Bickley
Bickley, formerly known as Heidelberg (lang)), is a suburb located within the City of Kalamunda, in Perth, Western Australia. It is situated on the Darling Scarp and is known for the brook of the same name.
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Key facts
• Type — suburb • Name — Bickley • City — Perth • State — wa • Elevation — 384 • Lga — City of Kalamunda • Zoom — 12 • Postcode — 6076 • Stategov — Kalamunda • Fedgov — Bullwinkel • Near Nw — Kalamunda • Near N — Piesse Brook • Near Ne — Hacketts Gully • Near W — Walliston • Near E — Reservoir • Near Sw — Carmel • Near S — Pickering Brook • Near Se — Pickering Brook
History
History
Before 1949, Bickley was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range railway. It was originally known as "Heidelburg" or "Heidelberg", but during World War I, Western Australian Government Railways and Tramways renamed it "Bickley" after a local pioneer Wallace Bickley. It has been the site of holiday and other sorts of camps. The Seven Network and Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Perth television transmission towers have been located there since the founding of television in Perth in 1959. Perth Observatory, originally situated in West Perth is also in Bickley. It is also one of the major meteorological stations within the Perth Metropolitan Area due to its length of time of operation and location on the Darling Scarp. It is also the location of water reservoirs.
Climate
Climate
Bickley has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), like the rest of Perth. Bickley has one of the highest average annual rainfalls for the Perth metropolitan region, and it experiences cooler nights than the rest of Perth, due to its elevation above sea level (384 m for the official weather station) and its location on the Darling Scarp. Bickley has a microclimate.
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- 1.Geology and petrology of the Bickley Brook area. 1963.
- 2.Government of Western Australia. Heidelberg Estate. State Heritage Office. 2017-01-04.
- 3.LandInfo WA m B 2008-10-10
- 4.Department for Youth, Sport and Recreation. The origins of Bickley Camp. 1985.
- 5.https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120911051700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/134908/20120911-1517/blog.televisionau.com/2009/04/celebrating-50-years-of-wa-tv1e76.html -mention of the Tuart Hill Studios and Bickley Transmission for Channel 7
- 6.http://ozdigitaltv.com/transmitters/WA/402-Bickley-Carmel-Walliston - current transmitters
- 7.Perth Observatory. Contact Us.
- 8.National Library of Australia. LOWER BICKLEY BROOK RESERVOIR. Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). 25. 20 October 1921.
- 9.Dept. of Water. Bickley Reservoir catchment area drinking water source protection plan : integrated water supply system. 2006.
- 10.Pascual Juanola, Marta. The hidden tourism gems that could help keep WA's economy pumping. WA Today. 9 July 2020.
- 11.A few things that may surprise you about the Bickley Valley!. Dvine Wine Tours.
- 12.Climate statistics for Australian locations – Bickley. Bureau of Meteorology.
- 13.Monthly highest temperature – Bickley. Bureau of Meteorology.
- 14.Monthly lowest temperature – Bickley. Bureau of Meteorology.
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