WEST KIMBERLEY PLACE REPORT - Department of Sustainability ...
WEST KIMBERLEY PLACE REPORT - Department of Sustainability ...
WEST KIMBERLEY PLACE REPORT - Department of Sustainability ...
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The place has<br />
outstanding<br />
heritage value to<br />
the nation<br />
because <strong>of</strong> the<br />
place's strong or<br />
special<br />
association with<br />
a particular<br />
community or<br />
cultural group<br />
for social,<br />
cultural or<br />
spiritual<br />
reasons.<br />
decorate the interior <strong>of</strong> the church, particularly the sanctuary, demonstrates a<br />
high degree <strong>of</strong> artistic excellence and technical finesse. The place continues<br />
to be highly valued by the Beagle Bay Aboriginal community today because<br />
<strong>of</strong> the considerable Aboriginal involvement in its construction and<br />
decoration.<br />
The Sacred Heart Church at Beagle Bay mission has outstanding heritage<br />
value to the nation under criterion (f) for the high degree <strong>of</strong> creative and<br />
technical achievement in the use <strong>of</strong> pearl shell and other locally sourced<br />
media to decorate the interior, combining western religious and Aboriginal<br />
motifs.<br />
Technical response to environmental constraints<br />
Double log raft<br />
Aboriginal people built strong, light rafts to navigate the treacherous waters<br />
<strong>of</strong> the west Kimberley coast. Rips, whirlpools and overfalls created by the<br />
massive twelve metre tides made navigation through the maze <strong>of</strong> islands and<br />
waterways a serious undertaking. While a navigational hazard, these strong<br />
tidal currents, provided opportunities for skilled and knowledgeable<br />
Aboriginal people to travel long distances to hunt, trade and maintain social<br />
and cultural obligations.<br />
The manufacture <strong>of</strong> the double log raft from mangrove logs (particularly<br />
Rhizophora stylosa) is a unique adaptation to the massive tidal variation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the west Kimberley and has outstanding heritage value to the nation<br />
under criterion (f) for demonstrating a high degree <strong>of</strong> technical<br />
achievement by Aboriginal people in the course <strong>of</strong> Australia's cultural<br />
history.<br />
Wealth <strong>of</strong> the Land and Sea<br />
European pearling<br />
Broome has a special association with the Australian community as an iconic<br />
place, once the pearling capital <strong>of</strong> Australia. This association has in part an<br />
idealised aspect relating to the romance <strong>of</strong> Old Broome, its pearling luggers<br />
and its location on a remote and beautiful coast.<br />
Today the Australian community continues to be drawn to Broome and the<br />
nearby region because <strong>of</strong> the romance <strong>of</strong> Broome, its pearling history, its<br />
remote and beautiful location at the gateway to the Kimberley's outback and<br />
pearling coast, its association with pearls and the town's stories associated<br />
with the development <strong>of</strong> a unique Australian community with a distinctive<br />
cultural diversity. The people <strong>of</strong> Broome celebrate and recognise their<br />
pearling history and diverse cultural heritage today in the annual Shinju<br />
Matsuri Festival.<br />
Broome and the nearby region has outstanding (intangible) heritage value<br />
to the nation under criterion (g) as a place which has a special association<br />
with the Australian community because <strong>of</strong> the romance <strong>of</strong> Broome, its<br />
pearling history, its remote and beautiful location at the gateway to the<br />
Kimberley's outback and pearling coast, its association with pearls and the<br />
town's stories associated with the development <strong>of</strong> a unique Australian<br />
community with a distinctive cultural diversity.<br />
Above<br />
threshold<br />
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