Kalgoorlie Catholic Primary School

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

00223

Location

Maritana St Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Original Stone Building
St Mary's (Catholic) Primary School

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

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 09 Jul 2001 Category 2

Statement of Significance

The place has representative value as a church school in the goldfields. The building is a conspicuous place and a focus of community life contributing to the local community's sense of place.

Physical Description

A single-storey stone building with a hipped roof and designed in the Federation Georgian style

History

The building has associations with St Mary's Church on Brookman Street, and the establishment of a Catholic education facility in Kalgoorlie. "The Roman Catholics started their own schools, one of which, St Mary's Convent School, was staffed by Irish nuns, one of whom, Sister Mary Hanlon, fresh out of Ireland, caught typhoid fever and died within a few weeks of here arrival in Kalgoorlie. The service of women such as Sister Hanlon in nursing as well as in education was of enormous importance in those early years" (Webb, 1993: 553).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Webb M; "Golden Destiny: The Centenary History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia". p. 553 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder 1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Primary School
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Primary School

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

10 Aug 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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