LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au/

Population:
1,477,815 (2005)

Founding Date:
1829

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Murdoch University	1975
University of Western Australia	1911

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Art Gallery of Western Australia	1895
Western Australian Museum	1891

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Woodside Petroleum	1954

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Judy Davis	Actor	23-Apr-1955		A Passage to India
Rod Eddington	Business	2-Jan-1950		CEO of British Airways, 2000-05
Herb Elliott	Track and Field	25-Feb-1938		Middle distance runner
Melissa George	Actor	6-Aug-1976		Lauren Reed on Alias
Rolf Harris	Musician	30-Mar-1930		Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Hazel Hawke	First Lady	20-Jul-1929	23-May-2013	First Lady of Australia, 1983-91
Kenneth Mackenzie	Novelist	25-Sep-1913	19-Jan-1955	Dead Men Rising

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elizabeth Jolley	Novelist	4-Jun-1923	13-Feb-2007	Mr. Scobie's Riddle

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