WalkingSubiacoJolimont and Daglish

A self-guided walk of approximately 4 kms - allow 2 hours

Jolimont &Daglish

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The Jolimont - Daglish StoryThe history of Jolimont and Daglish begins beside the lakesand wetlands of the area. In the tradition of Aboriginalspiritual dreaming these wetlands, connected by under-ground streams, are of religious significance to the Nyungahpeople – as are other places of worship to the non-Indigenouscommunity. The Nyungah people of the Swan River andSwan Coastal Plains are the traditional owners, keepers ofknowledge, custodians and carers of the land and waterways.The wetlands were a source of water and food for Aboriginalgroups who lived in and around this area, moving withseasonal changes along the Swan River and Swan CoastalPlains. The Nyungah people today remain connected to thelakes through their beliefs and work closely with the City ofSubiaco to protect and maintain the wetland system. Thisincludes Jolimont Swamp, now known as Mabel Talbot Parkand the lower lying sections of Stokes and Sadlier Parks inDaglish.The adjoining suburbs of Jolimont and Daglish occupy thenorth-western sector of the City of Subiaco. These suburbsdeveloped separately and in many respects differently.Jolimont’s well-defined residential area dates back to the late19th century. It was separated from Subiaco by vacant landto the east, along the railway. This area was later occupied byindustrial sites, giving way to redevelopment for housing inthe early years of the 21st century. The Jersey Street precinctcontinues to support a range of business and light industry.Beyond the western boundary of Jolimont lay naturalwoodland.In contrast, much of Daglish was built during the 1930swhen its solid and distinctively styled Workers Homes Boardhouses were erected. North-west of the Clifford SadlierMemorial Park lies an area of newer housing. Daglish is nowessentially a residential area. While walking through these suburbs you will see aninteresting range of parks, streetscapes and domesticarchitectural styles.

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Welcome to Walking SubiacoThe walk begins on Stubbs Terrace in Daglish, beside a smallpark on the McCallum Avenue corner. The Daglish RailwayStation nearby was built in 1924. The railway, laid in the late19th century to link Perth with the port of Fremantle,attracted settlers and subsequently business and industryalong its route. This trend included the first settlements inSubiaco, Shenton Park and Jolimont. Daglish was a laterexample of railway corridor development as much of it wasbuilt in the 1930s.

The suburb was named after Henry Daglish who came toWestern Australia as a young man in the 1890s following hisretrenchment from the Victorian Public Service. Thisoccurred during a period of recession in the eastern states. Inhis adopted state, its economy buoyant with golddiscoveries, Henry Daglish emerged as a leader, serving asMayor of Subiaco and Premier of Western Australia in theearly 20th century.

McCallum Avenue Precinct

In 1881 the Perth – Fremantle railway opened. It wasbordered in this area by natural bush until the 1930s whenthe suburb of Daglish was built. Although the original planfor a post office and village centre on this site was not carriedout, the Daglish Railway Station became a freightdistribution point. McCallum Avenue’s unusual width wasrequired as a turning circle for horse-drawn wagons.

Walk along Stubbs Terrace for a short distance in a north-easterly direction, then turn left into Willcock Avenue. Thestreetscapes in this precinct are of historic value because most ofthe homes retain their 1930s identity. Leadlight windows in someof these houses include clear glass of varying textures in art decodesigns. Decorative brickwork is also a feature. Many of thehouses in Daglish were built with assistance from the WorkersHomes Board, which resulted in high standards of structure anddesign. Most are built of brick and tile.

Daglish Railway Station, 1924

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Boys in a canoe with sail on Jolimont swamp

At the end of Willcock Avenue, cross Troy Terrace, then walknorthwards across the park and along Jersey Street to itsjunction with Hay Street. Dom Serra Grove which was namedand planted with olive trees in 1980, is seen to your right, on thesouth-eastern corner of the intersection. The site was used in theearly days of European settlement as a burial ground for typhoidvictims. The graves were transferred to Karrakatta Cemetery in 1906.

The significance of the grove and the interesting history of DomJoseph Serra, founder of the New Subiaco Monastery, areexplained on a plaque supported by a large boulder in the centreof the grove.

Dom Serra Grove – 1980

This olive grove was plantedto honour Dom JosephBenedict Serra, leader of agroup of Benedictine monkswho established the NewSubiaco Monastery in the1850s – Subiaco in Italy beingthe founding place of theBenedictine order. The NewSubiaco Monastery stooduntil 1979 on the present siteof the Catherine McAuleyFamily Centre in WestLeederville. The Benedictinemission included thecultivation of olive groves,vineyards and orchards.

