Turning historical B&W photos of Perth, Western Australia, into colour! Watch OLD PERTH come to life!
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30 Mar 2024
A lovely article today about #Perth, #Ningaloo, and #MargaretRiver, from the LA Times. Mentions @museumofperth, my baby thatโs grown to adulthood thanks to @ReeceJHarley, @RyanMossny, and many others. @perthnow @__thewest__ @Perth_Today @DestPERTH
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Colour Me Perth retweeted
27 Nov 2023
Enjoying a sunny day in Perth! A perfect blend of nature and city life ๐
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#skyperth #cityofperth #perthisok #cityoflight #wathedreamstate
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1 May 2023
Some recent photos posted by the @statelibrarywa that I colourised showing a rare insight into farm life in Ongerup in the 20th century.
29 Apr 2023
#Colourised! โCos why not! ๐ #colorize @britishlibrary @statelibrarynsw #Perth #WesternAustralia #Ongerup @MuseumofPerth
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11 Jan 2023
A smoke haze over #Perth this morning, photo from the Applecross foreshore. @perthnow @tashawest_7 @abcperth @7NewsPerth @9NewsPerth @10NewsFirstPER @SBSNews @Perth_Today
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10 Jan 2023
House of Sir Alex Campbell, later site of the Christian Brothers College, now site of the #Perth Concert Hall, Adelaide Tce, c1863. @perthconcerthal #colourised @Barnsy_Lisa @BasilZempilas @CityofPerth #PerthHistory @StateHeritage
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5 Jan 2023
House at River Road, #Kelmscott, c1929. Difficult to source the exact location of this undoubtedly-demolished home, but there are a number of heritage homes still existing on this street. Kelmscott is one of Perth's oldest suburbs. @CityofArmadale #Perth #colourised @6PRbreakfast
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29 Dec 2022
Horseshoe Bridge, Policeman standing in middle of Wellington and William Streets intersection, sidecar, 1924. #Perth #colourised
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3 Jan 2023
View of #Perth water from Malcolm St, including house at 59-65 Malcolm St, West Perth, before Hillside Gardens replaced it, also view of Esplanade, 1918. #colourised @GianDePoloni @Perth_Today @ameliabroun7 @ameliasimps @SimonCollins74 @KACampbell81 @brodiemcculloch @heritage_ppl
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31 Dec 2022
Hotel Metropole and the Theatre Royal, 645 Hay Street, Perth, 1929. Please be seated for the following news: it's still there today... @CityofPerth @6PRbreakfast @Perth_Today @Barnsy_Lisa #Perth #colourised @StateHeritage
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31 Dec 2022
Same view today (kinda...Aug 2018). London Court is yet to be built in the original photo.
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26 Dec 2022
Horse-drawn cab, one of the last in #Perth, near Lombard Chambers, St George's Tce, 1936. #Colourised
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24 Dec 2022
Foy & Gibson Christmas Pageant, Barrack Street Jetty, Santa disembarking with gifts, 1937. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE! #Perth #Xmas #Christmas2022 @kaz747 @BasilZempilas @gilly381 @Barnsy_Lisa @StateHeritage @6PRbreakfast @ameliabroun7 @Perth_Today @AlishaOFlaherty
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23 Dec 2022
High St, #Fremantle, from the Round House looking east, two-storey building on right was Mayor Samson's house, c1890. @bradpettitt @Perth_Today @RTRFM @6PRbreakfast @jessb3 @AlishaOFlaherty @DavidTempsMLA @QuirkyMLA @AlannahMac
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23 Dec 2022
Hay Street Looking West from near William St, Wesley Church behind (out of view), gas lamps visible, 1880s. #Perth #colourised @AMaGA_WA @JohnDay_2 @Barnsy_Lisa @ameliabroun7 @Perth_Today @BellTowerTimes @MarkMcGowanMP @DavidTempsMLA @QuirkyMLA
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21 Dec 2022
Boys from the Havelock Street School, West Perth, 1927. Hard to believe this wonderfully-framed pic is nearly a century old. #colourised #Perth @perthhacks @AlishaOFlaherty @IsabelMoussalli @caitlynrintoul @heritage_ppl @6PRbreakfast @KACampbell81 @StateRecordsWA @StateHeritage
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