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15-672: Prior to its creation, considerable variance in policy and political controversies arose over heritage issues in Western Australia, such as the Barracks Arch and the demolition of buildings in the Perth central business district . It was preceded by the Western Australian Heritage Committee, which had been heavily involved in the 1988 Australian Bicentenary , and the setting up of the W.A. Heritage Trails Network . It

30-477: A cookhouse, firing range and gun-room, wash-house, stores and stables, and a fives court constructed later. A fire in 1887 destroyed the timber flooring of the east wing and the second floor of the central section. Water was pumped by hand pumps from the Swan River and brought by buckets through a chain of volunteers. The burnt sections were later restored. The Barracks were gradually converted to offices for

45-468: Is within the precinct where parliament itself has planning jurisdiction in priority to the local government, the City of Perth , and it was intended that demolition of the arch would provide unobstructed views. That intention was a prime argument advanced in favour of the demolition. The Public Works Department retained the arch and landscaped the surrounding area. Over time, conservation plans have worked to keep

60-535: The Perth City Council body Heritage Perth , which deals with the City of Perth heritage issues. It has had various publications during its existence. It is also involved in the annual WA Heritage Awards. Barracks Arch The Barracks Arch is located on the corner of Malcolm and Elder Streets, at the western end of St Georges Terrace in Perth , Western Australia. Designed by Richard Roach Jewell ,

75-665: The Public Works Department between 1900 and 1904, becoming its headquarters in 1904. Notable occupants included C. Y. O'Connor , whose office was immediately above the arch. The fives court housed the drawing office, and eventually connected to a mid-1920s addition for the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage department. The Public Works Department and Metropolitan Water Board moved to Dumas House in March 1966. The Government intended to demolish

90-557: The AM-FM conversions on auction and subsequently sold the radio station to regional operator RadioWest , who reinstated the original 6IX callsign. In 1996, 6IX was purchased by Southern Cross Broadcasting . In 1998 it was purchased by the Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters . 31°57′33″S 115°52′26″E  /  31.9593°S 115.8738°E  / -31.9593; 115.8738 This Perth -related article

105-555: The Barracks to facilitate the building of the Mitchell Freeway after the departments moved to their new location. The Royal Western Australian Historical Society formed a Barracks Defence Council in 1961, and joined the public outcry against demolition in 1966. The Barracks Defence Council worked to keep the arch and five bays of windows either side, and at worst, keep only the gateway and towers. Meanwhile, demolition proceeded, with

120-491: The Barracks were originally built from 1863 to 1866 to house the Enrolled Pensioner Force . The Enrolled Pensioner Force came to Australia as guards on convict ships, and were given small land grants in return for part-time guard work. The bulk of convict work moved from Fremantle to Perth in the 1860s, so there was a need to accommodate many Enrolled Pensioners and their families. Architect Jewell designed

135-442: The arch elsewhere. Premier Sir David Brand interpreted the results as indecisive, and declared Parliament would decide on the arch's fate on a non-party basis. The motion to demolish the arch was defeated on 19 October 1966, by 26 votes to 18. The Barracks Arch blocks the otherwise unobstructed view from Parliament House down the length of St Georges Terrace and conversely of Parliament House from St Georges Terrace. The arch

150-543: The mid-1980s it moved to 169 Hay Street , East Perth where 6PR and 96FM are today broadcast from. By this stage it was owned by the Bell Group . In 1988, 6IX was bought by Austereo , with a view to obtaining one of the two AM-FM conversions licences to be made available in Perth. Austereo assigned the station a new callsign, 6GL , and the station was branded on-air as The Eagle 1080 AM . However, Austereo failed to obtain one of

165-582: The station is currently owned and operated as a joint venture by Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters . 6IX was first opened on 27 November 1933 by John Kirwan , the then-President of the Western Australian Legislative Council . Operated by W.A. Broadcasters Ltd, the station first broadcast on 1240 kHz AM , until 1935 when it moved to 1080 AM. In 1970 TVW enterprises bought 6IX and moved it to its studios in Tuart Hill . In

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180-466: The structure managed and preserved. The conflict over the Barracks is a point where some organizations measure the start and their progress as effective political force in conservation battles. 6IX 6IX (stylised as 6iX ) is a commercial radio station in Perth , Western Australia, broadcasting a classic hits and oldies format from its studios in Osborne Park . First broadcast in 1933,

195-468: The third and fourth bays of windows demolished and rubble cleared. Opinion polls were conducted to gauge the public's preferences. A March 1966 poll by radio station 6IX received 2,747 votes to retain the arch and 59 votes for demolition. The West Australian newspaper's July poll recorded 9,681 votes for retention and 1,345 against. Cabinet authorised a Gallup poll , which showed 49% of votes for retention, 35% against, 11% no opinion, and 5% for moving

210-553: The three-storey building in Tudor style that resembled a medieval castle. The building was brick, rather than more expensive stone, and horizontal lines emphasised by using lines of paler colour bricks underneath the windows. The roof was made of timber shingles. The building was finished in 1866, and was later extended to house an additional 21 families. Each family apartment had two rooms, each about 4.0 by 3.4 metres (13 by 11 ft), with at least one fireplace. The outbuildings included

225-783: Was created under the Heritage of Western Australia Act (1990). The Council maintains the State Register of Heritage Places . The council also records and lists places that are listed in Municipal Heritage Inventories which are significant in local communities - but which do not gain state-level status. It is sometimes incorrectly confused with the National Trust of Australia (W.A.) , a non-government body which also assesses and classifies heritage places and buildings for inclusion on its own register. It also quite distinct from

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