St Augustine's Anglican Church

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Queens Park Memorial Hall (site)

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Cannington Fire Station (fmr)

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House, 273 George Street, a single storey, residential building constructed of weatherboard and iron, has significance for the following reasons: The place is associated with the development of City of Canning in the Inter-War years when Queens Park was primarily made up of rural properties; and, The place makes a positive contribution to the streetscape and is a tangible reminder of the City of Canning’s growth in the Inter-War period. Aesthetic Value: House, 273 George Street, as a relatively intact Inter-War weatherboard workers’ cottage, makes a positive contribution to the streetscape. Historic Values: House, 273 George Street represents the history of growth in the City of Canning in the Inter-War years, when Queens Park was transforming from a rural area to a suburban residential area. Social Values: House, 273 George Street contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the history of the City of Canning. Rarity: House, 273 George Street is rare in the City of Canning as an example of Inter-War workers’ cottage. Representativeness: The place is a representative example of an Inter-War workers’ cottage.

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House, 273 George Street is a timber framed, weatherboard cottage that has a simple rectangular plan form. The corrugated steel hipped roof has clipped eaves and exposed rafters. There is a red brick chimney with corbels on the west hip, and rear skillion The main façade has a central door flanked by symmetrical casement windows, with a full width skillion roofed verandah. The symmetry of the composition is affected by an infilled sleep out on the east end. The house is set back approximately 3 metres from the boundary, behind a reconstructed picket fence. The lot has been subdivided into three. The steel storage shed/ garage to the northern side intrudes on the setting of the place.

History

Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine, after Woodlupine Creek. This was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. The railway station opened in 1899. The suburb’s name changed in 1912 to Queens Park, said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Later, some of it became East Cannington and St James. The Queens Park Primary School opened in 1906 to serve children of the surrounding area, which was made up of rural properties such as poultry farms, piggeries, market gardens and orchards. Sister Kate’s was established in 1934, at that time only accessible via a sandy track. It was not until the Post-War period that the rural nature of Queens Park changed into the residential suburb, with rapid growth and development occurring from 1950 into the 1960s. Aerial photographs show that 273 George Street was built before 1953. In 2005 the lot was subdivided, and two new houses were built with driveway access from McIntosh Street. Comparative places: There are some Inter-War workers’ cottages in the City of Canning; none so far identified for the LHS.

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St Josephs School

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The entry portico at St Josephs School, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the portico is the only surviving remnant of the original 1936 school building, which was demolished between 2008-2010 as part of the expansion of the school; and the development of the School represents the development and role of education and the Catholic Church in the community since the 1930s.

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The original school building was a single storey brick and tile structure fronting Railway Parade. It had a hipped roof with a central red brick entrance portico, from which two wings extended. The two wings had exposed red brick to sill height with rendered brick above. There was a regular arrangement of timber sliding sash windows with mullion detailing. Groups of windows were separated by exposed brick piers, which ran from the ground to the underside of the eaves. Due to significant demolition works, the portico is the only remaining element of the original school building and is adorned with a cross and the words “Saint Josephs School”. The replacement building has a skillion roof form, which rises to the centre of the building behind the entrance portico. It has regular casement windows set within a brick wall. Under the window sills there is feature red brick work.

History

Roman Catholic education was established in Western Australia in 1846 when the Sister of Mercy were brought out by Bishop Brady as a teaching order. The Congregation of Sisters of Mercy was founded in 1831 by Catherine McAuley. Inspired by their foundress Catherine McAuley who had devoted herself and a substantial inheritance to the relief and education of the poor. Responding to the need of the fledgling colony where supposedly thousands of European children and two million Aboriginals "awaited the bread of instruction", the Sisters of Mercy established the pioneer teaching order in Western Australia. In 1898 the Sisters of Mercy established a Convent at Victoria Park for the parish, which at the time extended from South Perth to Armadale and including the Queens Park area. In 1912, a ‘station’ church called St Joseph’s at Queens Park was built. In 1915 the St Joseph’s Church/School was established with Sisters traveling daily from Victoria Park. In 1922, the Queens Park became a parish in its own right and 5 years later a Convent was opened along Railway Parade. The school continued and as the number of pupils increased the need for proper classrooms became imperative. The subject site for the school was purchased by the Catholic Church from the previous owner Mr J. Walsh, who subsequently donated some of the money back towards the proposed school buildings. The present school was opened and blessed by Archbishop Prendiville in 1936. In a statement made at the opening of the school, the then Archbishop of Perth (Dr. Prendiville) set out that the ‘Roman Catholic Church was saving the Government between £9 and £10 per year for each child educated in its schools. The Archbishop said that not many people realised that there were over 200,000 children in Catholic schools.’ Two further classrooms were added in 1955 and opened in 1956. Between 2008 and 2010 the building was demolished with the exception of the entry portico.

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Integrity - Good; still used as a school Authenticity - Low: the majority of the original building has been demolished

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Coronation Hotel, Queens Park

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Listed for Demolition and replaced with housing units

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Queens Park Worship Centre & Hall

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St Norbert College & St Joseph's Priory

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St Norbert College, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: It has social and historic significance to the City of Canning and to the Queens Park area in particular reflecting the role of the Catholic Church in the community and in the area of education in particular. St Norbert College is of significance to the Roman Catholic Church representing the establishment of the Norbertine Fathers in Western Australia.

Physical Description

The College comprises a complex of several buildings contributing the site’s function as a secondary school. Individual buildings have not been assessed to be of specific architectural significance and generally comprise blond or dark brick with either tile or corrugated sheet roofs. The buildings have aluminium windows. The buildings have a generous 15-metre setback from Treasure Street. Within the setback are mature trees and manicured lawns.

