Perth's Engineering Heritage Walking Tour Guide
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF PERTH’S ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA ENGINEERING HERITAGE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS ENGINEERING This walking tour was developed as part of EngineersOF ENGINEERS Australia’s Centenary celebrations. AUSTRALIA HERITAGECITY WALKING TOURS CITY WALKING TOURS Scan the symbol below to access a detailed online In T2019his walking we at Engineers tour was Australia developed are celebrating as part of Engineers walking tour and over 70 different sites around the city Australia’s Centenary celebrations. In 1919 … etc etc Scan the symbol below to access a detailed online our Centenary. with engineering significance. walking tour and over 70 different sites around the We are proud of the work that we have done to help cityChoose with engineeringyour favourite significance. sites from the list overleaf, or shape the profession – a profession that is integral to every field of human endeavour. Choosefollow one your of favourite the suggested sites from tour the routes. list overleaf, PERTH’S or follow one of the suggested tour routes. But this is not only about our organisation – this is CITY WEST WALK (4.5 km, moderate) a celebration of Australian engineers who pushed ENGINEERING boundaries, defied odds, and came up with innovations Meet the engineers who built Western Australia and that no-one could have imagined 100 years ago. Driven by a sense that anything is possible, engineers have HERITAGE CITYdiscover WEST Perth’s WALK first water supplies (6km, and moderate) modern shaped our world. Who knows where it will take us in the transport marvels. Meet the engineers who built Western Australia and discover next 100 years. MORE THAN WALKING TOUR GUIDE Perth’s first water supplies and modern transport marvels. Starting at Point Zero, follow the green route in an anti- Startingclockwise at Point direction Zero, follow to finish the green at Elizabethroute in an anti- Quay . 100 YEARS OF clockwise direction to finish at Elizabeth Quay. CITY CENTRAL WALK (5km, easy) ENGINEERS (5km, easy) CITYDiscover CENTRAL Perth’s WALK earliest engineering works, including Discoverthe first Perth’s electricity, earliest engineeringtrains, trams, works, a includingnd learn the how first today’s electricity,engineers trains, work trams, to andsafely learn preserve how today’s our engineers city’s workheritage. to safely preserve our city’s heritage. StartingStarting at atPoint Point Zero, Zero follow, followthe orange the route orange in a clockwise route in a directionclockwise to finishdirection at Elizabeth to finish Quay. at Elizabeth Quay. Discover the engineers who have helped make Perth the city it is today CITY EAST EXTENSION (8km, easy) CITY EAST EXTENSION (8km, easy) If you fancy a longer walk or a bike ride you can Visit our website, or simply scan the QR If you fancy a longer walk or a bike ride you can explore explore Perth engineers’ love-hate relationship with the Discover the engineerscode to whofollow have along helped the make tour Perthon your phone Perth engineers’ love-hate relationship with the Swan River the city it is todayand see old photos. andSwan discover River how and engineering discover and how sport engineeringform a match made and sport inform heaven! a match made in heaven! Scan the QR code to follow along the tour on your phone and to seeFor old more photos. information about engineering, please contact … For more information about Engineering Heritage Markers, please visit: portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/ PERTH’S ScanSCAN me ME with WITH your YOUR heritage/search PHONE CAMERA FOR If you have any feedback for us, please contact us at phone camera for maps [email protected] ENGINEERING andMAPS detailed AND guides. DETAILED GUIDES Version: Nov 2019 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA HERITAGE Or visit www.engineersaustralia/xxxx Blurb about EA, heritage committee etc WALKING TOUR GUIDE Point Zero 1. Point Zero 14. Norman Brearley pavement marker 25. No.4 Electricity Substation 38. Henry Reveley pavement marker 48. John Septimus Roe pavement marker 60. Former East Perth Gasworks 1. Engineers Australia (1921) 26. Gledden Building (1837) (1830) 61. Railway Bridge 2. No.3 Electricity Substation 15. James Thompson pavement marker 27. Horseshoe Bridge 39. Government House 49. WA’s first airport (Langley Park) 62. East Perth Power Station (1925) 3. Perth’s first observatory 28. Perth Central Railway Station 40. Harold Clough pavement marker 50. Sewage Pumping Station No 2 63. Matagarup Bridge 16. Samuel Kingsford’s mill site (1983) 4. Dumas House 29. Engineering an artwork 51. The Engineering Gold Rush (Perth 64. Perth Stadium 17. Leon Goldsworthy pavement marker 41. John Roberts pavement marker Mint) 5. City View 30. Elizabeth Quay Bridge 65. Burswood Peninsula (1944) (1989) 52. Lincoln St Ventilation Stack 6. Perth’s first water supply scheme 31. Perth foreshore reclamation 66. Burswood Canal 18. Former Perth Technical School 42. Original site of the University of 53. Roads paved with ... jarrah? 7. WWI Engineers 32. Bell tower Western Australia 67. Perth Causeway Bridges 19. Brookfield Place 54. Queens Gardens (former brick pits 8. Site of Perth’s first steam mill 20. Sir Russell Dumas pavement marker 33. Perth’s oldest remaining building 43. Former Electricity and Gas and kilns) Department 9. Mitchell Freeway (1951) 34. State Buildings 55. Sewage Pumping Station No 1 44. No.1 Electricity Substation 10. Narrows Bridge 21. First CBD traffic lights 35. Earthquake engineering 56. Former tramways car barn (McDonalds building) 45. Central Perth Fire Station 11. The Old Mill (South Perth) 22. First automatic telephone exchange 57. Site of 1839 canal 36. Heritage engineering for St George’s 46. William Hancock (RPH Museum) 12. Barracks Arch 23. No 2 Electricity Substation 58. Gloucester Park Automatic Totalisator Cathedral 47. Heritage engineering for St Mary’s 13. CY O’Connor pavement marker 24. Perth Radio 6WF (fmr Westralian 37. Council House Cathedral 59. Claisebrook Cove Septic Tanks and (1902) Farmers Building) Bacterial Beds.