Local Government
Bunbury
Region
South West
Outer Harbour Bunbury
E side of Jetty
Bunbury
South West
Constructed from 1886
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 29 Nov 2019 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 31 Jul 1996 | Historic Site | |
DEMOLISHED Bunbury Public Baths No 1 has historic significance as the site of the first efforts by the Bunbury Municipal Council to provide a safe swimming location for locals and tourists.
DEMOLISHED
Sea baths and dressing rooms were built on the eastern side of Bunbury Timber Jetty in 1886. Two years later, the ‘Southern Advertiser’ described Bunbury as ‘the first town in Western Australia to light its streets with lamps and now stands alone in possessing salt water baths.’ The Bunbury Public Baths were an initiative of the Bunbury Municipal Council to provide safe, salt water swimming baths. The Baths were triangular in shape, fenced to take in just over three acres of sea and land between the jetty approach and the Causeway. From 1902, they were enclosed by a shark proof fence. The Baths provided a recreational facility that was highly regarded by the community and elsewhere. They attracted visitors to Bunbury , especially from the Goldfields during the summer months. In 1907, patrons could hire bathing costumes and towels, as well as purchase refreshments from the Tea Rooms conducted by Mr Dobbins. Circa 1917, the baths were replaced by another bathing pavilion (B027).
DEMOLISHED
DEMOLISHED
Historic site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Other | TIMBER | Log |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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