The Weld Club is a private male-only

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, Western Australia. Founded in 1871 as a

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, it is named after

Frederick Weld Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (9 May 1823 – 20 July 1891), was an English-born New Zealand politician and colonial administrator of various British colonies and territories located in Oceania and Southeast Asia. He was the sixth Prime Minis ...

, the chronologically first patron of the club and the

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at the time.

Building

, the club occupies a building designed by Talbot Hobbs and constructed in 1892 by the Bunning Brothers, the founders of

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, for the organisation. It is situated at the corner of The Esplanade and

Barrack Street Barrack Street is one of two major cross-streets in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. Together with St Georges Terrace, Wellington Street and William Street it defines the boundary of the main shopping precinct of th ...

, immediately across the street from

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. Appraised for conservation work, it is heritage-listed and has a number of histories of both the club and building published.

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* {{official website 1871 establishments in Australia Clubs and societies in Western Australia Organizations established in 1871 Organisations based in Perth, Western Australia Gentlemen's clubs in Australia

Building

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