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Caversham, Western Australia
Caversham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan. It contains many wineries as part of the Swan Valley wine region. It is the location of brick and tile manufacturers, with Brisbane & Wunderlich establishing a tile manufacturing factory in 1953. It has long been associated with agricultural pursuits and has regularly had a show. It has also has been the location of child welfare properties such as Riverbank. In the 2000s Caversham was the location of a detention centre known as the Disability Justice Centre. The Hall - originally known as the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall built in 1921, was replaced by the Caversham and District Memorial Hall. It also was the location of the Caversham Wildlife Park, which has since moved into Whiteman Park. It was the location of a war-time airstrip, the Caversham Airfield Caversham Airfield, also known as Middle Swan Airfield was an airfield constructed at Caversham, Western Australia during Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caversham Wildlife Park
Caversham Wildlife Park is a wildlife park currently located in Whiteman Park in Western Australia. It is home to several Australian animals including kangaroos, koalas, possums, wallabies, wombats and Tasmanian devils. It was originally located in the locality of Caversham. The Park was bought by a couple, David and Pat, in 1988 and covered 5 acres of land. It was later doubled in size when the couple bought the adjoining property and increased the number of animals. It shifted into Whiteman Park in 2003. Animals and exhibits Marsupials *Red kangaroo (in both their normal and albino morphs) *Western grey kangaroo *Swamp wallaby *Yellow-footed rock-wallaby *Red-necked wallaby *Agile wallaby * Tammar wallaby *Quokka * Common wallaroo *Sugar glider *Squirrel glider *Greater glider * Brush-tailed possum * Rufous bettong * Brush-tailed bettong * Long-nosed potoroo *Koala *Southern hairy-nosed wombat *Common wombat *Tiger quoll *Tasmanian devil Other Mamma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth
Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River, upon which the city's #Central business district, central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 45,000 years. James Stirling (Royal Navy officer), Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beechboro, Western Australia
Beechboro is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan. History The name Beechboro reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the Swan River Colony and had considerable estates in England. Beechboro Park (Kent, England) was the name of one of these estates and he named his new subdivisions after it. Subdivisions – development and features Beechboro has developed in a number of stages: * East Beechboro – the trapezoidal area east of Altone Road through to Lord Street, bounded by Reid Highway to the north and Benara Road to the south. Housing dates from 1979 through to the late 1980s. Block sizes are typically 600-800m2. Construction is usually brick and tile three bedroom one bathroom detached homes; with a few duplexes. * West Beechboro – the square-shaped area west of Altone Road through to Beechboro Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caversham Airfield
Caversham Airfield, also known as Middle Swan Airfield was an airfield constructed at Caversham, Western Australia during World War II as a parent aerodrome for use by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the United States Navy. The airfield had a triangle of three landing strips. Middle Swan was the parent airfield with the following satellite airfields: *Beverley *Bindoon *Gingin North *Mooliabeenee The United States Army Air Corps also utilised the airfield during World War II. It was also a gliding club location after the war. Motor racing circuit The airfield was later utilised as a motor racing circuit, hosting its first event in 1946. Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, page 78 In 1956 the Western Australia Sporting Car Club gained a lease for the property, which was then converted into a permanent circuit. It became Western Australia's premier motor racing venue, hosting the Australian Grand Prix in 1957 and 1962 Events January * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiteman Park
Whiteman Park is a bushland area located north of Perth, Western Australia. The park is in the suburb of Whiteman, in the Swan Valley in the upper reaches of the Swan River. It encompasses the source of Bennett Brook - an important place of the Nyoongar people, and a source of mythology of the Wagyl and stories about Aboriginal occupancy of the area. Whiteman Park is known for its biodiversity, including more than 450 endemic plants and more than 120 vertebrate animals (some of which are rare and endangered). More than 17% of Western Australian bird species occur in Whiteman Park, including migratory birds attracted to the habitat provided by Bennett Brook and associated wetlands including Grogan's Swamp, a Conservation Category Wetland. The state government purchased the land from a number of private owners in 1978 to protect the underlying aquifer as a drinking water source for Perth. The major owner was Lew Whiteman (1903–1994), after whom the park is named. Attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Times (Perth)
