Commemorating James Stirling?
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Tue 07 Dec 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/commemorating-james-stirling/13642650
The statue of Western Australia's first governor, Captain James Stirling, in central Perth is hard to miss; there's also a mountain range, a suburban municipality and even a school named after him. But as the state looks towards its bicentenary in 2029, new questions are being asked about James Stirling, including his involvement in frontier violence and in the British slave trade. How should he be remembered?
