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Orange Grove, Western Australia
Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells. Despite the name, Bickley Pumpback Dam, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River. This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of . It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Dam (Western Australia), Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality. Transport Bus * 279 Maddington Central to Kalamunda bus station, Kalamunda Bus Station – serves Kelvin Road References External links Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Gosnells {{PerthAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Forrestfield
Forrestfield is an Electoral districts of Western Australia, electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia, based in the eastern suburbs of Perth. Geography Based in the eastern suburbs of Perth, the district has a north–south elongation covering three separate built up areas. In the north, the district takes in the suburbs of High Wycombe, Western Australia, High Wycombe, Maida Vale, Western Australia, Maida Vale and a small part of Gooseberry Hill, Western Australia, Gooseberry Hill; in the middle it covers most of Forrestfield, Western Australia, Forrestfield, Wattle Grove, Western Australia, Wattle Grove and part of Kewdale, Western Australia, Kewdale; whilst to the south is the suburb of Kenwick, Western Australia, Kenwick plus part of Maddington, Western Australia, Maddington and Orange Grove, Western Australia, Orange Grove. History Forrestfield was first contested at the 2008 Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canning Mills, Western Australia
Canning Mills is a suburb of Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ..., Western Australia in the City of Kalamunda. The suburb was gazetted on 22 September 1972. Its name relates to the Canning River. It was the terminus and main destination of the Canning Jarrah Timber Company-constructed Upper Darling Range railway during the early stages of its operation until 1912 when the line was extended.''Opening of railway extension Canning Mills to Karragullen'' Swan express, (16 Aug. 1912), p. 8a-d References External links Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Darling Range Suburbs in the City of Kalamunda {{PerthAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamunda Bus Station
Kalamunda bus station is a Transperth bus station located next to the Kalamunda Central shopping centre in Kalamunda, Western Australia. It has four stands and is served by eight Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Buses in Perth, Transperth bus services under contract to the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia), Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems. History On 21 .... Kalamunda bus station opened in September 1982. In 2009, the bus station was redeveloped with more modern bus shelters, new stands, full accessibility, improved lighting and better signage. Bus routes References {{TransperthBusStations, state=collapsed Transperth bus stations Kalamunda, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Dam (Western Australia)
The Victoria Dam is a water supply dam providing water for the city of Perth, Western Australia. It is situated on the Darling Scarp near Lesmurdie, and crosses Munday Brook. Two dams have stood at the present site; the older dam was the first permanent water supply for the colony and also the first dam in Western Australia. It stood for almost 100 years before being replaced with the current dam. Old Victoria Dam (1891–1990) Prior to the constriction of the dam, residents of Perth sourced their drinking water from wells, natural bodies of water and rainwater tanks. With the growth in the population of Perth and Fremantle, concerns about water quality, pollution and adequate sewage disposal became widespread. Decades of proposals for sewage disposal and water supply systems followed, coupled with disagreement between the Town Councils and the Colony Government about responsibility for this area. An extensive water supply scheme was eventually compiled by the civil engi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canning River
The Canning River ( or ) is a major tributary of the Swan River in the South West Land Division of Western Australia. It is home to much wildlife including dolphins, pelicans, swans and many other bird species. Source and route With headwaters on the Darling Scarp, the Canning meanders through suburbs of Perth on the Swan Coastal Plain, including Cannington, Thornlie, Riverton, Shelley, Rossmoyne and Mount Pleasant, before joining the Swan at Melville Water just downstream of the Canning Bridge. Bridges * Canning Bridge * Mount Henry Bridge * Shelley Bridge * Riverton Bridge * Kent Street Weir Bridge * Greenfield Street Bridge * Canning River Downstream Bridge * Canning River Upstream Bridge * Djarlgarra Bridge Easthbound * Djarlgarra Bridge Westbound * unnamed railway bridge * Royal Street Bridge * unnamed pedestrian bridge * Burslem Bridge * unnamed railway bridge * Jenna Biddi Footbridge * unnamed railway bridge * unnamed pedestrian bridge * Cargeeg Bridge * u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bickley Pumpback Dam
