Perth Then and Now - Richard Offen Genre:Photographs: collections visionary yet practical and compassionate

visionary yet practical and compassionate book

As if things weren't difficult enough

Men lusted after her

and success relies on finding a balance between rewilding and respecting cherished farming traditions

Marley's ghost

Perth Then and Now - Richard Offen Genre:Photographs: collections visionary yet practical and compassionatePerth Then and Now accurately matches historic photographs of the city with specially commissioned contemporary views that show how each site looks today. With an Aboriginal history going back over 40,000 years, Perth ranks amongst the oldest places on earth with near continuous human habitation. The modern city came into being in 1829 with the formation of the Swan River Colony. For the first 60 years of its existence, Perth was no more than a small