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History & Evolution
The city of Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling as the Swan River Settlement in 1829. However the history of Perth goes back to pre 20th Century when Perth was occupied by groups of Nyungar tribe for thousands of years and the place was called Boorloo. The British Government with a objective of making a colony at perth brought along with them over 9000 convicts, due to shortage of labor. They were involved in the construction of a significant amount of infrastructure and some well known buildings like Fremantle Prison in 1855, Government House in 1864 and the Perth Town Hill in 1870 which stands till date as witness to Perth history. Stirling had already selected the name Perth for the capital well before the town was proclaimed, as his proclamation of the colony. However it is assumed that he named the town Perth according to the wishes of Sir George Murray who was born in Perth city in Scotland, and was in 1829 Secretary of State for the Colonies and Member for Perthshire in the British House of Commons. The name is given to honor Murray

Site-Seeing
Shark Bay:
Shark Bay lies off the coast of Western Australia and was listed among the World Heritage sites in 1991 because it hosts several endangered species and features some special physical characteristics. The bay is a of huge environmental importance. Shark Bay in Perth is considered as an important National Park in Western Australia with spectacular coastal landforms, many bays and inlets, and a remarkable amount of wildlife. All these features have made Shark Bay a major place for sightseeing in Perth. The site is home to World's largest and most diverse Seagrass beds and also has the largest population of Dugongs, a sea mammal.

Location: Western Australian Coast

Perth Mint:
The Perth Mint is Australia's oldest functional mint in the whole world. A tour of the Perth Mint is an entertaining journey. It has Australia's largest collection of natural gold nuggets including the 369-ounce "Golden Beauty" which is one of the biggest in the world. Other highlights include rare gold jewelry and gold crystals and the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics medals that are actually the products of the Perth Mint. One can strike his own medals on a coining press or can have a medallion etched with his name. The exhibits apart, the Perth Mint edifice is in itself worth all the sightseeing in Perth. The mint is inside a 19th century building, grand in its design and layout. It is no wonder that the Perth Mint is considered as one of the most popular of the tourist attractions in Perth.

Perth Zoo:
The Zoo in Perth is a major tourist attraction in Perth with a huge collection of some of the most extraordinary animals on this earth. It is one of the most outstanding zoos with a strong conservation, recreation, research and education mission attracting thousands of visitors a year. The zoo was established in the year 1898. Some of the main attractions in the zoo are the sections called African Savanna, Asian Rainforest Zone, Australian Walkabout, World of Birds and Nocturnal House. The main focus of the zoo is on Indian Ocean rim species and South American primates. Perth zoo provides very good facilities to the visitors with adequate catering, transport, children amusement, information service, educational facilities and toilets. The Perth Zoo has also taken up the water, energy and waste issue seriously by setting up eight bores, waste composites and solar power electric fences.

Sunset Coast:
Sunset Coast, Perth is an elongated stretch of shoreline that is home to some of the best beaches in Australia and serves as a happy hunting ground for tourists. The Beaches like Cottesloe Beach, the Swanbourne Beach, the Trigg Beach, the Scarborough Beach and the City Beach offers activities like surfing, swimming, skating, cycling, sailing and fishing. The coast also offers Aboriginal dance and culture tours that can introduce the visitors to the native tribal culture. The coast is one of the major sites of tourist attraction and offers something for everyone.