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A large framed photograph showing the grand parade celebrating the Centenary of Busselton on Friday April 8th 1932.
For at least 40,000 years before white settlement in 1832, the Busselton area was home to the Noongar Aboriginal people from the Wardandi and Bibulman language/ancestral groups.
The first European settlers in the Busselton area were the Bussell family, George Layman, and the Chapman brothers, who relocated from their location on the Blackwood River.
John Garrett Bussell first visited Busselton in December 1831, describing the land as follows: "The country as we advanced improved rapidly; the ground on which we trod was a vivid green, unsullied with burnt sticks and blackened grass trees".
Bussell was granted land in the area in July 1832 and the settlers moved there in April 1834.
The Museum has many photographs of the Centennial celebrations that can be viewed on request.
Article published in The West Australian, Wednesday April 6, 1932 as retrieved from Trove
Article published in The West Australian, Friday April 8, 1932 as retrieved from Trove
Article published in The West Australian, Saturday April 9, 1932 as retrieved from Trove
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