List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Karratha

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The State Register of Heritage Places is maintained by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. As of 2023, 122 places are heritage-listed in the City of Karratha,[1] of which 30 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[2]

List[edit]

The Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places, as of 2023, lists the following 30 state registered places within the City of Karratha:

Place name Place # Location Suburb or town Co-ordinates Built State
registered
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Cossack Town Site Precinct 3239 Cossack 20°40′48″S 117°11′24″E / 20.68000°S 117.19000°E / -20.68000; 117.19000 (Cossack Town Site Precinct) 1870 21 April 2006
  • Also referred to as Tien Tsin, Port Walcott and Butcher's Inlet
  • Western Australia's first pearling port, established in 1863 and a staging post during the gold rushes of the 1880s
Cossack School (Ruins) 3230 47 Perseverance Street Cossack 20°40′50″S 117°11′06″E / 20.68056°S 117.18500°E / -20.68056; 117.18500 (Cossack School) 1896 24 March 1992
  • A typical government building of the late 1800s
Cossack Cemetery 3232 Lots 422-423 Settlers Beach Road Cossack 20°40′27″S 117°11′35″E / 20.67417°S 117.19306°E / -20.67417; 117.19306 (Cossack Cemetery) 24 March 1992
  • An historically cemetery which includes a Japanese section
Customs House & Bond Store 2345 Lot 442 Pearl Street Cossack 20°40′44″S 117°11′20″E / 20.67889°S 117.18889°E / -20.67889; 117.18889 (Customs House & Bond Store) 1895 24 March 1992
  • Designed by George Temple-Poole, built of local field stone
  • Became "The Strand" cafe in 1927, later used as a munitions store and a holiday house
Galbraith's Store 2344 Lot 444 Pearl Street Cossack 20°40′40″S 117°11′16″E / 20.67778°S 117.18778°E / -20.67778; 117.18778 (Galbraith's Store) 1890 24 March 1992
  • A large stone warehouse-store, re-roofed with corrugated metal sheeting
Jarman Island Lighthouse & Quarters 2337 Jarman Island Cossack 20°39′31″S 117°13′02″E / 20.65861°S 117.21722°E / -20.65861; 117.21722 (Jarman Island Lighthouse) 1888 12 May 2000
  • Consists of the lighthouse and the ruined keepers quarters
Jarman Island Lighthouse 25070 Jarman Island Cossack 20°39′28″S 117°13′03″E / 20.65778°S 117.21750°E / -20.65778; 117.21750 (Jarman Island Lighthouse)
  • Part of Jarman Island Lighthouse & Quarters Precinct (2337)
  • A typical of cast iron towers of the late nineteenth century
Jarman Island Quarters 25071 Cossack 20°39′31″S 117°13′02″E / 20.65861°S 117.21722°E / -20.65861; 117.21722 (Jarman Island Quarters)
Land Backed Wharf 3231 Lot 446 Cossack Road Cossack 20°40′47″S 117°11′20″E / 20.67972°S 117.18889°E / -20.67972; 117.18889 (Land Backed Wharf) 1894 24 March 1992
  • Constructed of stone
The Old Court House 2346 Lots 106-107 Pearl Street Cossack 20°40′41″S 117°11′18″E / 20.67806°S 117.18833°E / -20.67806; 117.18833 (The Old Court House) 1885 24 March 1992
  • A stone building with a metal roof and large masonry piers supporting a verandah on all four sides
Police Quarters, Lockup & Service Buildings 3229 between Perseverance Street & Cossack Road Cossack 20°40′43″S 117°11′21″E / 20.67861°S 117.18917°E / -20.67861; 117.18917 (Police Quarters) 1890 24 March 1992
  • Complex consists of a single storey building constructed of stone with metal roof, the Police Quarters, Lockup, Cookhouse and toilets
Cookhouse 4018 Perseverance Street Cossack 20°40′43″S 117°11′21″E / 20.67861°S 117.18917°E / -20.67861; 117.18917 (Cookhouse) 1898
  • Part of Police Quarters, Lockup & Service Buildings Precinct (3229)
Three Toilets 4019 Perseverance Street Cossack 20°40′43″S 117°11′21″E / 20.67861°S 117.18917°E / -20.67861; 117.18917 (Three Toilets) 1898
  • Part of Police Quarters, Lockup & Service Buildings Precinct (3229)
Post and Telegraph Office 2347 Corner Pearl & Perseverance Street Cossack 20°40′43.1″S 117°11′19.7″E / 20.678639°S 117.188806°E / -20.678639; 117.188806 (Post and Telegraph Office) 1884 24 March 1992
  • The oldest building in town, two-storeyed, with a metal roof and was constructed from local shell limestone
Kitchen 4016 Corner Pearl Street & The Strand Cossack 20°40′43″S 117°11′20″E / 20.67861°S 117.18889°E / -20.67861; 117.18889 (Kitchen) 1884
  • Part of Post and Telegraph Office Precinct (2347)
Service Building 4017 Corner Pearl Street & The Strand Cossack 20°40′43″S 117°11′20″E / 20.67861°S 117.18889°E / -20.67861; 117.18889 (Service Building) 1884
