
Dyson’s Hotel
The story of the corner of King and Murray Street in the city of Perth, Western Australia, continued.
The story of the corner of King and Murray Street in the city of Perth, Western Australia, continued.
Sometimes its just a name that piques your interest. Sometimes names are all you have. The Sons of Australia Benefit Society was formed in January 1837 and it’s final meeting was held in August 1897. For sixty years it seemed to be an ever-present feature in the social fabric of Perth, Western Australia— and then it was gone. Most of what there is to know about the society comes from the contemporary press. That there was no mention of it in the Perth Gazette, the…