Perth, Western Australia
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Perth is the capital of Western Australia, founded in 1829 along with Fremantle as the Swan River Colony, as of 2006 Perth metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.5 million people which is 75% of the total population of WA.
 Sunset at City Beach |
 Aerial view over the city |
Contents |
[edit] CBD
 Barrack Arch, at the top end of St Georges Terrace |
 St Georges Tce, at night |
 Forrest Place |
 sunrise over the CBD, viewed from Kings Park |
[edit] Historical Centres
[edit] Fremantle
The Port city
 The engineer C. Y. O'Connor's statue at Fremantle port. |
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 St John's, early buildings are often of limestone construction. |
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 The south mole of Fremantle |
[edit] Guildford
[edit] Suburbs
[edit] North of the river
 Map showing northern Burbs |
[edit] South of the river
 South Perth |
 Kenwick Pioneer Cemetery |
[edit] Hills
 Kalamunda |
 Perth Observatory, Bickley |
[edit] Parks, Gardens and reserves
[edit] Swan River
 Swan River, East Fremantle |
[edit] Canning River
[edit] Kings Park
[edit] Other parks
 Stirling gardens c1890, |
 WA Ecology Centre, Bold Park |
[edit] Buildings
[edit] Historical and Museums
[edit] Places of Worship
[edit] Retail Centres
[edit] Transport Systems
[edit] Road
[edit] Rail
 Indian Pacific Loco, Perths passenger rail link with the other Australian states |
[edit] Air
[edit] Sea
 Container ship leaving Fremantle harbour, at the mouth of the Swan River |
 Pilot boat Parmelia, leaving Fremantle harbour to retreive the harbour Pilot |
[edit] Other
 Barrack st Jetties |
 Perth-Sth Perth ferry |
 Trams on Hay st in 1949, this section of road is now the Hay st Mall |
[edit] Education
[edit] Universities
 Curtin University |
[edit] Secondary
_SMC.jpg) Mercedes College |
[edit] Primary
[edit] Sporting Facilities
 Champion Lakes |
[edit] Tourism
 His Majesty's Theatre |
 Red Bull air race over the Swan river |
 Houghtons Winery in the Swan Valley |
