Local Government
Broome
Region
Kimberley
22 Carnarvon St Broome
Pilgrim Music
Broome
Kimberley
Constructed from 1896
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Agreement | YES | 12 Aug 2003 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Heritage List | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | |
| State Register | Registered | 12 May 2000 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 18 Apr 1989 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 07 Jun 1983 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | Grading A | |
00291 Chinatown Conservation Area
The single storey concrete building has a gable roof clad with corrugated iron. It is rectangular in form with four cells adjacent to a corridor along the other side.
Police Lockup was constructed in 1896 as part of the police station, police quarters and courthouse. The cells were used to hold prisoners awaiting trial or in police custody. Most of the early occupants were either Aboriginal, a deserter from a ship or a pearl thief. Aboriginal prisoners were chained to steel rings set in the concrete floor to prevent escape at night. In 1897, Police officer Herbert Thomas planted the Boab Tree near the corner of the police quarters he was occupying with his wife, to commemorate the birth of his son, Frederick, on 3 March. Thomas was transferred out of Broome a few years later. Frederick Thomas was killed at Pozieres on 28 July 1916, and in 1920, Herbert Thomas returned to Broome as Inspector and senior officer. He died in December that year during the race riots, after remaining on duty for three days without eating or sleeping. In 1965, a new police station was built on another site. Everything except the Lockup and the Boab tree were removed from the site. The Lockup was occupied by the Historical Society as a museum until 1981, then by a community radio station, and a blacksmith business and café, and more recently galleries.
Modifications: Minimal interventions for adaptive re-use.
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9600 | Broome: maps and places of heritage interest. | Heritage Study {Other} | 0 |
| 8335 | Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A. | Book | 1988 |
| 7323 | A conservation analysis and conservation plan for the former police lockup at Broome, Western Australia. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1993 |
| 7995 | Old Police lockup and Boab tree, Broome. Conservation management plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2006 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Radio or Television Station |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Police Station or Quarters |
| Other Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Style |
|---|
| North-West Vernacular |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other | TIMBER | Other Timber |
| Wall | CONCRETE | Other Concrete |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Law & order |
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