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Lord Street, Perth
Lord Street is a road in East Perth, Western Australia. It starts from Victoria Square near Royal Perth Hospital and runs north-east for to end at Walcott Street, Mount Lawley. The street formerly extended south to the Swan River, with Victoria Avenue being the new name as of 1903 for the section south of Victoria Square. Lord Street crosses Moore, Wellington and Wittenoom Streets. Lord Street used to cross the Armadale and Midland railway lines east of Perth station, at the Lord Street level crossing. Automatic boom gates were installed in 1960 with the signal box closed. With the development of the Northbridge Tunnel, and railway upgrades, a bridge was built to cross the works, just east of McIver station by Concrete Constructions in 1999. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Road Routes In Western Australia
Road routes in Western Australia assist drivers navigating roads in urban, rural, and scenic areas of the state. The route numbering system is composed of National Highways, National Routes, State Routes, and Tourist Drives. Each route has a unique number, except for National Highway 1 and National Route 1, which mark Highway 1 in Western Australia. Routes are denoted on directional signs and roadside poles by appropriately numbered markers, the design of which varies according to route type. National Highways and National Routes are designated by the federal government along roads of national importance, whilst State Routes and Tourist Drives are designated by the State Government. Highways and some arterial roads are controlled and maintained by Main Roads Western Australia. The remaining roads are generally the responsibility of local governments, though there are also some private roads and Department of Environment and Conservation roads. Many major roads in Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Level Crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line or the road etc. crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass or tunnel. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate Right-of-way (railroad), right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion. Other names include railway level crossing, railway crossing (chiefly international), grade crossing or railroad crossing (chiefly American), road through railroad, criss-cross, train crossing, and RXR (abbreviated). There are more than 100,000 level crossings in Europe and more than 200,000 in North America. Road-grade crossings are considered incompatible with high-speed rail and are virtually non-existent in European high-speed train operations. File:The 5.20 for West Kirby leaving Hoylake - geograph.org.uk - 1503619.jpg, A level crossing at Hoylake, Merseyside, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Perth
The City of Perth is a local government areas of Western Australia, local government area and body, within the Perth metropolitan area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government is commonly known as Perth City Council. The City covers the Perth (suburb), Perth city centre and surrounding suburbs. The City covers an area of and had an estimated population of 21,092 as at 30 June 2015. On 1 July 2016 the City expanded, absorbing 1,247 residents from the City of Subiaco. History In 1829, Captain James Stirling founded Perth as part of the Swan River Colony. A Perth Town Trust was formed in 1838, but remained largely non-functional for many years due to lack of finance and administrative capacity leading to its dissolution in 1858. The City of Perth was officially declared on 23 September 1856 with Council meeting for the first time in December 1858. In 1871, the City of Perth was reconstituted as a Municipal Corporation. In 1915, following the efforts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Perth Railway Station
East Perth railway station is located on the Midland, Airport, and Ellenbrook lines in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth serving the suburb of East Perth. It is adjacent to the East Perth Terminal and Public Transport Centre. History The site occupied by East Perth station, East Perth Terminal and the Public Transport Centre was formerly the East Perth Locomotive Depot. The station took the name of the previous East Perth station, which was renamed Claisebrook. The former East Perth railway station was removed on the change of the railway system in the late 1960s. The original East Perth railway station opened in 1883, and in the early 20th century was found the name East Perth Junction (the junction being the line that proceeded to Armadale and joined the Eastern Railway close to the station). It was renamed Claisebrook in 1969. As part of the Perth Stadium transport works, the station was upgraded over a two-year period from 2016 to 2018. Due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Stirling
The City of Stirling is a local government area in the northern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about north of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a population of over 223,000, making it the largest local government area by population in Western Australia. History Stirling was established on 24 January 1871 as the Perth Road District under the ''District Roads Act 1871''. The district at that time included what are now the Cities of Wanneroo, Joondalup, Bayswater and Belmont. With the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all road districts into shires, it became the Shire of Perth on 1 July 1961. The Shire of Perth had a population of 84,000 in 1961. It was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971. At a meeting of electors in May 2021, electors passed a motion that the City of Stirling be renamed, causing it to be considered at the next council meeting. The rationale for the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Vincent
