List of streets in Daglish, Western Australia

Stubbs Terrace street sign. Below the sign is a sign explaining the origin of that street's name.

Daglish, Western Australia is a suburb of Perth. The first portion that developed was the area bounded by Stubbs Terrace, Cunningham Terrace, Millington Avenue, Troy Terrace and Robinson Terrace.^[1] The streets in this area were named c. 1928, and most were named after Western Australian politicians or personnel at the Municipality of Subiaco.^[2] The second area to develop was the south-western corner of Daglish. Those streets were named c. 1942, and were named after Subiaco Municipal Council North Ward councillors at the time.^[2] The final area to develop was the north-western corner of the suburb, which was developed in the 1970s.^[3]: 315 Those street names were in use by the 1960s,^[4] but were only officially approved on 11 July 1986. Those streets were named after prominent people from the University of Western Australia (UWA), as that land was previously UWA endowment land.^{[2][3]: 315}

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Name	Date[2]	Name origin[2]	Image
Clubb Avenue	Name approved on 11 July 1986	Likely named after Wallace Clubb, member of the UWA senate from 1930 to 1936
Cunningham Terrace	Name first appeared in 1928	James Cunningham, Australian Labor Party politician, elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for the North-East Province in 1916, elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Kalgoorlie in 1923, elected to the Australian Senate representing Western Australia in 1937
Dakin Street	Name approved before 11 July 1986	William John Dakin, chair of biology at UWA from 1912
Hay Street	Street extended west of the railway line in the 1910s	Robert William Hay, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in the United Kingdom from 1825 to 1836
Hickey Avenue	Name first appeared in 1928	James William Hickey, Australian Labor Party politician, elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for the Central Province in 1916
Jersey Street	Name first appeared in 1889	Likely named after Jersey, an island in the English Channel
Lonnie Street	Name first appeared in 1942	W. S. Lonnie, councillor for the Municipality of Subiaco
Lutey Avenue	Name first appeared in 1928	John Thomas Lutey, Australian Labor Party politician, elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Brown Hill-Ivanhoe from 1917 to 1932
Luth Avenue	Name first appeared in 1928	Christopher A. L. Luth, bookkeeper for the Subiaco Municipal Council in 1903 and 1904, accountant from 1904 to 1910, and town clerk from 1910 to 1930
McCallum Avenue	Name first appeared in 1928	Alexander McCallum, Australian Labor Party politician, elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of South Fremantle from 1921 to 1935
Millington Avenue	Name first appeared in 1928	Harold Millington, Australian Labor Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for the North-East Province from 1914 to 1920, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Leederville from 1924 to 1930, and the electoral district of Mount Hawthorn from 1930 to 1947, serving as a minister for several years during that time
Munsie Avenue	Name first appeared in 1928	Selby Walter Munsie, Australian Labor Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Hannans, serving as a minister during this time
Nash Street	Name first appeared in 1942	R. Harold Nash, councillor for the Municipality of Subiaco from 1938 to 1943
Nicholl Street	Name first appeared in 1942	Eric E. Nicholl, councillor for the Municipality of Subiaco from 1939 to 1943
Northmore Street	Name approved on 11 July 1986	John Northmore, pro-chancellor of UWA from 1929 to 1930, member of the UWA senate from 1930 to 1936, Chief Justice of Western Australia between 1931 and 1945
Olga Place	Name approved on 23 October 1975	Olga Abrahams, wife of Joseph H. Abrahams, Mayor of Subiaco from 1949 to 1974. Street did not have a name before 1975.
Richardson Terrace	Name first appeared in 1928	Walter Richardson, councillor for the Municipality of Subiaco from 1908 to 1912, National Labor Party/Nationalist Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Subiaco from 1921 to 1933
Roberta Street	Name approved on 11 July 1986	Roberta Henrietta Margaritta Jull, medical doctor who lived in Subiaco, member of the UWA senate from 1914 to 1942
Robinson Terrace	Name first appeared in 1928	Herbert Robinson, Nationalist Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Albany from 1917 to 1919 Robert Thomson Robinson, Liberal Party and Nationalist Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Cannington, serving as a minister during this time
Selby Street	Constructed in 1959	Possibly named after Selby Walter Munsie, Australian Labor Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Hannans, serving as a minister during this time Possibly named after , architect who lived briefly in Subiaco, and who designed many of the buildings in Subiaco. He was also Mayor of Leederville in 1914, and councillor for the City of Perth from 1915 to 1921. Possibly named after , third son of John Selby, soldier in World War I and World War II
Stevens Street	Name approved on 11 July 1986	Mary O. Stevens, member of the UWA senate from 1929 to 1957
Stubbs Terrace	Name first appeared in 1928	Bartholomew James Stubbs, Australian Labor Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Subiaco, elected in 1911, killed whilst in office in France during World War I[3]: 207
Troy Terrace	Name first appeared in 1929	Michael Francis Troy, Australian Labor Party politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Mount Magnet from 1904 to 1939, serving as a minister, speaker and deputy premier during this time
Willcock Avenue	Name first appeared in 1928	John Collings Willcock, Australian Labor Party politician, Premier of Western Australia from 1936 to 1945, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Geraldton from 1917 to 1947
Wilsmore Street	Name approved on 11 July 1986	, foundation Professor of Chemistry at UWA, member of the UWA senate from 1916 to 1922, vice-chancellor of UWA from 1924 to 1925
Woolnough Street	Name approved on 11 July 1986	Walter George Woolnough, foundation Professor of Geology at UWA

See also[]

• List of streets in Kardinya, Western Australia – another Perth suburb that was previously UWA endowment land

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