Western Australia's 1929 centenary celebrations were full of colonial pride, but festivities went awry

A float in the 1929 centenary procession celebrating first colonists. (Supplied: State Records Office)

As Western Australia approaches the 200th anniversary of its founding as a colony, staff at the State Records Office (SRO) are looking back at how previous celebrations have been marked, and how we now look at our history.

"We're getting closer to 2029 and our office has been thinking about what we need to do in preparation for that," senior archivist Damien Hassan said.