Local Government
Cambridge
Region
Metropolitan
101 Tate Street West Leederville
Bob Hawke's House (fmr), 101 Tate St, West Leederville
Cambridge
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1929
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State Register | Registered | 17 Aug 2021 |
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The place was the home of Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, during his formative years from of the age of ten to twenty-four (1939 to 1953) and continued to be the residence of his parents until 1981. Bob Hawke became a notable union leader through the 1960s and 1970s, President of the ACTU 1969-1980, President of the ALP 1973-1978, Federal member for Wills 1980-1991 and Prime Minister of Australia 1983-1991;
As a modest residence in a typical suburban street, the place helps tell a story of a lower middle class family raising a son to become one of Australia’s most recognisable and, for a time, powerful figures, and demonstrates the influence of Bob Hawke’s family in shaping the public figure he became;
The place is rare as a Western Australian residence closely associated with an Australian Prime Minister, only two of whom to date have had strong links to Western Australia;
the place is associated with long-serving Western Australian politician Bert Hawke, Premier from 1953 to 1959, who inspired and mentored his nephew Bob towards a political career; and,
The place is a good, intact example of a residence from the Inter-War period which remains largely unaltered, retaining a high number of original internal features including: varnished joinery; light switches and door hardware; figurative lead light stained glass and ripple glass; and a sleepout on the rear verandah, as well as external features such as the outhouse and laundry.
The place comprises a 1929 single storey, brick and tile residence, together with what appears to be a contemporary brick outhouse and a modified weatherboard laundry. These are located on a 612.6m2 suburban block, which abuts Tate Street along the eastern boundary and Wisher Lane along the western boundary.
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Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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12007 | Bob Hawke's House : 101 Tate Street, Leederville | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2023 |
Individual Building or Group
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Inter-War California Bungalow |
Federation Bungalow |
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Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Government & politics |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
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