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Destinations Sign, Beringarra-Cue Road, Cue, Western Australia
Hospital Ruins, Cue-Day Dawn Road, Cue, Western Australia
The hospital evolved from a temporary structure in 1892 to the stone build in 1895 and closed in 1942.
Mine Office, Great Fingall Mine, Day Dawn, Cue, Western Australia
The building is on that State Heritage Register.
In 1891 gold was discovered at Day Dawn by Mr Ned Heffermen who pegged out what was known originally as the Day Dawn Reef. In 1898 Great Fingall Consolidated Ltd took over the reef and it was then known as the Great Fingall Mine. The office building was erected for the Great Fingall Mining Company about 1902. Italian stonemasons are believed to have been engaged by the company specifically to build the place, although this could not be confirmed in any sources of information. However, newspaper reports of the time describe the high number of Italians employed at the mine. One article states that the Fingall management are “notorious for their love of the Italians” and that almost 75% of miners were Italian. [Murchison Advocate, 18/2/1903, p4]. Another article says that The Great Fingall was becoming known as “The Great Dago”. [15/5/1902, p3] The Murchison Advocate commented on 23 August, 1902 that the offices: “are built of dressed stone and evidently no expense has been spared in making them not only an architectural beauty to Day Dawn, but also an object lesson for the Murchison in mason work. The rooms are lofty, windows numerous, and the whole structure is surrounded by a wide and massive verandah.” [23/8/1902] An earlier article in the same newspaper says: “Among the many improvements which are going on are new stone offices, included in them a strong room which is regarded as the largest in these parts.” [7/6/1902, p2] Since the closure of the mine in April 1918, the place has fallen into disrepair.
Memorial Plate, McInnes Family, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Grave of JO Driscoll, Cue Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Graves, Cue Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Headstone, Margaret Gamble, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Marker Plate, Frederick Henry Krentzin, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
The Western Australian Bank, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
The Western Australian Bank was taken over by the Bank of New South Wales in 1927. Following a merger with the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1982, it then became Westpac.
I have actually worked in this office back in 1994 when it served as an agency to the Westpac Meekatharra branch and was responsible for its closure at that time.
Heritage Business Premises, Cnr Austin & Darlot Street, Cue, Western Australia
Murchison Club Hotel, Cnr Austin & Darlot Street, Cue, Western Australia
Commemorative Plaque, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Council Offices, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Built 1895, the building was originally known as the Murchison Chambers and provided offices for the London and Western Australian Investment Company.
Public Buildings, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Built in 1895 and housed the Police Station, Magistrate’s Court & Post Office – Also known as Government Buildings.
Rotunda, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Parking Area, Auski Tourist Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Abandoned Jerry Can, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Rock Outcrop, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Hoof Prints, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Hillock, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Tropic of Capricorn Sign, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
The sign marks the imaginary latitude line at approximately 23.5° south, where the sun is directly overhead at noon during the summer solstice.
Missing Plaque, Tropic of Capricorn, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Mt Robinson Range, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Accommodation Units, Auski Tourist Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Pink & Grey Galahs, Auski Tourist Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Road Trains, Auski Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Geological Features, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Landscape, Albert Tognolini Lookout, Munjina Lookout Road, Juna Downs, Western Australia
Visitor Centre, Banjima Drive, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Termite Mound, Visitor Centre, Banjima Drive, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
View From Oxer Lookout, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Descent, Hancock Gorge, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
No Booze, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Outcrop, Weano Road, Karajini, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Karajini National Park, Banjima Drive, Karajini, Western Australia
