BURSWOOD CANAL 1831 - 1845

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PHILIPPA O'BRIAN

2005

Subcollections

Town of Victoria Park Public Art Collection

Historical information

The sculpture commemorates the former Burswood Canal, which is now covered and lost within the Burswood Development.
The sign reads:
“Between Perth and my grant is a mud flat of nearly one and a half miles in length. One which a boat must be tracked over, even when empty.”
Henry Camfield of Burswood, 1829
“Boats in Summer must be unloaded and dragged over the flats”
George Fletcher Moore of Millendon 1830

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-203-PA10

Item type

Artworks

Year

2005

Public location

BALBUK WAY, BURSWOOD

Last modified

Monday, 28 November, 2022

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