806:
772:
549:
boilers 1, 2, 3 & 4 of 'A' Station were fired up in
January 1951; the first 25 MW turbo-alternator came on line in May 1951 prior to the official opening of the Power Station on 27 June 1951 by the Hon. David Brand, Minister for Electricity. In September 1951, the second 25 MW turbo alternator came on line. The No. 3 turbo alternator came on line in January 1954, and the No. 4 turbo alternator in December 1954. The power station was then complete with a total capacity of 100 MW.
54:
655:
512:
593:
438:
1137:
492:
548:
Construction of the Power
Station commenced in January, 1946. The South Fremantle site was chosen for its relatively close metropolitan population, its proximity to nearby railway facilities for the delivery of coal and the ease with which seawater could be utilised for the cooling system. The four
560:
In 1954, a major fire at South
Fremantle in the coal conveyor from the crusher house caused structural damage and resulted in a switch to oil fuel for the boilers. In the mid 1970s the plant was converted back to coal, which fuelled the station until its closure in 1985. By the 1980s production of
456:
The area steadily became the centre of much of Perth's heavy industry and comprised the coal-fired power station, railway marshalling yards, abattoir as well as numerous skin drying sheds. From the 1980s however, pressures brought on by demands for residential housing began a process of removal of
617:
Foundry and surrounding land (including the former rail marshalling yards) for residential purposes. This was opposed by a local resident action group, Save South Beach, which actively campaigned against the redevelopment on issues of site contamination, diminished coastal setback, rail noise and
630:
In 1992 the State
Government agreed in-principle to develop a residential marina in the Coogee locality. In 1996 the State Government entered into an agreement with Port Catherine Developments Pty Ltd (PCD) to facilitate the proposed marina. The project was opposed by a resident action group,
533:
The abattoir was closed in 1994 with the jetty itself dismantled in the 1960s. All that remains of the former jetty are the pylons which extend between 200 and 300 metres (660 and 980 ft) out to sea. The chimney is the only remaining part of the large complex of buildings which included
417:
Further south at Robb Jetty, slaughter houses operated by
Forrest, Emanuel & Co, and Connor, Doherty and Durack existed, these slaughter houses essentially supplied all the meat to the metropolitan area and the expanding goldfields. The livestock arriving from the north-west of the state
647:
In 2008 the State
Government launched their vision for the development of the former industrial area between South Beach and the Port Coogee marina, with 95 hectares (230 acres) of coastal land being proposed to be redeveloped for residential purposes, housing approximately 10,000 people.
409:
The area continued to take on an industrialised character that continued until the early 1990s. Features of the area included the
Fremantle Smelting Works, just south of Island Street, which processed lead and base bullion from Kalgoorlie. Next to the smelter was the
552:
Much of the plant was designed and manufactured in Great
Britain, with skilled contractors sent out from Britain to assemble the plant on site. The State Energy Commission encouraged the recruitment of staff by providing housing in the
298:, in the area, which translates to "Body of water" in the native Aboriginal Nyoongar language. Originally this lake was named Lake Munster after Prince William, the Earl of Munster, and later King William IV. The Aboriginal name
557:, and the new suburb soon had many community amenities. A bus service from the Power Station to Hilton and Fremantle was provided for shift workers. Over 250 workers were employed at the power station during the 1950s.
422:
and were unloaded from the ships onto the jetty. As there was no cold storage at the slaughter houses extensive pasturing for the animals as well as small market gardens were established in the region around the
445:
Next to the slaughter houses an explosives magazine was built in the sandhills. In addition a piggery, slaughter house and bacon factory were built by J.C Hutton & Co, south of Robb Jetty at James Rocks.
402:
The original land grant was to George Robb and stretched between
Hamilton Hill and North Lake. In 1899 it was further subdivided and by 1900 the area saw the establishment of a number of commercial
818:
77:
194:
182:
1168:
937:
1067:
414:
of Copley & Co, processing sheep and cattle on the same location where John
Wellard had slaughtered sheep for the Convict establishment in the early 1850s.
