Site Details

Name

Pine Creek Post Office and Repeater Station

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

Statement Of
Heritage Value

The building, which is now locally referred to as the "repeater station", was originally erected at Burrundie as the Chief Mining Warden's quarters. Completed in 1889 it served as accommodation and office space for the Mining Warden at Burrundie until 1905 when the position was transferred to Pine Creek. The building at Burrundie continued in use by the Mines Department, accommodating the Assistant Warden. In 1913 the building was dismantled and transferred to Pine Creek to serve as the quarters for the Chief Mining Warden E.C.Playford. This building was one of a number of buildings which have been transferred to Pine Creek from another location as a result of the economic activities associated with mining in the Northern Territory.
When the position of Chief Mining Warden was transferred to Darwin the building was once again occupied by the assistant mining warden, John Niemann who was also the local Chemist. During its history the building has been used as a Doctor's residence, a clinic, as staff quarters for the Pine Creek half-caste home, as a hospital and a military communications centre and Post Office during World War 2. The building continued in use as a Post Office and residence after the War and in the 1970s an automatic telephone exchange was installed.

The building has had a number of local identities associated with it, including Edward Copley Playford, Clyde Fenton and John Niemann.

Nominated

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

06/06/1994

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

07/12/1994

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

19/05/1995

Publish notice of
declaration

09/06/1995

Gazetted

30/05/1995

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

H94/0070

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Victoria - Daly Shire

Comments

Actually built in 1889, in Burrundie. It was moved to it's present position in Pine Creek in 1913.

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	PineCreekPORepeaterStn 050116_LR1.JPG	Exterior View	14/JUL/21
View	PineCreekPORepeaterStn 050116_LR2.JPG	Street view	14/JUL/21
View	PineCreekPORepeaterStn 050116_LR3.JPG	Signage	14/JUL/21
View	PineCreekPORepeaterStn 050116_LR4.JPG	National Trust signage	14/JUL/21

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Scan

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument.pdf	-	06/FEB/09

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Further Information

no data found

Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
620 00155	11	RAILWAY	PINE CREEK	620	155	-	-	Freehold

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Status Explanations

Nomination Period - a nomination has been accepted by Heritage Branch, but has not yet been accepted by the Heritage Council; OR a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council but the place/object has not yet been subject to a heritage assessment.

Assessment Period - a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council and the place/object is in the process of being assessed.

Consultation Period - Heritage assessment has been completed and s24 of the Act has been instigated, ie comment has been sought on a proposal to declare the place/object.

Recommendation Period - the Heritage Council has made a recommendation to declare the place/object and the Minister's final decision is awaited.

Not Recommended - a decision has been made by the Heritage Council not to recommend to the Minister that a place/object be declared

Declared - the Minister has made a decision to declare the place/object

Refused - the Minister has refused to declare the place/object