Perth streets in 1908.

I am third generation Australian. Wonderful old film of Perth streets around the time my family migrated to Australia from New Zealand and England. The film was made in 1908 from the National Film and Sound Archives.

[jomac]

Ezywalkin Shoe Store at 0:42 lasted until 1981 when they were bought out by G J Coles

[ClintEaston-vxun]

Classic. I even walk down St Georges Terrace. Awesome History. Definitely won't forget this

[NickPenlee]

Some of these poor buggers would be fighting at Gallipoli just 7 years later!

[kingcoong]

Not even 1 minute in and there were already people brawling on the street. Perth hasn't changed that much lol

[caine]

maybe its looking East down Hay st, you can see the town hall clock in the distance, so the boy that nearly rides over the man is riding North up William St.

[MrPlazaPlayer]

When ever I see one of these videos it always hits home, every single person in this clip are dead and it’s kind of upsetting. Great to watch but always difficult to.

[princejohn]

0:16 some things in Perth city are still the same.

[LR-eeuu]

The futility of life. Not a living soul on this earth knows who any of them were. Just faces long gone.

[craignelson]

Loved the biffo in the opening 10 secs.😂...amazing to think this was 4 years b4 the Titanic sunk.

[mattbarbarich]

20 years before any of my family came there. Interesting to note no motor cars yet on the streets of central Perth and only a few women ( all impeccibly dressed) about.

[anne-mariebiorci]

Wish Perth had more of the original architecture💐

[Cobras_Nation]

Beautiful we can clearly see how Australian lady’s and gentleman’s are very well dressed and we don’t see half naked women on the streets unlike these days which is very common now.

[daz]

Perth in 1908 had more character than it does now in 2024.

[glasscity]

Downtown looked a lot busier back then even though Perth has nearly 2.4 million more people than in 1908.

[savolrat]

Notice how cars have completely decimated the vibrancy and buzz of the inner city.

[sharonfleming]

Brilliant video 😊 people long gone now ❤

[stephenvelden]

Obviously hats were popular back then!

[oswaldthree]

Noticed the Alhambra Bars at 1:48 Are they still there?? (they were in the late 60s!)

[philipgolden]

Ahh! Perth, Australia I was looking for familiar landmarks of Perth, Scotland then it clicked

[naradaian]

More people on those streets than Perth nowadays