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Esplanade Reserve
The Esplanade Reserve in Perth, Western Australia was a heritage listed public space between Perth Water and the Perth central business district. It formed part of, and was occasionally referred to incorrectly as, the Perth foreshore and the Perth waterfront. The public space was resumed by the Western Australian state government in April 2012 as part of the Elizabeth Quay redevelopment of the Perth waterfront area. Established in 1880 on land reclaimed from the Perth Water northern shore between the William Street, Perth, William Street and Barrack Street jetties, adjacent hotels, railway stations and other features have used the term ''Esplanade'' to show their link to the space. The road along the northern boundary of that space is still, , called The Esplanade (Perth), The Esplanade. History The Perth Water northern edge from Mount Eliza in Kings Park, Western Australia, Kings Park to The Causeway has been extensively modified by landfill along the original pre-European riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHOGM 2011 Gnangarra-1
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM; or) is a wiktionary:biennial, biennial summit meeting of the List of current heads of state and government, governmental leaders from all Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations. Despite the name, the head of state may be present in the meeting instead of the head of government, especially among semi-presidential system, semi-presidential states. Every two years the meeting is held in a different member state and is chaired by that nation's respective prime minister or president, who becomes the Commonwealth Chair-in-Office until the next meeting. Queen Elizabeth II, who was the Head of the Commonwealth, attended every CHOGM beginning with Ottawa in 1973 until Perth in 2011,"Queen to miss Commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth City Baths
Perth City Baths was a public swimming facility, located on the north shore of Perth Water on the Swan River, in Perth, Western Australia. During his 1881 sojourn in Perth, exhibition impresario, Jules Joubert, had recommended that the City consider a public bath. The baths were opened in 1885, with segregated bathing. The ornate Moorish style building was opened on 5 March 1898 by the Mayor of Perth, Alexander Forrest and was leased to the Perth City Council. Costing £2600 with government support, the mostly jarrah building had four towers capped by cupola In architecture, a cupola () is a relatively small, most often dome-like, tall structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome. The word derives, via Italian, from ...s and was designed by G.R. Johnson and built by C. Nelson. The baths were approached from The Esplanade on a jetty. A second set of baths opened at Crawley in Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parks In Perth, Western Australia
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Green Conservatory
The Allan Green Conservatory was a pyramid shaped botanical display facility on the Esplanade Reserve in Perth, Western Australia. It was built in 1979 as part of the state's 150th anniversary celebrations and was designed to provide a public display of exotic tropical plants and rare palms not normally seen in Perth. It included internal elevated pathways. It was named after William Allan McInnes Green, town clerk and chief executive officer of the City of Perth for many years. Patronage to the conservatory declined from about 1996, and in 2006 the City of Perth closed the facility while considering redeveloping the facility for café/restaurant use. After investigating its commercial options, the City decided to close the facility indefinitely in light of the State Government's planned developments on the Esplanade Reserve. The conservatory was demolished in June 2012 as part of the Elizabeth Quay Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth#cbd, Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Esplanade Kiosk
The Florence Hummerston Kiosk is a building located at Elizabeth Quay in Perth, Western Australia. The kiosk was originally located on the Perth Esplanade, until being relocated to the foreshore of the Swan River. The kiosk is also known as The Esplanade Kiosk Site and brief The kiosk was built on reclaimed land on the Esplanade Reserve and replaced a grandstand that had been built in 1885. The building was constructed in 1928 as a tearoom and changing room for the adjoining sporting facilities. The kiosk was located on the northern side of the reserve on Bazar Terrace (later renamed The Esplanade). Architecture It was designed by Louis Bowser Cumpston in what was described by its heritage assessment as "a fine example of the Federation Arts and Crafts style, composed of interlocking octagonal forms with elliptical arched windows". Construction The building was approved in mid-1928 and building was completed for a December 1928 opening. It was built for a cost of A£5,991, ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrack Square
Barrack Square is an open public square on the foreshore of Perth Water on the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River, located at the southern end of Barrack Street, Perth, Barrack Street near the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It has also been known as Union Jack Square, Flagstaff Square and Harper Square. Usage The Swan Bells are located at Barrack Square, as well as cafés, restaurants and jetties. There are six jetties (so the area is sometimes referred to as the Barrack Street Jetties), including the Barrack Street Jetty used by Transperth. Commercial companies also use the jetties for trips to Rottnest Island and river cruises. The West Australian Rowing Club has had a presence adjacent to the square since the nineteenth century. Redevelopment As part of the 2012 Elizabeth Quay, Perth waterfront development, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority are planning and surveying changes to the Barrack Square area. References Further reading T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Intercolonial Exhibition
