THE ESCARPMENT BELOW THE OSBORNE HOTEL
c. 1895Sepia print on grey card of the escarpment partly cleared with a track leading down the hill. On the left two men in dark suits are standing near a line of posts. On the right is a man in white shirt and waistcoat. Standing on the track is a man in a dark suit near a man sitting with a dog and a lady standing holding a sunshade. Across the bottom of the photo is [OSBORNE ILLUSTRATED] and [THE TERRACE] and on the mount [Greenham & Evans. PERTH, W.A.].
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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