Osborne Park, Western Australia
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Osborne Park is a suburb of Perth
, Western Australia
. Its Local Government Area
is the City of Stirling.
Osborne Park was named after William Osborne, a butcher who owned an abattoir on Wanneroo Road and was elected to the Perth Road Board (the City of Stirling's predecessor), in 1875.
The suburb was originally full of market garden
s, due to rich peat
y soil from the swamp
s between Lake Monger and Herdsman Lake. The area was popular among Chinese and Italian settlers. The suburb was founded by a private trading concern and had a tram
service in the early 1900s through an extension of the Perth tram system
from the end of the Leederville
line. The suburb is now served by Glendalough train station on the Joondalup line.
Osborne Park became a residential suburb after World War II
, but by the 1980s, it was predominantly an industrial area, with only the north-eastern area still residential. Many warehouses and small businesses are located in Osborne Park, as well as larger retailers such as Harvey Norman
, Officeworks
, IGA formaley Supa Valu and Action Supermarkets.
The Acts 2 Bible College of Mission and Evangelisation is also located here.
Main Street in Osborne Park is the Cafe, Shopping and Business strip hosting Cafes such as Amaretto, Cafe Bellini, Siderno and Villa Picasso. The Osborne Park shopping centre consists of major tenant IGA, Australia Post, Flight Centre, Montello Gourmet Deli, Benny's Meats Butcher, Salvia Hair design, Capellis Mens hair, Shoes Repairs/Cobler. Next to the Osborne Park Shopping Centre is a family owned Osborne Park Hotel/Pub/Restaurant and Harry Brownes Liquor Store and Drive through Bottle Mart.
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....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. Its Local Government Area
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...
is the City of Stirling.
Osborne Park was named after William Osborne, a butcher who owned an abattoir on Wanneroo Road and was elected to the Perth Road Board (the City of Stirling's predecessor), in 1875.
The suburb was originally full of market garden
Market garden
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. It is distinguishable from other types of farming by the diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically, from under one acre ...
s, due to rich peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
y soil from the swamp
Swamp
A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a large number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp...
s between Lake Monger and Herdsman Lake. The area was popular among Chinese and Italian settlers. The suburb was founded by a private trading concern and had a tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
service in the early 1900s through an extension of the Perth tram system
Trams in Perth, Western Australia
The Perth tramway network once served Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, linking its central business district with many of its inner suburbs, especially on the north side of the Swan River....
from the end of the Leederville
Leederville, Western Australia
Leederville is a locality within the City of Vincent within the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia.It is home to Aranmore Catholic College, The Schools of Isolated and Distance Education, Central Institute of Technology Leederville Campus and St Mary's Church.-External...
line. The suburb is now served by Glendalough train station on the Joondalup line.
Osborne Park became a residential suburb after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, but by the 1980s, it was predominantly an industrial area, with only the north-eastern area still residential. Many warehouses and small businesses are located in Osborne Park, as well as larger retailers such as Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based retailer of electrical, computer, furniture, entertainment and bedding goods. It is effectively a franchise and the main brand owned by Harvey Norman Holdings Limited...
, Officeworks
Officeworks
Officeworks is a chain of Australian office supplies stores which was established in the early 1990s by Coles Myer...
, IGA formaley Supa Valu and Action Supermarkets.
The Acts 2 Bible College of Mission and Evangelisation is also located here.
Main Street in Osborne Park is the Cafe, Shopping and Business strip hosting Cafes such as Amaretto, Cafe Bellini, Siderno and Villa Picasso. The Osborne Park shopping centre consists of major tenant IGA, Australia Post, Flight Centre, Montello Gourmet Deli, Benny's Meats Butcher, Salvia Hair design, Capellis Mens hair, Shoes Repairs/Cobler. Next to the Osborne Park Shopping Centre is a family owned Osborne Park Hotel/Pub/Restaurant and Harry Brownes Liquor Store and Drive through Bottle Mart.