East Perth, Western Australia
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Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, located next to the Perth CBD.
Primarily an industrial area in the early twentieth century, it was the location of the East Perth gas works, East Perth Power Station
East Perth Power Station
The East Perth Power Station is a disused power station located in East Perth, Western Australia.The site consists of a complex of industrial buildings occupying more than 8.5 hectares, bounded by East Parade, Summers Street, the Swan River and the Graham Farmer Freeway.-History:The Power Station...
(which was decommissioned and the building is being renovated for other purposes), the East Perth railway yard, and East Perth engine sheds.
A considerable number of industrial and run down residential properties in this suburb, east of Lord Street, have been changed to modern residential units, although the administration by the East Perth Redevelopment Authority has protested against these alterations.
Cemetery
East Perth is the location of Perth's significant early colonial era cemeteryEast Perth Cemeteries
East Perth Cemeteries is a now disused complex of seven independently administered cemeteries in East Perth, Western Australia. It is estimated that as many as 10,000 people were buried there between 1830 and 1919; however, only around 800 gravesites have been identified...
, which contains graves of many early colonial families. Its condition is marginal due to the loss of many headstones and lack of adequate record of graves, only 800 of the estimated 10,000 grave sites have been identified.
From the early 1980s, virtually all of the residential properties on the western side of Lord Street became home to commercial enterprises, and remain either as the single or duplex dwellings previously inhabited mostly by migrant families.
Railway
The former East Perth railway yard and engine sheds were removed in the 1960s and have been redeveloped into the Railway headquarters - consolidating a very scattered system of offices and sections for the railways.East Perth
East Perth railway station
East Perth railway station is a Transperth railway station 1.9 km from Perth Train Station, on the Midland Line in Perth, Western Australia.It is next to the East Perth Terminal and Public Transport Centre, in Western Australia....
serves as the main hub for country and interstate rail services and Road Coach services. Departing from the station are services such as the Prospector
Transwa Prospector
The Transwa Prospector is a standard-gauge passenger train operated by Transwa that runs between Perth, Western Australia, and the Goldfields town of Kalgoorlie.-History:...
, Avonlink
Transwa Avonlink
The AvonLink is a standard gauge passenger train operated by Transwa that operates between Perth, Western Australia and the Avon Valley. It provides one service in each direction every weekday, to and from the regional town of Northam, and since 2004, has provided three extended services a week to...
, tourist trains, and the most famous train in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the Indian Pacific.
The original East Perth railway station
East Perth railway station
East Perth railway station is a Transperth railway station 1.9 km from Perth Train Station, on the Midland Line in Perth, Western Australia.It is next to the East Perth Terminal and Public Transport Centre, in Western Australia....
is now called Claisebrook
Claisebrook railway station, Perth
Claisebrook is a Transperth railway station 1300 metres from Perth, in Western Australia, on the Armadale/Thornlie and Midland lines.-History:...
, and while it has the same number of platforms that it did in the 1960s, the original buildings have given way to modern shelters.
Sports
Sporting attractions include the WACA GroundWACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
and Gloucester Park
Gloucester Park
Gloucester Park is a harness racing course in Perth, Western Australia. In the suburb of East Perth, the oval course is adjacent to the WACA Ground...
Trotting Ground.
Educational facilities include Trinity College
Trinity College, Perth
Trinity College, is an independent day school for boys, located in East Perth, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962, Trinity is a school in the Edmund Rice Tradition. and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River foreshore...
,a day school for boys, years 4 - 12.
The postcode is 6004.
Resources
- Bodycoat, Ronald. (1993) East Perth heritage study : prepared for the East Perth Development AuthorityEast Perth, W.A. The Authority. 2 volumes (Volume 1 only held in Battye Library).