Supreme Court Gardens

Supreme Court Gardens is a park in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia, bounded by Riverside Drive, Barrack Street, Governors Avenue, and the buildings of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

In the late 1880s Perth Water extended further north than its current boundary, and the river covered part of the area now occupied by the Supreme Court Gardens. What land there was south of the original court house and the Supreme Court building of the time was occupied by the police stables and Waterside Police Station. The police buildings were demolished in 1902 when a new Supreme Court building was constructed, and part of the river was reclaimed.The gardens have had extensive trees, shrubbery and fencing, various small structures at different stages in the grounds in the past.The gardens have at times been very…

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