| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
11 Nile Street PORT ADELAIDE |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Port Adelaide Enfield Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Former Waterside Workers' Federation Hall |
| Registered Name |
Waterside Workers' Federation Hall |
| Significance |
The former Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Port Adelaide, opened in 1927, is of high historical and cultural significance as an illustration of the role and importance of the Port Adelaide Working Men's Association.
Founded in 1872, the Association was Australia's first union of wharf labourers, with Sydney and Port Melbourne following later that year. In 1915 it affiliated with the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, but used both names until 1989, when the Association was wound up. The Hall provided offices and facilities for the Association and remained in its ownership for over sixty years. At its peak the WWF's membership in South Australia exceeded 3000, but by the 1990s there were less than 200 wharfies employed in Port Adelaide.
Aesthetically and technically, the building is of moderate significance as a typical late 1920s South Australian example of `Federation Free-Style architecture, exhibiting an eclectic mix of abstracted, classically derived details mixed with 'arts and crafts' floral motifs. The Hall has been little altered since construction, and represents function / theatre halls of the 1920s period. (Adapted from: Grieve Gillett, 'Waterside Workers Federation Hall (fmr) Conservation Management Plan', November 2004)
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| Subject Index |
Community facilities - Public Hall; Transport (Water) - Office [Transport (Water)] |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
08-AUG-1996 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Port Adelaide Enfield |
| State Heritage ID |
14269 |
| Heritage Number |
1773 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
a - it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history
d - it is an outstanding representative of a particular class of place of cultural significance
g - it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 6170/176 D111010 A1041 |