Bassendean, Western Australia
| Bassendean Perth, Western Australia |
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 Guildford Road and the Midland rail line bridges crossing the Swan River from Bassendean to Guildford |
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 Bassendean
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| Coordinates | 31°54′18″S 115°56′56″E / 31.905°S 115.949°ECoordinates: 31°54′18″S 115°56′56″E / 31.905°S 115.949°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 9,640 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6054 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Town of Bassendean | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bassendean | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Perth | ||||||||||||
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Bassendean is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the Town of Bassendean.
Bassendean is home to the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. The display has a collection of Steam and Diesel Locomotives, most of these have been restored to operating conditions. Also as part of the collection are a number of carriages and other equipment associated including the Zanthus station and a signal box from the Perth city station. The West Australian Model Rail association is also housed within the complex, the centre piece of the model rail display is a working scale model, complete with all the characters from the children's series Thomas the Tank Engine.
Cyril Jackson Senior High School was built in 1962, and was converted into Cyril Jackson Senior Campus in 1990 to provide specialised study for post high school students gaining entrance into university study.
Notable people[edit]
Rolf Harris was born in Bassendean, and attended the Bassendean Primary School.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bassendean (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
Further reading[edit]
- Carter, Jennie.Bassendean : a social history 1829-1979 Perth, W.A : Town of Bassendean, 1986. ISBN 1-86252-478-5
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