Perth Then and Now accurately matches historic photographs of the city with specially commissioned contemporary views that show how each site looks today.
For the first 60 years of its existence, Perth was no more than a small country town which lived on an economic knife-edge between riches and ruin. Then, in the 1890s, commercial quantities of gold were discovered in the North and East of Western Australia. This sparked the first of several mineral booms in the State and resulted in Perth being able to demonstrate its newfound wealth in the form grandiose buildings which transformed the modest town into the fine city we know today.
In this talk, taken from the Richard’s best-selling book, photos past and present are laid side by side in a fascinating visual tour around the capital of Western Australia.
Doors 5.45pm for a 6pm start.
