Pyalla Street, Northbridge
W J Canning’s purchase of a three-acre site at the end of Pyalla Street in 1914 led to the establishment of perhaps the largest of several sandstone quarries in the Northbridge area. Canning’s quarry, which was bounded by Pyalla and Nulgarra streets, was said to have supplied stone to almost every home in Northbridge during the early development of the suburb. The site was sold to Edward Gillham and Joseph Green in 1919, with Gillham retaining sole ownership from 1929. The quarry remained in operation until around the time of his death on June 30, 1940. Long since returned to its native state, the disused quarry now forms part of Flat Rock Gully.