History

St Norbert College was founded in 1965 by the Norbertine Fathers. The Norbertines were originally a French order, which was re-established in Ireland in 1924. The order established a priory in Western Australia in 1960 in York however there was little need for a school in the York area due to the proximity of Bindoon and New Norcia. In 1964, Archbishop Prendiville invited the Norbertine Canons to establish a boys’ school in Queens Park. The College opened in 1965. St Norbert College was officially blessed by the Rt. Rev. F C Colwell O Praem, Abbot of Kilnacrott, on 7 February 1965. In that year, less than thirty students were enrolled in one Year 6 class. The school has developed to consist of a number of classrooms and ancillary buildings constructed over the period of its history. The following provides a summary of the physical development of the school: 1966 Priory opened and blessed by Archbishop Prendiville 1967 Four new classrooms constructed 1971 Swimming pool completed 1979 McMullen Centre (D Block) blessed and opened by Archbishop Goody Connell Block (C. Block) opened by Senator Fred Chaney Dawkins Centre (E Block) completed 1980 Devine Centre (A Block) Blessed by Archbishop Goody and opened by Premier Sir Charles Court 1984 Premantre Library and Xanten Centre for performing arts blessed by Archbishop Foley and opened by Bob Pearce MLA Minister for Education 2008 New Science facilities and a refurbished Administration Centre were completed 2010 To accommodate increased enrolment a cafeteria/canteen and improved restroom facilities were constructed In 1966, two Norbertines formed the Staff, with Father Anderson as Headmaster. In the Year 2005, 50 teaching staff were supported by 22 other full time and part time staff members (administrative and maintenance staff) which provides evidence of the evolution of the College. In 2015, it was reported that there were approximately 56 teaching staff, 25 administration and maintenance staff serving 860 students.

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Integrity - High Authenticity - High

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The Chapel of the Guardian Angel

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05068 Sister Kate's Children's Home (fmr)

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The Chapel of the Guardian Angel, a small red brick church with a steeply pitched clay tile roof and a small steeple, designed in the Inter-War Old English style and located on the site of the cottage-based Aboriginal childcare facility formerly known as the Sister Kate’s Children’s Home has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: constructed in 1937, it was the Christian focus of Sister’s Kate’s Children's Home, founded for Aboriginal children in 1934 by Sister Katherine Mary Clutterbuck, (Sister Kate) and Miss Phoebe Ruth Lefroy. As such it was associated with the role of the Anglican sisters and with Aboriginal childcare services in Western Australia since that time; it is a highly intact, finely detailed and executed building in the Inter- War Old English style, designed by Marshall Clifton and George Herbert Parry, of the architectural firm Parry & Clifton; Sister Kate’s Children’s Home (fmr) with its driveway flanked by mature pines, areas featuring mature palms, the oak tree planted by Sister Kate and other mature introduced and indigenous trees, comprises a visually pleasing cultural environment. it is located on the site of the former Sister Kate’s Children’s Home and as such is valued by the general community for provision of childcare services, and by Aboriginal communities in particular as a home for Aboriginal children, including some children removed from their families under previous government policies; and, it is valued by a number of former residents of Sister Kate’s Children’s Home who continue to visit and care for the place.

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The site of the Chapel is bounded by Treasure Road to the south, Hamilton Street to the north and Cross Street to the east, in Queens Park. Access to the property is via long driveways from either Cross Street or Treasure Road. The chapel is well setback from the street on an area of grass and surrounded by scattered trees. It is largely concealed by single storey blond brick and Colorbond units, which were constructed in 2010. The Chapel was constructed in 1937 in the Inter-War Old English style. It is a single storey face brick building, with a steeply pitched clay tile roof and a small steeple. There are terracotta vents. On the western end of the building there are a series of projecting bricks in the shape of a cross above a stone panel inscribed with the words, 'To the Glory of God May 10th 1937’. Windows are steel-framed and clear glazed with gothic arched heads.

History

Sister Kate's Childrens Home was established by Katherine Mary Clutterbuck (Sister Kate) in Queens Park in 1934. The home provided cottage style accommodation for children of part Aboriginal descent. Sister Kate was born in Wiltshire, England in 1860 and joined the Kilburn Sisters (Church of England sisterhood) who ran an orphanage in London in 1883. In 1901 she came to Australia with four other sisters and twenty-two orphans and in 1903 founded the Parkerville Childrens Home. Sister Kate's home in Queens Park was founded after Sister Kate retired from Parkerville at the age of seventy-two. In 1934 Sister Kate was awarded the OBE in recognition of her work with children. Sister Kate died in 1946. In June 1934, Sister Kate and Ruth Lefroy, with ten school-aged children, moved the home to a site on Railway Street (now Treasure Road), Queen’s Park where they had built, with the help of private supporters and fundraising, a six-roomed cottage named ‘Myola.’ In 1935, a kitchen and a second cottage, 'Friendly Cottage' were built on the site to accommodate smaller children. In 1937, fund-raising resulted in some landscaping around the chapel and the building of an internal road. The Chapel of the Guardian Angel was apparently a personal gift to Sister Kate from Jack Crossland who also donated the land to her. The chapel was also designed by architects Parry and Clifton.

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Assessment: Not classified by NTWA Other names: Manguri Chapel Architect/designer: Marshall Clifton Construction: 1937

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Sister Kate's Children's Home (fmr)

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Sister Kate's Childrens Home is of State and local significance representing the work of Sister Kate and her assistants and supporters in the care of Aboriginal and part-Aboriginal children from the turn of the century. The Queens Park home is significant as a remarkable achievement of Sister Kate during the later years of her life. Sister Kate's home, now Manguri, is of historic and social significance to the development of Western Australia for its continuing role in providing community services for Aboriginal people. It is of particular significance to those members of the community that grew up there which has included some well known Western Australian citizens, for example footballer Graham 'Polly' Farmer.

History

Sister Kate's Childrens Home was established by Katherine Mary Clutterbuck (Sister Kate) in Queens Park in 1934. The home provided cottage style accommodation for children of part Aboriginal descent. Sister Kate was born in Wiltshire, England in 1860 and joined the Kilburn Sisters (Church of England sisterhood) who ran an orphanage in London in 1883. In 1901 she came to Australia with four other sisters and twenty-two orphans and in 1903 founded the Parkerville Childrens Home. Sister Kate's home in Queens Park was founded after Sister Kate retired from Parkerville at the age of seventy-two. In 1934 Sister Kate was awarded the OBE in recognition of her work with children. Sister Kate died in 1946.(Maloney 1964) In 1934 accommodation at Queens Park consisted of a six roomed cottage named Myola. A second cottage known as Nursery Cottage was constructed in 1935. Both have since been demolished. In 1936/7 a Corrigan farmer donated land and money to build a hospital and the chapel and the Virgillians led by Mary Durack planted an avenue of pines and landscaped the crescent shaped road known as Virgillian Avenue. The kindergarten was built in 1938. A number of cottages have been constructed on the site over the years some of which have subsequently been demolished. One of those remaining is Memorial Cottage built in 1948 in memory of Miss Lefroy, one of Sister Kate's dedicated assistants.(Maloney 1964) In 1956 the home was taken over by the Presbyterian Church. A number of cottages were built during the 1960s and in 1964 the home comprised six cottages occupied by seventy-two children. (Maloney 1964) In 1972/3 two new cottages were constructed to an unusual circular design. These cottages were named Myola (after the first cottage on the site) and Elouera and opened in 1972 and 1973 respectively. The site is currently occupied by the Uniting Church Aboriginal child care agency Manguri and the chapel is used by the Aboriginal Evangelical Fellowship of Australia.

