Local Government
Kalamunda
Region
Metropolitan
5 Pickering Brook Rd Pickering Brook
Kalamunda
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1900
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Aug 2013 |
· The site has historic value for its association with the period in which Pickering Brook was a thriving and growing community.
The timber framed store was demolished in the 1970s. Now an area of natural environment on the edge of the Pickering Brook Golf Course.
Commerce, rail transport, timber industry
Level of Integrity - Low; Level of Authenticity - Low
N/A This site marked with a plaque is the location of the store and post office built c1900 to provide for the timber, railway and bush workers. The managers of the store included the Hewisons family for over 44 years, W. Bendall and G. Spriggs. A feature of the service was the delivery of goods to the homes in the district. The store was demolished in 1977.
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Lewis J; "A History of Post Offices in the Kalamunda Area". | Bill Shaw Awards |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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6604 | The changing face of Kalamunda : a collection of old and new photographs. Volume 1. | Book | 1982 |
Historic Site
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Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
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OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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