Milligan Street, Perth
Milligan Street | |||
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| Street sign - Milligan Street | |||
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| General information | |||
| Type | Street | ||
| Length | 530 m (0.3 mi)[1][2] | ||
| Major junctions | |||
| South end | St Georges Terrace | ||
| North end | Wellington Street | ||
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| South-west end | Milligan Street (main section) | ||
| North-east end | Wellington Street | ||
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| Suburb(s) | Perth, Northbridge | ||
Milligan Street is a street in Perth, Western Australia that runs from St Georges Terrace to north of Wellington Street. The northern section provides access to the Perth Arena carpark and Telethon Avenue; there are also dedicated Transperth bus roads connecting to the northern end, south of the Fremantle railway line.[3]
A small side-street of the same name branches off the east side of Milligan Street between Murray and Wellington Streets, and forms a second intersection with Wellington Street.[3]
History[edit]
Milligan Street appears in maps of Perth from as early as 1838, running from what is now Spring Street to Murray.[4][5] It was named after Dr William Lane Milligan, the original owner of the land on the southern end of Milligan Street, south of St Georges Terrace.[6][7]
In 1863 the section of Milligan Street south of St Georges Terrace was rezoned and transferred to Matthew Hale, the Anglican Bishop of Perth.[6][8][9] By 1894 Milligan Street extended north to Wellington Street.[10]
Melbourne Street[edit]
The small side-street between Murray and Wellington Streets was originally part of a separate (although intersecting) thoroughfare named Melbourne Street that ran north-east from the corner of Milligan and Murray Streets, past Wellington and Roe Streets, and (in 1845) to James Street.[5][11]
In 1923 Melbourne Road[a] was renamed to Milligan Street[12] and the two were considered a single road when the Perth City Council adopted a committee recommendation:
That the name of Melbourne-road be altered to Milligan-street, and that the present Milligan-street and the present Melbourne-road be then regarded as one thoroughfare.[13]
However the name Melbourne Road continued to be used at least until the 1940s.[14][15]
In December 2017 the City of Perth Council agreed to a request from Landgate[16][17] and the portion of Milligan Street between Roe and James Streets was renamed back to Melbourne Street.
Separation[edit]
Melbourne Street was originally continuous between Murray and James Streets but it was closed between Wellington and Roe Streets in 1911.[18][b] The road was removed in 1974, when the Perth Entertainment Centre was built.[22][23]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Most early maps show Melbourne Street,[4][5][10][11] but Government Gazettes and newspaper articles typically refer to Melbourne Road.[12][13][14][15]
- ^ A Perth City Link newsletter[19] says that the level crossing was closed in the 1930s, but maps from 1918[20] and 1925[21] show the road as being closed.
References[edit]
- ^ "Milligan Street (main)". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Milligan Street (spur)". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Landgate Map Viewer Plus". Landgate. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Perth 18a. Plan of Perth Township showing Lots, Streets & Lakes from Mt Eliza in West to Walters & Claise Brooks in East, Lakes Henderson & Poulett to North & St Georges Terrace in South. Unsigned, probably Hillman, 1838 [scale: 6 chains to an inch]". State Records Office of Western Australia. Series S235 Original Plans - Townsites, Item 289. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Western Australia: An atlas of human endeavour: 1829–1979. Western Australia: Government Printer. 1979. p. 48.
- ^ a b Cygnet (24 September 1938). "Perth Names. 9: Milligan of Milligan-street". The West Australian. Perth, WA. p. 5.
- ^ "Perth Street Names. Some Interesting Derivations". The West Australian. 1 January 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Bishop's House". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation: Bishop's House". Heritage Council of Western Australia. p. 6. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Perth 18/31. Little plan of The City of Perth copied from original 21/11/1894 showing City Lots and Streets, West Perth Railway Station & Central Railway Station & Goods Yard [scale: 5 chains to an inch]". State Records Office of Western Australia. Series S235 Original Plans - Townsites, Item 342. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Perth 18F. Copy of Plan of Perth Townsite Map 18E (see Map 18E for details) added notation of Fieldbook 2 p. 9 by W. Phelps, 1859-60 [scale: 6 chains to inch, Tally No. 005728]". State Records Office of Western Australia. Series S235 Original Plans - Townsites, Item 297. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Change of Name of Street (per 4686/23)" (pdf). Western Australia Government Gazette. 31 August 1923. p. 1923:1650.
- ^ a b "City Council. New Works Authorised". The Daily News. Perth, WA. 14 August 1923. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Pageant In Perth Tonight". The Daily News. Perth, WA. 26 September 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Detective follows a trail of blood". Mirror. Perth, WA. 5 January 1946. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Council Minutes" (PDF). Perth City Council. 19 December 2017. p. 6. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Report to the Planning Committee – Change of Name for Northern Portion of Milligan Street, Between Roe Street and James Street, Northbridge to Melbourne Street (PDF), City of Perth, 14 December 2017, retrieved 2 September 2018
- ^ "Notice of Resumption" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 February 1911. p. 957.
- ^ "New era for historic site" (PDF), Connect, Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, p. 4, 12 April 2013, retrieved 2 September 2018
- ^ "Perth Sheet 15 [Tally No. 504982]". State Records Office of Western Australia. Series S2168 Townsite plans, Item 1390. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Perth Sub 36 [Tally No. 503621]". State Records Office of Western Australia. Series S2168 Townsite plans, Item 1370. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Aerial photograph of Perth Entertainment Centre under construction, 13 Feb. 1974 [picture]". State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Future site for Seven and a flash back in time for Michael Edgley". WA TV History. 12 September 2010. Photograph of Entertainment Centre in 1974. Retrieved 28 May 2014.