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Chapel- 1937 Alterations: No Intactness of fabric: Internal and external fabric intact. The building also contains original furniture and fittings and items relating to the development and history of the home. Comdition: Good Kindergarten-1939 Alterations: The building has been extended. Condition: Good Memorial Cottage-1948 Alterations: Fibro. infill to verandahs. Intactness of fabric: Fair Condition: Good Myola & Elouera-1972/3 Alterations: No Intactness of fabric: Good Condition: Good

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Queens Park Primary School and House

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Queens Park Primary School and former Teachers’ Quarters, a complex of buildings established from 1906, has heritage significance for the following reasons: It is relatively rare as a surviving group of school buildings from 1906 built to a design by Hillson Beasley, PWD Chief Architect 1905-1917; It has aesthetic value for the Federation era architectural style and forms a local landmark in the Treasure Road streetscape; The former Teacher’s Quarters has significance as a rare surviving example of a PWD designed Federation Bungalow purpose built for the Head Teacher who lived on site, a system no longer practised; and, The school has social value to the thousands of students, teachers and families associated with the place from 1906 to today.

Physical Description

The Queens Park Primary School complex consists of buildings dating from 1906. The Teacher’s Quarters are original classroom block (1906-1914) both remain. Classroom Blocks (1906-1914; 1938; 1950-1959; c. 1975; c. 1990; 2010) The first classroom was a brick and painted stucco building with a corrugated iron roof in the Federation Free Style. The face brick is broken up by a horizontal stucco band at window sill height, and the three vertical windows extended to the eaves height. The roof is hipped, with a tall face brick corbelled chimney. The additional classrooms to 1914 were built in the same materials and style. Later wings have shorter, plain chimneys, and the painted stucco extends from ground to sill height with face brick above. The southwest and southeast corners of the classroom blocks have a painted stucco feature that wraps around both sides of the corner. From Treasure Road, air conditioning units are visible on the street side of the hipped roof and are visually intrusive. Teacher’s Quarters (former) (1906; extended 1908) The former Teacher’s Quarters is a single storey, red brick, former house with a hipped corrugated metal roof. It is built of the same materials as the earliest classrooms, with red brick broken up by a painted stucco and at window sill height. The roof is hipped with a timber battened gable above a projecting bay with two sash windows, and another sash window under the verandah. The roof has been reclad. The front door is under the skillion verandah roof and there is a second, plain door (not an original opening) adjacent. The skillion verandah is supported on simple square timber posts with a simple valance and bracket detail. There is no boundary fence, and a curbed garden bed with a mature tree in front of the projecting bay is the only landscaping, with the remainder sealed for carparking. The place forms part of the larger Queens Park Primary School and grounds. The interior spaces and the school grounds have not been assessed as part of this Place Record.

History

Queens Park Primary School was opened in 1905 in a local church hall; with the purpose-built classroom ready for opening in 1906. Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine. Woodlupine Creek was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. (Woodlupine Primary School, Forrestfield, website) The railway station opened in 1899. In 1903 a Progress Association was formed to advance the interests of the community: A meeting of ratepayers of Woodlupine was held in the Jubilee Hall on Monday evening, for the purpose of forming a progress association. The chair was occupied by Mr. R. H. Newman. On the motion of Mr. Weeks, a progress association was formed, to be called the “Woodlupine District Progress Association.” A number of members were enrolled, and the following gentlemen were elected by ballot, as an executive committee: - Messrs. A. S. Keely. L. A. Weeks, G. A. Farmer, C. J. Everett. P. Whelan J. Tolley, and P. G. Clarke. Mr. E. Copping was elected honorary secretary and treasurer. (Western Mail, 23 May 1903, p. 18.) In 1905 at the Progress Association meeting, members discussed the need for a local school: The first important matter undertaken was a request to the Government to open a State school. The Education Department sent two of its officers to meet the members for the purpose of selecting a site for a permanent school. This was done, and an amount has been put on the Estimates for its erection. In the meantime, arrangements were made to carry on the State school temporarily in the Congregational Church, Railway-street, and at the time the members of the Association pledged themselves to pay rent of building, 8s. per week. (The West Australian, 29 April 1905, p. 9.) The Woodlupine School was at first held in the Congregational Church, opening on 23 February 1905. There were no other facilities such as cloak rooms, toilets or shelter sheds. The church which was not much more than a shed. Made of corrugated iron, it was very hot in summer, and in the winter student numbers dropped off because, with no fireplace, it was cold and draughty. The government leased a nearby house to accommodate the teacher, Mr Donald Gollagher. Meanwhile, on 15 February 1905, three acres of land in Canning Location 2, Lot 292, on Railway Street (now Treasure Road), was purchased by the government from Thomas Tate and James Channon for £55 to build the new Woodlupine State School and Teacher’s Quarters. The Public Works Department’s design generally following a standard plan, for which the Assistant, and later Chief Architect, Hillson Beasley is particularly noted. This model allowed for new classrooms to be added easily and arose out of the sudden demand for large numbers of schools to provide facilities for the expanding population at the end of the 1800s due to the gold boom. Designed to take into account factors of materials and location and considerations of climatic responsiveness, the standardised plan was just one of the initiatives of the relatively new Education Department which had been established in 1893, taking over from decentralised district boards. The first classroom was ready for opening on Thursday 25 January 1906. Due to a shortage of bricks, the Teacher’s Quarters adjacent was not quite ready for the beginning of the school year. Mr Gollagher continued as the teacher but was unable to move on site until 20 February 1906. In 1907, Mr Gollagher was moved on, which greatly upset the community. Wail from Woodlupine. A Popular Pedagogue Ordered to get a Move- on, Despite Parents’ Protests. The residents, as well as the parents of the children attending the Woodlupine State School, learn with deep regret, that the Education Department intends shortly to transfer the present master, of the school (Mr. Gollagher) to some other centre. During the year or so that Mr. Gollagher has been here he has become very popular with the parents and is dearly beloved by his scholars. He has made many improvements in the school premises : mainly at his own personal expense. The parents are quite satisfied with the progress the children have made in their studies, and they feel that it is very hard on them to loose [sic] such a valuable man, just at the time when his scholars understand him, and he understand his scholars. (Truth, 29 December 1906, p. 8) Gollagher was replaced by Mr James H. Royce. The Teachers’ Quarters was not adequate for his family, and he resided elsewhere until the house was extended in 1908. A new classroom was also added in 1908, to the east side of the original. By 1911 the population of the district had grown to 1,027 with 251 dwellings in the district. In that year after an horrific crime of the rape and murder of a young girl named Frances Compton, the local residents and authorities called for the area to be renamed from Woodlupine to Queens Park. The name is said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. In fact, the Railways Department had proposed that the Woodlupine Railway Station be changed to Queens Park in 1907. However, it may be that the 1911 crime was the final push needed to progress with the name change. The Woodlupine Railway Station was renamed Queens Park station in April 1912, and the Woodlupine State School was changed to Queens Park Primary School in August 1912. A PWD plan dated 1912 shows a third classroom being added to the east end of the school, a hat room to the west, and a new corridor running along the length of the block on the north side. Meanwhile, until this was built, the school had to make do with a tent as a temporary classroom. Further classrooms were added at each end in 1914. In 1938, with student numbers at close to 200, another classroom was added, and this was to complete the block along Treasure Road, which remained much the same until 1950. When further additions were officially opened in 1950, it was mentioned that the school site was about to be extended with the resumption of three acres of Lot 293 on the east side of the school to provide playing fields. The area was finally cleared for use by the Education Department in 1954. When the State Government developed the nearby State Housing Commission suburb of Maniana in 1954, the student numbers grew so fast that in 1955 six more classrooms were needed, followed by more in 1959. Plans show that two wings of classrooms were built at each end of the original block, in a north-south alignment. The school buildings now formed a ‘U’ shape around a central paved area. To the northwest, the Parents and Citizens (P&C) had erected a School Hall. By 1965 there were over 650 students across 15 classrooms which was still very overcrowded, at more than 40 students per class. In the 1970s another wing of classrooms was added to the school, effectively closed the ‘U’ and making the complex a square with four wings around the central paved area. Also in the late 1970s a Pre-Primary Centre and Health Clinic were built on the corner of Treasure Road and Andrea Way. In c. 1990 the P&C Hall was demolished. A new building was erected in the central paved area, which was later treed and grassed. In 2010 the Federal Government through the Building the Education Revolution (BER) Program provided funding for buildings in the area northwest of the classroom complex for a music room, art room and library. As at 2021, the former Teacher’s Quarters remains intact externally, and is used for the Kindergarten. The original classroom block built incrementally from 1906 to 1914 also remains intact.

