Caversham, Western Australia

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Caversham
Perth,  Western Australia
Riverbank Estate Winery, Caversham, April 2021 02.jpg
The Riverbank Estate Winery at Caversham in 2021
Caversham, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°52′30″S115°58′30″E / 31.875°S 115.975°E / -31.875; 115.975 Coordinates: 31°52′30″S115°58′30″E / 31.875°S 115.975°E / -31.875; 115.975
Population5,290 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 6055
LGA(s) City of Swan
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Hasluck
Suburbs around Caversham:
Beechboro Brabham Middle Swan
Lockridge Caversham Viveash
Eden Hill Guildford Woodbridge

Caversham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan.

It contains many wineries as part of the Swan Valley wine region. [2] It is the location of brick and tile manufacturers, with Brisbane & Wunderlich establishing a tile manufacturing factory in 1953. [3] [4] It has long been associated with agricultural pursuits and has regularly had a show. [5] [6] [7]

It has also has been the location of child welfare properties such as Riverbank. [8] [9] [10] In the 2000s Caversham was the location of a detention centre known as the Disability Justice Centre. [11] The Hall - originally known as the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall built in 1921, was replaced by the Caversham and District Memorial Hall. [12]

It also was the location of the Caversham Wildlife Park, which has since moved into Whiteman Park.

It was the location of a war-time airstrip, the Caversham Airfield, which was later utilised as a motor-raceway. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Caversham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Devitt, A. C; Elliott, J. F. (John Fenwick), 1948-; Western Australia. Viticulture Section; Swan Valley Policy Local Advisory Group (W.A.) (1987), Marketing of Western Australian wines : proceedings of a seminar held at Mulberry Farm, Caversham, Western Australia, July 30, 1987, Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, retrieved 19 April 2018CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Master Builders' Federation of Australia (24 August 1953), "New Tile Works In Western Australia H. L. BRISBANE & WUNDERLICH LTD. (24 August 1953)", Building, Lighting and Engineering, Building Pub ((August 24, 1953)): 42, retrieved 15 February 2021
  4. ↑ "CHAIRMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF COMPOSITION OR SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT OR FOR CONFIRMATION". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (35). 30 April 1931. p. 730. Retrieved 15 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Caversham Show". The West Australian . XLV (8, 512). Western Australia. 1 October 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 19 April 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Caversham Show". Sunday Times (Perth) (1884). Western Australia. 4 March 1934. p. 4 (First Section). Retrieved 4 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Caversham Show". The West Australian . 55 (16, 436). Western Australia. 6 March 1939. p. 15. Retrieved 4 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Western Australia. Child Welfare Dept (1960), Riverbank : Hamersley Road, Caversham, Western Australia, The Dept, retrieved 19 April 2018
  9. ↑ "Riverbank jail to close", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008240i8250, 28 August 2001, ISSN   1320-6680
  10. ↑ "Government under fire for closing Riverbank". ABC News. 21 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Controversial justice centre gets the go-ahead". ABC News. 29 November 2013.
  12. ↑ Caversham and District Memorial Hall, 24 May 1958, retrieved 4 November 2021
  13. ↑ Goodall, Leith, 1903-1978; Southern Cross Films (1947), Airstrip Caversham : (Speedway) : 14 March 1947, Southern Cross Newsreels, retrieved 15 February 2021CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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