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth And Tattersalls Bowling And Recreation Club
Perth & Tattersalls Bowling and Recreation Club is a bowling club based in East Perth, Western Australia. The club was formed from an amalgamation of the Perth Bowling and Recreation Club and the Western Australian Tattersalls Club in the 1970s. It is the oldest bowling club in Perth, Western Australia. History Perth Bowling and Recreation Club The Perth Bowling Club was formed in 1895, becoming the first bowling club in Perth. The club began playing on greens on the Perth Esplanade in 1896. The greens were officially opened in April 1896 by club president John Forrest, the Premier of Western Australia. Western Australian Tattersalls Club Several attempts were made in the 1880s and 1890s were made to start up a Tattersalls Club in Perth before the Western Australian Tattersalls Club was established in 1901, with the Club formally registered as a company in 1903. Merger The two clubs agreed to merge in late 1978, with an act of parliament required to approve the merger. Venues So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The West Australian
''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, ''The Sunday Times''. It is the second-oldest continuously produced newspaper in Australia, having been published since 1833. It tends to have conservative leanings, and has mostly supported the Liberal–National Party Coalition. It has Australia's largest share of market penetration (84% of WA) of any newspaper in the country. Content ''The West Australian'' publishes international, national and local news. , newsgathering was integrated with the TV news and current-affairs operations of ''Seven News'', Perth, which moved its news staff to the paper's Osborne Park premises. SWM also publish two websites from Osborne Park including thewest.com.au and PerthNow. The daily newspaper includes lift-outs including Play Magazine, The Guide, West Weekend, and Body and Soul. Thewest.com.au is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)
The ''Daily News'', historically a successor of ''The Inquirer'' and ''The Inquirer and Commercial News'', was an afternoon daily English language newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, from 1882 to 1990, though its origin is traceable from 1840. History One of the early newspapers of the Western Australian colony was ''The Inquirer'', established by Francis Lochee and William Tanner on 5 August 1840. Lochee became sole proprietor and editor in 1843 until May 1847 when he sold the operation to the paper's former compositor Edmund Stirling. In July 1855, ''The Inquirer'' merged with the recently established ''Commercial News and Shipping Gazette'', owned by Robert John Sholl, as ''The Inquirer & Commercial News''. It ran under the joint ownership of Stirling and Sholl. Sholl departed and, from April 1873, the paper was produced by Stirling and his three sons, trading as Stirling & Sons. Edmund Stirling retired five years later and his three sons took control as Stirl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Mail (Western Australia)
''The Western Mail'', or ''Western Mail'', was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia. Published 1885–1955 The first ''Western Mail'' was published on 19 December 1885 by Charles Harper and John Winthrop Hackett, co-owners of ''The West Australian'', the state's major daily paper. It was printed by James Gibney at the paper's office in St Georges Terrace. In 1901, in the publication ''Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia'', a history of the early days of the ''West Australian'' and the ''Western Mail'' was published. In the 1920s ''The West Australian'' employed its first permanent photographer Fred Flood, many of whose photographs were featured in the ''Western Mail''. In 1933 it celebrated its first use of photographs in 1897 in a ''West Australian'' article. The Western Mail featured early work from a large number of prominent West Australian authors and artists, including; Mary Durack, Elizabeth Durack, May Gibbs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esplanade Hotel, Perth
The Esplanade Hotel was a hotel on The Esplanade across from Esplanade Reserve in Perth, Western Australia. Its demolition in 1972 was controversial because of the building's beauty and popularity. Its early history appears in James Sykes Battye's 1912 Cyclopedia of Western Australia The ''Cyclopedia of Western Australia'', edited by James Battye, was the pre-eminent written summary of Western Australia's development and context prior to World War I. Review of progress It was created at a time that saw progress, and was subt .... Various proprietors owned the property over time, including N. W. Harper, who sold it in 1927 to J. Paxton, whose daughter Elsie May Plowman became sole licensee in 1957.Wendy BirmaPlowman, Elsie May (1905–1978)at ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', 2002 It was located opposite the Perth Bowling Club on the Esplanade Reserve. The hotel was one of nine in the Perth area to have orders to remove its verandahs in 1962 but its owner Elsie May P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
