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In 1829, Captain James Stirling founded Perth as part of the Swan River Colony. Stirling thought the natural environment around Perth was “as beautiful as anything of this kind I had ever witnessed” and advocated that a colony be established there. The British Government agreed to found the colony as the first free settlement in Australia, and settlers began to arrive in Western Australia in June 1829.
"The Birth of Perth." Heritage Peth. 2018.
Image: Perth and Swan River (1905)
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Dan is on his second patrol to the Botany Bay area when he's asked to capture a native dog to take back to the colony's Governor. Only trouble is the dog in question - Lapa - belongs to Waruwi, the girl Dan befriended last time he was in the area.
E 2015 6:05
Work! Punishment! Prison! What was it like to be a convict in Australia's early penal colonies?
Fremantle Prison was built as a convict barracks in the 19th century and remained in continual use until 1991. The Prison was a place of hangings, floggings, dramatic convict escapes and prisoner riots. Inmates included imperial convicts, colonial prisoners, enemy aliens, prisoners of war and maximum-security detainees.
"A Brief History." Fremantle Prison. 2018.
The Roundhouse is the oldest public building in the State of Western Australia. Opened in January 1831, just 18 months after settlement, it was built to hold any person convicted of a crime in the settlement and was used until 1886.
"History." Fremantle Roundhouse. 2018.
