Walking Subiaco Shenton Park Approximately 4 kms - allow 1 1 / 2 hours
WalkingSubiacoShenton Park
Approximately 4 kms - allow 11⁄2 hours
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The Shenton Park StoryThe green and shady areas of public open space found inShenton Park include the tranquil waters of Lake Jualbup,part of the wetlands system of the western suburbs. Thewetlands were a source of water and food for the Nyungahpeople who lived in and around this area and moved withseasonal changes along the Swan River and Swan CoastalPlains. Lake Jualbup is also an Aboriginal burial area and isregistered with the State Government as an Aboriginal Site.Nyungah people today remain connected to Lake Jualbupthrough their religion and work closely with the City ofSubiaco to protect and maintain the wetlands system.
Shenton Park, with its quiet streets and interesting shops,differs in atmosphere from the busy centre of the City ofSubiaco. Shenton Park has a wide variety of housing styles.Many of the original homes have been carefully maintained,restored and extended, resulting in precincts of great charm.Combinations of colour, design and architectural detail seenamong groups of houses contribute to the unique ambienceof this area where workers’ cottages built of timber and ironmingle with larger brick houses.
The area was known as West Subiaco until the 1930s.Thename was used by groups such as the local football club andthe boy scouts. Well beyond the western boundary ofSubiaco, the name was also adopted by the privately ownedWest Subiaco Aerodrome.
The walk is approximately 4 km in length – allow 11⁄2 hours
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Welcome to Walking SubiacoThe walk begins at the rotunda on the eastern side of LakeJualbup near Excelsior Street, Shenton Park.
Lake Jualbup
Jualbup was the original name for this area, referring to aplace where water rises in the season of spring. In the earlydays of European settlement a sawyer named James Dysonworked in the area which became known as Dyson’s Swamp.In the twentieth century it was named Shenton Park Lake,after land developer George Shenton. The Aboriginal namewas restored at a ceremony beside the lake in 1996.
As you leave the rotunda, cross Excelsior Street in the shade of arow of mature Ficus trees. Entering Keightley Road, walk a shortdistance eastwards to Derby Road. The two-storey red brickhouse on the south-eastern side of the intersection was originallya sub-station for transforming electricity.
Shenton Park Sub-Station – 1923
This building was one ofthree electrical sub-stationsoperated by the Municipalityof Subiaco from 1923 until1951. During this period thesub-stations transformedpower purchased from theEast Perth power station fordomestic and industrial use.In 1951 the State ElectricityCommission became thesupplier.
Emu Bus Service at Lake Jualbup
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Turn left into Derby Road and walk northwards to theintersection with Nicholson Road. Two interesting buildingprojects are seen at the junction of Derby and Nicholson Roads.Several studio apartments were built on the north-eastern cornerin 1995 on the site originally occupied by the Shenton ParkPicture Theatre. This theatre is well remembered by many olderresidents. Films were also shown outdoors in the adjacent PictureGardens during summer.
The former Shenton Park Hotel, a building of both architecturaland historical interest, stands opposite on the south-easterncorner. In 2002 the hotel building was incorporated with a groupof new apartments.
Shenton Park Hotel – 1907
The Shenton Park Hotel was a popular meeting place foralmost a century. It closed in 1999. Locally known as ‘TheShents’, the hotel served the followers of cricket and footballin the early twentieth century when these sports were playedbeside Lake Jualbup.
At the hotel corner turn right and walk eastwards alongNicholson Road. At No. 161, between Waverley and WilliamStreets, you will pass the former site of a timber building used bythe Army as a Drill Hall. It was also available to the civiliancommunity and is well remembered as the venue for dances andfancy dress parties in the mid twentieth century.
The Drill Hall – 1915
The Army Drill Hall which stood on this site was used by the11/44 Battalion, Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment andCadet Corps as a training and social centre. The propertyextended to Keightley Road and included a parade ground.The Drill Hall was sold in 1989.
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Walk further eastwards along Nicholson Road. The house at No.134, built in 1917, served for a time as a private maternityhospital – one of several such hospitals in Shenton Park andSubiaco during the early twentieth century. In 1937 it became theresidence for the Roman Catholic sisters who taught at thenearby St. Aloysius Convent in Henry Street.
Turn right into Henry Street, one of many quiet streets in ShentonPark lined with a variety of interesting houses and cottages in thearchitectural style typical of the area and period. Examples oforiginal weatherboard and iron roof cottages can be seen as youwalk down this street. Near the southern end of Henry Street youwill see a small park on your left.
Joe Tyrie Park – 1998
Mr. Clifford (Joe) Tyrie wasmade an Honorary Warden ofthe Henry Street Park in 1985and of the City of Subiaco in1993. The park was namedafter Mr. Tyrie in 1998, inacknowledgement of hismany years of communityservice.
No. 21 Henry Street, oppositethe Joe Tyrie Park, is now aprivate home. It was originallythe Church of St. Aloysius.Behind the Church stood the St.Aloysius Convent School. From1983 to 1991 the buildings were used by the QuintilianCommunity School.
