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Perth, capital of Western Australia, sits where the Swan River meets the southwest coast. Sandy beaches line its suburbs, and the huge, riverside Kings Park and Botanic Garden on Mount Eliza offer sweeping views of the city. The Perth Cultural Centre houses the state ballet and opera companies, and occupies its own central precinct, including a theatre, library and the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
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Getting into Perth by bus.
Going across a bridge over the Swan River to Perth City on the bus. Looking towards tall buildings of concrete, glass and steel.
One of the older buildings in Perth.
The Crown Casino where often our bus from the Rendezvous Hotel would connect with the bus going to a selected destination such as New Norcia and the Pinnacles.
Enrolled Pensioner Guards Barracks:
Originally the archway to the Enrolled Pensioner Guards Barracks, which were built in 1863, and contained 2 wings of 120 rooms. The Barracks were used for housing Enrolled Pensioner Guards and their families who protected the public against the convicts in the mid to late 1800s.
By the late 1880s, the Pensioner Forces were disbanded in favour of a police force, although the barracks continued to be used for various purposes. This freestanding arch is all that is left of the building after demolition commenced in the 1960s to make way for the freeway, and public protest at the time was enough to save this small remnant of the barracks from demolition to provide a reminder of what was at the site in early settler times.
Harriet and I went for a walk in Freemantle and came upon this old church:
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