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AS the last train to stop at the old Bayswater railway platform pulled away last Friday, a new generation of trainspotters came out to mark the rainy, late-night milestone. The 1960s-built island platform is being demolished for a new larger one as part of Metronet upgrades for the airport line. YouTuber Mark Steffens runs the channel…
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THIS week from the Vincent library we have a guest piece by Friends of Local History volunteer MICHELLE VERCOE, who’s delved into the archives (and some old Voice newspapers) to bring us the story of a prominent lost building, the 1897-built Norwood Hotel. THE Norwood Hotel stood on the corner of Windsor and Lord streets…
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KIDS from Circus WA will be bringing back a colourful, century-old piece of Perth’s history for the Boorloo Heritage Festival on Saturday April 15. The circus’s youth training arm Level Up Academy is recreating acts from Uglieland, a carnival operated by the charitable Ugly Men’s Association from 1922 to the early ‘30s on what is now…
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BETTY and Dave’s sounds like a questionable UK sitcom from the 1970s, but it’s actually a cute cafe on the border of Mt Lawley and Inglewood. I’m a sucker for a good name, so I’ve always been intrigued by the cafe, which does breakfast and lunch and is situated on the corner of Beaufort Street…
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AS people get older and enter middle age, they often look back at their teenage musical heroes with a sense of embarrassment. Maybe the music or questionable lyrics haven’t aged well, the artist’s flaws are now painfully obvious or the songs that moved that hormonal teenager no longer connect. Nirvana are the exception to that…
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A lot of city centre apartments have a clinical feel with not much personality, but this two bedroom number on Adelaide Terrace feels very welcoming. The lovely floorboards in the open plan lounge and natural wood in the kitchen create a very homely feel. This is enhanced by the warm earthy tones on the rugs,…
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A RECENT clean- up at Minim Cove in Mosman Park uncovered a staggering 25,000 nurdles in just 10sqm and it could be just the tip of the iceberg, claim Sea Shepherd Australia. Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets that leak toxins into the environment and look like food for unsuspecting marine life. Once consumed they can…
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MT HAWTHORN Primary School has parents on board with its decision to ban Prime hydration drinks sold by YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul. The decision follows a frenzy of young adolescents storming Woolworths stores around Perth to get their hands on a bottle of Prime earlier this week. Mt Hawthorn parent Dan Loden said he…
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IT’S six months into Vincent council’s trial to abolish first hour-free parking, and small business owners are saying it’s had a brutal impact. Last year a majority of Vincent councillors voted to end the long-running first hour free parking in its main off-street carparks, and started charging $1 for the first hour and $3.20 for…
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COOLBINIA residents are crossing their fingers the WA government’s Development Assessment Panel rejects plans for 33 units and six shops at the corner of Adair Parade and Walcott Street this week. The five-storey building will be the first of its stature in the low-lying, mostly residential area. The owner of the empty block, developer Willing…
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