Perth waterfront development proposals: Difference between revisions

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[[File:BarrackElizabeth sqQuay waApril gnangarra2013.jpg|thumb|right|Barrack Square from300px|2013 Kingsdevelopment Parkunderway]]

[[File:Public art- Talbot Hobbs, Perth.jpg|thumb|right|Sir Talbot Hobbs Memorial at The Esplanade]]

The north shore of [[Perth Water]] on the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]] frontage to the city of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] in [[Western Australia]] has been frequently changed since the arrival of Europeans in 1829. Various forms and structures have appeared and been removed over the last 180 years. Jetties, ports and various forms of reclamation have moved the shore considerably into [[Perth Water]].

The main eras of reclamation were in the 1870s, 1900s, 1920s-1937, 1955–1959, and 1967.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Seddon, George | author2=Ravine, David, 1955– | title=A city and its setting : images of Perth, Western Australia | publication-date=1986 | publisher=Fremantle Arts Centre Press | isbn=978-0-949206-08-4 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.historycouncilwa.org.au/events/forums-and-debates/more-than-grass-exploring-the-esplanade Lise Summers, ''Reclamation for recreation'']</ref>