In the course of researching for this assignment, I discovered a lot about Fremantle. The fact that I can now walk the streets of Fremantle and appreciate the significance of many of its sites is very rewarding. I especially enjoyed learning about the Noongar people that originally lived in the Fremantle area. It is disappointing, however, that there is a lack of information about the Noongar after the arrival of European settlers. This lack of information makes it easy to forget that the history of the Noongar in the Fremantle region is much longer than that of the European settlers. So, my one regret on this assignment was that I could not committ more time to giving a fuller history of the Noongar people.
-Jeff Tate
