Local Government
Bassendean
Region
Metropolitan
4 Mann Way Bassendean
Delta House
May Holman House (fmr)
Bassendean
Metropolitan
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Nov 2005 | 2c | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Aug 2017 | 4 | |
• The site has historic value for its association with the Holman family and May Holman particularly who made a significant contribution to the Bassendean and wider Western Australian community.
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The land on which this building is located was originally owned by the Holman family. A large home was located on the landholding of ten acres occupied by the Holman family consisting of John (Jack) Barkell Holman, MP, his wife Catherine and their nine children. The family were originally from Victoria and after some periods in regional Western Australia settled in Bassendean in 1920. Jack Holman held positions in the Union movement and the Labor ministry and Catherine was also active in the community holding positions in Labor women's organisations. Their daughter Mary Alice, known as May, followed her parent’s model and became an active member in the Labor movement and from the age of 16 assisted her father in his electorate. On his death in 1925, May was elected to his seat and became the second woman in Australia to hold a seat and the first woman Labor member in the Commonwealth. She held the seat of Forrest until her death in 1939. The Holman family did not remain in the house after the 1940s and the house was demolished c1997 and the property subdivided. Holman house located on a portion of the former property recognises the contribution of May Holman and her family to the Bassendean and wider community. The nearby May Holman Reserve recognises her association with the location.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Hopkins, Lekkie The magnificent life of Miss May Holman | Australia’s first female parliamentarian, Fremantle Arts Centre Press | 2016 | |
| Carter, Jennie 'Bassendean A Social History 1829- 1976 | Town of Bassendean | 1986 |
| Ref Number | Description |
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| A3378 | TOB Assessment No |
| No.137 | MI Place No. |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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| PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
| OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
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