Pioneer Park, Fremantle
Park in Fremantle, Western Australia
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Pioneer Park or Pioneer Reserve is a public park situated between Pakenham, Short, Phillimore and Market Streets in Fremantle, Western Australia. It is across the road from the Fremantle Railway Station.
| Pioneer Park | |
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Pioneer Park from Phillimore Street | |
 Interactive map of the Pioneer Park area | |
General information | |
| Type | Heritage-listed park |
| Location | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 32.053076°S 115.74547°E |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Part of | West End, Fremantle (25225) |
| Reference no. | 22572 |
The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is located within the park.
The name was made after the area ceased to be associated with the earlier names of Uglieland Fairground and Uglyland.[1] The fairground had operated between 1922 and 1936 and was opened as the Pioneer Reserve by governor James Mitchell in 1942.[2]
As the park adjoins Short Street on its south side it has also been known as part of the Short Street Precinct[3] and has also been the site of archaeological digs.[4]
In 2021 the park was utilised by homeless people, and their presence created significant reactions from local government and state politicians in the months before the Western Australian 2021 state election.[5][6]
