Perth Town Hall

The Perth Town Hall, situated on the corner of Hay and Barrack streets in Perth, Western Australia, is the only town hall built by convicts in Australia.

The foundation stone for Perth Town Hall was laid on 24 May 1867 by Governor Hampton in a ceremony involving a lot of pomp and parade.

In the 1929 centenary of Western Australia one of the events in the city of Perth was the placing of a commemorative plaque in the northwest corner of the building by the Governor Sir William Campion.

For many decades in the 20th century, shops were built into the sides of the ground floor, and the public lavatories accessible from Barrack Street were the only ones available for some distance.

All these businesses and the attendant structures were removed prior to the renovation of the hall.

Perth Town Hall August 1929
Looking up the jarrah staircase; photographs on the wall are of each Lord Mayor of Perth , starting with George Shenton
Hay Street by Albert Henry Fullwood , c. 1911