preston, point, niergarup, noongar, small, point, swan, river, western, australia, located, perth, bordering, suburbs, east, fremantle, bicton, about, south, west, city, centre, other, side, river, rocky, suburbs, north, fremantle, mosman, park, named, james, . Preston Point Niergarup in Noongar is a small point in the Swan River Western Australia It is located in the Perth bordering the suburbs of East Fremantle and Bicton about 12 km 7 5 mi south west of the city centre On the other side of the river is Rocky Bay and the suburbs of North Fremantle and Mosman Park It was named by Sir James Stirling in 1827 after Lieutenant William Preston Prior to European settlement the area was known to the Noongar indigenous people as Niergarup and was an important ceremonial and camping area 1 32 01 37 S 115 45 43 E 32 027 S 115 762 E 32 027 115 762References edit Aboriginal History in the City of Melville City of Melville Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 19 July 2015 nbsp This Perth location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Noongar related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Preston Point amp oldid 1046472370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
