Mary Carroll Park and White Gums

Author

City of Gosnells

Place Number

13820

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Location

Verna St Gosnells

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Kurtz Ti-Tree Nursery

Local Government

Gosnells

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1971

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Sep 2016	Category 3	Category 3 A place of some/moderate cultural heritage significance to City of Gosnells. No constraints. Recommend: Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible. Encourage retention of the place, and document the place if retention is not possible.

Statement of Significance

This park has historic value for its association with local resident, Mary Carroll who was a committed primary teacher and naturalist.

The place has aesthetic value for its collection of mature trees clustered around the wetlands in an undulating landscape.

Physical Description

Mary Carroll Park is a large area of open space and lake with an abundance of mature trees and native plantings. The wetlands are an important bird habitat and the reserve generally is an important inner city recreation and natural environment space for the local community. Often in summer the wetlands are dry due to decreasing rainfall. The eucalyptus trees along Verna Street form the edge of Mary Carroll Park and form an important element of the street character with the tall mature specimens forming a dominant boundary between the park and surrounding residential developments.

History

Reserved in 1971, this bird sanctuary and park was named after Mary Carroll, a naturalist and former teacher at the adjoining Gosnells Primary School (1923-56). Mary Carroll Park has become the focus of considerable community interest and is supported by ongoing rehabilitation initiatives by a range of stakeholders including the Friends of Mary Carroll Park, the Gosnells Primary School, South East Regional Centre of Urban Landcare (SERCUL) and the Armadale-Gosnells Landcare Group (AGLG).

Prior to the creation of the park the land around the lake appears to have been privately owned and the site of the white gums was the location of a private residence.

Aerial photographs of the site indicate that this group of white gums originated with a planting program in the 1980s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High degree
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date

Place Type

Urban Park

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Environmental awareness

Creation Date

29 Jun 1999

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Approved

Last Update

05 Feb 2020

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