Bassendean Who's Who
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Distinguished and Famous people from Bassendean
Bassendean's public life has been shaped by education, local government and political campaigning. Two former residents left records of service that extend well beyond the suburb, while retaining clear connections with its streets and institutions.
🤝 May Holman
May Holman lived with her family in Ida Street from 1920 and became Australia's first woman Labor parliamentarian in 1925. Before entering parliament she worked with the Timber Workers' Union; music was another major part of her life. She performed with family members in a revue group and helped lead Bassendean's successful 1924 Perth Hospital Appeal fundraising. Her political work included workers' welfare and women's organisation. Public speaking and musical performance were both familiar territory long before her parliamentary career ended in 1939.
🎓 Sir Cyril Jackson
Cyril Jackson lived at Daylesford House while serving as Western Australia's Inspector General of Schools from 1896 to 1903. His reforms helped establish a more systematic state education service. He also supported the creation of the West Guildford Road Board, the local authority that preceded Bassendean's later name. Its first meeting took place in his billiard room in 1901, and he became its first chairman. Few rooms can claim quite that combination of recreation and municipal responsibility.
