During the 1890s, the Bunbury Bridge and the Perth to Armadale railway line were built in the area. The current spelling of Burswood was a result of a misspelling on the station signage.[4] Western Australia's first golf course (9-hole) was built at Burswood Island in 1895 - the clubhouse was a mud hut - and in 1899 a racecourse was also built. This was built by Albert Edmund Cockram and In 1902 it became the Belmont Park Racecourse, and in 1906 Goodwood railway station, later renamed Belmont Park, opened.[5]
