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Thornlie, Western Australia
Thornlie is a large residential suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-east of the city's central business district. It is a part of the City of Gosnells local government area. The Canning River runs through the northern side of the suburb. Since the 1950s the suburb has developed in approximately five stages; north-east Thornlie (1950s–60s), south Thornlie (1970s–80s), Crestwood (1970s), Castle Glen (1980s) and Forest Lakes (1980s to present).
Captain Peter Pégus was the original settler of the area now known as Thornlie, which he had called "Coleraine" when granted the land in 1829. Prior to this the area would have been used by the indigenous Noongar population. In 1834, Pégus' premises and belongings were burned in a fire that was to prove the end of his settlement.
The name Thornlie was derived from a farm "Thornlie Park", established in 1884 by Frank and Amy James, Amy being a niece of Walter Padbury, who financed the property.
The James family subsequently sold the estate, which had been a productive dairy farm, in 1937 to the mine-manager and investor, Nat Harper. When Harper died in 1954, the 694-hectare (1,715-acre) Thornlie estate was put up for auction in two lots. 92 hectares (228 acres) of Lot 1 were purchased by D. and M. O'Sullivan, and by June 1956 the Gosnells Roads Board had provided approval for the development of the area. By March 1957, 40 houses had been completed, and by May 1958 there were 100 occupied homes. Thornlie was thus established as a residential suburb in the late 1950s as a housing estate aimed mainly at middle-income earners and inner city dwellers.
The first homes in the area included a section of residences constructed in the 1950s and early 1960s, to the north of the intersection of Thornlie Avenue and Spencer Road, and residences to the south of Thornlie Avenue between Spencer Road and the Canning River, constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. During this time Thornlie's development was aimed at inner city dwellers who might want to live in a more spacious semi-urban-rural setting. It is one reason why Thornlie has typically large blocks of 700–900 square metres (7,500–9,700 sq ft) and is often described as one of Perth's leafy suburbs.
The more upmarket Crestwood Estate, which was an experiment in providing fully integrated facilities and services to home-owners, was established from the early 1970s in the southern part of Thornlie, an experiment that was rarely replicated in later Perth subdivisions. From the 1980s, the newer Castle Glen and Forest Lakes housing estates, which were at that time to some extent in competition with one another for land buyers, were established in the remaining land in the western and south-western portions of Thornlie.[citation needed]. The focus of these developments was on providing affordable housing for new home buyers, generally young families.
Some semi-rural land in the western portion, mainly used for horse agistment and chicken-farming, was developed in the early 2000s. At one stage there were several industrial activities taking place in the north-western portion. The last of these to close, in about 2004, was the Inghams chicken-processing factory, the site of which was redeveloped for a residential estate.
Thornlie is primarily a dormitory suburb with strong transport links to employment elsewhere in the metropolitan region. Albany Highway connects the suburb to the CBD, Roe Highway links it the regional road network. Thornlie is also home to the terminus of the Thornlie line, which is a spur line off of the Armadale line. There are also frequent bus services that serve Thornlie railway station, such as the high frequency route 930 to Elizabeth Quay bus station. There are many other bus services that connect Thornlie Station to other stations on the Transperth Network, such as route 210 and 211 both operating to Gosnells railway station. Also route 206 which serves Cannington railway station. In the future, Thornlie railway station will be upgraded as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link works by Metronet, which will mean that it will no longer be the terminus of the Thornlie–Cockburn line. Retail services are provided through local and neighbourhood centres, the largest of which are Thornlie Square Shopping Centre (1970s) and the Forest Lakes Forum (1990s). A range of sporting facilities are available for community use include lawn bowls, tennis courts, a skate park, swimming pool, gyms and ovals for cricket and football. Baseball Park, built in 2007, is the home of Perth Heat, a team in the Australian Baseball League.
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Thornlie, Western Australia
Thornlie is a large residential suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-east of the city's central business district. It is a part of the City of Gosnells local government area. The Canning River runs through the northern side of the suburb. Since the 1950s the suburb has developed in approximately five stages; north-east Thornlie (1950s–60s), south Thornlie (1970s–80s), Crestwood (1970s), Castle Glen (1980s) and Forest Lakes (1980s to present).
Captain Peter Pégus was the original settler of the area now known as Thornlie, which he had called "Coleraine" when granted the land in 1829. Prior to this the area would have been used by the indigenous Noongar population. In 1834, Pégus' premises and belongings were burned in a fire that was to prove the end of his settlement.
The name Thornlie was derived from a farm "Thornlie Park", established in 1884 by Frank and Amy James, Amy being a niece of Walter Padbury, who financed the property.
The James family subsequently sold the estate, which had been a productive dairy farm, in 1937 to the mine-manager and investor, Nat Harper. When Harper died in 1954, the 694-hectare (1,715-acre) Thornlie estate was put up for auction in two lots. 92 hectares (228 acres) of Lot 1 were purchased by D. and M. O'Sullivan, and by June 1956 the Gosnells Roads Board had provided approval for the development of the area. By March 1957, 40 houses had been completed, and by May 1958 there were 100 occupied homes. Thornlie was thus established as a residential suburb in the late 1950s as a housing estate aimed mainly at middle-income earners and inner city dwellers.
The first homes in the area included a section of residences constructed in the 1950s and early 1960s, to the north of the intersection of Thornlie Avenue and Spencer Road, and residences to the south of Thornlie Avenue between Spencer Road and the Canning River, constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. During this time Thornlie's development was aimed at inner city dwellers who might want to live in a more spacious semi-urban-rural setting. It is one reason why Thornlie has typically large blocks of 700–900 square metres (7,500–9,700 sq ft) and is often described as one of Perth's leafy suburbs.
The more upmarket Crestwood Estate, which was an experiment in providing fully integrated facilities and services to home-owners, was established from the early 1970s in the southern part of Thornlie, an experiment that was rarely replicated in later Perth subdivisions. From the 1980s, the newer Castle Glen and Forest Lakes housing estates, which were at that time to some extent in competition with one another for land buyers, were established in the remaining land in the western and south-western portions of Thornlie.[citation needed]. The focus of these developments was on providing affordable housing for new home buyers, generally young families.
Some semi-rural land in the western portion, mainly used for horse agistment and chicken-farming, was developed in the early 2000s. At one stage there were several industrial activities taking place in the north-western portion. The last of these to close, in about 2004, was the Inghams chicken-processing factory, the site of which was redeveloped for a residential estate.
Thornlie is primarily a dormitory suburb with strong transport links to employment elsewhere in the metropolitan region. Albany Highway connects the suburb to the CBD, Roe Highway links it the regional road network. Thornlie is also home to the terminus of the Thornlie line, which is a spur line off of the Armadale line. There are also frequent bus services that serve Thornlie railway station, such as the high frequency route 930 to Elizabeth Quay bus station. There are many other bus services that connect Thornlie Station to other stations on the Transperth Network, such as route 210 and 211 both operating to Gosnells railway station. Also route 206 which serves Cannington railway station. In the future, Thornlie railway station will be upgraded as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link works by Metronet, which will mean that it will no longer be the terminus of the Thornlie–Cockburn line. Retail services are provided through local and neighbourhood centres, the largest of which are Thornlie Square Shopping Centre (1970s) and the Forest Lakes Forum (1990s). A range of sporting facilities are available for community use include lawn bowls, tennis courts, a skate park, swimming pool, gyms and ovals for cricket and football. Baseball Park, built in 2007, is the home of Perth Heat, a team in the Australian Baseball League.
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