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Perth Observatory
To Be On New Site
PERTH. — On the recommendation of the
Chief Secretary, Mr. Hutchinson, State Cabinet
has decided to rebuild the Perth Observatory on
a site about a mile south of Mount Gunjin, in
the Darling Range.
Mount Gunjin is 1,308 ft.
above sea level and is 4½
miles south east of Kala-
munda.
The overall cost of the
move is expected to amount
to £125,000 and will be
spread over the next two
financial years. Steps are to
be taken immediately to
acquire the land.
The Observatory is being
moved to make way for new
multi - storey Government
offices.
A one and three-quarter
acre block of land in Kings
Park Road, West Perth. Has
been sold for £65,000.
The property, which is in
two parts, will be used for a
multi storey block of flats
and a multi storey business
block.
Formerly the old De
Pledge home, it covers the
entire frontage from Outram
Street to Ventnor Avenue.
Two Perth businessmen,
Mr. P. W. Markham and Mr.
H. H. Knnedy, who sold the
land, had bought it to build
flats on but found the project
too costly.
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