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C1919
Perth and Suburban Districts Showing Tramway Routes.
Mapmaker:
Harry Frederick Johnston (1853 - 1915)
Small plan of the showing Perth tramway routes. In 1897 an agreement was reached to lay 17.25 miles of tramway tracks within the boundaries of the Perth and two years later the Perth Electric Tramways, commenced a service along Hay … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Perth and Suburban Districts Showing Tramway Routes.
Date:
C1919
Mapmaker:
Harry Frederick Johnston (1853 - 1915)
Engraver:
H.J.Pether
Condition:
In good condition, fold as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1919
Description:
Small plan of the showing Perth tramway routes. In 1897 an agreement was reached to lay 17.25 miles of tramway tracks within the boundaries of the Perth and two years later the Perth Electric Tramways, commenced a service along Hay Street, from East Perth to Milligan Street.
Mapmaker:
Harry Frederick Johnston (1853-915)
Johnston was Surveyor-General of Western Australia from 1896 to 1915. Johnston was born in 1853, as a grandson of Marshall Clifton, he qualified as a surveyor and in 1884, he led a surveying expedition to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. A geologist who was attached to the group, Edward Hardman, was one of the first to discover gold in the area, and his report and maps became a valued resource in the subsequent Kimberley gold rush. In January 1885, Johnston made a claim for a reward offered by the Government of Western Australia for the discovery of the goldfield. He was widely criticised for what was seen by many as "Mr. Johnston’s attempt to filch the credit." However Johnston later stated "All I wished was that my claim as a leader of the party and discoverer of new country should not be overlooked." Harry Johnston was appointed Surveyor-General in 1896, and held the position until his death.
