Local Government
Esperance
Region
Goldfields
Andrew & Dempster Sts Esperance
In Old Esperance Primary School Grounds/RSL Building
Esperance
Goldfields
Constructed from 1896, Constructed from 1897
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 27 Apr 2021 | Some/Moderate significance | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 23 Jul 1996 | ||
The tall Norfolk Pine trees lining the streets of Esperance are an impressive feature of the town. The Municipal Council planted 12 trees in Dempster Street, from Andrew to James Streets. in 1897. A photo dated 1915 shows some trees surviving. A street plaque says '1902'. If a tree died. it was replaced by another. These were grown at various times from 1896-1904-1915-1920-1929.
Three trees, one Norfolk Pine, one Sugar Gum and one unknown species, were planted on the corner of Dempster and Andrew Streets in 1896. The Norfolk Pine survived and is outside the present day Australia Post building which is on the site of the first Post and Telegraph building. The other Norfolk Pine trees were planted in 1897.
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Tree
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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