Applecross, Western Australia
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| city = [[Perth]] |
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| image = Applecross |
| image = Applecross viewed from Kings Park (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Applecross viewed across the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]] from [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]] |
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| caption = [[Jacaranda]]s in bloom |
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| postcode = 6153 |
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'''Applecross''' is a riverside suburb of [[Perth]], Western Australia, bounded by [[Canning Highway]] and the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]]. It is located within the [[City of Melville]]. |
'''Applecross''' is a riverside suburb of [[Perth]], Western Australia, bounded by [[Canning Highway]] and the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]]. It is located within the [[City of Melville]]. |
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For the next ten years, Burke bundled the land as {{convert|0.25|acre|m2|order=flip|adj=on}} blocks and sold them in estates: Applecross Estate, Kintail Road Estate, Canningview Estate, Ardross Park Estate, Wireless Station Estate, Rivermount Estate, Radio Park Estate, Melville Park Estate, and Lucky Bay View Estate. Some buyers built on their block. Others took Burke's advice and gambled it would increase in value significantly with the forthcoming establishment of better road connections with [[Perth]] via [[Canning Bridge]]. By 1960, the year after the opening of the [[Narrows Bridge (Perth)]], a block in the Kintail Road Estate purchased for [[Australian pound|£A]]{{nbsp}}45 in 1940, equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU|45|1940|r=0}}|link=yes}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}, returned £A{{nbsp}}1,750, equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU|1750|1960|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}. |
For the next ten years, Burke bundled the land as {{convert|0.25|acre|m2|order=flip|adj=on}} blocks and sold them in estates: Applecross Estate, Kintail Road Estate, Canningview Estate, Ardross Park Estate, Wireless Station Estate, Rivermount Estate, Radio Park Estate, Melville Park Estate, and Lucky Bay View Estate. Some buyers built on their block. Others took Burke's advice and gambled it would increase in value significantly with the forthcoming establishment of better road connections with [[Perth]] via [[Canning Bridge]]. By 1960, the year after the opening of the [[Narrows Bridge (Perth)]], a block in the Kintail Road Estate purchased for [[Australian pound|£A]]{{nbsp}}45 in 1940, equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU|45|1940|r=0}}|link=yes}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}, returned £A{{nbsp}}1,750, equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU|1750|1960|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}. |
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[[File:Applecross-jacaranda.jpg|thumb|Jacarandas in Applecross]] |
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A distinguishing feature of the suburb are the [[jacaranda]] trees that line its streets and flower in the late spring. Planting of these and other exotic trees along the streets began in 1935.{{Cite news |date=22 October 1937 |title=Melville Tree Planting |work=West Australian |pages=16}} In keeping with this theme, Applecross is home to an annual Jacaranda festival in late November. |
A distinguishing feature of the suburb are the [[jacaranda]] trees that line its streets and flower in the late spring. Planting of these and other exotic trees along the streets began in 1935.{{Cite news |date=22 October 1937 |title=Melville Tree Planting |work=West Australian |pages=16}} In keeping with this theme, Applecross is home to an annual Jacaranda festival in late November. |
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==World War II== |
===World War II=== |
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In 1940, |
In 1940, Applecross 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.{{Citation | author1=Cocks, Graeme | author2=Fremantle Motor Museum | author3=Vintage Sports Car Club of WA | title=Patriotic road racers : the Patriotic Grand Prix : 11 November 1940 : Applecross WA | year=2006 | publication-date=2006 | publisher=Fremantle Motor Museum in association with the Vintage Sports Car Club of WA | isbn=978-0-9757944-2-5 }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75875103 |title=PATRIOTIC GRAND PRIX AT APPLECROSS. |newspaper=[[The Mirror (Western Australia)|The Mirror]] |location=Perth |date=19 October 1940 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=3 }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46747124 |title=MOTOR RACING. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=4 November 1940 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=3 }}{{cite book|last1=Walker|first1=Terry|title=Fast Tracks - Australia's Motor Racing Circuits 1904-1995|date=1995|publisher=Turton & Armstrong|location=Sydney|isbn=0908031556|pages=18}}{{cite web|last1=Galpin|first1=Darren|title=Applecross|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/applecro.html|website=GEL Motorsport Information Page|accessdate=10 June 2017}} |
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==Landmarks== |
==Landmarks== |
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*{{legend2|#00337B}} 115 [[Elizabeth Quay bus station|Elizabeth Quay Bus Station]] to Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall{{Cite Transperth bus|115}} |
*{{legend2|#00337B}} 115 [[Elizabeth Quay bus station|Elizabeth Quay Bus Station]] to Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall{{Cite Transperth bus|115}} |
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*{{legend2|#008F9C}} 910 [[Perth Busport]] to [[Fremantle railway station|Fremantle Station]] (high frequency){{Cite Transperth bus|910}} |
*{{legend2|#008F9C}} 910 [[Perth Busport]] to [[Fremantle railway station|Fremantle Station]] (high frequency){{Cite Transperth bus|910}} |
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==Photos of the suburb== |
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|Image:Kings Park and Perth CBD, taken from Applecross, April 2006.JPG |
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|Views from old Heathcote Hospital site |
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|Image:Old Majestic Hotel site, Applecross, Western Australia, April 2006.JPG |
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|The old Majestic Hotel site |
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|Image:Waylen bay heathcote.jpg |
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|[[Waylen Bay]] Near The Strand |
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|Image:South of Perth Yacht Club, April 2006.JPG |
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|South of Perth Yacht Club |
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|File:2023-05-08-Applecross-Canning-River-foreshore-02.jpg |
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|Yacht club pier from Canning Beach Road |
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|Raffles Hotel and apartment complex |
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|Image:Applecross-Jetty.jpg |
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|The view of Perth CBD across the Swan River from the Applecross fishing jetty |
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|Image:Raffles 003.jpg |
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||The [[art-deco]] Raffles Hotel |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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