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Pioneer Park or Pioneer Reserve is a public park situated between Pakenham, Short, Phillimore and
Pioneer Park or Pioneer Reserve is a public park situated between Pakenham, Short, Phillimore and Market
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Streets in Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australi ...
. It is across the road from the Fremantle Railway Station
Fremantle railway station is the terminus of Transperth's Fremantle line in Western Australia.
History
The original Fremantle station opened in Cliff Street on 1 March 1881 as the terminus of the Eastern Railway to Guildford via Perth. As ...
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The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is located at 1–9 Short Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, in Pioneer Park, Fremantle, Pioneer Park, opposite the Fremantle railway station.
History
The building was constructed as a commercial building in 1 ...
is located within the park.
The name was made after the area ceased to be associated with the earlier names of ''Uglieland Fairground'' and '' Uglyland''. The fairground had operated between 1922 and 1936 and was opened as the Pioneer Reserve by governor James Mitchell in 1942.
As the park adjoins Short Street on its south side it has also been known as part of the Short Street Precinct and has also been the site of archaeological digs.
In 2021 the park was utilised by homeless people, and their presence created significant reactions from local government and state politicians in the months before the Western Australian 2021 state election.
References
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