Local Government
Broome
Region
Kimberley
102 Port Dr Broome
NE cnr Guy St
Broome
Kimberley
Constructed from 1985
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | Grading C |
St Mary's College Chapel is significant for its distinctive architecture and associations with St Mary’s School.
The building is striking in its contrast to other Broome buildings. The form is pyramidal with a low-pitched gable roof on top. The steel framed building, with elements of the splayed structure exposed, is situation on a stone-retained rise in an otherwise flat site. It is clad with vertical format sheeting, and the windows feature amber glass fixed sections along the base. The interior is stepped down stadium style and the walls are face stone in the altar area.
In 1908, St Mary's Catholic School was begun by the Sisters of St John of God, with classes held in the church. The first school building was opened in 1911. The students were Australians, Europeans, Japanese, Chinese, Malays and Filipinos. Aboriginal children could not attend initially, as Aboriginal people were not permitted within the town at this time. In 1973, there were 215 children enrolled at St Mary's Primary School. Since 1976, the Loreto Sisters have taught at the school. Nulungu College for Aboriginal students opened in 1971, staffed by Christian Brothers and Our Lady of the Mission Sisters. Many of the Catholic Church buildings at Broome have been designed by architect William Fitzhardinge.
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University of Notre Dame University Press | 1994 | ||
A history of the Catholic Church in the Kimberley | 1884-1984 | ||
Margaret Zucker | From Patrons to Partners |
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Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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