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Settlers House, York
Settlers House is a historic hotel in the centre of York, Western Australia. First owner The first owner of the land was John Taylor, a farmer of Yangedin. He paid £10 for a Crown Grant on 25 July 1855. Next door, to the north, was “a house containing 6 rooms, blacksmith’s shop and other premises” leased to blacksmith Henry Stevens by Solomon Cook. Construction Henry Stevens, an expiree who had arrived as a convict in 1852, bought the Settlers property in November 1860 for £40. He was also a building contractor and he appears to have constructed or commenced construction of the old section of Settlers building in 1861. From 1863, Henry Stevens frequently used ticket-of-leave labour, so it is likely that some of the building was convict built. Use as an inn The building was used as a travellers’ inn, with plenty of space between the building and Avon Terrace for coaches. In the forecourt was the town's public well where residents could obtain their wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon Terrace, York
Avon Terrace it is the main street of the town of York, Western Australia, and is lined with heritage buildings. Avon Terrace west side walking north from the Town Hall to Ford Street *The Imperial Hotel (1886) was the first hotel to be built in York that adopted the new "Australian hotel" style in hotel design, with a dominant position on a main street corner block, high and ornate double verandahs and a main entrance onto the street. The building is in Victorian Filigree style. *Saint building. This building appears to have been constructed prior to 1917 by the Wheeler family and was rented to Carl Bredhal (renovator). From 1918 it was owned by the Wansbrough family and rented to Harold Mercer, baker, who later became Mayor. From 1952, was a St John’s ambulance station, then a café for motor cycle enthusiasts. It is currently a private residence. *The Community Resource Centre building was previously the office of Elders. *Sargent’s Pharmacy. Obeithio Sargent buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York, Western Australia
York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated on the Avon River, east of Perth in the Wheatbelt, on Ballardong Nyoongar land,King, A and Parker, E: York, Western Australia's first inland town, Parker Print, 2003 p.3. and is the seat of the Shire of York. The name of the region was suggested by JS Clarkson during an expedition in October 1830 because of its similarity to his own county in England, Yorkshire.John E Deacon: A Survey of the Historical Development of the Avon Valley with Particular Reference to York, Western Australia During the Years 1830-1850, UWA, 1948. After thousands of years of occupation by Ballardong Nyoongar people, the area was first settled by Europeans in 1831, two years after Perth was settled in 1829. A town was established in 1835 with the release of town allotments and the first buildings were erected in 1836. The region was important throughout the 19th century for sheep and grain farming, sandalwood, cattle, goats, pigs and ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Cook
Solomon Cook was an American engineer who constructed a substantial mill and one of Western Australia's first steam engines at York. Early days Solomon Cook was born in Penobscot, Maine in 1812, and was the son of a blacksmith. Whaling and Albany He arrived in Albany in 1837 on the Whaler Dismount. In 1846, he was in a whaling partnership with John Thomas and John Craiggie. This was dissolved on 24 May 1847. In October 1847, Solomon Cook was granted a sawyer's licence by the Government Resident, Albany. He also appears to have worked as a carpenter and blacksmith in Albany. Solomon Cook was naturalised (became a British subject) in March 1849, along with Dom Rosendo Salvado. Canning Bridge His first major project after leaving Albany was to construct Canning Bridge. The first pile was driven on 10 September 1849 and the bridge was approaching completion by the end of November 1849. To complete the job, Solomon Cook is credited with having made a pile driving machine or monkey fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticket-of-leave
A ticket of leave was a document of parole issued to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Originally the ticket was issued in Britain and later adapted by the United States, Canada, and Ireland. Jurisdictions Australia The ticket of leave system was first introduced by Governor Philip Gidley King in 1801. Its principal aim was to reduce the burden on the fledgling colonial government of providing food from the government's limited stores to the convicts who were being transported from the United Kingdom to Australia and its colonies of New South Wales and Tasmania. Convicts who seemed able to support themselves were awarded a ticket of leave. Before too long, tickets began to be given as a reward for good behaviour, which permitted the holders to seek employment within a specified district, but not leave it without the permission of the government or the district's resident magistrate. Each change of employer or district was recorded on the tic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coffee Palace
