Local Government
Shark Bay
Region
Gascoyne
Hamelin Pool Shark Bay Shark Bay
Flint Cliff Telegraph Station
Shark Bay
Gascoyne
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 12 Dec 1997 | Category 1 | |
11720 Hamelin Pool Post Office, Post Master's Quarters & Telegraph Station (fmr)
• 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.
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
| General | Specific |
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| OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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