Thursday, January 22, 2009

Historical Images


West Australia (Perth) Artillery.


May Drive, King's Park, Perth, Western Australia. (ca. 1922-1929)


Government House, Perth, Western Australia. (ca. 1922-1929)


Hyde Park, Perth, Western Australia. (ca. 1922-1929)


Perth from King's Park. (ca. 1925-1932)



















Perth, Australia. (ca. 1928-1939)



The Foundation of Perth

This is an image of The Foundation of Perth 1829, a 1929 painting by George Pitt Morison.

A digital image of The Foundation of Perth 1829 is available from the National Library of Australia (NLA). Its catalogue number is nla.pic-an7748217-v; it is available here. The (NLA) digital image contains NLA credit and catalogue information. This digital image is a cropped version of the NLA image that removes this information.


Swan River Chart


The first detailed map of the Swan River was drawn by François-Antoine Boniface Heirisson of the Naturaliste from direct observation after his journey by longboat along the Swan River from 17-22 June 1801.

Heirisson has included on the chart soundings along the entire length of his journey, and comments on the singular topography of the mouth of the river (the bar) referring to features seen along its course.


Images collected from NYPL Digital Gallery


An photograph of The Round House in the late 19th century


Perth skyline 1969




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