Weld Club
The Weld Club is a private male-only social club in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1871 as a gentlemen's club, it is named after Frederick Weld, the chronologically first patron of the club and the Governor of Western Australia at the time.
Building
As of May 2022, the club occupies a building designed by Talbot Hobbs and constructed in 1892 by the Bunning Brothers, the founders of Bunnings, for the organisation. It is situated at the corner of The Esplanade and Barrack Street, immediately across the street from Stirling Gardens. Appraised for conservation work, it is heritage-listed and has a number of histories of both the club and building published.
See also
References
- ^ "The Weld Club's New Building". The Daily News. Perth. 2 January 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Smith, Sean (4 August 2018). "Perth's private clubs fail test of time and relevance". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Robin, Myriam (21 June 2021). "Perth's Weld Club laid bare". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Howie, Kimberly; Wynne, Emma (29 April 2014). "The exclusive, all-male history of Perth's Weld Club". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Taylor, John; Weld Club; Heritage Council of Western Australia (2002). Conservation plan for the Weld Club, Perth, Western Australia. East Perth: Heritage Council of Western Australia. OCLC 225593708.
- ^ "Register of Heritage Places – Permanent Entry: The Weld Club" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. 17 April 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Louch, Thomas Steane (1966). "Appendix A: Governor Weld Patron of the Club". The First Fifty Years: The History of the Weld Club (1871–1921). Perth, Western Australia: The Weld Club.
- ^ Louch, Thomas Steane; Weld Club (1980). The History of the Weld Club 1871–1950 (2nd ed.). Perth: Weld Club. OCLC 220061686.
- ^ De Serville, Paul (2003). 3 Barrack Street: the Weld Club 1871–2001. Wahroonga: Helicon Press. ISBN 978-0-9586785-7-5. OCLC 223836514.
Further reading
- Kloser, Eliza (11 April 2024). "Discrimination ruling over Mona's Ladies Lounge raise questions about women-only, men-only spaces". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
Men-only and women-only social clubs are allowed under a specific exemption about 'clubs' which can discriminate based on gender for the benefit of club and that it is provided to both men and women separately.
