Dwelling - Site of Early Miners Cottage

Statement of Significance

1 Ireland Street, Allanson, a simple weatherboard and iron cottage has cultural heritage significance for its contributes to the Allanson streetscape.

Physical Description

House, 1 Ireland Street, Allanson, is a simple timber and iron worker’s cottage. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with a skillion to the rear and a continuous front verandah. Walls are weatherboard. The house is on timber stumps and set off the ground, access by central steps to the front verandah and main entry. There is a simple timber balustrade to the verandah.

History

The townsite of Allanson was originally known as ‘West Collie’ and is located 6km west of the Collie townsite. A railway siding and station was established at West Collie and land set aside for a townsite in 1898. The West Collie townsite was gazetted in 1906. As much of the original townsite land was underlaid by coal seams, little land was released and a new subdivision was made in 1911 and gazetted in 1912. In 1916 the name of the town was changed to Allanson, probably after Arthur Allan Wilson, Collie MLA from 1908 to 1947. A 1914 townsite plan of West Collie shows Ireland Street, although it is not identified as such. It is identified on a 1917 plan. In 1914, 1 Ireland Street (Lot 53) is shown as leased land with a capital value of £20 and an annual rental of 16/-. In 1917, it is shown as ‘alienated’ or privately owned. A plan of ‘Allanson Townsite , mid 1920s, as recalled and drawn by Mr Norm Young’ in A History of Allanson: Our Little Bush School shows 1 Ireland Street as having two houses, identified as ‘Joe Williams’ home’ and ‘Granny Herdsman’.

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Condition

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