A Bit of Perth

A delightful residential streetscape in Church St, Perth. From the Council plans it seems to date from the mid 1890′s. If you have missed earlier “Bits of Perth” and would like to catch up, there is an index here.

Medical Problems

 

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

Not even close! I drink my coffee black! You Are an Espresso At your best, you are: straight shooting, ambitious, and energeticAt your worst, you are: anxious and high strungYou drink coffee when: anytime you’re not sleeping Your caffeine addiction level: high What Kind of Coffee Are You? Blogthings: Cheaper Than a Therapist

A Bit of Perth

St Alban’s Anglican Church, 423 Beaufort Street, Highgate. Built in 1889. In 1893, a visitor to the church described the place: ‘Just a mile from the Cathedral  you found a little stone church with a rough fence around it. I suppose it would hold about 80 people; it had just been improved by the addition [...]

Bull!

It being one day before Spring, I was quietly walking through my local plant nursery. Harmlessly looking for plants which may suit my balcony garden when suddenly – I found myself Running With The Bulls!

Sid and Sod

 

Trouble in River City

Dr. Vincent Beraid, an expert in designer genes, specialized in creating large animals for meat production. His death occurred during the development of a hog weighing over one ton. To take care of this huge animal, Dr. Beraid used almost eighty gorilla clones trained to carry out the mundane daily tasks. The hog had terrible [...]

A Bit of Perth

Perth Mosque, 427-429 William Street (cnr William and Robinson streets). Designed and built by Din Mohammed in 1904, with funds raised by Muslim camel drivers who were originally from Pakistan. These men drove the camel teams which carried supplies from Perth to the Goldfields. Sadly, recent events have forced the congregation to erect a high [...]

Foxed!

 

Vintage Advert

 

A Bit of Perth

Masonic Temple, 110 Brisbane Street, Perth Designed by WG Bennett and built in the Art Deco style in 1936. St Cuthbert’s Lodge, which was dedicated to the ‘Great Architect of the Universe’. If you have missed earlier “Bits of Perth” and would like to catch up, there is an index here.

Hey, Do These ‘Shrooms Look Funny?

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Gleefully burgled from Alternate Histories

God and the Higgs Boson

Reverently burgled from I Am your God

A Bit of Perth

Beginning a series of four religious buildings all at peace within a kilometre of each other. Perth Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 45 Money Street, Perth Erected in 1990. There is a Shrine in the temple garden depicting a four-headed Thai Buddha was a gift from a Thai national. If you have missed earlier “Bits of Perth” [...]