There’s always a moment, a place, a person, a feeling. There’s always a story.
Stories that change the world and stories that create just a ripple.
These stories are part of where we have been over the past 190 years, and part of where we are going.
They are the stories that make us.
As the second-oldest continuing newspaper in Australia, for 190 years the story of The West Australian has been the story of WA and its place in the nation and the world at large.
The videos below cover a wide range of captivating stories, from the scandalous Miss Universe stage collapse of 1979, to John Worsfold’s firsthand account of the West Coast Eagles’ inaugural premiership in 1992.
It also highlights some classic local tales every Sandgroper will appreciate, such as the great Perth hailstorm of 2010, Justin Langer’s tips on crabbing in Mandurah, and even the origin of a beloved West Aussie icon, the conti roll.
Click below to view the stories that made us.
1902: The Sanctuary — Kaylene’s story
1943: Lest we forget — Virginia’s story
1950: The birth of a classic — Lorenzo’s story
1979: Centre of the universe — Keith’s story
1980: Scallops and skimpies — Eddie’s story
1983: One size fits all — Mike’s story
1991: Melting moments — Scotty & Harjit’s story
1992: Flying high — Woosha’s story
1996: Reunion — Emo’s story
2001: September 11 — Ivan’s story
2002: Bali bombings — Fiona’s story
2004: French kiss — Geraldine’s story
2020: Home — Karla’s story
2020: Highway to Hell — Iain’s story
2013: Forever Freo — Penne’s story
2013: Run out — Justin’s story
2019: Back in ten minutes — Cal’s story
2020: Fortress WA — Martin’s story
2021: Thunderstruck — Abbe’s story
Welcome to Country: Uncle Ben Taylor’s story
Great Perth hailstorm — Dharsh, Tanaya and Madeleine’s story