1328:
905:
170:
869:
1333:
1141:
1161:
610:
466:
822:
578:
419:
1222:
661:
729:
222:
1154:
771:
712:
654:
1338:
1237:
574:
562:
353:
314:
227:
584:
In September 1985, the South Fremantle Power Station closed after 34 years service and its four chimney stacks were demolished.
1242:
948:
784:
749:
385:
187:
1257:
1202:
622:
impacts. Despite the ongoing protests the redevelopment commenced with the first resident lots reaching the market in 2005.
1071:
1045:
1282:
1277:
1232:
1217:
543:
58:
534:
offices, holding yards, freezer and chiller facilities. The chimney is listed in the State Register of Heritage Places.
1287:
1247:
518:
O'Connor beach – along the shore line left to right; Robb Jetty pylons dark area below the water, bow of
318:
259:
242:
70:
1307:
1302:
1252:
485:
1114:
1094:
1292:
1267:
1262:
1212:
570:
565:
then was supplying electricity from power stations with more up-to-date machinery and closer to the coal source at
788:
1297:
1227:
1207:
1197:
912:
708:
687:
631:
Coogee Coastal Action Coalition, concerned about the loss of beaches, potential coastal erosion, impact on local
566:
554:
406:, to provide for the construction boom and population growth which had been brought about by gold discoveries.
291:
254:
636:
373:
880:
1146:
691:
389:
639:
and work has commenced on the construction of the marina, with the first lots reaching the market in 2007.
1020:
753:
141:
125:
441:
Cattle being unloaded from a ship at Robb Jetty in the 1920s. Livestock were shipped from the Kimberley.
376:
who established a lime burning kiln in 1831, south of the Clarence townsite. Meares had arrived at the
338:
279:
199:
635:
and existing site contamination issues Since the signing of the agreement PCD has been taken over by
313:
North Coogee was created on 19 December 2005 and incorporated portions of the surrounding suburbs of
844:
596:
Looking from Port Coogee development north towards South Fremantle Powerstation and O'Connor Beach.
430:
In 1898 a railway was built from Fremantle to Robb Jetty. The slaughter houses expanded with a
53:
17:
1186:
377:
334:
44:
1178:
848:
469:
287:
175:
511:
805:
619:
614:
411:
361:
477:
396:
349:
342:
249:
234:
217:
592:
1322:
716:
695:
450:
357:
399:, the area began to be used as an alternative destination point for ship arrivals.
381:
295:
395:
As the area was adjacent to the relatively safe harbour of Owen's Anchorage in
481:
473:
437:
384:
in the previous year. Meares abandoned the site after a few months moving to
93:
79:
999:
606:
453:
and the explosives magazine was moved there, further away from Fremantle.
431:
403:
330:
1136:
632:
519:
500:
424:
995:
491:
302:
was recorded in 1841 by Thomas Watson and has been variously spelt
1182:
591:
510:
436:
283:
163:
40:
1150:
821:. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from
973:
561:
electricity at South Fremantle had become uneconomical. The
329:
North Coogee is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of
1021:"Community Opposition to Port Catherine Canal Development"
870:"Assessment documentation - Three Lime Kilns, Cockburn"
1068:"New sustainable community planned for Cockburn Coast"
789:"2016 Community Profiles: North Coogee (State Suburb)"
372:
The first development in the area may have been when
193:
181:
169:
158:
150:
140:
132:
117:
69:
34:
333:, and is bounded by the municipal boundary of the
938:"Assessment documentation - Robb's Jetty chimney"
206:
1162:
8:
845:"City of Cockburn : Suburbs and People"
434:, blood manure and skin-drying sheds added.
