Talk:Swan River Colony

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[edit] History of Perth

Should this page have Perth's history eg from 1840s to 1970s on? Maybe the title of Swan River Colony should change to History of Perth to be consistent with the other capital cities, or perhaps a new article called History of Perth. The reason is I'm not sure where to add historical events from Perth in the early 1900s. For example a sentence about the first airport or the 1962 Commonwealth/Empire Games in the Swan River Colony doesn't quite sound right. A lot of Perth's history is missing from Wikipedia. Any thoughts? Gazjo 12:49, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

• See my second comment in section "Convicts" above. I think there needs to be a separate History of Perth article. Snottygobble 00:37, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• I'd say this article should be only about the period 1827 to circa 1832 when the name Swan River Colony was no longer used. Gnangarra 06:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)