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Cannington

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City of Canning WA, Locked Bag 80, Cannington, WA 6107
08 9231 0606

Description

Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.

History

Cannington's name derives from the Canning River, which forms part of the southwestern boundary of the suburb. It was first subdivided in 1882, and a railway station was constructed in the 1890s opposite Station Street in what is now East Cannington.

Waverley

For many years the areas of Cannington, East Cannington and Beckenham were known locally as "Waverley" and many buildings and businesses used the name Waverley to designate their locality, such as the Waverley Hotel and the Waverley Drive In Cinema. The origin of the alternative use of Waverley is designated to the Cecil Gibbs who first used it in naming the Waverley Hotel that was a distinctive landmark over many generations. Between 1860 and 1883, William Lacey Gibbs, gradually accumulated most of what is Cannington. His slaughter yards were located near the present-day Myer Department Store, Westfield. His brother built the 'Cecil/Waverley' Hotel on the corner of Cecil Road and Albany Highway. The hotel was altered many times over the years and was recently demolished for widening of the Albany Highway.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 4.023 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 16 m

Population number: 5,929

Local Government Area: City of Canning

Location

City of Canning WA, Locked Bag 80, Cannington, WA 6107

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Cannington, Western Australia

Cannington - Localista

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