388:, later becoming the Government Resident at
290:. The suburb is immediately to the north of
122:
1169:
1155:
1147:
819:"History of metropolitan suburb names – N"
804:
770:
341:to the east, Powell Road to the south and
52:
31:
1070:. Government Media Office. Archived from
525:, an old timber barge, in the water the
490:
286:, Western Australia, located within the
741:
719:, Pantheon Avenue and Orsino Boulevard
698:, Pantheon Avenue and Orsino Boulevard
294:, which takes its name from the lake,
945:Heritage Council of Western Australia
877:Heritage Council of Western Australia
793:2016 Census of Population and Housing
247:
232:
215:
208:
7:
754:"North Coogee (suburb and locality)"
476:tower built in the 1960s during the
449:In 1903 the railway was extended to
1329:Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
499:The yard was decommissioned in the
730:South Fremantle, Western Australia
495:Area of the old marshalling yards.
29:Suburb of Perth, Western Australia
25:
1026:. Coogee Coastal Action Coalition
758:Australian Census 2021 QuickStats
605:In 2002 the State Government and
154:2.8 km (1.1 sq mi)
1135:
653:
337:to the north, Cockburn Road and
1334:Suburbs in the City of Cockburn
1142:North Coogee, Western Australia
785:Australian Bureau of Statistics
750:Australian Bureau of Statistics
609:sought to redevelop the former
18:North Coogee, Western Australia
664:Port Coogee under construction
1:
544:South Fremantle Power Station
538:South Fremantle Power Station
162:23 km (14 mi) from
59:South Fremantle Power Station
1102:. Transperth. 12 June 2024 .
211:Suburbs around North Coogee:
1046:"New Land Estates - Coogee"
911:. WA Museum. Archived from
626:Port Coogee/Point Catherine
1355:
1122:. Transperth. 9 May 2024 .
541:
480:railway line project from
94:32.0930018°S 115.7593892°E
1193:
637:Australand Property Group
461:Railway marshalling yards
265:
209:
205:
65:
51:
457:the various facilities.
374:Richard Goldsmith Meares
99:-32.0930018; 115.7593892
1339:Lime kilns in Australia
906:"Fremantle Wreck Trail"
348:North Coogee overlooks
597:
530:
496:
442:
278:is a coastal, western
1144:at Wikimedia Commons
595:
514:
494:
440:
339:Beeliar Regional Park
563:interconnected grid
507:Robb Jetty Abattoir
195:Federal division(s)
183:State electorate(s)
89: /
976:. Save South Beach
974:"Save South Beach"
713:Rockingham Station
598:
531:
503:era in the 1990s.
497:
443:
1316:
1315:
1187:Western Australia
1140:Media related to
1116:Bus Timetable 126
709:Fremantle Station
688:Fremantle Station
378:Swan River Colony
335:City of Fremantle
273:
272:
269:
268:
45:Western Australia
16:(Redirected from
1346:
1223:Cockburn Central
1179:City of Cockburn
1171:
1164:
1157:
1148:
1139:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1110:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1096:Bus Timetable 37
1090:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1079:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1053:
1042:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1031:
1025:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1006:
992:
986:
985:
983:
981:
970:
964:
963:
961:
959:
953:
947:. Archived from
942:
934:
928:
927:
925:
923:
917:
910:
902:
896:
895:
893:
891:
885:
879:. Archived from
874:
866:
860:
859:
857:
855:
849:City of Cockburn
841:
835:
834:
832:
830:
825:on 16 March 2022
815:
809:
808:
803:
801:
799:
787:(27 June 2017).
781:
775:
774:
768:
766:
764:
752:(28 June 2022).
746:
706:
704:
685:
683:
657:
555:Hilton Park area
529:O'Connor statue.
