National Trust of Western Australia
The National Trust of Western Australia, officially the National Trust of Australia (W.A.), is a statutory authority that delivers heritage services, including conservation and interpretation, on behalf of the Western Australian government and community.[1] It is responsible for managing heritage properties and collections, as well as natural heritage management and education.[2]
It was created in 1959, following the model of the National Trust in England. The trust became a statutory authority through the National Trust of Australia (W.A.) Act 1964,[3][4] and is part of the National Trust of Australia, along with similar organisation for the other states and territories of Australia.[5][6] As an organisation it was registering properties and localities before state heritage legislation was enabled in Western Australia, setting a framework and grounding for governmental preservation and conservation of heritage.[7][8]
Properties[edit]
The National Trust is custodian and owner of a range of historically significant properties:
- Anzac Cottage
- Avondale Farm
- Avondale Farm Cottages
- Bridgedale
- Central Greenough
- Ellensbrook
- East Perth Cemeteries
- Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail
- Mangowine Homestead
- No 1 Pump Station - Mundaring Weir
- Old Blythewood
- Peninsula Farm - Maylands
- Samson House - Fremantle
- Strawberry Hill - Albany
- Warden Finnerty’s Residence - Coolgardie
- Wonnerup
- Woodbridge House - Woodbridge
- York Courthouse Complex - York
Registration[edit]
A significant number of historic properties throughout Western Australia were registered by the Trust in the 1970s prior to later registrations by local government and state agencies - an example is Toodyay Court House, which was classified by the Trust on 7 June 1977 and included on the Shire of Toodyay's Municipal Heritage Inventory on 27 August 1998. On 14 February 2003 it was placed on the permanent state heritage register.
References[edit]
- ^ "National Trust of Australia (WA)". Australian Prime Ministers. Museum of Australian Democracy. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "About us" (PDF). National Trust WA. National Trust of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ National Trust of Australia (W.A.) Act 1964 (WA)
- ^ State Records Office of WA. "AU WA A991 - NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (WA)". Government of Western Australia.
- ^ Mann, Trischa (ed.). "National Trust of Australia". Australian Law Dictionary. via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Moore, Bruce Moore, ed. (2004). "National Trust". The Australian Oxford Dictionary (2nd ed.). via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Witcomb, Andrea; Gregory, Kate; National Trust of Australia (W.A.); Witcomb, Andrea; Gregory, Kate (2009), From the Barracks to the Burrup : the National Trust in Western Australia, National Trust : UNSW Press (published 2010), ISBN 978-1-921410-24-6
- ^ Twenty-five years of the National Trust in Western Australia. Australian Council of National Trusts. 1984. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Further reading[edit]
- Clarke, Kerry (1983). Historic preservation in Western Australia. University of Western Australia: Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Politics, Law School. ISBN 978-0-86422-019-6.
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