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Derby Lion's Park

Author

Shire of Derby/West Kimberley

Place Number

09760
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Location

Cnr Loch & Johnston Sts Derby

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Derby Tennis Courts

Local Government

Derby-West Kimberley

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1990, Constructed from 1964

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 01 Dec 1995 Category 6

Category 6

Assess in more detail when considering a development application.

Statement of Significance

Significant as a project developed by a community effort in 1964 and exhibiting civic pride in the town. Social and aesthetic significance.

Physical Description

The park includes relics from the S.S. Colac that ran aground off Derby in 1910. These include an anchor and a propeller screw which contains a time capsule placed there in 1983 at the time of the town's centenary celebrations. The gardens contain three majestic boab trees, a selection of native Kimberley eucalypts and a number of introduced species. Picnic facilities are also provided.
Site believed to have been site of the town's first tennis courts.

History

The Derby Lion's Park provides a foreground for the Derby Civic Centre and was established through a Lions Club project in 1964 at the same time as the opening of the Civic Centre. The ANZAC Memorial was added in 1990.

Place Type

Urban Park

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve
Present Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

11 Dec 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Feb 2017

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