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The buildings have HIGH integrity and are considered to have MODERATE authenticity

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House, 296 Wharf Street, a painted masonry and steel, single storey residence, has significance for the following reasons: the place is a landmark in its context and contributes to the community’s sense of place; the place is associated with the development of City of Canning in the early 20th Century when Queens Park was primarily made up of rural properties; and, the place is a representative example of a building in the Federation Bungalow style. Aesthetic Value House, 296 Wharf Street, set on a large, raised lot, well back from the street, is a noticeable landmark in the streetscape. House, 296 Wharf Street is a good example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture, and its rusticated ashlar effect masonry, matching balustrade and boundary fence adds to its aesthetic appeal. Historic Values House, 296 Wharf Street represents the history of growth in the City of Canning in the early 20th Century, when Queens Park was a rural area consisting of poultry farms, piggeries, orchards and market gardens. Social Values House, 296 Wharf Street contributes to the sense of place for the community as a local landmark. Rarity The place is a rare example of a relatively grand Federation Bungalow in the City of Canning. Representativeness The place is a good representative example of a Federation Bungalow.

Physical Description

House, 296 Wharf Street is an asymmetrical building on raised ground overlooking the street. The building is constructed of load bearing, possibly hand-made, masonry with a rusticated ashlar effect, painted white. The house has an L-shaped plan resulting in a protruding front bay with a battened gable. The roof cladding is a corrugated prefinished steel, coloured sage green (not original). The front door is centrally located with three, timber-framed, casement windows located on each side, with triple paned top lights. The doors and windows have smooth rendered headers. The front verandah has a scalloped, masonry balustrade, also with rusticated ashlar detailing. Twelve fluted, square Doric columns support the verandah roof that wraps around three sides of the house. The north-eastern and north-western portions of the verandah have been infilled. The property is set back approximately 10 metres from the front boundary which is defined by a low masonry fence with the same rusticated ashlar detailing as the house. There is a small, iron entry gate indicating there was once a central path to the front door. The front set back includes a concrete driveway and modern steel framed car port on the western side. The house displays many characteristics of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture including: • Large simple pitched roof • Prominent gable • Deep wrap around verandahs • Masonry piers and pillars supporting the verandah roof • Timber-framed casement windows in groups

History

Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine, after Woodlupine Creek. This was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. The railway station opened in 1899. The suburb’s name changed in 1912 to Queens Park, said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Later, some of it became East Cannington and St James. The Queens Park Primary School opened in 1906 to serve children of the surrounding area, which was made up of rural properties such as poultry farms, piggeries, market gardens and orchards. From the physical assessment and architectural style of 296 Wharf Street, it is likely to have been constructed in the early 1900s or the Inter-War period. The 1953 aerial shows that the driveway originally went along the south boundary fence and swept around to the rear of the house. The central path from the road through the gate (still extant) is clear. There are three outbuildings along the eastern boundary far to the rear of the house. In c. 1970 a pool was built to the west of the house, later removed c. 2000, around the same time as the roof was replaced, and a carport was erected. As it is located centrally over a lot double in size to much of the rest of the street, its origins as possibly a rural property or farm house are still understood, even though it is now surrounded by development.

