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The second town plan of Perth in 1838, showing the extension of lots northwards and eastward from those depicted in 1833. The second town plan was published nine years later in 1838, and showed the town expanding to the north through the chain of wetlands and swamps.
The history of the City of Perth, a local government area of Western Australia is defined over three distinct periods: From 1829 to 1838 — controlled by the Governor of Western Australia; From 1838 to 1858 — controlled by the Perth Town Trust; From 1858 to present — controlled by the Perth City Council, later renamed City of Perth
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This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2016) Old Government House, Parramatta, circa 1799 Old Military Barracks, now Legislative Assembly Chambers, Kingston, Norfolk Island Historic Ross Bridge with the Uniting Church in the background This is primarily a list of towns and cities in Australia by year of settlement. The article also contains information on ...
The Perth Royal Infirmary was built in 1838 as the Perth City and County Infirmary. The original building, designed by William Macdonald Mackenzie, now houses the A. K. Bell Library. In 1914, it relocated to Taymount Terrace due to cramped conditions – making the hospital one of the first in Scotland to deal with X-rays.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It was established by Britain as the Swan River Colony in 1829. The area had been explored by Europeans as early as 1697, and occupied by the Indigenous Whadjuk Noongar people for millennia.
Perth Town Hall was the council seat from 1871 to 1925.. In 1829, Captain James Stirling founded Perth as part of the Swan River Colony.A Perth Town Trust was formed in 1838, but remained largely non-functional for many years due to lack of finance and administrative capacity leading to its dissolution in 1858. [3]
In 1836, Governor James Stirling gave orders for the construction of a court house in Perth. In February 1836, Henry Willey Reveley, the colonial civil engineer from 1829 to 1838, prepared plans and specifications for the new building.