The Victims became a short-lived leader of the Perth scene, self-releasing the classic " Television Addict ".

The Western Isles became part of the Norse kingdom of the Suðreyjar, which lasted for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266.

Perth, Western Australia became known worldwide as the " City of Light " when residents turned on their house, car and streetlights as Glenn passed overhead.

Perth became known as a ' capital ' of Scotland, due to the frequent residence of the royal court.

At this time, " Perthia " became " Perth Shyre " and " St. Johns ton " became known as Perth.

In the late 1980s, STW-9 Perth became a Nine Network owned-and-operated station when Bond Media purchased the network.

Walter having gained an English medical qualification, the Wintertons left Britain in 1948, arriving in Australia in November where Walter became a GP in Western Australia, first at Pingelly, then Mount Hawthorn ( North Perth ) and then, after the birth of George's only sibling, Peter, at Tuart Hill from 1953.

Just over a century later the islands became part of the Kingdom of Scotland, following the 1266 Treaty of Perth.

On the return of the Whigs to power in 1830 he became Lord Advocate, and entered parliament at a by-election in January 1831 as member for the Perth burghs.

As a result, there is no M7 ( as no motorway follows the A7 ), and when the A90 was re-routed to replace the A85 south of Perth, the short M85 became part of the M90.

The site of Rideau Hall and the original structure were chosen and built by stonemason Thomas McKay, who immigrated from Perth, Scotland, to Montreal, Lower Canada, in 1817 and later became the main contractor involved in the construction of the Rideau Canal.

John Stevens ( 1682-1737 ), who immigrated to America at age 17, invested in land, married the wealthy Ann Campbell, and became Port Collector at Perth Amboy.

In 1999 she became the MSP for Perth and continues to represent the area in the Scottish Parliament to this day.

While at Perth Grammar School, it became apparent that Murray was particularly intelligent, and in 1718, his father and older brother James decided to send him to Westminster School, as James knew the Dean, Francis Atterbury.

Football was becoming more popular and although there were several local teams playing the sport, including Fair City Athletic, Erin Rovers and Caledonian ( based at Perth Railway station ) it was St. Johnstone that became the club most associated with the town that gave the club its name.

After several decades – and regular problems with flooding – it became clear they had outgrown those grounds so, in 1924, they moved to the other side of Perth and built Muirton Park, which would serve as their home for the next 65 years.

Original drummer, Snowy Fleet, became a successful builder in Perth, Western Australia and now runs a rehearsal studio based in Jandakot, Western Australia.

Following the World Cup, against Australia during a Test match at Perth in 1979 – 80, Boycott became the first man to be marooned on 99 not out in a Test when he ran out of partners.

He did not succeed, however, in removing the attainder of 1716, but was created by George III of the Hanoverian dynasty, in 1797, Lord Perth, Baron Drummond of Stobhall, in the Peerage of Great Britain, which title became extinct on his death in 1800.

* James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond ( d. 1611 ) ( became Earl of Perth in 1605 )

Perth Glory became the most successful of the new mainstream entrants.

The earliest known crokinole board was made by craftsman Eckhardt Wettlaufer in 1876 in Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

The village of Kinglassie lies to the north of the Lochty Burn, 3 miles ( 5 km ) southwest of Glenrothes in Fife and 3 miles southeast of Perth and Kinross district. Kinglassie ( Pronounced Kin-glassie ) village has been populated for thousands of years, in 830 AD the village was known as Kinglace, the ancient Picts used to live in this area.

A state and federally funded project named Perth City Link involves the sinking of a section of the railway line, in addition to the sinking of an existing above-ground bus terminal as well as riverside development, known as Elizabeth Quay.

Perth has been known as The Fair City since the publication of the story Fair Maid of Perth by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828.

ANZAC biscuits and the pavlova are considered by some to be Australian national foods, although while the oldest known named recipe for pavlova is from New Zealand, its often said in the Australian history that the dessert took its name from Anna Pavlova at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth during a tour of the state where she danced " as light as air " in reference to the light meringue.

Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway.

In 1893 a 22, 000 pound cheese known as the ' Mammoth Cheese ' was produced in Perth to be exhibited in Chicago at the World's Columbian Exposition to promote Canadian Cheese around the world ..

Now known as Perth Canyon, this feature still exists as a submarine canyon near the edge of the continental shelf.

* Point Belches-later known as Mill Point, South Perth.

In the historic period the earliest known settlers were Picts to the north and Gaels in the southern kingdom of Dalriada prior to the islands becoming part of the Suðreyjar kingdom of the Norse, who ruled for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266.

The first known brickfilm was made between 1980 and 1989 in Perth, Western Australia by Lindsay Fleay, called The Magic Portal.

Perth is known for its abundant parkland.

Black swans can still be seen in the lakes and rivers around Moruya, and the black swan is used locally as an emblem ( nationally, the black swan is known as an emblem of Perth ).

A Beginner Progression class ( also known variously as Bridging, Beginner Consolidation, Intromediate or Freestyle class ) taught at the same time as the Intermediate or Intermediate / Advanced class has also been introduced in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide, involving a breakdown of technique and either a review of the preceding Beginner class ( possibly with some extensions or variations to the moves from that class ) or a new routine drawn from a mixture of intermediate and beginner level moves.

Many of its emigrants live in Australia ( especially in the cities of Perth and Sydney ) where they are known as " Kazzies ".

The main racing club, Western Australian Turf Club now known as Perth Racing, holds racing at Belmont Park and Ascot Racecourse.

Representing the Australian state of Western Australia, in particular the Perth metropolitan region, the club trains and plays its home games at Subiaco Oval ( also known by its current sponsored name of Patersons Stadium ) in Subiaco having previously also played matches at the WACA Ground.

One man and numerous buildings in the city were struck by lightning during the storm, which produced 2, 300 strikes within 30 kilometres of the city, which was more than what neighbouring Perth receives in an entire year and comparable to the most severe electrical storms which places in the tropics like Darwin are known for.

On 19 September 2006 the Federal Court of Australia brought down a judgment which recognised native title in an area over the city of Perth and its surrounds, known as Bennell v State of Western Australia FCA 1243.

Hall has sculpture, films, videotapes, installations and related material in the collections of the Tate Gallery London, Museum of Modern Art New York, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid, Gemeente Museum The Hague, West Australia Art Gallery Perth, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Arts Council of England, Contemporary Arts Society, British Film Institute, Great South West Corporation Atlanta USA, Richard Feigen Gallery New York, Visual Resources Inc. New York, Royal College of Art, Harvard University, ZKM Karlsruhe, and other public and private collections worldwide.