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Integrity - High Authenticity - High

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House, 308 Wharf Street, a single storey, residential building constructed of timber, asbestos and iron, has significance for the following reasons: the place is associated with the development of City of Canning in the early 20th Century when Queens Park was primarily made up of rural properties. Aesthetic Value: In its current form the house has little aesthetic appeal, but it has the potential to make a positive contribution to the streetscape, with much of its external fabric extant. Historic Values: House, 308 Wharf Street represents the history of growth in the City of Canning in the Inter-War years, when Queens Park was a rural area consisting of poultry farms, piggeries, orchards and market gardens. Social Values: House, 308 Wharf Street contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the history of the City of Canning. Rarity: Inter-War housing is not rare, although large houses set on large lots are increasingly becoming lost to subdivision and infill in the City of Canning. Representativeness: The place is a representative example of an Inter-War Bungalow. Category 4: Limited Significance Contributes to the history of the locality through its social and historical values rather than its built form. Does not fulfil the criteria for entry in the local Heritage List. Retain record in the LHS for archival purposes. Photographically record prior to major development or demolition. Recognise and interpret the site if possible

Physical Description

House, 308 Wharf Street sits centrally over a double sized lot. The building is set back from the front boundary by approximately 10 metres. The boundary is defined by a high, scalloped, timber picket fence. The front elevation is asymmetrical with timber weatherboards up to windowsill height and flat sheet fibrous cement cladding above. The roof is hipped and clad in short sheet, painted corrugated iron, which is more than likely original. There is a bird beak vent at the apex of the roof form. The verandah roof is continuous but at a shallower pitch. The western end of the front verandah has been partly filled in at an early point in its history to create a sleep out with timber framed casement windows. The eaves have exposed rafters, a feature typical of Inter-War architecture. Privacy screening from the street prevents a more detailed description or assessment.

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Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine, after Woodlupine Creek. This was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. The railway station opened in 1899. The suburb’s name changed in 1912 to Queens Park, said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Later, some of it became East Cannington and St James. The Queens Park Primary School opened in 1906 to serve children of the surrounding area, which was made up of rural properties such as poultry farms, piggeries, market gardens and orchards. Sister Kate’s was established in 1934, at that time only accessible via a sandy track. It was not until the Post-War period that the rural nature of Queens Park changed into the residential suburb, with rapid growth and development occurring from 1950 into the 1960s. From the physical assessment and architectural style of 308 Wharf Street, it is likely to have been constructed in the Inter-War period. The 1953 aerial shows that it is located close to orchards on its east and north. By 1965, the land along each side has been developed with housing. As it is located centrally over a lot double in size to much of the rest of the street, its origins as possibly a rural property or farm house are still understood, even though it is now surrounded by development.

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House, 316 Wharf Street, Queens Park, a timber-framed, fibrous cement clad and cement tile roofed house with a face brick chimney, is significant for the following reasons: It is a surviving example of prefabricated housing built in the Post-War period; and, It contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the City of Canning’s growth in the Post-War period. Aesthetic Value: House, 316 Wharf Street is a representative example of a Post-War Austerity Cottage. Historic Values: House, 316 Wharf Street is representative of the period of growth in Queens Park immediately following World War II when the suburb grew rapidly, and prefabricated housing was a viable solution. Social Values: House, 316 Wharf Street contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the history and development of the City of Canning. Scientific Values: House, 316 Wharf Street demonstrates the type of pre-fabricated technology the State Government adopted to build houses quickly and economically in the Post-War period. Rarity The place is an example of a Post-War timber framed, fibrous cement clad, prefabricated house. Representativeness: The place is a representative example of a Post-War Austerity Cottage typical in Queens Park during the 1950s.

Physical Description

House, 316 Wharf Street is a timber framed building on stumps, clad in fibrous cement sheeting, with a simple hipped, cement tile roof. The composition of the street facing facade is symmetrical with a protruding central porch with a pitched roof, flanked on either side by timber-framed casement windows. All other windows have been replaced with aluminium framed windows. The verandah floor is red painted cement. The chimney at the eastern end is constructed of face brick. There is no boundary fence. Solar panels have been added to the street facing roof pitch and the original lot has been subdivided in a battle-axe configuration, with a new house built at the rear.

History

Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine, after Woodlupine Creek. This was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. The railway station opened in 1899. The suburb’s name changed in 1912 to Queens Park, said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Later, some of it became East Cannington and St James. The Queens Park Primary School opened in 1906 to serve children of the surrounding area, which was made up of rural properties such as poultry farms, piggeries, market gardens and orchards. Sister Kate’s was established in 1934, at that time only accessible via a sandy track. It was not until the Post-War period that the rural nature of Queens Park changed into the residential suburb, with rapid growth and development occurring from 1950 into the 1960s. Aerial photographs show that 316 Wharf Street was built between 1953 and 1965. It is a typical Post-War house, modest in scale and materiality, reflecting a period of austerity and materials shortages, especially those built by the State Housing Commission (SHC). Queens Park was one of several ‘Housing Commission sponsored areas’ in the metropolitan area, developed in a decade where around 73% of SHC homes were timber framed, rather than of brick construction. It is typical of the 1954-1956, SHC pre-cut, timber framed homes. These were being produced by mid-1954 for country towns, and typically comprised two or three bedrooms, kitchen, living room and sometimes a dining room, with wood or fuel stoves, fireplaces and laundry. Influenced by Modernist design, they lacked decoration, but sold well due to their affordability. Delivered by the SHC to ‘cut out ready to erect and complete in every detail’ they were later referred to as ‘labour only’ homes. The houses could be put up very quickly – sometimes in as little as two weeks, but more ordinarily taking about six weeks. In the first six months of scheme, pre-cut homes were erected in 53 country towns. Since it worked so successfully in country areas, the scheme was initiated in the Metropolitan area from 1954. In the first six months, 402 pre-cut houses were delivered to Perth suburban locations, with 176 completed in this time. The Commission believed it was addressing concerns about uniformity as ‘careful planning is provided for alternate siting, which will result in pleasing variation’. There were ten pre-cut designs in use. The pre-cut housing scheme was discontinued in January 1956, on account of the general contraction of the building industry in this period, except for homes in the Northwest. In the five years the scheme had operated, 3,717 pre-cut SHC homes were erected, of which 2,371 were in country areas. In 1959, State Building Supplies issued a booklet of eleven standard plans for pre-cut homes to make available to the general public the low-cost designs that had been used by the government. Everything except electrical fittings was supplied, with clear instructions so that while it was ‘recommended’ to have a builder supervise it was ‘not necessary’. Hundreds of tenants under the Commonwealth-State Rental Housing Agreement Act (1945) applied to purchase their rental homes in the 1950s. The 1956 Housing Agreement Act further moved focus away from rental properties to encouraging home ownership and divested power to the States to determine the terms on which homes were to be offered to applicants. Aerial photographs show that c. 2010 the block was subdivided for a new development at the rear. More research would determine if 316 Wharf Street was built by the SHC. The SHC Annual Reports sometimes identified specific street addresses. A historical Certificate of Title search or Rates Book search is another avenue which may assist.

