Local Government
Coolgardie
Region
Goldfields
Cnr Hunt & Shaw Sts Coolgardie
N of Bayley St
Coolgardie
Goldfields
Constructed from 1897
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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State Register | Registered | 23 Mar 2010 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 | ||
Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 27 Oct 1976 | ||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Jul 1995 | Category 1 |
The school is of great historical significance and cultural importance, being the first permanent government school in the town and still in use. It is also of architectural significance as an example of the architecture of George Temple Poole and his adaption of school building design for the hot climate.
The school has roucg finished, random coursed stone walls with brick quoins, a corrugated iron roof and a surrounding verandah for weather protection. The building is rectangular and has seven rooms. The verandah construction has been modified and the roof is also a replacement. Windows are double hung casements with stucco lintols and sills.
This building was the first permanent school structure in the Eastern Goldfields. George Temple Poole, one of the colony's most influential architects, designed the school when he was Superintendent of the Public Works Department and Colonial Architect from 1891-1896.
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Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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G T Poole | Architect | - | - |
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Webb, M&A "The Centennial History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder" | 1993 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
Style |
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Federation Queen Anne |
Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
General | Specific |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
PEOPLE | Aboriginal people |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
OCCUPATIONS | Mining {incl. mineral processing} |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Resource exploitation & depletion |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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