Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia
Mount Hawthorn Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Mount Hawthorn | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°55′16″S 115°50′17″E / 31.921°S 115.838°ECoordinates: 31°55′16″S 115°50′17″E / 31.921°S 115.838°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 7,357 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,070/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1903 | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6016 | ||||||||||||
Area | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location | 5 km (3 mi) N of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Vincent | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Perth | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||
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Mount Hawthorn is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Vincent.
The Mount Hawthorn area was first selected for urban development in 1887. In the late 1890s part of it was purchased by a syndicate of Edward Wittenoom, a politician and pastoralist; James Hicks and C. L. W. Clifton. When this group subdivided their land in 1903, Hicks called his portion of the subdivision Hawthorn Estate, as he had recently been in Melbourne and stayed at Hawthorn.
World War I heritage
- A notable former resident was war hero Thomas Axford, a recipient of the Victoria Cross (in 1918) and the Military Medal. "Axford Park", opposite the intersection of Scarborough Beach Road and Oxford Street, is named in his honour.
- "Anzac Cottage", the house at 38 Kalgoorlie Street, was built by local tradespeople in the space of 24 hours, to house returned veterans as well as to honour those lost in action. One of the first to live here was Private John Porter, a wounded Gallipoli veteran. His lost mate, 19-year-old Leslie Wilkinson (killed in action at Gallipoli on 28-June-1915) is also honoured on a small plaque on the flagpole in front of the cottage.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Mount Hawthorn". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Sourced on family history research by Porter's granddaughter, Anne Chapple (WA), and Wilkinson's second-cousin-twice-removed, Frank Duggan (ACT)
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