Local Government
Broome
Region
Kimberley
22 Weld St Broome
Blick House
Broome
Kimberley
Constructed from 1922, Constructed from 1902
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | |
| State Register | Registered | 24 Mar 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 | 14 Dec 1983 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Aug 2014 | Grading A | |
McDaniel Residence (former) is significant for the long association with Broome’s pioneering families, McDaniels, and Bardwell. The World War Two association is also significant. It represents an early architect designed dwelling with subsequent alterations.
The single storey timber framed structure has horizontal corrugated iron wall and roof cladding. The roof is hipped with separate verandah roof. c.1922 Additions: separate wing.
The place was built by Japanese carpenter Hori Gorokitchi for pearler Frank Biddles. Gorokitchi arrived in Broome in 1891, at the age of twenty-three. He worked as a builder and contractor, employing Japanese carpenters. Biddles retired to Fremantle c.1903, and the residence was occupied by Graham Blick, District Medical Officer for Broome (1900-1907), and Acting Resident Magistrate for part of this period. In 1922, Daniel and Phyllis (Bardwell) McDaniel acquired the property and enlarged it. The McDaniels ran a pearling fleet. From 1942-1945, the residence was occupied by the army as officers' quarters and mess. Daniel McDaniel died in 1956, and Phyllis and her sons Terence and Nolan continued to operate as pearlers into the 1960s (Terence died in 1965). Phyllis McDaniel owned a shell collection, which she displayed. It was viewed by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their 1963 Western Australian visit. The place was sold after Phyllis McDaniel's death in 1979, and was subsequently been rented out.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Council:" Assessment Documentation place 2910" | |||
| Yvonne & Kevin Coate | Lonely Graves of Western Australia | 1986 | |
| OH,212 | "Oral History of Phyllis Everett McDaniel". | Battye Library | 1977 |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| No.40 | MI Place No. |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9600 | Broome: maps and places of heritage interest. | Heritage Study {Other} | 0 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Style |
|---|
| Other Style |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | TIMBER | Other Timber |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
| OCCUPATIONS | Fishing & other maritime industry |
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