The City of Vincent is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and lies about 3 km from the Perth CBD. The City of Vincent maintains 139 km of roads and 104 ha of parks and gardens. It had a population of over 33,000 at the 2016 Census. History The City of Vincent is named after the street of that name that runs through it, which itself was believed to have been named by the chief draftsman in the Lands Department, George Vincent, after himself in about 1876. George Vincent was the recipient of the land on the north side of the street, east of Charles Street, in the first Crown grant of Perth. In May 1895, the developing area that included Leederville and West Leederville was gazetted the Leederville Roads Board. In 1895, the Leederville Roads Board became a municipality, and in April 1897 was divided into north, south and central wards. By this point the munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Oval
Perth Rectangular Stadium (also known as HBF Park under naming rights) is a sports stadium in Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. Located close to Perth's central business district, the stadium currently has a maximum capacity of 20,500 people for sporting events and 25,000 people for concerts, with the ground's record attendance of 32,000 people set during an Ed Sheeran concert in 2015. The land on which the stadium was built, known as Loton Park, was made a public reserve in 1904, with the main ground developed several years later. From 1910 until 2003, it was known as Perth Oval and was the home ground of the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). It hosted several of the competition's grand finals during that time. In 2004, the ground was redeveloped, altering it from an oval field to a rectangular field. The ground is currently home to two major professional sporting clubs: Perth Glory FC, a soccer team comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Street, Perth
Newcastle Street is a road in Perth, Western Australia. It connects Leederville with East Perth, starting from Oxford Street and ending at Lord Street, crossing a number of roads leading north out of Perth including Loftus Street, Charles Street, Fitzgerald Street, William Street, and Beaufort Street. History Newcastle Street is named after Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, (22 May 181118 October 1864), styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician and aristocrat. He sat in Parliament for South Nottinghamshire (1832–46) and fo ..., who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1852 to 1854. It has been in the past parts of major bus routes leaving Perth. The tramline (closed in the 1950s) along William Street also crossed Newcastle Street. The street has also been identified in name, by schools and businesses. The Newcastle Street State School was at 478–482 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transit Australia
''Transit Australia'' was a Sydney based monthly magazine covering public transport in Australia and New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla .... It was the in-house journal of the Australia Electric Traction Association. It was founded in 1946 as ''Tram Tracks'', being retitled ''Electric Traction'' in 1949 and ''Transit Australia'' in 1987. The final issue was published in June 2018. Transit Australia References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Construction Group
Walter Construction Group Limited, known for most of its life as Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd, was one of Australia's oldest and fifth largest construction company prior to its 2005 collapse. The company was founded on 21 April 1920 by Allen Lewis. It remained independent until 1999, when the company was bought by the German and rebranded as Walter Construction Group. Collapse Before its collapse, Walter Construction had two divisions: "Construction and Civil", and "Mining". While the mining division was profitable and expanding, the construction division had been losing money since 2000. By the company's collapse, 18 of its 21 contracts were cashflow negative. During this period the company heavily relied on its parent company for financial support, however Walter Bau was also experiencing financial difficulties and both companies were placed into liquidation on 3 February 2005. KordaMentha was appointed the administrator, and proceeded to liquidate the remaining assets of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIver Railway Station
McIver railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Perth, Western Australia. It is located on the Airport, Armadale, Midland, Thornlie–Cockburn, and Ellenbrook lines, from Perth station, providing access to Royal Perth Hospital. History The station was opened on 1 September 1989 and named after Ken McIver, a long serving steam engine driver and Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state. The Parliament sits in Parliament House, Perth, Parliament House in the Western Australian capi ... for Northam and Avon from 1968 until 1986. The station was purpose-built to provide access directly to Royal Perth Hospital. It has received Airport line services since 9 October 2022 and Ellenbrook line services since 8 December 2024. Platforms McIver station is one of the two stations that se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Transportation
''Railway Transportation'' was a Sydney-based monthly trade magazine covering rail transport in Australia. It was regularly used for promotion and advertising by railway organisations and businesses. Overview ''Railway Transportation'' was established in October 1951 by Frank Shennen. Shennen Publishing already published ''Truck & Bus Transportation ''Truck & Bus Transportation'' was a Sydney-based monthly trade magazine covering aspects of transport in Australia. Overview ''Truck & Bus Transportation'' was established in July 1936 by Frank Shennen as ''Transportation''. It was renamed '' ...'' and, in 1967, established '' Freight & Container Transportation'' magazine. After being re-branded ''Railway & Urban Transportation'' in January 1974, publication of the magazine ceased in December 1974. Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
