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Colac Drill Hall
63-67 Queen Street COLAC, Colac Otway Shire

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45218 DRILL HALL
45218 DRILL HALL
45218 DRILL HALL
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Statement of Significance

The timber Drill Hall, located at 63-67 Queen Street, Colac, was built in 1909, and was extended after compulsory military training was introduced in 1911. The Drill Hall is historically important to the Shireof Colac Otway. The hall is historically important for associations with military service and attitudes towar, particularly in the first decades of the twentieth century. The Drill Hall is important for its historic associations with recruitment drives and the training of local volunteers, and those called up for compulsory training in the Australian Army since 1909. The building is historically important for its size,which indicates the numbers involved in military training in the district, and for its association the district's involvement in the Australian Armed Forces.
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    • Historical Australian Themes

      Colac Drill Hall - Historical Australian Themes

      Law & Order (8.2.5)

      Physical Description 1

      Colac Drill Hall - Physical Description 1

      A simple single-storey, timber frame weatherboard Army Drill Hall, which is pleasantly proportioned anddetailed. The large drill hall is now surrounded by enclosed skillion verandah type additions. The doublehung timber windows are regularly located around the structure, with large angled window/vent fixed in the apex of the gable. The roof is a clad with corrugated metal sheeting with a central strip ventilator along the apex of the main ridge. There is a red brick and rendered chimney to the rear. The sparsity of detail, andlarge size of the structure makes this an attractive building, reflecting its military use. The building issubstantially intact, with later additions associated with its original use.

      Physical Conditions

      Colac Drill Hall - Physical Conditions

      Good

      Integrity

      Colac Drill Hall - Integrity

      Substantially intact

      Veterans Description for Public

      Colac Drill Hall - Veterans Description for Public

      The Colac timber Drill Hall, at 63-67 Queen Street, was built in 1909 and extended after compulsory military training was introduced in 1911. The drill hall is historically important for associations with military service and attitudes to war, particularly in the first decades of the twentieth century. It is important for its historic associations with recruitment drives and the training of local volunteers, and those called up for compulsory training in the Australian Army since 1909. The building is also significant for its size, which indicates the numbers involved in military training in the district, and for its association the district's involvement in the Australian Armed Forces.



      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Colac Otway - Colac Otway Heritage Study

      Author: Mary Sheehan & Associates
      Year: 2003
      Grading: Local

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