528:
517:
470:marshalling yard
420:Kimberley Region
288:City of Cockburn
207:
176:City of Cockburn
124:
113:
112:
110:
109:
108:
106:
101:
100:
95:
90:
87:
86:
85:
82:
56:
47:
37:
32:
21:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1344:
1343:
1319:
1318:
1317:
1312:
1189:
1177:Suburbs of the
1175:
1133:
1128:
1127:
1119:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1099:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1077:
1075:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1051:
1049:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1029:
1027:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1004:
1002:
994:
993:
989:
979:
977:
972:
971:
967:
957:
955:
954:on 23 July 2008
951:
940:
936:
935:
931:
921:
919:
918:on 11 July 2009
915:
908:
904:
903:
899:
889:
887:
886:on 27 July 2008
883:
872:
868:
867:
863:
853:
851:
843:
842:
838:
828:
826:
817:
816:
812:
797:
795:
783:
782:
778:
762:
760:
748:
747:
743:
738:
726:
702:
701:
692:Murdoch Station
681:
680:
677:
672:
667:
666:
665:
663:
658:
620:coastal erosion
590:
546:
540:
526:
515:
509:
463:
412:slaughter house
370:
362:Rottnest Island
327:
223:South Fremantle
104:
102:
98:
96:
92:
91:
88:
83:
80:
78:
76:
75:
61:
39:
38:
35:
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1352:
1350:
1342:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1321:
1320:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1151:
1132:
1131:External links
1129:
1126:
1125:
1105:
1085:
1074:on 25 May 2011
1059:
1037:
1012:
987:
965:
929:
897:
861:
836:
810:
776:
740:
739:
737:
734:
733:
732:
725:
722:
721:
720:
699:
676:
673:
671:
668:
660:
659:
652:
651:
650:
645:
644:
643:Cockburn Coast
628:
627:
603:
602:
589:
586:
542:Main article:
539:
536:
508:
505:
478:standard gauge
462:
459:
418:including the
397:Cockburn Sound
369:
366:
352:with views of
350:Cockburn Sound
343:Cockburn Sound
326:
323:
304:Koojee, Coojee
271:
270:
267:
266:
263:
262:
257:
252:
250:Cockburn Sound
246:
245:
240:
237:
235:Cockburn Sound
231:
230:
225:
220:
218:Cockburn Sound
214:
213:
203:
202:
197:
191:
190:
185:
179:
178:
173:
167:
166:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
144:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
119:
115:
114:
73:
67:
66:
63:
62:
57:
49:
48:
28:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1351:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1324:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1238:Hamilton Hill
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1172:
1167:
1165:
1160:
1158:
1153:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1143:
1138:
1130:
1118:
1117:
1113:"Route 548".
1109:
1106:
1098:
1097:
1093:"Route 512".
1089:
1086:
1073:
1069:
1063:
1060:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1022:
1016:
1013:
1001:
997:
996:"South Beach"
991:
988:
975:
969:
966:
950:
946:
939:
933:
930:
914:
907:
901:
898:
882:
878:
871:
865:
862:
850:
846:
840:
837:
824:
820:
814:
811:
807:
794:
790:
786:
780:
777:
773:
759:
755:
751:
745:
742:
735:
731:
728:
727:
723:
718:
717:Cockburn Road
714:
710:
700:
697:
696:Cockburn Road
693:
689:
679:
678:
674:
669:
662:
656:
649:
642:
641:
640:
638:
634:
625:
624:
623:
621:
616:
612:
608:
600:
599:
594:
587:
585:
582:
580:
576:
572:
568:
564:
558:
556:
550:
545:
537:
535:
524:
523:
513:
506:
504:
502:
493:
489:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
468:
460:
458:
454:
452:
451:Woodman Point
447:
439:
435:
433:
428:
426:
421:
415:
413:
407:
405:
400:
398:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
367:
365:
363:
359:
358:Carnac Island
355:
354:Garden Island
351:
346:
345:to the west.
