White City, Perth

White City, also known as Cooee City[1] or Ugly Land,[2] was an amusement park that existed on the Perth foreshore in Perth, Western Australia between World War I and 1929.[3]

  1. ^ "Gambling at Cooee City". Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938). Kalgoorlie, WA: National Library of Australia. 30 November 1926. p. 26. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ Not to be confused with the contemporary Uglieland in Fremantle (1922-1936) - see page 63 - Tout-Smith, Deborah; Delroy, Ann; Bradshaw, Wendy; Western Australian Museum (1998), The foundations of Fremantle : exploring the early history of Western Australia's port city, Western Australian Museum, ISBN 978-0-7307-3811-4
  3. ^ Swan River Stories: White City