Local Government
Manjimup
Region
South West
Wheatley Coast Rd Northcliffe
Giblett and Johnston’s Northcliffe Trading Co
The Northcliffe Craft Store, Environment Cent
Manjimup
South West
Constructed from 1924
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 08 Dec 2016 | |
| State Register | Registered | 28 Nov 2003 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Jul 1997 | Category A+ | |
| Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register | Interim | |||
Historic, Aesthetic, Representativeness, Rarity and Social
· Set close to the road; · Large single storey building; · Symmetrical façade; · Corrugated iron gable roof; · Horizontal weatherboard walls with some corrugated iron cladding; · Distinctive vernacular style; · Large banks of timber framed windows (not thought to be original), AND; · Timber entry doors.
The Northcliffe Store was constructed in 1924 and continued to provide services to the town until its closure in 2001. It was built (and extended in c1925) by John Ipsen. Ipsen was employed by the State Government to construct buildings such as houses, stores and offices for group settlement administrators. The store was important as a place where the Group Settlers bought their goods particularly in the early foundation years of Northcliffe. The store originally provided accommodation for staff and single men in the rear rooms as well as functioning as a grocery store. The store has associations with William Johnston and George Giblett entrepreneurs and store keepers. William Johnston was instrumental in facilitating a settlement and store at Northcliffe through his associations with the Premier, Sir James Mitchell. George Giblett is commemorated and recognised in the name of Giblett Forest Block in the Manjimup region. The Northcliffe Store was run as a supermarket by the Richards family from 1964 to 1985. In the 1990s the store became the premises of the Environment Centre that represented a symbol of rights for citizens to support their views in the struggle to retain old growth forests. Subsequent firebombing of the premises on two occasions elevated the value of the place in the community. For a period in the late 1990s the store was used as an Arts and Crafts Shop. In 2005 the store was unoccupied. Refer to 16.2 for more historical notes
Integrity: Moderate Authenticity: High
Poor
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, P., and I: "Contested Country: A History of the Northcliffe Area WA". | UWA Press | 2003 | |
| Northcliffe Pioneer Museum; "Northcliffe Remembers Compilation of stories and memories of life in Northcliffe". | Dynamic Press Bunbury WA | ||
| Register of Heritage Places Assessment Documentation | Heritage Council WA, | 2003 | |
| Heritage and Conservation Professionals: "Shire of Manjimup Municipal Heritage Inventory". | Shire of Manjimup | 1995 Adopted 1997 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5511 | Store : Northcliffe : conservation management plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2002 |
| 11458 | Northcliffe Store Wheatley Coast Rd, Northcliffe | Archival Record | 2016 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Style |
|---|
| Vernacular |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Environmental awareness |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
| OCCUPATIONS | Timber industry |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Immigration, emigration & refugees |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Resource exploitation & depletion |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Government policy |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
| OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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