'Distant View of Perth', 1898. Perth, a city in Scotland on the banks of the River Tay, was perfectly placed to become a key transport centre with the coming of the railways. Its major exports were linen, leather, bleached products and whisky. The first railway station in Perth was built in 1848. From "Our Own Country, Volume V". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]