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There are 20 images in this galleryWed, 05/01/2011 - 21:03The Art Deco name refers to several variations of style in art, design and architecture popular in the era between the two world wars (1920-1940), and for a number of years before and after. In all its guises Art Deco reflects the essence of popular twentieth century design.
Art historians confine the term to the decorative style created by French designers and culminating in the Paris Exhibition Arts Decoratif (1925) It principally is a geometric stylization and abstraction of natural forms in what has been called "the last decorative style". Cubist, Jazz and "primitive " motifs influenced the style, particularly when it came to America, where it also came under the influence of streamlining.
All photos courtesy of the Art Deco Society of W.A Inc. All drawings by Ron Facius and copyright to same. -
There are 20 images in this galleryWed, 05/01/2011 - 21:07The Central Government Building Complex is a key part of the heritage precinct of commercial, civic and ecclesiastical buildings extending from Hay Street to the Swan River's edge; the place is a major work by two of the State's most notable government architects, Richard R. Jewell and George T. Poole.
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There are 2 images in this galleryWed, 05/01/2011 - 21:10Dampier Archipelago contains the largest concentration of rock art in the world, estimated at perhaps a million Petroglyphs. The art is extraordinary in its range and diversity.
Associated with the art is a rich archaeological record, including camp sites, quarries, shell middens and stone features.
The Western Australian Government is still planning to turn part of this site into a natural gas production and processing facility.
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There are 20 images in this galleryWed, 05/01/2011 - 21:12Industrial heritage is our heritage dealing with places associated with industry.
Sites in this gallery are: The Midland Railway Workshops, undergoing redevelopment; the East Perth Power Station, one of the first built in W.A, and subject to continued delays in clarifying it's status and future; shots from a variety of locations along the Golden Pipeline, the water supply designed by C.Y O'Connor and now conserved and interpreted by the National Trust, and Clinch's Mill, a ruin at Central Greenough, a place also conserved and interpreted by the Trust.
Photos of Midland Workshops by Stephen Smith.
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There are 15 images in this galleryWed, 05/01/2011 - 21:14Pictured is part of the Great Western Woodland, unique Natural Heritage of Western Australia's Mid West region, through which the National Trust's Golden Pipeline flows.
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There are 21 images in this galleryWed, 05/01/2011 - 21:17The City of Albany, home to 33,000 people, was Western Australia's first European settlement in 1826 (three years before Perth). It's historic heritage is valued by the town and people and places in the City have been comprehensively assessed and Classified by the Trust.
Albany has a rich maritime heritage including voyages of discovery by French and English explorers.Known for Whaling in the 19th century and much of the 20th century, Albany has subsequently transformed into a whale watching haven.
Albany has a profound and continuing connection with the Anzac legend. Albany was the place of assembly and departure for some 30,000 troops serving in the Great War and Gallipoli in 1914. It was the place of Australia's first official dawn service. -
There are 20 images in this galleryWed, 05/01/2011 - 21:20Peninsula Farm (Tranby) offers a unique opportunity to explore the first years of European settlement in Western Australia.
Constructed by Joseph Hardey in 1839, it was the third house he had built on Peninsula Farm, a property originally granted to him in 1830.
Over the years the house was added to, expanded outwards and upwards.