❓ Ms. Evangell asks about the naming of streets at Elizabeth Quay. The Minister for Planning explains the boating theme chosen to reflect Perth's history and announces the street names.
AnsweredQoN 854Legislative Assembly
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ELIZABETH QUAY — STREET NAMES
854. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for
Planning:
I understand that some interesting names have been chosen for the new
streets created at Elizabeth Quay. Could the minister please advise the house
how the new names have been selected?
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Willagee, I want to hear the minister. New streets—minister.
854. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for
Planning:
I understand that some interesting names have been chosen for the new
streets created at Elizabeth Quay. Could the minister please advise the house
how the new names have been selected?
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Willagee, I want to hear the minister. New streets—minister.
AnswerView source ↗
The Elizabeth Quay
development is a significant opportunity to reflect some of the history of
Perth, both Aboriginal and post-European settlement. I am pleased to advise
that the government has determined the names of five new streets within
Elizabeth Quay. Given the location of the project on the Swan River and the
strong connection between the history of the development of Perth and the use
of the Swan River, which, of course, played a strong role in trade, transport
and recreation, we have decided that a boating theme will be chosen. The new
streets will be named after boats that operated on the Swan River in the late
1800s and early 1900s, including popular ferries, paddle-steamboats and leisure
boats.
Ms M.M. Quirk : That's right; get rid of all the
heritage and put names there instead.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I think the member for Girrawheen is the
shadow Minister for Heritage; if she actually listened, she would hear that
this is a reflection of Western Australian and Perth history. The names of
these streets will be Enchantress Way —
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order now for the third time.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The names of the streets will be
Enchantress Way, Duchess Way, Zephyr Place, Valdura Place and Ophir Walk. Just
to give a bit of background on the history of those boats, the Duchess , of which I have a picture with
me, was quite a famous Swan River ferry having been one of the first passenger
ferries to transport people from the Barrack Street jetty to South Perth
between 1898 and 1927. It made its inaugural run to Mends Street jetty on 11
December 1898, two months after Perth Zoo was opened. The crossing from Perth
to the Zoo then became very popular. The Enchantress was a paddle-steamboat built in Perth in 1875. The Zephyr , of which I also have a picture, was another popular ferry.
The Valdura started its Coode Street
service in 1913 and was one of several boats in the ''Val''
fleet, including Valhalla, Valdana and others that were named by a
Scandinavian immigrant to Perth. The Ophir ,
1, 2 and 3, one of which I have a rather hazy picture, were part of a fleet of
pleasure boats operated on the Swan River by the Royal Ophir Pleasure Boat
Company. Using these names will help to provide a sense of place to the
Elizabeth Quay development. They are fairly small streets.
I think it would be a
good thing if members of the Western Australian Parliament actually took an
interest in Western Australian history.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member for Kwinana. Member for Wanneroo, I call you to
order for the first time. I call the member for Kwinana for the first time.
Thank you, minister; a quick answer.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I have nearly completed it, Mr Speaker. It
is good to have some of that history recorded in the Hansard of the Western Australian Parliament.
As I said, these are
all fairly small streets but they will be significant names. They are in
addition to the name of the main central street, which I announced last year
will be named after the late Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Bolton in recognition
of his very significant role in conserving, recording and teaching the history
of Western Australia. I am very pleased that he was aware of that honour being
paid to him before his recent passing.
development is a significant opportunity to reflect some of the history of
Perth, both Aboriginal and post-European settlement. I am pleased to advise
that the government has determined the names of five new streets within
Elizabeth Quay. Given the location of the project on the Swan River and the
strong connection between the history of the development of Perth and the use
of the Swan River, which, of course, played a strong role in trade, transport
and recreation, we have decided that a boating theme will be chosen. The new
streets will be named after boats that operated on the Swan River in the late
1800s and early 1900s, including popular ferries, paddle-steamboats and leisure
boats.
Ms M.M. Quirk : That's right; get rid of all the
heritage and put names there instead.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I think the member for Girrawheen is the
shadow Minister for Heritage; if she actually listened, she would hear that
this is a reflection of Western Australian and Perth history. The names of
these streets will be Enchantress Way —
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order now for the third time.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The names of the streets will be
Enchantress Way, Duchess Way, Zephyr Place, Valdura Place and Ophir Walk. Just
to give a bit of background on the history of those boats, the Duchess , of which I have a picture with
me, was quite a famous Swan River ferry having been one of the first passenger
ferries to transport people from the Barrack Street jetty to South Perth
between 1898 and 1927. It made its inaugural run to Mends Street jetty on 11
December 1898, two months after Perth Zoo was opened. The crossing from Perth
to the Zoo then became very popular. The Enchantress was a paddle-steamboat built in Perth in 1875. The Zephyr , of which I also have a picture, was another popular ferry.
The Valdura started its Coode Street
service in 1913 and was one of several boats in the ''Val''
fleet, including Valhalla, Valdana and others that were named by a
Scandinavian immigrant to Perth. The Ophir ,
1, 2 and 3, one of which I have a rather hazy picture, were part of a fleet of
pleasure boats operated on the Swan River by the Royal Ophir Pleasure Boat
Company. Using these names will help to provide a sense of place to the
Elizabeth Quay development. They are fairly small streets.
I think it would be a
good thing if members of the Western Australian Parliament actually took an
interest in Western Australian history.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member for Kwinana. Member for Wanneroo, I call you to
order for the first time. I call the member for Kwinana for the first time.
Thank you, minister; a quick answer.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I have nearly completed it, Mr Speaker. It
is good to have some of that history recorded in the Hansard of the Western Australian Parliament.
As I said, these are
all fairly small streets but they will be significant names. They are in
addition to the name of the main central street, which I announced last year
will be named after the late Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Bolton in recognition
of his very significant role in conserving, recording and teaching the history
of Western Australia. I am very pleased that he was aware of that honour being
paid to him before his recent passing.
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