Railway Hotel

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

03240

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Location

33 Forrest St Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Previously cnr Wilson & Forrest Sts Kalgoorlie

Other Name(s)

Broad Arrow Tavern

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Removed	08 Sep 1995	Register Entry	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 2001	Category 3	Category 3 The place is considered to have some significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder: to be retained and conserved if possible, and the conservation of the significance of the place should also be encouraged. It is recommended that prior to any major changes, or demolition, that a photographic record be taken of the place.
Register of the National Estate	Interim	14 Aug 1991			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Removed from RNE				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	06 Aug 1990			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place has rarity value as one of the few buildings remaining in Broad
Arrow and on the railway line from Kalgoorlie to Menzies.
The place is a reminder of the development and decline cycle that occurred with the discovery
of gold outside the major eastern goldfields centres.
The place is representative of the Australian Pub tradition as a single-storey hotel with a
verandah.
The place is significant for its continuity of use.

Physical Description

A single-storey corrugated galvanised iron roofed and clad (horizontally)
timber framed building. The building has a gabled roof that is broken back to extend over an
encircling verandah. The roof features projecting gables.
The place comprises the built fabric of the Broad Arrow hamlet. The building is operational
and licensed as a tavern with a large cleared car parking space around and a mining waste
dump immediately to the south. The town of Broad Arrow is located approximately 20 miles
(40 kilometres) north of Kalgoorlie.

History

The Broad Arrow Goldfield was proclaimed a separate field from
the North-East Coolgardie field in 1896 and included Broad Arrow, Black Flag, Bardoc,
Paddington and Smithfield. Broad Arrow was originally on the Kalgoorlie-Menzies railway line
until the line was decommissioned (Statewide Hotel Survey, 1996).
General Comments: The role of hotels was crucial to the social and economic life on the
goldfields. If mines were the sources of the miner's wages, the hotels were the sinks into
which a lot of it was poured. Hotels not only provided alcoholic drinks, food and
accommodation, but provided men with comfortable surroundings quite beyond their normal
experience. Hotels were also vital social centres for travellers and residents alike (Webb,
1993: 543-544).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Fair

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
2261	Specifications: reconstruction of the Railway Hotel, Kalgoorlie.	Report	1990

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

25 Jun 1992

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Approved

Last Update

31 Mar 2021

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