Survey Trig on Lake Austin Hill

Author

Shire of Cue

Place Number

06563

Location

Island, Lake Austin Cue

Location Details

South-west of Cue

Local Government

Cue

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - To be assessed Current 19 Dec 2002

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 28 Nov 1996 2

Statement of Significance

The Survey trig on Lake Austin Hill has historic significance for its association with early exploration and surveying in the Cue district. It also has considerable landmark value.

Physical Description

This dry stone cairn, located on a hill overlooking Lake Austin, is made of local stone. A rough track leads up the west side of the hill from the Great Northern Highway to the stone cairn.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7519 Rare jewel of Western Australia history in dry stone town. Journal article 2005
9771 Global patterns and local contexts: an archaeological investigation of late nineteenth to early twentieth century gold mining settlements in the Upper Murchison, Western Australia. Electronic 2011

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Monument
Present Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Monument

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Exploration & surveying

Creation Date

09 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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