Editing Perth (section)

=== European exploration ===
[[Image:Vlamingh ships at the Swan River, Keulen 1796.jpg|thumb|[[Willem de Vlamingh]]'s ships and [[black swan]]s at the entrance to the Swan River, 1697]]
On 10 January 1697, Dutch Captain [[Willem de Vlamingh]] conducted the first documented exploration of the present-day Perth region. His crew initially explored the area on foot, leading them to what is now central Perth.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600361h.html#ch-12 | title = Early Voyages to Terra Australis, now called Australia | access-date = 26 February 2008 | last = Major | first = Richard Henry | year = 1859 | work = [[Project Gutenberg]] of Australia | archive-date = 20 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120145040/http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600361h.html#ch-12 | url-status = live }}</ref> Vlamingh's expedition also ventured far up the Swan River, in search of native inhabitants.<ref name=HeritageInName>{{Cite web |last=Fraser |first=Gina |date=November 2015 |title=A HERITAGE IN NAMES – the Origin and Meaning of Street and Place Names in the City of South Perth |url=https://southperth.wa.gov.au/docs/default-source/4-develop/planning/heritage/heritage-in-names.pdf |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=[[City of South Perth]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128141024/https://southperth.wa.gov.au/docs/default-source/4-develop/planning/heritage/heritage-in-names.pdf|archive-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> They named the river ''[[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swarte Swaene-Revier]]'', a reference to the [[black swan]]s prevalent in the region.<ref name=HeritageInName/> After Vlamingh's expedition, other Europeans conducted further voyages of exploration in the period between 1697 and 1829. However, as with Vlamingh's assessments, they judged the area inhospitable and unsuitable for the agriculture necessary to sustain a European-style settlement.{{Sfn|ps=none|Appleyard|Manford|1979|pp=10–19}}