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
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 loc ...
, 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 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 ...
, which was later utilised as a motor-raceway.
References
{{City of Swan suburbs
External links
Caversham Suburb Profilefrom Link House and Land.
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan