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Local Heritage Architecture |
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Railway Station Complex |
Railway Station Group has a close association with the expansion of the
Midwest Region due to the success of the Murchison and Yalgoo goldfields at
the end of the nineteenth century.
The design of the railway station building and the fact that it was the largest
on the Murchison line reflects the confidence the Government of Western
Australia had in the development of the town and region.
Yalgoo Railway Station Group is representative of the late nineteenth century
work of the Public Works Department, under the direction of Chief Architect
John Grainger, when infrastructure works were occurring at a rapid rate in an
attempt to keep pace with the rapid influx of population and the need to
transport mineral ore, livestock and other goods.
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Courthouse Museum |
The Court House, which was moved from Day Dawn near Cue in 1921, is now a museum with displays of old photographs, lots of gold rush history, the usual displays of old domestic items and some interesting Aboriginal artifacts from the local area.
Next to the Courthouse, the community has restored the old Yalgoo police station and jail. The old jail and police station were built in the town in 1896 and although the cells are very small they were a vast improvement on the stick and chain method previously used for incarceration.
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