitation & depletion
OCCUPATIONS Mining {incl. mineral processing}
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

24 Oct 2003

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.