page_title: Centenary of Western Australia
section_title: Historical Society plaques
hierarchical_section_title: Centenary of Western Australia / Legacy / Historical Society plaques
caption_attribution_description: English: Chippers Leap on the Great Eastern |Highway - Greenmount, Western Australia.
context_page_description: In 1929, Western Australia celebrated the centenary of the founding of Perth and the establishment of the Swan River Colony, the first permanent European settlement in WA. A variety of events were run in Perth, regional areas throughout the state, and even across Australia such as the Western Australian Centenary Air Race.
context_section_description: The Royal Western Australian Historical Society commissioned plaques that were ceremonially placed upon locations of significance to Western Australia. Locations included:
  The Round House, the oldest building still standing in WA
  All Saints Church, Henley Brook, at the camp site of Captain James Stirling's furthest up-stream exploration in 1827
  Chippers Leap
caption: The centenary plaque on Chippers Leap
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