Cross Hay Street at the traffic lights, then turn left and crossJersey Street. Walk westwards along Cardigan Terrace whichruns close to and parallel with Hay Street. The three streets onyour right as you walk along Cardigan Terrace are Lansdowne,Rosebery and Peel Streets, named after British Prime Ministers.In each there are examples of the original timber cottages thatonce lined the streets of Jolimont.

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Timber cottage, Jolimont 1908

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Daisy Bell Cottage, Peel Street Jolimont

Turn right into Rosebery Street where single fronted cottages canbe seen about halfway along the street on your right. MabelTalbot Park is visible at the far end of the street. When you reachthe park turn left, then walk around the shore of the lake to itswestern side where you will find a group of large rocks. At thissite a plaque relates the vision for the park held by Mabel Talbot,founding President of the Subiaco branch of the Tree Society.

Stormwater drains built in the vicinity of Perth Street, Subiaco(now known as Churchill Avenue) early in the 20th centurydischarged water into the Jolimont area and flooding became aserious problem. By 1918 at the low-lying northern end ofJolimont the waters of the lake surrounded some of the houses forlong periods resulting in their abandonment and removal.Eventually the problem was addressed with the installation of acomprehensive drainage system.

Mabel Talbot Park – 1966 In the early days of European settlement this wetland wasknown as Perry’s Watering Hole. A herdsman, Joseph Perry,grazed cattle at this location and further west at Perry Lakes.It was called Jolimont Swamp after 1891 when the area wassubdivided and named ‘Jolimont Estate’ by developer JohnMaddock. The surveyor, J. Irvine, came to Perth from thesuburb of Jolimont in Melbourne.

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Return to Peel Street, where Daisy Bell Cottage once stood,surrounded by bush. An early photograph shows a group ofsettlers in front of this dwelling, the exact location of which is notknown. As you walk the full length of Peel Street you will againsee a number of original cottages. Continue to the Peel Streetjunction with Cardigan Terrace where a small church stands onthe western side.

St. Hugh’s Church – 1915

The present Roman Catholic Church in Jolimont, namedMary Help of Christians, was formerly St. Hugh’s Church ofEngland. The church was originally a timber structure. Abrick sanctuary was added in the 1920s and in 1977 theouter walls of the church were brick clad. A baptismal font,which includes a large baler shell in its design was handcarved by local craftsman, Frank Joseph Crockett. The fontwas used in St. Hugh’s but is now displayed at the SubiacoMuseum.

Cardigan Terrace originally ended at its intersection withPeel Street. The Jolimont Progress Hall stood next to St.Hugh’s Church, facing eastwards along Cardigan Terrace.The timber hall, built in 1915 by local residents, wasdemolished in 1968 and Cardigan Terrace extended,providing access to Halesworth Road. Balls and dances wereheld in the hall to raise money for a successful court actionin 1922 by Jolimont residents against the Government forfailing to address Jolimont’s serious flooding problems.

Jolimont Progress Hall 1915 – 1968

The hall was an important community and social centre forthe people of Jolimont, who were isolated from Subiaco bythe railway line and industrial area. Many local groups usedthe hall, including the Jolimont Circulating Library,Gymnasium Club and various sports teams. The hall wasalso the centre for social events such as film shows anddances.

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Jolimont Sports Club Bike Hike 1939

Proceed with care across Hay Street to the gates of the JolimontPrimary School, the third school to be opened by the Governmentwithin the boundaries of the City of Subiaco. The arch over theschool gate bears the motto ‘Go Forward.’ Several weepingpeppermint trees were planted here in 1919 as a memorial to theWorld War 1 servicemen and women of Jolimont.

The bushland behind the Jolimont School is one of the fewremaining areas of natural bush within the City of Subiaco.

Jolimont Primary School – 1905

The school was opened in 1905.Children from Jolimont formerlyattended the Subiaco StateSchool on Bagot Road. The firstheadmaster was Mr F C Cooper.Student numbers were initiallysmall but had grown to forty-seven by the commencement ofthe 1906 school year.

