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Estate in [[Baldivis, Western Australia|Baldivis]] but was never fully completed. The privately owned line existed from 1920 to 1925 and was designed to transport supplies to the settlement scheme and to carry harvested timber on the return journey. The northern terminus of the line was located on the eastern shore of [[Yangebup Lake]].<ref name="Master" >{{cite report |date=2019 |title=Yangebup and Little Rush Lakes Master Plan |url=https://www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/getattachment/c7ce3b8e-3172-49ae-b8d3-16219209c60b/ECM_9374684_v1_Yangebup-Lake-and-Little-Rush-Lake-Master-Plan.pdf.aspx |publisher=[[City of Cockburn]] |access-date=22 June 2021 }}</ref> |
Estate in [[Baldivis, Western Australia|Baldivis]] but was never fully completed. The privately owned line existed from 1920 to 1925 and was designed to transport supplies to the settlement scheme and to carry harvested timber on the return journey. The northern terminus of the line was located on the eastern shore of [[Yangebup Lake]].<ref name="Master" >{{cite report |date=2019 |title=Yangebup and Little Rush Lakes Master Plan |url=https://www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/getattachment/c7ce3b8e-3172-49ae-b8d3-16219209c60b/ECM_9374684_v1_Yangebup-Lake-and-Little-Rush-Lake-Master-Plan.pdf.aspx |publisher=[[City of Cockburn]] |access-date=22 June 2021 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Construction of the tramway started in October 1920, alongside the construction of a drainage system, the [[Peel Main Drain]], for the Peel Estate. The works were supervised by the experienced chief engineer Richard John Anketell, after which the suburb of [[Anketell, Western Australia|Anketell]] was later named.<ref name="Peel" >{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81806537?searchTerm=Peel%20Estate%20tramway|title=The Peel Estate |author= |date=5 September 1921 |website=trove.nla.gov.au |publisher=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |access-date=23 June 2021 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-and-imagery/wa-geographic-names/name-history/historical-suburb-names#A|title=Perth and surrounds suburb names |publisher=[[Landgate]] |access-date=23 June 2021 |date=}}</ref> By September 1921, {{convert|15|mi|km}} of the track had been laid, at a cost of [[Australian pound|£]]400 a mile.<ref name="Peel" /> |
Construction of the tramway started in October 1920, alongside the construction of a drainage system, the [[Peel Main Drain]], for the Peel Estate. The works were supervised by the experienced chief engineer Richard John Anketell, after which the suburb of [[Anketell, Western Australia|Anketell]] was later named.<ref name="Peel" >{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81806537?searchTerm=Peel%20Estate%20tramway|title=The Peel Estate |author= |date=5 September 1921 |website=trove.nla.gov.au |publisher=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |access-date=23 June 2021 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-and-imagery/wa-geographic-names/name-history/historical-suburb-names#A|title=Perth and surrounds suburb names |publisher=[[Landgate]] |access-date=23 June 2021 |date=}}</ref> By September 1921, {{convert|15|mi|km}} of the track had been laid, at a declared cost of [[Australian pound|£]]400 a mile.<ref name="Peel" /> |
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The tramway came under scrutiny by the [[Parliament of Western Australia|Western Australian Parliament]] in September 1922 when it was alleged that the line had been built without authorisation by naming it a ''tramway'' rather than a ''railway''. [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]] [[James Mitchell (Australian politician)|James Mitchell]] was asked why work on the parliament-approved [[Dwarda, Western Australia|Dwarda]] to [[Narrogin, Western Australia|Narrogin]] had been stopped while work on the un-approved tramway |
The tramway came under scrutiny by the [[Parliament of Western Australia|Western Australian Parliament]] in September 1922 when it was alleged that the line had been built without authorisation by naming it a ''tramway'' rather than a ''railway''. [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]] [[James Mitchell (Australian politician)|James Mitchell]] was asked why work on the parliament-approved [[Dwarda, Western Australia|Dwarda]] to [[Narrogin, Western Australia|Narrogin]] had been stopped while work on the un-approved tramway continued.<ref name="Ignored" >{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156518168?searchTerm=Peel%20Estate%20tramway|title=Parliament Ignored. Railway built without authority |author= |date=15 September 1922 |website=trove.nla.gov.au |publisher=[[Great Southern Leader]] |access-date=23 June 2021 |quote=}}</ref> Mitchell was asked by parliament to provide details of the Baldivis Tramway, to which he replied that, by the end of August 1922, {{convert|20|mi|km}} of track and spurs had been in place of {{convert|24|mi|km}} laid overall, as some spurs had been removed again, at an overall cost of almost £40,000.<ref name="Ignored" /> |
