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306  WESTERN A USTR ALIA

1 Street-by-Street: Perth

The history of Perth has been one of building and rebuilding. The makeshift houses of the first
settlers were soon replaced with more permanent buildings, many erected by convicts in the
latter half of the 1800s. The gold rush of the 1890s and the mining boom of the 1960s and 70s
brought waves of prosperity, reflected in the replacement of older buildings. As a result, much
of the early city has gone, but a few traces
remain, hidden between skyscrapers or
in the city’s public parks.

The Bell Tower
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Barrack Square

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Government House
Hidden behind walls and The Deanery
trees, the original residence of Built in 1859, the
the state governor was built Deanery was originally
by convicts between 1859 the residence of the
and 1864. The building’s Dean of St George’s. It
patterned brickwork is typical now houses the
of the period. Cathedral
administration.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p490 and pp519–21