Applecross, Western Australia
Applecross is a riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, bounded by Canning Highway and the Swan River. It is located within the City of Melville.
| Applecross Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Jacarandas in bloom | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°00′49″S 115°50′12″E / 32.0137091°S 115.8366566°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,228 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1896 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6153 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bateman | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Tangney | ||||||||||||||
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Name and early history edit
The suburb of Applecross takes its name from the Applecross peninsula in Wester Ross, Highland, on the northwest coast of Scotland. Many of the streets in the suburb have names from the area, including Carron, Gairloch, Ullapool, Kintail, Strome, Ardross, Alness, Kishorn, Glenelg, Duncraig, Dunvegan, Killilan and Roskhill.[2]
The suburb of Applecross was originally assigned to Lionel Lukin on 28 May 1830. The land was finally acquired by Alexander Matheson, second son of Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet of Lochalsh, in February 1896. Matheson formed the Western Australian Investment Company Limited and instigated and named the subdivision of the area.
A distinguishing feature of the suburb are the jacaranda trees that line its streets and flower in the late spring. In keeping with this theme, Applecross is home to an annual Jacaranda festival in late November.
World War II edit
In 1940, the suburb was the location of a "Patriotic Grand Prix", a once only usage of the streets of the suburb for a car race known at the time as a "Round-the-houses" race.[3][4][5][6][7]
Landmarks edit
A number of well known landmarks and facilities are in Applecross. These include:
- Raffles Hotel and apartments at Coffee Point
- South of Perth Yacht Club
- The former Heathcote Hospital – used for mental health services from 1929 to 1994. Now used as a community recreation facility. Point Heathcote was named after Midshipman George Gage Heathcote. Captain James Stirling landed at the location in his 1827 expedition up the Swan River, and the site was considered by Stirling as an alternative to the Perth site when establishing the Swan River Colony in 1829.
- Waylen Bay
- Canning Bridge
Notable residents edit
- Joel Creasey, comedian
- Adele Horin (1951-2015), journalist
- Glen Jakovich, West Coast Eagles footballer
- Shaun Marsh, cricketer
- Josephine Langford, actress
- Katherine Langford, actress
- Heath Ledger (1979-2008), actor
- Pogo, electronic musician
Photos of the suburb edit
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Views from old Heathcote Hospital site
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The old Majestic Hotel site
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Waylen Bay Near The Strand
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South of Perth Yacht Club
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Raffles Hotel and apartment complex
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The view of Perth CBD across the Swan River from the Applecross fishing jetty
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The art-deco Raffles Hotel
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Applecross (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ City of Melville Suburb and street History (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Cocks, Graeme; Fremantle Motor Museum; Vintage Sports Car Club of WA (2006), Patriotic road racers : the Patriotic Grand Prix : 11 November 1940 : Applecross WA, Fremantle Motor Museum in association with the Vintage Sports Car Club of WA, ISBN 978-0-9757944-2-5
- ^ "PATRIOTIC GRAND PRIX AT APPLECROSS". The Mirror. Perth. 19 October 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "MOTOR RACING". The West Australian. Perth. 4 November 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Walker, Terry (1995). Fast Tracks - Australia's Motor Racing Circuits 1904-1995. Sydney: Turton & Armstrong. p. 18. ISBN 0908031556.
- ^ Galpin, Darren. "Applecross". GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
External links edit
Media related to Applecross, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons