I just found this, which indicates that all the C Class trams, from 54
to 61 went to Yanchep, where they were used for accommodation.
It comes from The Heritage Council's "REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES –
ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION"
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In 1913, the Western Australian Government Railways built eight ‘C’ class
trams at the railway Workshops in Midland. These were the first trams to be
designed and built in Western Australia.
In 1933, the eight trams were moved to Boomerang Gorge at Yanchep
National Park to provide accommodation for sustenance workers carrying out
projects within the Park. Harman and Shaw undertook transport of the trams.
By the late 1930s, the trams were being used as visitor accommodation.
Over the years, most of the trams in Yanchep National Park were destroyed
by fire.
By the late 1970s only two trams remained at Boomerang Gorge.
They continued to be used as visitor accommodation. One contained beds,
bunks and a small bathroom & toilet, while the other was partitioned into a
kitchen, dining room and living room. Cooking was done on a wood-fired
Metters stove. The two trams were connected by a wide covered
breezeway.
In 1989, the Perth Electric Tram Society carried out paint scrapings on the
trams and found that under brown paint was a light green colour, a pale
colour
with a pink tinge (possibly primer or undercoat) and then an Indian Red.
In early 1990 the last two trams were moved from Boomerang Gorge, one to
Whiteman Park and the other adjacent to Gloucester Lodge. This Tram (No.
57) was described as having a stove, chimney and aluminum framed
windows.
In May that year it was reported to the Gloucester Lodge Museum
Management Committee that the roof bearers of the tram were in poor
condition. In April 1991 a quote to re-roof the tram was accepted by the
City of
Wanneroo and works included stripping the existing roof, repairing the rib
structure, and re-roofing with zincalume. Stonework was relocated from the
old site in Boomerang Gorge and was reused around the base of the tram.
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Graham
Perth