Odds and Ends

As sometimes happens during our travels, we end up with a series of photos that, for the most part, do not easily lend themselves to a full blog posting. These would usually end up in the “Deleted” file. For a change of pace, we felt that a collage of some of these photos would make a fitting wrap up to our stay in Perth. Enjoy!

Built in 1854, the Old Perth Boy’s School was the first purpose built government school in Western Australia. It is now part of Curtin University.

Claude de Bernales, a wealthy gold merchant had this open-roofed arcade built in 1937. The original plan for this Tudor/Elizabethan building was for commercial enterprises to be located on the ground floor and residential apartments above. Today, the building is almost completely commercialized.

Since Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia, it would be natural to find statues of them all over.

Situated within the Parkland Gardens of Perth, this memorial to the migrants who came to Australia from around the world was commissioned by the Abruzzese Emigrant Association of Australia.

This autographed replica of George Frampton’s Peter Pan is in the heart of Queens Gardens and was presented to the children of WA in 1927.

Mining of various metals has played an important role in the development of WA. This “Ore Obelisk” is a tribute to that mining role....

...and here is a description of the obelisk.

St. George’s Cathedral is the principal Anglican Church in Perth. Built between 1879 and 1888, it is near the site of the “Rush Church”, the first church built in Perth in 1829.

Found all over the region, Aboriginal art is quite unique and beautiful.

Captain James Stirling was the founding governor of Western Australia, so it is fitting to find his statue in the heart or Perth’s central business district.

In it’s former life, “The Brass Monkey Bar” was known as the “Great Western Hotel.” This is THE most photographed building in Perth.

Entitled “Footsteps in Time,” this series of sculptures pays tribute to those business folks who were instrumental in the development of Perth...

...and here is the explanation.