Broulee Street Names
Clarke, Grant and Heath Streets were named that on the 1837 survey of the town. Lyttle St may be named after Dr Lyttle who built a holiday house in the village before World War 2.
Before World War 2 (probably) the northern portion of Broulee was sold to Baggott, and John and Frances Smith. Later, Baggott sold out and the Train family, John and Gladys and son Charles bought in.
Also in the early 1950s Queen Elizabeth II had her coronation, so we guess that's where Coronation Drive and Elizabeth Street came from.
Development slowed, and in the late 1960s Willmore and Randall purchased what was left over, on the inland side of Elizabeth Drive. They sold that in the second half of the 1970s to Ian Fraser of Canberra.
Below is a grand revelation of the background to many of the street names in today's Broulee, we're extremely grateful to Suzanne Gillan (nee Fraser) and Paul Gillan for this information.
Suzanne and Paul tell us:
Cambridge Cres
The Willmore & Randell days lead into the naming of Cambridge Crescent. Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd were involved in a joint venture with Willmore & Randell and when Cambridge Credit went under they almost took Willmore & Randell with them. Ian Fraser purchased Broulee Beach Estate in 1975-76 as part of the Cambridge Credit/Willmore & Randell separation. Cambridge Crescent is named after Cambridge Credit Ltd.
Zanthus Drive
Zanthus is a railway siding on the trans Australian railway line 210km east of Kalgoorlie. Ian was originally from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area. We're not sure of the exact connection, but that is the location that Zanthus Drive is named after.
Woolabar Drive
Similarly Woolabar drive is named after a place in Western Australia’s goldfields region. Ian and his family lived in a shack on the side of a hill a couple of kilometres from Woolabar Dam in the late 1930’s. We actually found the site when we went back there in the mid 1990’s. We found the fireplace for the shack and parts of the walls which were made from flattened out sections of parts of the original Mundaring to Kalgoorlie water pipeline. The spelling seems to have changed to Woolibar Dam in recent times, probably due to Woolibar Station being nearby, but in old copies of the Kalgoorlie Miner (Sept 1919 ) it is spelt as Woolabar.
Boulder Place
Named after another town in Western Australia’s goldfields region. Originally Boulder was a separate township but now Kalgoorlie-Boulder are joined together as one city. Ian was born there in 1936 and he lived there with his family for a number of years.
Moir Place
Named after Geoff Moir, the original civil engineer that Ian worked with designing the Broulee Beach Estate from the late 1970’s. We continued working with Geoff until he retired.
Patricia Place
Named after Geoff Moir’s wife Patricia.
Conway Close
Named after Chris Conway from surveyors Conway Burrows and Hancock. Chris did all the original surveying work for Ian.
Headley Way
Mr Hedley was the manager for a Melbourne finance company that Ian dealt with during the early stages of the development.
May Parade
May Parade is named after Don May, the original Banksia Village CEO.
Gillan Grove
Named after Paul & Sue Gillan
Caitlin Cres
Named after Caitlin Gillan, eldest daughter of Paul & Sue, who also is Ian and Lorraine Fraser’s eldest granddaughter.
Suzanne Way
Named after Suzanne Fraser, Ian and Lorraine Fraser’s eldest daughter (now Suzanne Gillan).
Jodie Place
Named after Jodie Fraser, Ian and Lorraine Fraser’s youngest daughter (now Jodie Griffiths).
Griffiths Run
Named after Jodie’s daughter Imogen Griffiths.
How lucky are we to have this information for the record!
Before World War 2 (probably) the northern portion of Broulee was sold to Baggott, and John and Frances Smith. Later, Baggott sold out and the Train family, John and Gladys and son Charles bought in.
Also in the early 1950s Queen Elizabeth II had her coronation, so we guess that's where Coronation Drive and Elizabeth Street came from.
Development slowed, and in the late 1960s Willmore and Randall purchased what was left over, on the inland side of Elizabeth Drive. They sold that in the second half of the 1970s to Ian Fraser of Canberra.
Below is a grand revelation of the background to many of the street names in today's Broulee, we're extremely grateful to Suzanne Gillan (nee Fraser) and Paul Gillan for this information.
Suzanne and Paul tell us:
Cambridge Cres
The Willmore & Randell days lead into the naming of Cambridge Crescent. Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd were involved in a joint venture with Willmore & Randell and when Cambridge Credit went under they almost took Willmore & Randell with them. Ian Fraser purchased Broulee Beach Estate in 1975-76 as part of the Cambridge Credit/Willmore & Randell separation. Cambridge Crescent is named after Cambridge Credit Ltd.
Zanthus Drive
Zanthus is a railway siding on the trans Australian railway line 210km east of Kalgoorlie. Ian was originally from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area. We're not sure of the exact connection, but that is the location that Zanthus Drive is named after.
Woolabar Drive
Similarly Woolabar drive is named after a place in Western Australia’s goldfields region. Ian and his family lived in a shack on the side of a hill a couple of kilometres from Woolabar Dam in the late 1930’s. We actually found the site when we went back there in the mid 1990’s. We found the fireplace for the shack and parts of the walls which were made from flattened out sections of parts of the original Mundaring to Kalgoorlie water pipeline. The spelling seems to have changed to Woolibar Dam in recent times, probably due to Woolibar Station being nearby, but in old copies of the Kalgoorlie Miner (Sept 1919 ) it is spelt as Woolabar.
Boulder Place
Named after another town in Western Australia’s goldfields region. Originally Boulder was a separate township but now Kalgoorlie-Boulder are joined together as one city. Ian was born there in 1936 and he lived there with his family for a number of years.
Moir Place
Named after Geoff Moir, the original civil engineer that Ian worked with designing the Broulee Beach Estate from the late 1970’s. We continued working with Geoff until he retired.
Patricia Place
Named after Geoff Moir’s wife Patricia.
Conway Close
Named after Chris Conway from surveyors Conway Burrows and Hancock. Chris did all the original surveying work for Ian.
Headley Way
Mr Hedley was the manager for a Melbourne finance company that Ian dealt with during the early stages of the development.
May Parade
May Parade is named after Don May, the original Banksia Village CEO.
Gillan Grove
Named after Paul & Sue Gillan
Caitlin Cres
Named after Caitlin Gillan, eldest daughter of Paul & Sue, who also is Ian and Lorraine Fraser’s eldest granddaughter.
Suzanne Way
Named after Suzanne Fraser, Ian and Lorraine Fraser’s eldest daughter (now Suzanne Gillan).
Jodie Place
Named after Jodie Fraser, Ian and Lorraine Fraser’s youngest daughter (now Jodie Griffiths).
Griffiths Run
Named after Jodie’s daughter Imogen Griffiths.
How lucky are we to have this information for the record!