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House, 334 Wharf Street, Queens Park, a timber-framed, fibrous cement clad and terracotta tile roofed house, is significant for the following reasons: It is an example of prefabricated housing built in the Post-War period of material shortages and austerity; and, It contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the City of Canning’s growth in the Post-War period. ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE Aesthetic Value: House, 334 Wharf Street makes some contribution to the streetscape as an example of a Post-War Austerity Cottage. Historic Values: House, 334 Wharf Street is representative of the period of growth in Queens Park immediately following World War II when the suburb grew rapidly. Social Values: House, 334 Wharf Street contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the history and development of the City of Canning. Rarity: The place is an increasingly rare example of a Post-War timber framed, fibrous cement clad house. Representativeness: The place is a representative example of a Post-War Austerity Cottage typical in Queens Park built during the 1950s and 1960s.

Physical Description

House, 334 Wharf Street is a timber framed, fibrous cement clad, single story house with a hipped, terracotta tiled roof. It is on timber stumps, with the underfloor space enclosed by timber battens. There is a red face brick chimney at the south east end. The house addresses the corner intersection of Wharf and Elshaw Streets, and the lot is roughly a diamond shape. The front verandah has been enclosed at both ends with glazed doors, fibrous cement cladding and louvres. Central cement steps lead up to a porch. Mature trees and plants obscure views of the house from the street. There is a low corrugated fibrous cement fence around both street boundaries. Comparative places:- House, 334 Wharf Street is rare as a surviving example of a Post- War house, fibrous cement clad house that seems likely to have been privately built; and not following a SHC plan. In the City of Canning housing of this materiality and era are increasingly being demolished to make way for more liveable and amenable housing.

History

Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine, after Woodlupine Creek. This was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. The railway station opened in 1899. The suburb’s name changed in 1912 to Queens Park, said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Later, some of it became East Cannington and St James. The Queens Park Primary School opened in 1906 to serve children of the surrounding area, which was made up of rural properties such as poultry farms, piggeries, market gardens and orchards. Sister Kate’s was established in 1934, at that time only accessible via a sandy track. It was not until the Post-War period that the rural nature of Queens Park changed into the residential suburb, with rapid growth and development occurring from 1950 into the 1960s. Aerial photographs show that 334 Wharf Street was built between 1953 and 1965. It is not typical of the State Housing Commission (SHC) housing, which were common in Queens Park and usually are rectangular in floor plan. It has a square footprint, addresses the corner, and is built with the Post-War materials of fibrous cement cladding and tiles.

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House, 336 Wharf Street, Queens Park, a timber-framed, fibrous cement clad and terracotta tile roofed house, is significant for the following reasons: It is an example of a State Housing Commission prefabricated house built to a standard plan, that was in private ownership either from construction, or purchased soon after, under the 1956 Housing Agreement Act; It is an example of prefabricated housing built in the Post-War period of material shortages and austerity; and, It contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the City of Canning’s growth in the Post-War period. Aesthetic Value: House, 336 Wharf Street makes little aesthetic contribution to the streetscape in its current form. Historic Values: House, 336 Wharf Street is an example of a State Housing Commission standard plan pre-cut house, either built by the SHC and purchased by a private owner soon after; or built by a private owner, using the State Building Supplies 1959 booklet that shared housing plans to the public as to encourage affordable building and home ownership in the 1950s. House, 336 Wharf Street is representative of the period of growth in Queens Park immediately following World War II when the suburb grew rapidly, and prefabricated housing was a viable and affordable solution. Social Values: House, 336 Wharf Street contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the history and development of the City of Canning. Scientific Values: House, 336 Wharf Street demonstrates the type of prefabricated technology the State Government adopted to build houses quickly and economically in the Post-War period. Rarity: The place is a reasonably intact example of a Post-War timber framed, timber clad, prefabricated house, which are becoming increasingly rare. Representativeness: The place is a representative example of a Post-War Austerity Cottage typical in Queens Park built during the 1950s and 1960s.

Physical Description

House, 336 Wharf Street is a timber framed building on stumps, clad in fibrous cement sheeting, with a simple hipped, terracotta tiled roof. The composition of the street facing facade is asymmetrical with a verandah covered by the main pitched roof form. The windows are timber framed casements. There is no boundary fence. A ramp has been added to the front of the building to provide access from ground level to the verandah. There is a garage to the western side contemporary with the era of construction.

