Site Details

Name

Tennant Creek Hospital Outpatients Department

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

Statement Of
Heritage Value

Tennant Creek Out-Patients Department was designed by B.C.G.Burnett and built for the Commonwealth Department of Health. It was completed in 1942 just in time to be handed over to the Military in 1942 as 55 Army Camp Hospital. After World War 2 the building was extended and continued to serve as an Out-Patients Department for the Tennant Creek Hospital until 1978.
The Out-Patients Department was one of B.C.G.Burnett's first designs in arid zone architecture. The decision to build such a sturdy and permanent structure to serve the medical needs of the community time was a major shift in official policy for the period. It is one of the few military structures remaining in Tennant Creek and it provided a most important community service.

Nominated

19/01/1995

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

01/03/1995

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

24/05/1995

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

03/10/1995

Publish notice of
declaration

17/11/1995

Gazetted

25/10/1995

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

H2001/137

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Comments

Built in 1942, with extensions made after WWII, from 1950-60.

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Tennant Creek Outpatients web photo.jpg	Tennant Creek Hospital Outpatients Dept.	20/SEP/07

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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
730 02068	49	SCHMIDT	TENNANT CREEK	730	2068	-	-	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