St. Aloysius Church & Convent School –1909
The school was founded in1909 by the Sisters of St.John of God, who werefollowed in 1912 by theSisters of Mercy. The schoolenrolled students up to year10 level. The teaching sisterstravelled daily by tram fromVictoria Square, Perth, toShenton Park until 1937when they moved toNicholson Road. Fortystudents attended the schoolin 1973, the year of itsclosure.
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Continue to Keightley Road and turn right, walking westwards.Turn left into Waverley Street and continue to Onslow Road.Almost opposite the Onslow Road entrance to the RosaliePrimary School you will see a small shop, originally the school’stuck shop.
Rosalie Primary School – 1906
The Rosalie Primary Schoolopened with sixty-sevenstudents in 1906. The firstheadmaster was Mr. JohnBlair. The local name Rosalie,originally spelt Rosalea, wasthe name by which RosaRoberta Onslow was known.She was the mother of SirAlexander Onslow, appointedChief Justice of WesternAustralia in 1882.
As you walk westwards andturn left into Derby Road, youare approaching Rosalie Park –a large area of public openspace and playing fields.
Rosalie Park
This area, formerly known as the Onslow Road Reserve, wasofficially named Rosalie Park in 1952. The playing fields areused for a wide variety of sports. Until 1998 Rosalie Park wasthe home ground of the Western Australian Women’s CricketAssociation.
Maypole dancing, Rosalie Primary School
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Continue south along Derby Road with Rosalie Park on yourleft, until you reach Aberdare Road. An example of a Federationstyle bungalow with the original bull-nosed verandah can beseen on Derby Road. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth’ssecond largest public hospital is seen across Aberdare Road, inthe City of Nedlands. The two sections of the City of Subiaco arejoined by a narrow strip along the eastern boundary of thehospital grounds.
Turn right into Aberdare Road,cross the entrance to VioletGrove and turn into HildaStreet. A short distance alongHilda Street turn left into thequiet tree-lined precinct ofCuthbert Street where you willsee a number of beautifullypreserved workers’ cottages,built of timber and iron.
At the western end of CuthbertStreet turn right into HerbertRoad and continue to theintersection with Onslow Road. The Shenton Park CommunityCentre occupies the north-eastern corner.
Shenton Park Community Centre – 1983
The Community Centre provides activities and facilities forShenton Park residents. In 1983 this extensive purpose-builtcentre replaced the Progress Hall at 308 Onslow Road, builtin 1913. The Progress Hall is well remembered for its ‘GoodCompanions’ social club.
As you walk along OnslowRoad in a westerly direction,cross the entrance to YilgarnStreet and turn left intoMurchison Street. The formerWest Subiaco Scout Hall is ashort distance along the streeton your left. It was the meetingplace of a very active boy scoutgroup. The Army held dancesin the hall during the SecondWorld War resulting in thereplacement of the floor in1955.
West Subiaco Scout Hall – 1929
Funds were raised locally and volunteers assisted in thebuilding of a hall for the 18th Group West Subiaco BoyScouts, later known as the Shenton Park Boy Scouts. Thefinished building, opened in 1931, consisted of the mainhall, a stage and four additional rooms. In 1993 the groupwent into recess and in 1996 the hall was redeveloped asapartments.
Returning to Onslow Road, continue to No. 345, the house builtby Albert Grundmann on the corner of Smyth and OnslowRoads. Albert and his father Wilhelm Grundmann built manyhouses in Shenton Park during the early twentieth century. Apopulation increase and consequent housing shortage occurred atthis time due to the development of business and industry and thecontinuing effects of the discovery of gold in Western Australia.
The Grundmann House – c1925
The Grundmann familyhome which reflects aspectsof European Chaletarchitecture was designedand built by Albert EmilPaul Grundmann over anumber of years. It has beencontinuously occupied bythe family through fourgenerations.
Nearby in Smyth Road youwill see several timbercottages thought to beexamples of the Whittakerspre-cut Settlers Cottage, aforerunner of the modern ‘kithome’. Six different planswere available in the earlytwentieth century.
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Return eastwards along Onslow Road and turn left into FortuneStreet. Walk northwards along Fortune Street then turn right intoMorgan Street where you will note a variety of housing styles.Lake Jualbup is visible at the end of the street. As you near thelake and cross Herbert Road you are following the path oftortoises which leave the lake and cross the road to lay their eggsin neighbouring gardens. The City of Subiaco has placed signswhere tortoises are known to cross, asking motorists to take care.
Skirting around the southern side of the lake, you will see that theeastern end has been replanted with reeds and other vegetationsimilar to the natural flora of the area before Europeansettlement.
The Jualbup Painting – 1996
A painting by Aboriginalartist Shane Pickett standsnear the lake on the easternside. This public artworkdepicts the natural flora andfauna of the wetlands. Itwas installed beside the lakein 1996 on the occasion ofthe restoration of the nameJualbup to this area.
We trust you have enjoyedexploring Shenton Park, asuburb within the City ofSubiaco, Perth, WesternAustralia.
References
Nyungah Circle of Elders, Guildford, Western Australia2002.
Ken Spillman, Identity Prized: a History of Subiaco,University of Western Australia Press, 1985.
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Shenton Park is easily reached by train or bus from Perth and Fremantle.
Persons following the route suggested in this self-guided walk do so at their own risk