Crawley Baths

Crawley Baths was a public swimming facility, in Matilda Bay, near Crawley, Western Australia along Mounts Bay Road. The timber structure was opened on 7 February 1914.[1] The opening ceremony was conducted by Premier John Scaddan and included a swimming carnival and life saving displays.[2]

Crawley Baths c. 1920–1929

The baths were the largest enclosed body of water in the southern hemisphere and were an important recreational facility in Perth for fifty years.[2] They were demolished in 1964 after Beatty Park was built for the 1962 Commonwealth Games.

A bronze statue Eliza commemorates the baths and stands in the river near its former location.

See also

References
  1. "Bathing". State Library of Western Australia - Swan River Stories. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. "Crawley Baths Art project Development proposal" (PDF). City of Perth. 2 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011.

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