Caversham, Western Australia
| Caversham Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Riverbank Estate Winery at Caversham in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
  Caversham Location in metropolitan Perth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°52′30″S 115°58′30″E / 31.875°S 115.975°ECoordinates: 31°52′30″S 115°58′30″E / 31.875°S 115.975°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,290 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6055 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Swan | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hasluck | ||||||||||||||
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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.[3][4] It has long been associated with agricultural pursuits and in the 1920s had a show.[5]
It has also had child welfare properties such as Riverbank.[6]
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.[7]
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Caversham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Caversham Show". The West Australian. XLV (8, 512). Western Australia. 1 October 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Western Australia. Child Welfare Dept (1960), Riverbank : Hamersley Road, Caversham, Western Australia, The Dept, retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ 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)
External links[]
- Caversham Suburb Profile from Link House and Land.
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