Peace Park

Author

City of Cockburn

Place Number

15694

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Location

Spearwood Av Spearwood

Location Details

West of Avenue

Local Government

Cockburn

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1986

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Apr 2020	Category C	Category C Significant Contributes to the heritage of the locality. Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible.
Statewide War Memorial Survey	Completed	01 May 1996			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Peace Park is associated with the City of Cockburn’s policy of encouraging proactive associations with the people of Japan.
Peace Park is an attractive green space in the middle of a residential area.
Peace Park is physically associated with the War Memorial at Beale Park, and together they serve as a reminder of the consequences of war.

Physical Description

Peace Park is a park covered in a species of small conifers that provide a dense forest like appearance. It is set opposite Beale Park, which holds a War Memorial for all those people involved in wars since World War II.
An avenue of trees down Spearwood Avenue were individually planted by various representatives from the Japanese Consulate or the City of Cockburn marking Hiroshima Day.

History

Peace Park was an initiative of the City of Cockburn recognising the need for an association with modern Japan. The park is thought to be the idea of Cockburn’s Head Gardener, Laurie Murnane. Peace Park was opened with a commemoration ceremony on 1 July 1986. The tree planting ceremony was performed by the Vice Consul for Japan, Mr T. Otani. Subsequently trees were planted each year in August until 1989 to mark Hiroshima Day, the day the nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: High

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Laurie Murnane	Architect	1986	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	C Day; "Oral History Interview with Wally Hagan, Cockburn resident since 1923".		7 April 2002

Place Type

Urban Park

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Original Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

11 Apr 2000

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Approved

Last Update

20 Dec 2019

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