Local Government
Kondinin
Region
Wheatbelt
Melba St Kalgarin
HT Isles Store
Kondinin
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1933
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Mar 1998 | Category 3 | |
11455 Karlgarin Townsite - site
The place demonstrates a way of life. The place is integral in the main street streetscape of Karlgarin. It demonstrates the character and townscape of Karlgarin.
Timber framed and clad with flat fibro cement sheets. The building has a double gable frontage and may have been two buildings with a gable roof each. A verandah extends across the entire frontage of both gables, and is supported by square timber columns. The southern most gable frontage was the original building, and the other section is a later addition. The building scale, proportion and gable frontage and verandah responds to other
After the town established at the railway siding in Karlgarin, the phone exchange moved from LJ Grants to the Store and was renamed Karlgarin, with the word "Hill" added to the exchange at the Hill (Staffords). The exchange and post office changed site many times in Karlgarin until 3 August 1952, when J Stafford took over as a full service at the post office until 1966 when the auto exchange was installed.
Integrity: Intact or redeemable Authenticity: medium degree
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place". | Shire of Kondinin | 1988 | |
| N Lehmann & L Trestail; "Carlgarin 1848 to Karlgarin 1970 to Karlgarin 1995 1995". | 1995 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | OTHER | Other Material |
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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