Northcliffe Primary School (fmr)

Author

Shire of Manjimup

Place Number

11385

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Location

Zamia St Northcliffe

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Tourist Bureau

Local Government

Manjimup

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1977, Constructed from 1925

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	08 Dec 2016

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	10 Jul 1997	Category B	Category B Worthy of high level of protection: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the town planning scheme under the Shire of Manjimup Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.

Statement of Significance

Historic, Aesthetic, Rarity, Representativeness and Social

Physical Description

The Museum
· Timber and fibreboard walls;
· Corrugated iron gable roof;
· Simple rectangular design, and;
· Banks of tall multi paned timber framed windows.
Tourist Information Centre
· Single storey cottage;
· Timber walls;
· Corrugated iron gable roof;
· Broken backed verandah;
· Skillion roof to the rear;
· Symmetrical façade with central door;
· Timber framed windows, and;
· Metal chimney.

History

The Northcliffe Museum project was a direct result of the district’s
jubilee celebrations in March 1974. At that celebration a $1,000 profit
was made and the community was invited to make suggestions on how
best to use the windfall gain. The suggestion of the establishment of a
Northcliffe Museum was well received. A decision was made to use an
old Group Settlement School from the ‘Scotch Group’ situated 8.5
kilometres from town. This school served Groups 121 and 133. Group
133 was settled solely by Scottish settlers hence the school’s nick name.
The school was closed in December 1946 when school buses were
introduced across the South West of Western Australia. The building
was the social centre of Groups 121 and 133 for many years and until
1975 was used for community meetings, annual Christmas parties and
dances.
The Scotch Group timber building was jacked up, loaded on to a semi
trailer and transferred to the current site of the museum - using up the
entire $1,000 budget. A local committee of enthusiastic people provided
the labour to renovate the old school and the Pemberton-Northcliffe
Tourist Bureau provided the funds for materials and the re-erection of the
porch. The museum was opened by the MLA for the Warren, Dave
Evans. Next to the museum is an old Group Settler’s cottage which
serves as the Northcliffe Tourist Information Centre which is manned by
local volunteers. To the rear of both these buildings is a small one
roomed cottage which was a single teacher’s residence. This has also
been transferred from outside the town boundaries.
Refer to 16.2 for more historical notes

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Fair
Authenticity: Very High

Condition

Excellent

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Heritage Council Assessment form	Shire of Manjimup	1995 Adopted 1997
Northcliffe Pioneer Museum; "Northcliffe Remembers Compilation of stories and memories of life in Northcliffe".	Dynamic Press Bunbury WA
Crawford, P., and I: "Contested Country: A History of the Northcliffe Area WA".	UWA Press	2003

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Primary School

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

23 Mar 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

29 Apr 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.