Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
Cnr Parliament Pl & Harvest Tce West Perth
The Workers' Embassy
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1997
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 09 Jan 2004 | |
| Heritage List | Adopted | 20 Apr 2004 | |
| State Register | Registered | 20 Apr 2004 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 1 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 1 | |
The place was created in reaction to the Third Wave Campaign, a union protest against extensive change to Industrial Relations legislation in Western Australia and was occupied continually for over six months during these 1997 protests. The place is highly valued by the union community and contributes to their sense of place as it reflects bonds of solidarity and united union defiance against Richard Court’s Coalition Government policy in 1997. The place contains the largest concentration of labour monuments in Western Australia and, together with the Tom Edwards Memorial in Fremantle and is one of only two labour monument sites in Western Australia. The place is valued by parts of the community as a commemorative and protest site.
Solidarity Park, formerly known as The Workers’ Embassy, is a landscaped park containing five memorial structures. There are five memorials, two pergolas, two barbecues, various mature and immature trees, garden beds, a flagpole and two types of lights. Three of the memorials are located on the perimeter of the site. These include the People’s Wall, The Wall of Remembrance and the Fountain for Youth. The Commemorative Rock and Mark Allen memorials are located facing each other just inside the east and west boundaries. The shelters are located inside the northern and southern boundaries. See Register of Heritage Places - Assessment documentation.
Solidarity Park, formerly known as The Workers’ Embassy, is a landscaped park containing five memorial structures. All structures in the park were constructed in 1997 during the six month trade union occupation of the site as part of the Third Wave Campaign against industrial relations legislation reform proposed by Richard Court’s coalition government. See Register of Heritage Places - Assessment documentation.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| inHerit |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3919 | Papers in Labour History No. 20 : "The Worker's Embassy Scrapbook". | Serial | 1998 |
Urban Park
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Original Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Style |
|---|
| Other Style |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Other | STONE | Granite |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Cultural activities |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Government & politics |
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