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KORUMBURRA DRILL HALL (FORMER)
Other NameDepartment of Defence - Third Recovery Company Location8 CHARLES STREET, KORUMBURRA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Korumburra Drill Hall, designed by the Public Works Department and constructed in 1914, at 8 Charles Street, Korumburra. The Korumburra Drill Hall is gabled Federation Hall. Clad in corrugated iron, its simple utilitarian design is typical of other drill halls throughout Victoria.
In a similar manner to one room state schools, Drill Halls were constructed throughout Victoria to a standard design that only varied in terms of size.
In a similar manner to one room state schools, Drill Halls were constructed throughout Victoria to a standard design that only varied in terms of size.
How is it significant?
The Korumburra Drill Hall is of local historic significance to Korumburra.
Why is it significant?
Historically, it is significant as the only Drill Hall in the Shire and illustrates the measures that were taken throughout Victoria to prepare for the outbreak of the First World War. (AHC criteria A4, B2 and D2)
Group
Military
Category
Drill Hall