Leach Highway is a 23-kilometre (14 mi) east-west arterial highway in the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, primarily linking Kewdale and Perth Airport with the city of Fremantle.
It is allocated State Route 7 and is a dual carriageway for its entire length, its width varying between 4 and 6 lanes and its speed limit varying between 70 and 80 km/h.
Read more about Leach Highway: History, High Street, Fremantle, Heavy Vehicles, Orrong Road Interchange, Bull Creek Railway Station, Blackspots, Major Interchanges and Exits
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“For a small child there is no division between playing and learning; between the things he or she does “just for fun” and things that are “educational.” The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also play.”
—Penelope Leach (20th century)
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—For the State of Florida, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)