344:
340:
336:
332:
324:
322:
320:
316:
315:Hamilton Hill
311:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
264:
261:
258:
256:
253:
251:
248:
244:
241:
238:
236:
233:
229:
228:Hamilton Hill
226:
224:
221:
219:
216:
212:
204:
201:
198:
196:
192:
189:
186:
184:
180:
177:
174:
172:
168:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
120:
116:
111:
74:
72:
68:
64:
60:
55:
50:
46:
42:
33:
27:
19:
1273:North Coogee
1272:
1243:Hammond Park
1134:
1115:
1108:
1095:
1088:
1076:. Retrieved
1072:the original
1062:
1050:. Retrieved
1048:. Australand
1040:
1028:. Retrieved
1015:
1003:. Retrieved
990:
978:. Retrieved
968:
956:. Retrieved
949:the original
944:
932:
920:. Retrieved
913:the original
900:
888:. Retrieved
881:the original
876:
864:
852:. Retrieved
839:
827:. Retrieved
823:the original
813:
796:. Retrieved
792:
779:
761:. Retrieved
757:
744:
646:
629:
604:
588:1992–present
583:
559:
551:
547:
532:
521:
498:
464:
455:
448:
444:
429:
416:
408:
401:
394:
386:Mount Helena
371:
347:
328:
321:and Coogee.
312:
307:
303:
299:
276:North Coogee
275:
274:
239:North Coogee
210:
105:North Coogee
36:North Coogee
26:
1258:Lake Coogee
1203:Aubin Grove
601:South Beach
527:C. Y.
516:C. Y.
382:Thomas Peel
296:Lake Coogee
142:Postcode(s)
133:Established
97: /
84:115°45′34″E
71:Coordinates
1323:Categories
1283:South Lake
1278:North Lake
1233:Coolbellup
1218:Bibra Lake
958:2 February
890:2 February
798:3 December
736:References
482:Kalgoorlie
474:signal box
404:lime kilns
118:Population
103: (
81:32°05′35″S
1288:Spearwood
1248:Henderson
1000:Stockland
715:– serves
694:– serves
670:Transport
607:Stockland
432:bone mill
331:Fremantle
319:Spearwood
260:Spearwood
243:Spearwood
200:Fremantle
188:Fremantle
1308:Yangebup
1303:Wattleup
1253:Jandakot
724:See also
633:seagrass
520:SS
501:Westrail
486:Leighton
465:A large
425:abattoir
325:Location
159:Location
1293:Success
1268:Munster
1263:Leeming
1213:Beeliar
1078:17 June
1052:17 June
1030:17 June
1005:17 June
980:17 June
922:17 June
854:17 June
829:17 June
763:28 June
615:Bradken
575:Kwinana
571:Bunbury
368:History
300:Kou-gee
121:3,741 (
43:,
1298:Treeby
1228:Coogee
1208:Banjup
1198:Atwell
769:
705:
703:
684:
682:
567:Collie
308:Coogee
292:Coogee
280:suburb
255:Coogee
171:LGA(s)
1183:Perth
1120:(PDF)
1100:(PDF)
1024:(PDF)
952:(PDF)
941:(PDF)
916:(PDF)
909:(PDF)
884:(PDF)
873:(PDF)
522:Wyola
472:with
380:with
284:Perth
164:Perth
41:Perth
1080:2008
1054:2008
1032:2008
1007:2008
982:2008
960:2007
924:2008
892:2007
856:2008
831:2008
800:2021
765:2022
707:548
686:512
579:Muja
577:and
467:WAGR
427:.
390:York
360:and
306:and
151:Area
146:6163
136:2005
126:2021
711:to
690:to
675:Bus
611:ANI
484:to
282:of
123:SAL
1325::
1185:,
1181:,
998:.
943:.
875:.
847:.
791:.
756:.
581:.
573:,
569:,
392:.
364:.
356:,
317:,
310:.
1170:e
1163:t
1156:v
1082:.
1056:.
1034:.
1009:.
984:.
962:.
926:.
894:.
858:.
833:.
802:.
767:.
613:/
488:.
128:)
107:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.