| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
Lot 174 Government Road ANDAMOOKA |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Land Not Within a Council Area (Far North) |
| Polygon Type |
P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Dick Clark's Residence including semi-dugout living room, two detached sleep-outs and workroom, together with dry-stone walling and connecting paths |
| Registered Name |
Dick Clark's Residence including semi-dugout living room, two detached sleep-outs and workroom, together with dry-stone walling and connecting paths |
| Significance |
Dick Clark's Residence is historically significant as a rare and good representative example of the type of early permanent accommodation used by miners working the Andamooka fields, one of the world's major sources of precious opal. The residence epitomises the characteristic style of domestic structures at Andamooka in form, layout, materials and construction techniques. It is one of only a handful of such structures remaining in the township, and is unique in having been preserved in close to its original state by its owner and builder over its entire 60 year history.
The place demonstrates the incorporation of household conveniences into a semi-dugout structure of native pine framing with various infill materials. The juxtaposition of separate structures such as the living room, sleep-outs and workrooms typify what may be termed the Andamooka vernacular, the model for which could well have been the earlier tent accommodation. The native pine structural framework and various infill materials were erected with pride of workmanship and anticipated permanency.
The residence establishes and continues the local mining town character in its construction technique and haphazard layout. The integrity of the item is good, with no major unsympathetic alterations or additions being evident.
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| Subject Index |
Residential - Dugout |
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State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
06-MAR-2008 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Unincorporated SA |
| State Heritage ID |
13075 |
| Heritage Number |
21950 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
b - it has rare, uncommon or endangered qualities that are of cultural significance
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 6127/718 T833801 A174 |