History

Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine, after Woodlupine Creek. This was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. The railway station opened in 1899. The suburb’s name changed in 1912 to Queens Park, said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Later, some of it became East Cannington and St James. The Queens Park Primary School opened in 1906 to serve children of the surrounding area, which was made up of rural properties such as poultry farms, piggeries, market gardens and orchards. Sister Kate’s was established in 1934, at that time only accessible via a sandy track. It was not until the Post-War period that the rural nature of Queens Park changed into the residential suburb, with rapid growth and development occurring from 1950 into the 1960s. Aerial photographs show that 336 Wharf Street was built between 1953 and 1965. It is a typical Post-War house, modest in scale and materiality, reflecting a period of austerity and materials shortages, especially those built by the State Housing Commission (SHC). Queens Park was one of several ‘Housing Commission sponsored areas’ in the metropolitan area, developed in a decade where around 73% of SHC homes were timber framed, rather than of brick construction. House, 336 Wharf Street is typical of the 1950s-style SHC pre-cut, timber framed homes. These were being produced by mid-1951 for country towns, and typically comprised two or three bedrooms, kitchen, living room and sometimes a dining room, with wood or fuel stoves, fireplaces and laundry. Influenced by Modernist design, they lacked decoration, but sold well due to their affordability. Since the pre-cut housing worked so successfully in country areas, the scheme was initiated in the Metropolitan area from 1954. In the first six months, 402 pre-cut houses were delivered to Perth suburban locations, with 176 completed in this time. The Commission believed it was addressing concerns about uniformity as ‘careful planning is provided for alternate siting, which will result in pleasing variation’. There were ten pre-cut designs in use. The pre-cut housing scheme was discontinued in January 1956, on account of the general contraction of the building industry in this period, except for homes in the Northwest. In the five years the scheme had operated, 3,717 pre-cut SHC homes were erected, of which 2,371 were in country areas. In 1959, State Building Supplies issued a booklet of eleven standard plans for pre-cut homes to make available to the general public the low-cost designs that had been used by the government. Everything except electrical fittings was supplied, with clear instructions so that while it was ‘recommended’ to have a builder supervise it was ‘not necessary’. Notably, 336 Wharf Street has a garage. Features such as garages, double sinks, breakfast bars, television space, built-in storage areas and bathrooms with separate baths and showers, though common in even modest private homes, were generally omitted from SHC homes. It is possible then, that this house was built by a private owner, using the State Building Supplies plans issued in 1959. The other possibility is that the house was purchased from the SHC soon after its construction. Hundreds of tenants under the Commonwealth-State Rental Housing Agreement Act (1945) applied to purchase their rental homes in the 1950s. The 1956 Housing Agreement Act further moved focus away from rental properties to encouraging home ownership and divested power to the States to determine the terms on which homes were to be offered to applicants In October 1961, the City of Canning issued a building licence to N. E. Casey, then owner of 336 Wharf Street, to build an asbestos garage, 20ft x 11ft, adjacent to the house on the west side. There is a chimney on the east end of the house evident in the 1965 aerial, which appears to have since been removed. Later aerial photos show that the house footprint has changed little since its construction, except for a small addition to the rear, c. 2005, which is likely to be an outdoor covered area. The ramp was added in 2018.

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House, 338 Wharf Street, Queens Park, a timber-framed, weatherboard and cement tile roofed house, is significant for the following reasons: It is an example of prefabricated housing built in the Post-War period of material shortages and austerity; and, It contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the City of Canning’s growth in the Post-War period. Aesthetic Value: House, 338 Wharf Street contributes to the streetscape as an example of a Post-War Austerity Cottage. Historic Values: House, 338 Wharf Street is an example of a State Housing Commission standard plan pre-cut house, either built by the SHC and purchased by a private owner soon after; or built by a private owner, using the State Building Supplies 1959 booklet that shared housing plans to the public as to encourage affordable building and home ownership in the 1950s. House, 338 Wharf Street is representative of the period of growth in Queens Park immediately following World War II when the suburb grew rapidly, and prefabricated housing was a viable and affordable solution. Social Values: House, 338 Wharf Street contributes to the community’s sense of place as a tangible reminder of the history and development of the City of Canning. Scientific Values: House, 338 Wharf Street demonstrates the type of prefabricated technology the State Government adopted to build houses quickly and economically in the Post-War period.

Physical Description

House, 338 Wharf Street is a timber framed building on stumps, clad in weatherboard sheeting, with a simple hipped, cement tiled roof. The composition of the street facing facade is asymmetrical with a shallow half-length verandah covered by the main pitched roof form. The windows are timber framed casements. There is a red brick chimney on the east end. There is no boundary fence. There is a garage to the western side contemporary with the era of construction.

History

Queens Park was originally called Woodlupine, after Woodlupine Creek. This was named by colonial British settlers in recognition of the heavily treed woods and an abundance of lupin flowers. The railway station opened in 1899. The suburb’s name changed in 1912 to Queens Park, said to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Later, some of it became East Cannington and St James. The Queens Park Primary School opened in 1906 to serve children of the surrounding area, which was made up of rural properties such as poultry farms, piggeries, market gardens and orchards. Sister Kate’s was established in 1934, at that time only accessible via a sandy track. It was not until the Post-War period that the rural nature of Queens Park changed into the residential suburb, with rapid growth and development occurring from 1950 into the 1960s. Aerial photographs show that 338 Wharf Street was built between 1953 and 1965. It is a typical Post-War house, modest in scale and materiality, reflecting a period of austerity and materials shortages, especially those built by the State Housing Commission (SHC). Queens Park was one of several ‘Housing Commission sponsored areas’ in the metropolitan area, developed in a decade where around 73% of SHC homes were timber framed, rather than of brick construction. House, 338 Wharf Street is typical of the 1950s-style SHC pre-cut, timber framed homes. These were being produced by mid-1951 for country towns, and typically comprised two or three bedrooms, kitchen, living room and sometimes a dining room, with wood or fuel stoves, fireplaces and laundry. Influenced by Modernist design, they lacked decoration, but sold well due to their affordability. Since the pre-cut housing worked so successfully in country areas, the scheme was initiated in the Metropolitan area from 1954. In the first six months, 402 pre-cut houses were delivered to Perth suburban locations, with 176 completed in this time. The Commission believed it was addressing concerns about uniformity as ‘careful planning is provided for alternate siting, which will result in pleasing variation’. There were ten pre-cut designs in use. The pre-cut housing scheme was discontinued in January 1956, on account of the general contraction of the building industry in this period, except for homes in the Northwest. In the five years the scheme had operated, 3,717 pre-cut SHC homes were erected, of which 2,371 were in country areas. In 1959, State Building Supplies issued a booklet of eleven standard plans for pre-cut homes to make available to the general public the low-cost designs that had been used by the government. Everything except electrical fittings was supplied, with clear instructions so that while it was ‘recommended’ to have a builder supervise it was ‘not necessary’. Notably, 338 Wharf Street has an attached garage at the western end. Features such as garages, double sinks, breakfast bars, television space, built-in storage areas and bathrooms with separate baths and showers, though common in even modest private homes, were generally omitted from SHC homes. It is possible then, that this house was built by a private owner, using the State Building Supplies plans issued in 1959. The other possibility is that the house was purchased from the SHC soon after its construction. Hundreds of tenants under the Commonwealth-State Rental Housing Agreement Act (1945) applied to purchase their rental homes in the 1950s. The 1956 Housing Agreement Act further moved focus away from rental properties to encouraging home ownership and divested power to the States to determine the terms on which homes were to be offered to applicants Comparative places: Post-War SHC houses and prefabricated houses built by private owners under loan schemes peaked in the 1950s in the metropolitan area. As such, 338 Wharf Street is not rare. However, in the City of Canning, this style and era of house is increasingly being demolished to make way for more liveable and amenable housing.