The walk now returns toDaglish, following Hay Streeteastwards then turning rightinto Jersey Street opposite DomSerra Grove. In the 1960s flatswere built in this precinctincreasing the range of housing

options in Jolimont and Daglish. At the junction of JerseyStreet with Roberta Street, turn right and walk a shortdistance to the eastern end of Sadlier Memorial Park. Untilthe mid 1980s a small shopping centre stood some distanceahead at the Roberta Street junction with WoolnoughStreet.

Clifford Sadlier Memorial Park – 1980

This park commemorates the outstanding bravery ofLieutenant Clifford Sadlier during World War 1 at Villers-Bretonneux in France. Lieutenant Sadlier was awarded theVictoria Cross in 1918.

As you enter the park you will see a plaque set into a largeboulder inscribed with the full citation for the Victoria Crossawarded to Lieutenant Sadlier who lived at 127 StubbsTerrace, Daglish.

The park, where wild flowers once bloomed in naturalbushland, is now a grassed area shaded by mature trees.Native flowering shrubs and trees were planted in 2001 toencourage birds to return to the park. This is the site ofartwork and seating designed by Ngardarb (Francine) andTony Riches. A path through the park was designed for localwalkers and people from the Selby Street Paraquad Centre.

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On reaching the western end of Sadlier Park, cross LuthAvenue and enter the Charles Stokes Reserve.This reservewas named after another Australian soldier, Sergeant CharlesStokes of Denis and York Streets in Subiaco. LieutenantSadlier VC and Sergeant Stokes DCM were decoratedfollowing their service in the same wartime action and arejointly honoured with an annual scholarship that fostersunderstanding between Australia and France.

The memorial to Charles Stokes is found in the centre of thereserve that bears his name.

Charles Stokes Reserve – 1989

Sergeant Charles AlbertStokes was awarded theDistinguished Conduct Medalin 1918 for outstandingbravery at Villers-Bretonneux,France, during World War 1.After heavy losses in twoplatoons Sergeant Stokes ledthe advance of the remainingmen against machine-gunfire, capturing all enemy gunpositions in the area. Oneposition was captured bySergeant Stokes alone.

Return to Luth Avenue and turnright. After walking a short distance turn right again intoCunningham Terrace. At the end of this street turn left and crossStubbs Terrace with care, in order to view the artwork in therailway’s pedestrian underpass.

Nash Street Pedestrian Underpass – 2003

Installed in 2003, theunderpass has been enhancedwith artwork involvingpainting and collage. The artgroup Swerve, commissionedto carry out the work,included local schoolchildren, community groupsand individuals in thecreative process. The designrepresents the landscape andthe life of Indigenous andwhite Australians in thislocality.

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Turn back at this point and with the railway on your right, walkalong Stubbs Terrace to the Daglish Station. Stubbs Terrace is aninteresting example of a substantially intact 1930s streetscape.The built environment of the terrace is a valuable illustration ofdomestic architectural styles of the time because most of thehouses are original and have not been significantly altered. Atthe halfway point on Stubbs Terrace you will return to yourstarting point near the Railway Station. This concludes the self-guided walk .

We trust that in this section of the City of Subiaco you haveenjoyed discovering the history and the separate identities ofJolimont and Daglish.

ReferencesNyungah Circle of Elders, Guildford, Western Australia

Spillman K., Identity Prized : a History of Subiaco, Universityof Western Australia Press, Perth, 1985

Royal Australian Institute of Architects, An ArchitecturalGuide to Subiaco, 1984

Wise’s Post Office Directories, Battye Library

Davies R.J., St. Andrews Anglican Church, Barker Road Subiaco& St Hugh’s Church Peel Street Jolimont, 1974

PhotographsDon Gimm collection – Cattle at Jolimont Swamp

Timber cottage, JolimontDaisy Bell Cottage, JolimontJolimont Sports Club Bike Hike

Ethel Smith collection – Boys in Canoe, Jolimont Swamp

Subiaco Museum collection – Daglish Railway StationJolimont Gymnasium Club

Opposite: Jolimont Gymnasium Club 1922

241 Rokeby Road SUBIACO WA 6008PO Box 270 SUBIACO WA 6904

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SUBIACO MUSEUM239 Rokeby Road SUBIACO WA 6008

Open Tuesday - Sunday 2pm - 5pmEnquiries to the Curator on 9237 9227

Daglish and Jolimont are accessible by train or bus from Perth and Fremantle.

Persons following the route suggested in this self-guided walk do so at their own risk