The People of Perth: A Social History of Western Australia's Capital CityPerth City Council, 1979 - 364 pages Includes sections on relationship between Aborigines and settlers. |
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Page 196
... Horgan It was in 1886 that John Horgan first addressed the people of Perth from the platform of the Town Hall at an election . The election had been occasioned by the death of the venerable Member for Perth , Sir Luke Leake . The three ...
... Horgan It was in 1886 that John Horgan first addressed the people of Perth from the platform of the Town Hall at an election . The election had been occasioned by the death of the venerable Member for Perth , Sir Luke Leake . The three ...
Page 197
... Horgan found it difficult to make a decent living . Thousands of families emigrated to the ' golden lands of Australasia ' , for the Australian colonies were advertised as a veritable garden of Eden , an earthly paradise , in which even ...
... Horgan found it difficult to make a decent living . Thousands of families emigrated to the ' golden lands of Australasia ' , for the Australian colonies were advertised as a veritable garden of Eden , an earthly paradise , in which even ...
Page 203
... Horgan . The electoral roll used therefore was out of date . Many £ 10 householder electors had left Perth in the early months of 1888 during the economic recession . In addition some names were entered twice ; and some whose names were ...
... Horgan . The electoral roll used therefore was out of date . Many £ 10 householder electors had left Perth in the early months of 1888 during the economic recession . In addition some names were entered twice ; and some whose names were ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Shaping Perth1829 to 1851 | 29 |
conservative in everythingPerth 1851 to 1884 | 85 |
Copyright | |
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Aborigines Adelaide Terrace Alexander Forrest Anglican April August Bank Barrack Street Battye Library building cess-pits Church City of Perth colonists colony's construction convicts councillors CSO Vol December early East Perth eastern colonies election February Fremantle gaol garden gentry George Fletcher Moore George Shenton goldfields goldrushes Governor Guildford Hay Street Haynes Horgan Hotel Institute James January John June labour land late Leake Legislative Council Lionel Samson lived Luke Leake Mackie Mayor meeting merchants Moore Mt Eliza municipal Murray Street North Perth November October Park Parker PCC Minute Book Perhaps Perth City Council Perth Gazette political population railway ratepayers road Roman Catholic servants settlers social Society South St George's Terrace Stannage Stirling Subiaco suburbs Swan River Town Hall Twentieth Century Impressions urban Victoria vote Weld Club Wellington Street West Australian West Perth Western Australia Westralian William Wittenoom