A coffee palace was an often large and elaborate residential hotel that did not serve alcohol, most of which were built in Australia in the late 19th century. A modest temperance hotel was opened in 1826 by activist Gerrit Smith in his hometown of Peterboro, New York, United States. It was not popular with locals, nor commercially successful. Temperance hotels were first established in the UK in the 1850s to provide an alcohol-free alternative to corner pubs and residential hotels, and by the 1870s they could be found in every town and city, some quite large and elaborate. In the late 1870s the idea caught on in Australia, where the appellation "coffee palace" was almost universal, and dozens were built in the 1880s and early 1890s, including some of the largest hotels in the country. Due to the depression of the mid-1890s, some became ordinary hotels and others were converted to different uses. The name continued to be applied to smaller residential hotels and guest houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinsdale's Shoe Emporium
Dinsdale's Shoe Emporium is a heritage-listed building on Avon Terrace in York, Western Australia, constructed by a former mayor. In 1885 bootmaker William Dinsdale engaged architect James William Wright of Wright & Paterson to design a two-storey building with shops below and residences above. The building was constructed in 1887 by contractors Thorn, Bower and Stewart. The building was used as a boot, shoe and saddle store and factory. Lettering from Dinsdale's original wall banner is still visible at the front of the store. The store also has its original 1887 shop counter. In 1888, Dinsdale travelled throughout Australia to secure new machinery for his business, which was expanded to include saddles and harnesses. Part of the building or the rear building was being used as the Shire Council Office in 1892. The building is in Victorian Free Classical style. The building has alternating pediments. Dinsdale was Mayor of York from 3 December 1896 to November 1898, and ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Meckering Earthquake
The Western Australian town of Meckering was struck by an earthquake on 14 October 1968. The earthquake occurred at , with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). Total damage amounted to $2.2 million with 20–28 injured. Earthquake The shallow fault was about long around the western side of the town of Meckering. It damaged roads including the Great Eastern Highway, the Eastern Goldfields Railway and the Goldfields water pipeline. It formed a fault scarp up to high with overthrusting to the west of up to and strike-slip displacement of up to . Damage The effect of the earthquake involved structures in Perth, the capital of Western Australia 130 km west of Meckering. It occurred mid-morning of a public holiday, the Queen's Birthday and theatres were packed with children. See also *List of earthquakes in 1968 *List of earthquakes in Australia *South West Seismic Zone The South West Seismic Zone (also identified as SWSZ) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Motor Museum
The York Motor Museum is a motor vehicle museum on Avon Terrace in York, Western Australia. It is housed in a group of shops and commercial premises "unified by a classical parapet with classical cappings and balusters" constructed by the Windsor family in 1908. Motor Museum The museum was a proposal of James Harwood, who suggested Peter Briggs buy a building for his motor vehicle collection. Harwood and Briggs had been collecting vehicles since the 1960s. For Briggs, that involvement came through local motor sports. In the late 1960s he won the MG Car Club Annual Championship three times and established himself as a broker of vintage vehicles and aeroplanes. The museum opened on 8 December 1979 with 1,100 square metres of floor space. In 1984, the Museum won the Sir David Brand Award for tourism. For more than 15 years, the curator of the museum was Peter Harbin, who had a history of motor racing. The museum offers three main galleries of cars, motor bikes and bicycle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 Establishments
Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris. * January 12 – Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing Dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3, in succession to his cousin. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * February 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Lácar: Carlist commander Torcuato Mendíri secures a brilliant victory, when he surprises and routs a Government force under General Enrique Bargés at Lácar, east of Estella, nearly capturing newly crowned King Alfonso XII. The Carlis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotels In Western Australia
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat screen television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers, and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
