Perth Then and Now
$35.99
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
Past and present are laid side by side in this fascinating visual tour around the capital of Western Australia.
Perth Then and Now pairs stunning photographs from the archives with specially commissioned contemporary shots, viewpoint for viewpoint, so you can see exactly how the city’s most fascinating places have changed.
With an Aboriginal history going back over 40,000 years, Perth ranks amongst the oldest places on Earth with near-continuous human…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008798062 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008798060 |
| Author: | Richard Offen |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Pavilion |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 960g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 285mm x 250mm |
| Series: | Then and Now |
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Richard Offen
Richard Offen began his writing career whilst working for the UK National Trust. Whilst with the Trust, Richard was co-author of Coast, Countryside and The Living Coast, and author of Coastline UK.
Richard was appointed as inaugural Executive Director of Heritage Perth in 2005. In this role he was able to activate his interest in people and places of the State to become a popular lecturer, and a broadcaster on radio and television.
Richard left Heritage Perth in 2017 to focus on writing, lecturing and gardening. He is the author of A Perth Camera, and Australian bestsellers Perth Then and Now and Lost Perth. His history of St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School A Place to Grow was commissioned to celebrate their centenary in 2021.
When not in his study/library, Richard is an active parishioner and Churchwarden of Christ Church, Claremont, sits on the Heritage Council of Western Australia, is Chairman of the Swan Bells Foundation and is President of both the Friends of the Battye Library and the Royal Western Australian Historical Society.
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