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Ardross, Western Australia
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Division of Tangney Tangney
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Electoral district of Alfred Cove Alfred Cove
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Canning Highway, Riseley Street
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|schools=Ardross Primary School, Applecross Senior High School, Saint Benedict's Primary School
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Applecross, Western Australia Applecross
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Applecross, Western Australia Applecross
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Applecross, Western Australia Applecross
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Alfred Cove, Western Australia Alfred Cove
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Mount Pleasant, Western Australia Mount Pleasant
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Mount Pleasant, Western Australia Mount Pleasant
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Booragoon, Western Australia Booragoon
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Booragoon, Western Australia Booragoon
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'''Ardross''' is a suburb of
Perth, Western Australia Perth,
Western Australia located within the
Melville, Western Australia City of Melville. It was once an area of land acquired by the Scotsman, Sir Alexander Percival Matheson in
1896. In Matheson's subdivision of the adjoining suburb of
Applecross, Western Australia Applecross, he created "Ardross Street" naming it after either the town of Ardrossan on the Scottish west coast or Ardross Castle, located about 40km north of
Inverness. The suburb derives its name from this street.
Location
Ardross, together with
Applecross, Western Australia Applecross and
Mount Pleasant, Western Australia Mount Pleasant is situated on a peninsula jutting into the
Swan River, Western Australia Swan River. Ardross is roughly bordered by:
*the aforementioned Ardross Street to the east
*
Canning Highway to the north
*Wireless Hill Park to the west
*
Garden City, Booragoon Garden City shopping centre to the south
Wireless Hill
Image:Wireless Hill Museum.jpg 250px|left|thumb|Wireless Hill Telecommunications Museum.
Within the suburb’s boundaries are the
Wireless Hill telecommunications museum and lookout, from where river vistas can be viewed. This is the landmark site of the first communications radio in Western Australia and now an oasis for wildflowers. The hill was mostly denuded for its original telecommunication purpose and then left to the ravages of weeds. Since 1985, however, extensive replanting of mostly native species has resulted in an amazingly-diverse collection of 20,000 - 30,000 plants. The reserve is absolutely stunning in late winter and spring when the eagle-eyed observer can even find a few
orchids amongst the spread of the obligatory
Geraldton, Western Australia Geradlton wax,
Acacia wattles,
grevilleas,
Bottlebrush callistemon,
kangaroo paws and so on.
{{City of Melville suburbs}}
References
*{{cite book | first= | last= | title=StreetSmart Perth 2003 Street Directory | publisher=Department of Land Administration and West Austrailan Newspapers Ltd | location=Midland, Western Australia | year=2002 | id=ISBN 0-909699-87-9}}
Category:Suburbs of Perth
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