Bickley Pumpback Dam, known also as the ''Lower Bickley Brook reservoir'', is located in Perth, Western Australia. Bickley Bickley is a district and a local government electoral ward in South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south east of Charing Cross, bordering Elmstead to the north, Chislehurst to the n ... is a suburb situated on the Darling Scarp. It was constructed in 1921 to improve Perth's water supply; the executive engineer on the project was Arthur Hillman. The dam site was also used as a campsite for children in the 1950s. The water collected in the dam was at one time pumped back into Victoria Dam, where it was treated, then gravitated or pumped into the metropolitan trunk main system for distribution. However the current quality of the water, collected within the reservoir, is considered unsuitable for consumption. As such it is no longer transferred for addition to Perth's Integrated Water Supply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Gosnells
The City of Gosnells is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located northwest of Armadale and about southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of , a portion of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east, and had a population of approximately 118,500 at the 2016 Census. The largest activity centre in the City is the Central Maddington shopping centre. District centres exist in the Gosnells town centre, Thornlie and Canning Vale. History The name Gosnells dates back to 1862 when Charles Gosnell who was the owner of London cosmetic company John Gosnell & Co., bought Canning location 16 from the Davis family who were the original grantees in 1829. While the purchase of the land was a personal investment by Charles Gosnell, when the land was sold to developers in 1903 the developers used the association to the well known cosmetic company, claiming it had boug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The Extremes on Earth#Other places considered the most remote, world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth metropolitan region, Perth's 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 its #Central business district, central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth was founded by James Stirling (Royal Navy officer), Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. The city is situated on the traditional lands of the Whadju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin, Western Australia
Martin is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells. It was named in 1974 after a pioneer family of the Gosnells district, and in particular Edward Victor Martin who had served for 37 years on the council. Martin was formerly the location of the popular tourist attraction Cohuna Koala Park owned and run by the Sorbello family at 322 Mills Road East. International visitors such as Sir David Attenborough, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ... and Colonel Harland Sanders visited Cohuna during its time located in Martin. The site is now the location of the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre. Transport Bus * 228 Gosnells Station to Thornlie Station – serves Gosnells Road References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Kalamunda
Kalamunda is an Electoral districts of Western Australia, electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. Politically, the district is a marginal one. Based on the results of the 2005 Western Australian state election, 2005 state election, the seat was created with a Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division), Liberal Party majority of 50.2% to 49.8% versus the Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch), Labor Party. History Kalamunda was first created for the 1974 Western Australian state election, 1974 election and abolished ahead of the 1989 Western Australian state election, 1989 election. Despite the name, the seat was actually centred on Greenmount, Western Australia, Greenmount in the eastern Hills region, and Kalamunda, Western Australia, Kalamunda itself was split between the Kalamunda seat and the neighbouring Electoral district of Darling Range, Darling Range. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddington, Western Australia
Maddington is a suburb 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, within the City of Gosnells local government area. Maddington is a mixed-use suburb containing major residential, retail and industrial sections as well as some semi-rural areas. Unusual amongst the surrounding suburbs Maddington still retains several vineyards and orchards from when the locality was used for agricultural purposes. Maddington has a railway station and like numerous other centres, has been engaging in transit-oriented development planning. History During the 19th century, Maddington was owned by John Randall Phillips, one of the wealthier colonists to arrive in Perth during the 1830s. Maddington Park, which Phillips named after a town in Wiltshire, England, was subdivided 70 years later as Perth dealt with the population explosion following the gold rush. Maddington Park became "Maddington" – an area of varied agricult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmel, Western Australia
Carmel is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda. Prior to 1949 it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range railway. The railway siding was originally known as Green's Landing after Perth businessman Levi Green, who had moved into the area in 1844. In 1915, the name Carmel, meaning "park" or "garden of God" in Hebrew, was adopted. The transmission tower for Network 10 Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK & Australia division and is one of the five national free-to-a ... in Perth is located here. References External links Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Kalamunda {{PerthAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
