Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
University of WA, Matilda Bay Reserve Crawley
UWA Boastshed
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1930
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 2 | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 2 | ||
The place has historic significance representing development of water sports associated with UWA and has social significance to the local and State-wide community, in particular the past and present students and staff.
Double storey red brick and weatherboard boat shed. Tiled hipped roof with central gable and exposed rafters to front portion of building. Face brick to ground floor and central panel over entrance. Windows either side of entrance comprise sets of three double hung windows. Weatherboard walls with bell shaped base to upper level. Weatherboard walls to both levels of rear portion of building which is built on piers.
The UWA Boatshed was used as Command Headquarters during WWII for the US Navy. (Ref: R. J. Ferguson, 'Crawley Campus: A government decision in favour of a university for Western Australia was made in 1901, however a shortage of funds prevented it being established until 1913. The University Endowment Bill in 1903 allowed for land to be set aside for the future. The first location was a temporary one in Irwin Street, Perth, in a weatherboard building. The first Chancellor was John Winthrop Hackett. In 1921 Crawley was chosen as the permanent site for UWA. The Irwin Street building was relocated there in 1932.The foundation stone for the Hackett Memorial Buildings was laid in 1929. They form the focal point and symbolic landmark of UWA. The land in Nedlands on the Crawley foreshore was originally under the control of the Claremont Road Board, until annexed by Subiaco in 1907. This changed the local government boundary and gained Subiaco some of the foreshore. From the early 1890s, the Crawley riverfront was a popular place for picnicking, boating, swimming and crabbing, referred to as 'Subiaco Beach' by many local residents. The extension of the tramway to Nedlands in 1908 further increased the riverside's popularity. In 1910 with the efforts of Mayor Shirley White, the Government resumed the land to be reserved for use as a public recreation area. The UWA Boatshed was used as Command Headquarters during WWII for the US Navy. The boatshed has been recently reroofed.
High integrity. High authenticity.
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Visual Assessment | |||
| Spillman K, 'Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco' pp. 105, 155-158, 355 | City of Subiaco, UWA Press | 1985 | |
| R.J Ferguson 'Crawley Campus: The Planning and Architecture of the University of Western Australia' p 64 | UWA Press, Nedlands | 1993 | |
| Post Office Directories | State Library of Western Australia |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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| 7163 | Gryphon : journal of the Office of Facilities Management, April 2002, No. 25. : Off campus. | Serial | 2002 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Boatshed |
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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