OSBORNE HOTEL FROM THE ENTRANCE

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c. 1898

Overview

Sepia print mounted on grey card showing the open entry gates and looking up the drive to the Osborne Hotel building. Two people, a man in a dark suit with a stick and a lady in long skirt, with a sunshade, are walking towards the hotel.. To the left of the hotel building is the water tower and associated buildings. There are trees on the right of the drive and cleared ground on the left. Across the lower edge [OSBORNE ILLUSTRATED] and [THE DRIVE] and on the mount [Greenham & Evans. PERTH, W.A.].

Historical information

1894 James Grave began building Perth's finest resort hotel. Extensive hotel was surmounted by a tower with a 70 ft turret and surrounded by landscaped gardens with fountains flowers, retreats, shades and summer houses. There was also a tennis court, bowling green, boat shed, swmming baths, with a flight of 200 steps to the water's edge to cater for those arriving by boat. The hotel and the street were named after Matilda Osborne (wife of the late William Osborne d.11.5.1893) who financed the purchase of the land and the construction of the Hotel in 1894. Purchased by Loreto Sisters for Loreto Convent School 1901. Demolished 1962.

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cwa-org-28--11-219-

Item type

Photographs

Year

c. 1898

Last modified

Tuesday, 23 September, 2025

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