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2011 Theme: Defining Moments
The National Trust sponsors this competition through the Australia's Heritage category.
Visit the National History Challenge for more information.
Visit one of the following National Trust of Australia (WA) places to consider Western Australia's defining moments. .
No 1 Pump Station, Mundaring Weir CY O’Connor designed a
pipeline to carry fresh water to the eastern goldfields when overwhelming population growth there put a dramatic strain on the local environment.
There were many defining moments during the designing, building and subsequent use of the pipeline.
Woodbridge, near Midland
When Gresley and Wilfred Harper joined the 10th Light Horse on 9 December 1914 they thought they were off on a great adventure overseas. They
were going to ‘Meet the World’. Within a few short months they had discovered the world was a different place to what they had hoped for. Read
their letters and view photographs that show us how the adventure changed for them.
Peninsula Farm (Tranby), Maylands
Tranby was home to the Hardey family who arrived in the Swan River Settlement on the Brig Tranby in 1830. They brought with them their prized
possessions and settled on the banks of the Swan River. They introduced their ways and their beliefs to the settlement. Visit Tranby and explore
the contribution they made by bringing the world to Western Australia.
East Perth Cemeteries When Governor Stirling arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1829, one of his first acts was to set
aside land for public needs including the practical requirement of a cemetery. East Perth Cemeteries have significant heritage value
because they were the main burial grounds for the Swan River Colony from 1829 to the end of the 19th century.
Visit other National Trust places to find otherdefining moments that
influenced Western Australian history .
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