Perth

Perth
Author: Terri-ann White
Publisher: Apollo Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2016
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781742587554

Where do you find a city's soul? Where is its pulse, its personality? When we walk across the skin of a city, do we listen for its laugh? Terri-ann White draws together an eclectic group of Perth people in this collection to share their insights on a rapidly evolving city. From an architect's perspective on heritage to a historian's ruminations on Perth's swampy origins; from a walk down streets that don't exist to Noongar place names; from the union movement to public art to criminal Perth to conversational Perth, this book encourages new encounters with the city. Perth: a guide for the curious traverses social, cultural and political spaces as the reader traverses the streets, kindling a sense of curiosity about a city by unearthing buried treasure. This is not a book of nostalgia. It doesn't posit a golden age or list a series of laments. This is a book about continuities and unfolding narratives. Perth situates the present in the past and illuminates possible futures. Perth: a guide for the curious is meant to be thumbed through in cafes, stuffed into satchels and walked around the city like a tireless companion. Perth promises to delight and inspire both visitor and local alike. *** "Thoroughly 'reader friendly' in tone, commentary, organization and presentation, 'Perth: A Guide for the Curious' is unreservedly recommended for another living in and/or anticipating visiting the ever-evolving city of Perth, Australia." -- Midwest Book Review, Wisconsin Bookwatch: August 2016, The Travel Shelf [Subject: Travel, Australia]

Perth

Perth
Author: William Day
Publisher: Redback Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1925860523

Perth is the capital city of the largest Australian state. Isolated on the west coast of the continent for many years, Perth was separated by enormous deserts from all the other colonies until a road was built across the Nullarbor Plain. From the time the British settled there in 1829, Perth's early growth was slow. The settlers resisted accepting convicts for many years but eventually had to give in. There were not enough people to fill jobs and build public works, so convicts were made to take on these roles from the 1850s. Perth became the last Australian colony to take convicts from Britain, with the last ones arriving in 1868. Perth is now one of Australia's major tourist attractions and welcomes visitors from around the world, many of whom come to experience its beautiful Indian Ocean beaches.

Goodbye Leederville Oval: History of West Perth Cheer Squad 1984-86

Goodbye Leederville Oval: History of West Perth Cheer Squad 1984-86
Author: Kieran James
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2017-08-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0244624119

This book details the author's experiences as co-founder of West Perth Football Club's unofficial cheer squad from 1984 to 1986. The book describes "traditional", "hot" support for West Perth Football Club among teenaged supporters from middle-class and working-class backgrounds. The author shows how, because of neo-liberal ideologies and the corporatization of football, the new national league (the "expanded VFL" / AFL) relegated the WAFL to a second-tier league in 1987. This move took place over the heads of ordinary football supporters and two WAFL club presidents. Moves to bring the game closer to the people in 1984, such as holding the best-and-fairest award count night at Perth Entertainment Centre, should be seen in this light. This book will allow supporters to relive great teams, great players, and great matches from a wonderful era in WA football 1984-86 before West Coast Eagles joined the expanded VFL/AFL.

Fucking Hostile: West Perth Football Hooligans 1984-86

Fucking Hostile: West Perth Football Hooligans 1984-86
Author: Kieran James
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018-04-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0244979332

"Fucking Hostile: West Perth Football Hooligans 1984-86", by Kieran James (trade paperback, B&W printing). (Book is dedicated to Mick Van Duren.)

Perth Amboy's Historic Neighborhoods

Perth Amboy's Historic Neighborhoods
Author: Gregory Bender, Albert Jekelis, Marilyn Dudash Anastasio, and Mona Shangold
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-05-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467108391

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, has always been a wonderful and unique place in which to live. Centrally located in New Jersey on Raritan Bay, the city has a deepwater seaport, a marina, white sand beaches, many historical landmarks, and proximity to New York City. The residences, businesses, and industries intertwined in each neighborhood gave the areas their own identities. Industrialization and immigration changed the land and lifestyle of its residents. As immigrants moved into areas with those of similar ancestry and culture, their descendants studied, worked, and played with people from other cultural backgrounds. The resulting assimilation created a strong, unified community in which all Perth Amboy residents accepted, respected, and celebrated their diversity without racial, religious, or ethnic disharmony.