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Despite its short existence, the tramway has left a legacy of a mostly intact and continuous 32 km long north-south running reserve from Yangebup Lake to Baldivis, the Baldivis Tramway Reserve.<ref name="Master" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/18d9eb5c-55ab-4661-ad84-42cf36361891 |title=Baldivis Tramway Reserve|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=22 June 2021 |quote=}}</ref> |
Despite its short existence, the tramway has left a legacy of a mostly intact and continuous 32 km long north-south running reserve from Yangebup Lake to Baldivis, the Baldivis Tramway Reserve.<ref name="Master" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/18d9eb5c-55ab-4661-ad84-42cf36361891 |title=Baldivis Tramway Reserve|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=22 June 2021 |quote=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:41, 22 June 2021
| Baldivis Tramway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Owner | Millars Timber & Co Trading Company |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Tramway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Closed | 1925 |
The Baldivis Tramway, also referred to as the Peel Estate Tramway, was a short-lived tramway, planned to be operating from Jandakot railway station to Karnup, in Western Australia. The line was constructed to support the post-World War I Group Settlement Scheme at the Peel Estate in Baldivis but was never fully completed. The privately owned line existed from 1920 to 1925 and was designed to transport supplies to the settlement scheme and to carry harvested timber on the return journey. The northern terminus of the line was located on the eastern shore of Yangebup Lake.[1]
History
Construction of the tramway started in October 1920, alongside the construction of a drainage system, the Peel Main Drain, for the Peel Estate. The works were supervised by the experienced chief engineer Richard John Anketell, after which the suburb of Anketell was later named.[2][3] By September 1921, 15 miles (24 km) of the track had been laid, at a declared cost of £400 a mile.[2]
The tramway came under scrutiny by the Western Australian Parliament in September 1922 when it was alleged that the line had been built without authorisation by naming it a tramway rather than a railway. Premier James Mitchell was asked why work on the parliament-approved Dwarda to Narrogin had been stopped while work on the un-approved tramway continued.[4] Mitchell was asked by parliament to provide details of the Baldivis Tramway, to which he replied that, by the end of August 1922, 20 miles (32 km) of track and spurs had been in place of 24 miles (39 km) laid overall, as some spurs had been removed again, at an overall cost of almost £40,000.[4]
Despite its short existence, the tramway has left a legacy of a mostly intact and continuous 32 km long north-south running reserve from Yangebup Lake to Baldivis, the Baldivis Tramway Reserve.[1][5]
The tramway was operated by the Millars Timber & Co Trading Company, with the timber and railway heritage preserved in the name of the Millars Landing housing estate in Baldivis.[6] Parts of the Baldivis Tramway Reserve have been converted to walking tracks and proposals have been made to open additional sections.[7]
References
- ^ a b Yangebup and Little Rush Lakes Master Plan (Report). City of Cockburn. 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ a b "The Peel Estate". trove.nla.gov.au. The Daily News. 5 September 1921. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Perth and surrounds suburb names". Landgate. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Parliament Ignored. Railway built without authority". trove.nla.gov.au. Great Southern Leader. 15 September 1922. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Baldivis Tramway Reserve". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "New $1m Baldivis playground to draw on area's milling history". soundtelegraph.com.au. Sound Telegraph. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Laura Tomlinson (13 September 2013). "Tramway Reserve plans are on track". perthnow.com.au. Weekend Kwinana Courier. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links
- Baldivis Tramway Master Plan (Report). City of Rockingham. 2014.
- Tramway Trail Development Plan (PDF) (Report). South West Corridor Development Foundation Inc. 2015.