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Boundary Tree, Swan Locations 4 and 5, Baskerville

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

25111
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Location

Memorial Ave Baskerville

Location Details

on the southern bank of the Swan River

Other Name(s)

Stirling Tree

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1829

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 30 Aug 2017 City of Swan
State Register Registered 22 Apr 2016 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
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Statement of Significance

The place is a tangible reminder of the earliest land grnats in the Swan River colony, and is associated with the lives and work of both Governor James Stirling and John Septimus Roe

Physical Description

The boundary marker is a Eucalypt, still alive be badly burnt from a preivous fire, adjacent to the Swan River east of the junction with Ellensbrook.

History

The area was first visited by James Stirilng while exploring the Swan River in 1827. He returned with Roe and a group of colonists in 1829 to establish land grants. This tree was marked as the boundary between Swan Locations 4 and 5.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
10230 Beyond the Stirling Tree Book 2012

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use OTHER Other
Present Use OTHER Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Exploration & surveying

Creation Date

26 Mar 2014

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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