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'''Leederville''' is a locality within the [[City of Vincent]] in the [[Perth]] metropolitan region of [[Western Australia]].
'''Leederville''' is a locality within the [[City of Vincent]] in the [[Perth]] metropolitan region of [[Western Australia]].
It is home to [[Aranmore Catholic College]], the [[Schools of Isolated and Distance Education]], [[Central Institute of Technology| Central Institute of Technology Leederville Campus]], [[Trinity Theological College, Perth|Trinity Theological College]], and St Mary's Church. The suburb was named after [[William Henry Leeder]], the original grantee of land that encompassed the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85734671 |title=Progressive Leederville. |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth |date=14 November 1935 |accessdate=15 April 2014 |page=10 Edition: LATE CITY |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32309628 |title=OLD WEST AUSTRALIANS. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=7 September 1929 |accessdate=15 April 2014 |page=22 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
It is home to [[Aranmore Catholic College]], the [[Schools of Isolated and Distance Education]], [[Central Institute of Technology| Central Institute of Technology Leederville Campus]], [[Trinity Theological College, Perth|Trinity Theological College]], and St Mary's Church. The suburb was named after [[William Henry Leeder]], the original grantee of land that encompassed the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85734671 |title=Progressive Leederville. |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth |date=14 November 1935 |accessdate=15 April 2014 |page=10 Edition: LATE CITY |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32309628 |title=OLD WEST AUSTRALIANS. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=7 September 1929 |accessdate=15 April 2014 |page=22 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Shane Paltridge]]<ref name=ADB>{{Cite web|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biographies/search/?query=btownf:%22Leederville%2C+Perth%2C+Western+Australia%2C+Australia%22&rpp=200&f=1|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:01, 4 August 2015

Leederville
PerthWestern Australia
Oxford Street, Leederville
Population2,943 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6007
Location4 km (2 mi) NW of Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Vincent
State electorate(s)Perth
Federal division(s)Curtin
Suburbs around Leederville:
Wembley Mount Hawthorn North Perth
Wembley Leederville North Perth
West Leederville West Leederville West Perth

Leederville is a locality within the City of Vincent in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. It is home to Aranmore Catholic College, the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education, Central Institute of Technology Leederville Campus, Trinity Theological College, and St Mary's Church. The suburb was named after William Henry Leeder, the original grantee of land that encompassed the area.[2][3]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Leederville". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Progressive Leederville". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1935. p. 10 Edition: LATE CITY. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "OLD WEST AUSTRALIANS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 September 1929. p. 22. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography".

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