The State Register of Heritage Places is maintained by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. As of 2023 [update] , 27 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Halls Creek, [1] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places. [2]
The Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places, as of 2023 [update] , lists the following five state registered places within the Shire of Halls Creek:
Place name | Place # | Street number | Street name | Suburb or town | Co-ordinates | Notes & former names | Photo |
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Old Halls Creek Post Office Ruins | 1173 | Connor Street, Old Halls Creek Townsite | Halls Creek | 18°14′55″S127°46′59″E / 18.248639°S 127.783153°E | |||
Ord River Station Homestead (former) & Cemetery | 1174 | On Forest Creek near the Ord River | Ord River | 17°23′57″S128°52′00″E / 17.399121°S 128.866732°E | |||
Halls Creek Trackers' Hut | 3241 | Corner Roberta Avenue & Great Northern Highway | Halls Creek | 18°13′28″S127°39′57″E / 18.2245°S 127.665746°E | |||
Ord River Cemetery | 3356 | Lot 350 | Duncan Road | Ord River | 17°23′58″S128°52′12″E / 17.399462°S 128.869923°E | ||
Ord River Station Homestead (former) | 24393 | Lot 350 | Duncan Road | Ord River | 17°23′57″S128°52′00″E / 17.399121°S 128.866732°E |
The Shire of Halls Creek is one of the four local government areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of 143,030 square kilometres (55,224 sq mi), most of which is sparsely populated. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Halls Creek. Many Aboriginal communities are located within the shire.