Site Details

Name

Banka Banka mudbrick homestead

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

The homestead is a single storey, rectangular building measuring about 6.9m x 10.6m with a pitched roof consisting of a timber roof frame and corrugated metal roof sheeting, mudbrick walls, concrete floors, surrounded by a 2.7m wide verandah supported by concrete posts. The building consists of three rooms, each measuring about 3.1m x 6.3m; one is used as a bar/kiosk, and the remaining two rooms are currently empty.

Statement Of
Heritage Value

The mudbrick homestead has substantial social value for its associations with the Wards, particularly Mrs Mary Ward, known as the `Missus of Banka Banka', who was renowned for her hospitality as well as her work with Aboriginal families and children, particularly in the area of education. Together the Wards made a substantial contribution to the development of the NT in the mining and pastoral sectors through their ownership and development of the Blue Moon mine and Banka Banka station.

Although partly reconstructed in 2001, the building is of architectural interest for its extensive use of mudbrick. It therefore represents an unusual construction material and technique for pastoral homesteads of this era.

Nominated

06/10/2000

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

07/12/2000

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

16/09/2005

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

22/08/2006

Publish notice of
declaration

Gazetted

30/08/2006

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

HAC2001/288

Value

Historic & Indigenous

Conservation Policy

LGA

Barkly Shire

Comments

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	web photo.jpg	Banka Banka Homestead	11/FEB/09
View	BankaBanka_MudBrick.jpg	Banka Banka Mud Brick	12/FEB/16
View	BankaBanka_exterior.jpg	Banka Banka Mud Hut (Exterior)	12/FEB/16

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Scan

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument.pdf	Instrument	04/FEB/13

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Further Information

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Banka Banka Homestead.pdf	Background Historical Information	31/MAY/11

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Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
000 07048	14930	STUART	TABLELANDS	000	7048	-	-	Pastoral Lease

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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