A Skipper’s Notes Perhaps we shouldn’t be so indulgent as to start off our blog on Perth City with a photo of the five of us but, we figured a little bit of context would be appropriate on this occasion. And by the way, you can help with this… Our grand plan is to …
Early Settlement Now when you start looking back to the beginning of something, I have found you need to pick a starting point and go forward from there otherwise you can just keep on going. So I have chosen to commence from December 1696, When on 29 December 1696, Willem de Vlamingh landed on …
Bessie Rischbieth Protester Bessie Rischbieth honoured at Elizabeth Quay is an odd way to introduce such a well respected and accomplished Lady. Statue of Bessie Rischbieth by Jon Tarry Based on a picture from A news clipping inThe Canberra Times, 30 April, 1964 edition Bessie Rischbieth In 1906, Rischbieth and others founded the Children’s Protection …
