Guildford was established in 1829 on the Swan River, being sited near a permiment fresh water supply. During Captain Stirling's exploration for a suitable site to establish a colony on the western side of the Australian continent the early 1820's. The exploration party of boats found a fresh water stream across the river from the site of Guildford which they called Success Hill. This article is about the Swan River in Australia. ...
Guildford was the home of Lew Whiteman and his family. The Whiteman family were responsible for the establishment of various industries. The Whiteman family established Mussel Pool as a picnic area for their employees. This land and the purchase of surrounding land by the State Government in 1978 was used to create Whiteman Park. The original home of the Whiteman family is now Tea rooms the house is one of the oldest standing homes in Western Australia.
Guildford was originally the political centre of what now called the City of Swan. The original council chambers have been converted to a library. Along side the library stands the Town Hall, behind this is the stables built for the councilors while attending meetings and as s depot for council equipment. These stables have been converted and are now the home of The Garrick Theatre which is the oldest operating theatre group in Western Australia. You can still see the original structure. Inside the roof has its original shingles still in place though from the outside they have covered by corrugated iron. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The importance of Guildford at this time was a combination of the fact that it was located at the upper limit of navigation on the Swan River and that the land around the infant settlement was sufficiently good (good clay loam soils) to sustain agriculture.
The extravagance of the hotel is a symbol of the wealth which flowed across WesternAustralia as a result of the gold boom in Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie.
The Swan Valley Heritage Trail then leaves Guildford town centre and moves along the river to Woodbridge (not the house built by Stirling) which was built by Charles Harper, a successful local businessman and parliamentarian, in 1883–5 and given to the National Trust in 1968.
Samuel Hamersley was born in Guildford, WesternAustralia on 12 October 1842.
WesternAustralia having obtained representative government in 1870, Hamersley stood for election in 1874, and on 2 October was elected to the Legislative Council seat of Murray and Williams.
His father Edward was one of the leading Western Australian landholders of his day; his brother Edward also became a Member of the Legislative Council; William Locke Brockman was his uncle; his sister Margaret married Sir John Forrest; and his wife Matilda was sister to Maitland Brown.
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