''The Sunday Times'' is a tabloid Sunday newspaper published by Western Press Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Seven West Media, in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia. Founded as The West Australian Sunday Times, it was renamed The Sunday Times from 30 March 1902. Owned since 1955 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia and corporate predecessors, the newspaper and its website ''PerthNow'', were sold to Seven West Media in 2016.SWM finalises purchase of The Sunday Times . '' The West Australian'', 8 November 2016, page 3 History Established by[...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 (Western Australia), 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 Coalition (Australia), 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, Western Australia, Osborne Park premises. SWM also publish two websites from Osborne Park including thewest.com.au and PerthNow. The daily newspaper includes lift-outs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette
The ''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette'' is a printed publication of the Commonwealth Government of Australia, and serves as the official medium by which decisions of the executive arm of government, as distinct from legislature and judiciary, are promulgated. Types of announcements in the Gazette include, appointments, promotions and transfers of persons to positions in the Australian Public Service (APS), previously "Commonwealth Public Service"; creation, dissolution and renaming of boards, departments and commissions within the APS; conferring of awards and honours to persons and organisations by the Government; calling of tenders and awarding of contracts by the Government. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia license. The ''Gazette'' is published weekly. Each ''Gazette'' is numbered, and at the start of each calendar year the numbering begins again at No. 1. History The creation, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Valley (Western Australia)
__NOTOC__ The Swan Valley is a region in the upper reaches of the Swan River between Guildford and Bells Rapids, Western Australia. It is bordered to the east by the Darling Scarp. Both Ellenbrook and Jane Brook lie within the region and discharge into the Swan River. There are seven suburbs within the region: Baskerville, Belhus, Caversham, Henley Brook, Herne Hill, Millendon and West Swan. It is part of the City of Swan local government area. The Swan Valley Australian Geographical Indication is a sub-region of the larger Swan DistrictJames Stirling later to become governor of the Swan River Colony. Stirling was so impressed with the area that he wrote in his diary: When Stirling returned to establish the colony in 1829 he created three settlements: Fremantle as the port; Perth, Western Australia">Perth as the major commercial and political centre; and Guildford on the southern end of the Swan Valley region. Descendants of many of the early families still r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of tanks known as tank farms. Wineries may have existed as long as 8,000 years ago. Ancient history The earliest known evidence of winemaking at a relatively large scale, if not evidence of actual wineries, has been found in the Middle East. In 2011 a team of archaeologists discovered a 6000 year old wine press in a cave in the Areni region of Armenia, and identified the site as a small winery. Previously, in the northern Zagros Mountains in Iran, jars over 7000 years old were discovered to contain tartaric acid crystals (a chemical marker of wine), providing evidence of winemaking in that region. Archaeological excavations in the southern Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli uncovered eviden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockridge, Western Australia
Lockridge is a suburb of Perth, in the Bassendean division of Western Australia, and the City of Swan local government area. Land was first granted in the area to Edward Hamersley in 1837. Lockridge's name is derived from that of Lockeridge House, a property built by Edward Hamersley's son, Samuel Hamersley, in 1874. Part of what is now Lockridge, which became the Pyrton Estate, was bought by the Western Australian government during the Soldier settlement scheme in the 1920s. In 1969, the State Housing Commission purchased to begin residential development in the area. An urban renewal project was undertaken in the late 1990s. At the 2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incr ... the suburb had a population of 3,467. Local amenities include Rosher Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Swan
The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business district. The City covers an area of 1,042 km² (which is 19.4% of the Perth Metro area) and had an estimated population of 155,653 in 2020. 32.7% of the City of Swan population was born overseas, compared with 36.1% for Greater Perth. The largest non-English speaking country of birth in the City of Swan was India, where 3.1% of the population, or 4,163 people, were born. History The City of Swan was formed on 20 February 1970 as the Shire of Swan with the amalgamation of the Shire of Swan-Guildford and the Town of Midland. It assumed its current name when it gained city status on 25 April 2000. On 1 July 2016 the portion of Noranda north of Widgee Road was transferred to the City of Bayswater. Wards The City of Swan is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
