Local Government
Mandurah
Region
Peel
7 Leslie St Dudley Park
Lot 17 on Plan 68177
Mandurah
Peel
Constructed from 1926
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 May 2014 | Category 3 | |
• The site was associated with the pioneering Mandurah families, the Wearne, Tuckey and Cooper families. • The original building is representative of Mandurah as a holiday destination.
Extensive additions and changes have been made over the years, with the original building being located within the centre of the complex. A photographic interpretation suggests that very little of the original building is visible from the exterior.
Wearne House (or ‘Carinya’) was built originally as a holiday home by Charles Wearne. Shacks owned by the pioneering Cooper family stood on the original site, with a few fishermen’s cottages close by. The Wearne family, had moved to Mandurah in the 1890s from Victoria, and then moved to Perth. Matilda Tuckey met John Wearne when her family went to the Victorian goldfields. They subsequently married, and their sons, Charles and Theodore (who in 1928 built Bonnie Doone next door) went on to form Wearne Brothers, the famous Singapore based motor company. Charles became the engineer in charge of dredging Fremantle Harbour and Albany’s Princess Royal Harbour. The house was designed by Allan & Nicholas architects in Fremantle to specific requests by Charles. Included was to be deep sewerage, water to bedrooms and a veranda circling the house. Jack Bovell was engaged to complete this work. This engagement was to prove significant for Bovell as he went on to build a further cottage for caretakers, boat shed and jetty, following that he was engaged to build Bonnie Doone for Theo and also the corner shop for Violet Sutton. Charlie and Sue first spent time in Wearne House, early in 1927. Wearne House was donated to the Anglican Church in 1957 by Mrs Q.S.W. Angus, a member of the Wearne family. After extensive renovations and extensions were made the home became a centre for the aged, and was officially opened in 1968. Subsequent redevelopments were also undertaken in the 1980s and 1990s. Wearne House (and Bonnie Doone) were built on land acquired from the Wearne’s’ Aunt Ellen Cooper (nee Tuckey). Although holiday homes, Wearne House and Bonnie Doone were architecturally the grandest residences seen in Mandurah, and Wearne House had the town’s first septic tank installed. The 1920s saw Mandurah begin to establish itself as a holiday and tourist destination for ‘ordinary’ Western Australian families, although it still had a great deal, by way of fishing, hunting and water sports for more wealthy visitors, such as the Wearnes.
Authenticity : Medium
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Papers | Mandurah Historical Society | ||
| Ronald Richards "Mandurah and the Murray: a sequel to the history of the old Murray District of Western Australia | Shire of Murray and City of Mandurah | 1993 |
Individual Building or Group
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| Present Use | HEALTH | Other |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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| Roof | TILE | Other Tile |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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