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When the Indians got there Perth got its name by the head chief that lived in that tribe

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Perth was named after the city of Perth in Scotland by Sir George Murray, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in 1829, when the city was founded. The Swan River Colony, where Perth is located, was settled by British colonists.

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