User talk:Fred.e/George Temple Poole

Hope someone else thinks he is interesting or important to improve this article. More info added when I'm back from library. Here are some partially complete templates which I intend to add when my head isn't reeling from the help pages on Cite.php. (It is flawed at present and a bit ugly but has potential so I used it). This is my first page, if you can excuse my self interest and code. Fred.e 00:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

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Direct quotes:  "In the late 1870’s a number of influential men of capital bought in the district. Some became a part of a small elite who lived in the area centred on the Christ Church Grammar and Methodist Ladies schools and Bethesda Hospital. They included the Trigg, Stirling, and the Sandover families as well as the celebrated colonial architect George Temple Poole."  the Town of Claremont site (local Gov)

Roebourne Gaol Roebourne Gaol, in Queen St, is now a combination Visitor Centre, historical museum (indicating what life was like for prisoners in the late 19th century), and local art and craft centre. This building was one of colonial architect George Temple Poole's first projects in Roebourne and work commenced in 1886 when four stone cells were built. These are now in ruins at the rear of the complex. Further gaol buildings were added in the next few years and local stone was used for both aesthetic and practical reasons. Aboriginal labour was used to quarry this readily available stone. Temple Pool's planning ability, which later received wider recognition throughout Australia, is clearly demonstrated in the design of this gaol complex. Removing several nondescript buildings from the central area in 1887 he replaced them with an unusual octagonal stone prison which became the focal point of the precinct. All the buildings relate to the octagonal design and a low stone wall built in 1892 helps to unify the whole complex whilst still giving the impression of a large informal courtyard. Roebourne Police Station A notable feature of Temple Poole¹s architecture, evident in the Police Station, is his use of verandahs which suggests an understanding of tropical conditions. Although he had not long been in Western Australia he had spent some time in Ceylon and understood the value of a wide verandah around a building to provide shelter from the heat and glare of the hot north west sun.

Roebourne - Western Australia - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au

Walkaway Nearby is the tiny settlement of Walkaway with its railway station, store, hall, school and church. The story is told that Walkaway received its name when an Aborigine reported that one of the early European settlers, disappointed in his wheat crop, had 'waggaway'. Known as Wagawa for many years the name was finally Anglicised to Walkaway. The story is charming but we must not forget that the Aboriginal name for the bend in the Greenough River was 'Wagga Wah'.

In 2001 it was announced that the Walkaway Railway Station was going to receive some major repairs. In the press release the Minister pointed out "the station is one the State's earliest Government-built railway complexes and the terminus for Western Australia's only privately owned passenger carrier," she said. "The work undertaken will help to ensure ongoing conservation of the Walkaway Railway Station and Goods Shed and also importantly, allow continued community access and use."

Designed by George Temple Poole and built in 1886, Walkaway Station was originally the same pattern as the Claremont Railway Station also designed by Poole and built in 1886. Prior to alterations and additions, the two stations were almost identical. Both structures derive from the Federations Arts and Craft style of architecture.

The buildings are part of a railway precinct, which includes the station, platform, goods shed, track levers, ramp, wishing well, weighbridge, cabin and loading ramp. Conservation works involved repairs to roof sheeting and plumbing, stonework, brick quoining, joinery and stormwater damage.

"Repairs to the station also included several sash windows, replacing missing fascia decorative dentils and ten sheets of corrugated iron on the verandah roof," Dr Edwards said.

The best coverage of the Greenough/Walkaway area is in the brochure Greenough/Walkaway Heritage Trail: Settlement of the Greenough River Flats available from the National Trust shop at the southern end of the village. When used in conjunction with the National Trust's sheet on Greenough, which concentrates on the hamlet, it provides the visitor with a very detailed account of all the major buildings in the area.

Most visitors to Greenough tend to stay in Geraldton because of its proximity and more comprehensive services.

Capitol Theatre Perth, Western Australia Closed/Demolished 1

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Ref for Cossack, Roebourne and Greenough/Walkaway sites Sydney Morning Herald on Greenough and Walkaway</ Greenough - Western Australia - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au.html#content Cossack - Western Australia - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au.html#content Roebourne - Western Australia - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au.html#content

Last edited 28.04.05 by Kim Burges
 * 2006 The Royal Australian Institute of Architects

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