MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, 16 October 2015

Donated photographs showcase Western Australias

beginning

The Western Australian Museum in Perth has recently received a very

large donation of historical photographs from the distinguished Barnett
family.
The 100 year old photos capture images of visiting English dignitaries as
well as pictures of indigenous Australians working together with Chinese
and European settlers at the turn of the 19th century.
The Museum is using the recent acquisition of the photos to launch a new
exhibition entitled Back to the Beginning of WA.
The showcase will feature high quality original photographs which have
been in the personal collection of the Barnett family for approximately 100
years and are considered by the museum to be an unseen insight into our
states wonderful beginning.
This is truly like stepping into a time machine and going back to see how
Western Australia was built said Thomas DeLonge, museum curator.
These photographs really make you feel like youre right there next to
these people creating history, he added.
The exhibition will be held from January 1 to March 1 of 2016 at the Perth
museum to coincide with the 400 year anniversary of the first European

landing on Western Australia by the captain of the Dutch East India

Company in 1616.
These newly donated photographs will help to inspire people to explore
and share their identity and culture.
A preview of the photographs will be held on November 1st and will be
open to the general public between 1-5pm.

Michael Stevenson Media Relations Manager

Premier Public Relations
547 Hay Street
Perth WA 6000
P: 0413331721