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Kings Park and Botanic Gardens
Fremantle Prison - the Convict Establishment
Cottesloe Beach
Optus Stadium
Rottnest Island
The Perth Mint
The Bell Tower
Scitech
The Aquarium of Western Australia
Adventure World
La Veen Coffee
Tiisch Cafe
The Island at Elizabeth Quay
DuoTone
Mary Street Bakery
- Perth is the capital of Western Australia, the largest and most sparsely populated state of Australia.
- It is situated on the Swan River coastal plain, inland from the port of Fremantle.
- At the edge of the shallow coastal shelf, there is a string of islands.
- It was founded in 1829 and named after Perth in Scotland.
- In the 1850s it became a center for convicts brought over from England as cheap labor.
- The population swelled considerably in the late 1800s when gold was found in Western Australia.
- The city is still the main service center for the mining industry in the state.
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