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Maniana Precinct

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The area of Queens Park previously known as Maniana is of State and local heritage significance as one of the earliest State Housing Commission estates established in the early 1950s to provide low cost rental housing during a period of housing shortage after World War II. Significant aspects of the area include the street layout and the existing housing stock. Elements remaining from the original development of the area in the early 1950s are signficant. Improvements to the individual houses and units and landscaping undertaken in the late 1970s are also significant reflecting the history and development of the area over time. Maniana is significant as it illustrates a period in the development of public housing in Western Australia from the 1950s to the present. The individual houses are significant as they provide examples of public housing from that period.The significance of the area is increased by the fact that it remained relatively intact from the 1950s. By 2014 however many of these houses had been demolished as part of the Quattro redevelopment.

Physical Description

Today Maniana forms a part of the suburb of Queens Park. The area is characterised by attractively landscaped narrow tree-lined streets. The single houses, duplex and quadruplex units constructed in the 1950s and upgraded in the late 1970s remain largely intact. The area retains evidence of the original SHC 1950s street layout with cul-de-sacs, corner houses located on the diagonal and other planning features which give the area a sense of cohesion. The area is today a largely intact and well maintained example of an early post World War II public housing estate. In the early 2000s the area was redeveloped and many houses demolished and a new street layout installed. The name chosen for the redevelopment was Quattro. The project was undertaken by the State Department of Housing. Many of the original post-war houses have now (2014) been demolished.

History

The name Maniana; meaning tomorrow in Spanish; was given to the area in 1954 by the Minister for Housing. It was taken from the 1840 Aboriginal dictionary by Sir George Grey and was believed to have been adopted into the local language by Aboriginal people from Spanish sailors in the Albany region. ( The West Australian 27/6/1956) During the 1950s and 60s the area was characterised by the development of community groups including the Maniana Progress Association who undertook civic projects such as tree planting in the area. The Progress Association was also successful in lobbying for a community hall. The hall provided was an old RAAF building from Guildford which was adapted and moved to George St Maniana. (The West Australian 9/5/1956) By the late 1950s and however the area had deteriorated and the Chairman of the Canning Road Board described Maniana as a slum. (The West Australian 26/7/1959) There was considerable conflict between the Canning Road Board and the State Housing Commission regarding responsibility for roads, footpaths, services and community facilities etc. Various agreements were reached and minor improvements carried out. (The West Australian July to Dec. 1959) By the late 1970s the situation regarding Maniana had become critical. There was considerable concern at Council level and a number of press reports in both the local paper and The West Australian , linking the social problems in the area with the physical environment. The Canning Council's Welfare Officer quoted from a confidential report leaked to the local press in November 1977 said "Maniana is in every respect a deprived community. Maniana has a physical and social environment which is damaging to its inhabitants." (Southern Focus; Nov. 1977) The main problems in the area were related to the problem of resolving areas of Council and SHC responsibility and a lack of community facilities in an area with a large number of young households. As a result of increasing concern a $2.3million State funded project to upgrade Maniana was instigated as a joint SHC and Canning Council initiative. The 300 housing units were upgraded, roads and footpaths were improved, and a landscaping and tree planting program was introduced and a community centre with numerous facilities and services was established. In an attempt to give the area a new image the name Maniana was officially replaced by Queens Park. (The West Australian 7/7/1978)

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St Andrew's Anglican Church

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Riverton Road Bridge

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The Riverton Road Bridge has cultural heritage value for the following reasons: The simple horizontal form of the bridge is compatible with the open landscape character of its river setting and contributes to the aesthetic values of the surrounding landscape. The bridge is a landmark in the locality and a point of reference along the Canning River. It is an important river crossing dating from the construction of the original bridge in 1910/11, and for its association with the development of the district and wider locality in the early 20th century. The bridge has social value for its contribution to the local community's sense of place; and also as a focus of community recreational activity including swimming and picnicking. The bridge has historic value as an important river crossing dating from the construction of the original bridge in 1910/11 and for its association with the development of the district and wider locality in the early 20th century. The bridge has social value for its contribution to the local community's sense of place; and also as a focus of community recreational activity. The bridge site was a popular swimming place and a section of the original bridge, no longer in place, was used for many years as a diving platform by the local children. The remains of the piles of the original can be seen in the water at low tide. An unusual feature of the construction of the bridge is the pre-cast concrete abutment sheeting, which is not normally found on timber bridges in Western Australia. With regard to the assessment of the degree of signficance of the bridge; advice from the Main Roads Department is that it is not possible to make comparisons without having a comprhensive inventory of all bridges in the state and such an inventory has as yet not been compiled.

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The Riverton Bridge, MRD No.926, spans the Canning River at Riverton, approximately 400 metres upstream from Shelley Bridge. The bridge is constructed of timber, and is 108 metres long, with a 7 metre wide roadway and 1.3 metre walkway.

History

The suburb of Riverton derives its name from its location on the banks of the Canning River. The area was subdivided in 1914, and Riverton was referred to locally as Riverton Bridge in 1937 to avoid confusion with the South Australian suburb of Riverton. This name was never formally approved and officially the suburb has always been Riverton. In 1908, market gardeners from Riverton, Fred Riley and Jack Metcalfe needed to access Perth markets to sell their produce. Prior to this time, they crossed the river close to the present bridge site with their wagon loaded onto a punt. Fred Riley donated both his time and money to construct a bridge. Completed in early 1911, it was built of locally felled timber. It became known as the Watts Road Bridge, although there was no road access on either side other than a sandy track. In 1912, it was proposed to rename the bridge the Fred Riley Bridge in appreciation of his efforts. Fred rejected the proposal and in 1916 requested that it be named the Riverton Bridge as it has remained. The bridge site was a popular swimming place, and a section of the original bridge, left in place alongside the present bridge, was used for many years as a diving platform by the local children. By the 1930s the bridge was falling into disrepair and only used on a 'use at your own risk' basis, a situation that continued until 1954 when the bridge was replaced by the present structure sited slightly upstream. The bridge is now used for local traffic only, but prior to the completion of the Shelley Bridge in 1978, it was notorious with motorists for the peak hour traffic congestion with which it was associated..

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High: Intactness of Fabric: Generally intact; regular maintenance and refurbishment carried out by the MRD the piles were repaired in 1992.

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