The city of Perth in Western Australia was named by Captain James Stirling in 1829 after Perth, Scotland, in honour of the birthplace and parliamentary seat in the British House of Commons of Sir George Murray, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

Contemporary Perth; The 1960s and 1970s saw continued growth in Perth, helped by discoveries of iron ore and natural gas throughout the state. The city skyline changed significantly during this period with the construction of Perth’s first skyscrapers.

On 20 February 1962, Perth became known worldwide as the “City of Light”, as city residents lit their house lights and streetlights to celebrate American astronaut John Glenn on his orbit around the earth on Friendship 7.The city repeated its feat as Glenn passed overhead on the Space Shuttle in 1998.

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