"Perth Then and Now"
Jul 16, 2021 12:30 PM
Richard Offen, Historian, Author, Broadcaster
"Perth Then and Now"

Perth Then and Now accurately matches historic photographs of the city with specially commissioned contemporary views that show how each site looks today. With an Aboriginal history going back over 40,000 years, Perth ranks amongst the oldest places on earth with near continuous human habitation. The modern city came into being in 1829 with the formation of the Swan River Colony. For the first 60 years of its existence, Perth was no more than a small country town which lived on an economic knife-edge between riches and ruin. Then, in the 1890s, commercial quantities of gold were discovered in the North and East of Western Australia. This sparked the first of several mineral booms in the State and resulted in Perth being able to demonstrate its newfound wealth in the form grandiose buildings which transformed the modest town into the fine city we know today.

Perth Rotary Lunch Meeting | Mr Richard Offen​
 
"Perth Then and Now"
 
The Parmelia Hilton Hotel | 14 Mill St, Perth
Friday 16 July 2021
12:30 for 12:45 pm Start
$50 per person
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