Exhibition Building Site and Ruins

Author

Shire of Coolgardie

Place Number

03659

Location

9-17 Bayley St Coolgardie

Location Details

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1899

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Jul 1995 Category 3
Classified by the National Trust Classified 27 Oct 1976
Register of the National Estate Nominated 16 Dec 1976
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Mar 1978

Statement of Significance

These ruins are significant due to their industrial, archaeological, historical and social significance and in that they are associated withthe first school of mines.

Physical Description

The site contains a small number of arhcaeological remains of the large structure of stone, timber frame construction and iron that once stood on the site. The photograph above is contemporaneous and shows the building as it stood in about 1900.

History

The building was erected for the Coolgardie International Mining and Industrial Exhibition in 1899. The School of Mines was established in it in 1903 before being transferred to Kalgoorlie the following year. The bulk of the building burnt down in 1929 and the corrugated iron wings were moved to Perth as the first building of the W.A. University in Irwin Street.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate

Condition

Poor

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Webb, M & A "The Centennial History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder" 1993

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Technical School
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Technical School

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

21 Jul 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 May 2021

Disclaimer

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