Perth

Location

Perth

State

Western Australia

Language Groups

Badimay, Yamatji, Noongar

• Artworks

Federation Series; Melbin 1901-1910

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Federation Series; Uncle Sam 1910-1920

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Federation Series; Auntie Dot 1920-1930

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Federation Series; Ruby 1930-1940

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Federation Series; Mollie 1940-1950

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Federation Series; George 1950-1960

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Federation Series; Nan 1960-1970

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Federation Series; Ronnie 1970-1980

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Federation Series; Carol 1980-1990

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Federation Series; Julie 1990-2001

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Before colonisation, the city now known as Perth was called 'Boorloo'. It was home to the Whadjuk Noongar people for more than 40,000 years.

Perth was founded in 1829 by Captain James Stirling near the entrance to the estuary of the Swan River. The important Ancestral Being the Wagyl created the meandering course of the Swan River with its powerful snakelike body.

On 19 September 2006, the Federal Court of Australia brought down an historic judgment recognising Noongar native title over the Perth metropolitan area.