DISCOVER THE ORIGINS OF
WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S HISTORY
HOW WA CAME TO EXIST FROM 1827 ONWARDS
When Captain James Stirling first set foot in Western Australia in 1827 (two years before the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829) he would have little realized that the State would grow to become home to over two and a half million people some 180 years later and become a centre for minerals, farming and business.
In a series of history presentations I take audiences through the first 100 years of the Colony in an exciting recapturing of those early years of the founding Colony. Tracing Captain Stirling’s childhood, education, and career in the navy, up until he departed in 1839 and the continuation and expansion of the Colony after he departed.
The series looks at all aspects of Western Australia over a series of seven major presentations on Captain Stirling, five on Perth City Buildings and stories, and two each on Fremantle and Rottnest, plus eleven major presentations on Regional WA starting with Albany, Bunbury and the South West, Kalgoorlie, the North West including Geraldton and Broome, and a special one on Hyden-Wave Rock.
There are also numerous specific topic presentations including Government House - Past and Present, How Newspapers Were Established in the Colony (two parts), Historic Homes in Perth including Woodbridge, Tranby House, Taylors Cottage and Cockman House.
There is also a dynamic presentation on the Early Explorers (three parts), which deals with the time before Stirling arrived in 1827, and includes the Batavia Mutiny/Massacre. Plus two very exciting presentations, one entitled 'The Duyfken' which is all about the first recorded ship to land in Australia, it's history and place in our discovery, plus the 'Travellers & Traders' presentation dealing with the importance of the Indian Ocean and surrounding areas to explorers from as far afield as China, Holland, Portugal and Spain and the Arabian Gulf.
Plus come with me on a visit to The Last Day at the Perth Museum (Sat 18th June 2016) to see ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’.
There are also two up to the minute presentations on Elizabeth Quay and Optus Stadium.
Please click here to view a full list of Presentations.
A fascinating insight on how Western Australia started with just three ships and 174 people.
Audiences can view all presentations - normally in chronological order - or select the specific ones they would like to see. The first three presentations are from a story point of view probably the most exciting, the regional WA ones are very illuminating to give an oversight into our almost forgotten country pioneers, and the Early Explorers gives a greater understanding of the increasingly important role Australia was to play in the future. Audiences can view all presentations or just the first seven up until 1839. If you would like to know more about this incredible historical time in our WA history, and to see the presentations call me to discuss and arrange a time.
Be amazed as you discover the Western Aistralia of our forefathers and their trials and tribulations, joys and success’s.