Fmr Hamelin Pool Post & Telegraph Station

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24478

Location

Hamelin Pool Shark Bay Shark Bay

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Flint Cliff Telegraph Station

Local Government

Shark Bay

Region

Gascoyne

Construction Date

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 12 Dec 1997 Category 1

Parent Place or Precinct

11720 Hamelin Pool Post Office, Post Master's Quarters & Telegraph Station (fmr)

Values

• The place has historic significance due to its association with early communications in both the Shark Bay district and the State as a whole. Not only did it provide a valuable link between the north and south of the state, it assisted with communications between Western Australia and Great Britain.
• The place is associated with the development of the Shark Bay district.
• The Post Master’s Quarters are representative of the practice of relocating and re-using buildings and infrastructure in remote areas.
• The Grave site is evidence of the isolation and difficulties faced by early travellers and settlers in the district.
• The place creates a precinct which has the potential to reveal how communication between a greatly dispersed population was undertaken and achieved.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Museum

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, flat

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

27 Jun 2012

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

11 Mar 2022

Disclaimer

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