swan river
The Swan River is the river around which the city of Perth, Western Australia, is built.
The Swan River flows through the city of Perth.
Melbourne, capital of Victoria, is on the banks of the Yarra River.
on the banks of the Indus River
Adelaide
on the banks of the Indus River
The city of Rome was built on the banks of the Tiber River.
There is no river that runs all the way through Western Australia. Some of the rivers in Western Australia include:Swan River, upon which Perth is builtGascoyne River, the longest in Western AustraliaAvon RiverOrd RiverFitzroy RiverNicholson RiverNambung RiverTwo smaller rivers include Fortescue River and Margaret River.
Pearl
Whilst Western Australia's capital city, Perth, is built on the Swan River, the Gascoyne River is the longestriver in Western Australia.
Hobart, capital city of Tasmania, Australia, is built on the banks of the Derwent River.
No-one discovered Perth, as Perth is a city which was built after the southwestern corner of Australia was discovered.While Dirk Hartog was the first to land on Western Australia's shores, the Swan River (where Perth was later built) was discovered and named by Dutchman Willem de Vlamingh.Once the eastern half of Australia had been colonied, Captain James Stirling conducted extensive surveys of the Swan River and the region that is now Perth. He recommended the Swan River area for settlement, a recommendation that was backed by his botanist, Charles Frazer.