  • Part of Post and Telegraph Office Precinct (2347)
Registrar's Office and Residence 3233 Pearl Street Cossack 20°40′45″S 117°11′19″E / 20.67917°S 117.18861°E / -20.67917; 117.18861 (Registrar's Office and Residence) 1895 24 March 1992
  • Also referred to as North-West Mercantile Store and Office (former)
Mercantile Store (ruins) 8675 Cossack 20°40′45″S 117°11′19″E / 20.67917°S 117.18861°E / -20.67917; 117.18861 (Mercantile Store) 1895
  • Part of Registrar's Office and Residence Precinct (3233)
  • Also referred to as North West Mercantile Store
Cooya Pooya Station 3376 35 km South of Roebourne Cooya Pooya 21°02′02″S 117°08′20″E / 21.03389°S 117.13889°E / -21.03389; 117.13889 (Cooya Pooya Station) 1882 2 September 1998
  • Also referred to as Cooapooey, Lockyer Station and Table Hill Station
  • Homestead with stone walls, surrounding verandahs, an example of North-West vernacular architecture
  • The freestone shearers’ kitchen building is an exceptional example of stone construction
Roebourne Police Station, Gaol & Court House Precinct 2319 Bounded by Queen, Hampton & Victoria Street and Carnarvon Terrace Roebourne 20°46′40″S 117°08′40″E / 20.77778°S 117.14444°E / -20.77778; 117.14444 (Roebourne Police Station, Gaol & Court House Precinct) 1886 20 October 1995
  • A rare example of a complex where a police station, court house and gaol are contained upon the one site
Roebourne Courthouse 25072 Lot 785 Queen Street Roebourne 20°46′42″S 117°08′38″E / 20.77833°S 117.14389°E / -20.77833; 117.14389 (Roebourne Courthouse) 1886
  • Part of Roebourne Police Station, Gaol & Court House Precinct (2319)
  • The oldest functioning court house in Western Australia
Roebourne Gaol 25074 786 Carnarvon Terrace Roebourne 20°46′43″S 117°08′40″E / 20.77861°S 117.14444°E / -20.77861; 117.14444 (Roebourne Gaol) 1896
  • Part of Roebourne Police Station, Gaol & Court House Precinct (2319)
Roebourne Police Station (1896) 25073 Lot 785 Queen Street Roebourne 20°46′40″S 117°08′43″E / 20.77778°S 117.14528°E / -20.77778; 117.14528 (Roebourne Police Station) 1896
  • Part of Roebourne Police Station, Gaol & Court House Precinct (2319)
Dalgety House 13254 48 Roe Street Roebourne 20°46′30″S 117°08′47″E / 20.77500°S 117.14639°E / -20.77500; 117.14639 (Dalgety House) 1892 11 August 2009
  • A single-storey timber framed, corrugated iron clad residence in the North-West vernacular style
  • Associated with pastoral and agricultural company Dalgety & Co.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church 2332 Hampton Street Roebourne 20°46′49″S 117°08′39″E / 20.78028°S 117.14417°E / -20.78028; 117.14417 (Holy Trinity Anglican Church) 1895 29 September 1998
  • Built in vernacular style, with Victorian Romanesque elements
  • Oldest church in the Pilbara district and the only stone church in the region
Roebourne Hospital Group 2339 51-61 Hampton Street Roebourne 20°46′35″S 117°08′38″E / 20.77639°S 117.14389°E / -20.77639; 117.14389 (Roebourne Hospital Group) 1887 30 June 2014
  • Also referred to as West Pilbara Health Service
  • The second purpose-built public hospital to be constructed in Western Australia
  • The first, and one of the few surviving, Bungalow Hospitals in Western Australia
  • One of George Temple-Poole's earliest design works
Mount Welcome House 2343 64 Hampton Road Roebourne 20°46′41″S 117°08′35″E / 20.77806°S 117.14306°E / -20.77806; 117.14306 (Mount Welcome House) 1864 31 October 1998
  • A good example of North-West vernacular architecture
Roebourne Primary School & Quarters (former) 2341 54 Hampton Street Roebourne 20°46′34″S 117°08′35″E / 20.77611°S 117.14306°E / -20.77611; 117.14306 (Roebourne Primary School & Quarters) 1891 30 August 2002
  • Also referred to as Yaadina Babies and Children's Centre
  • The first school opened in northern Western Australia and the oldest extant school building in the region
Roebourne Post Office 2334 69 Sholl Street Roebourne 20°46′34″S 117°08′43″E / 20.77611°S 117.14528°E / -20.77611; 117.14528 (Roebourne Post Office) 1887 2 September 1998
De Grey - Mullewa Stock Route No. 9701 5113 Through Woodenooka & Tallering Peak from Mullewa 1870 7 December 2022
  • Also referred to as De Gray Mullewa Stock Route
  • A 1,500 kilometre stock route from Mullewa to just east of the De Grey River, near Port Hedland

References[edit]

  1. ^ "City of Karratha Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ "City of Karratha State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2023.