Sister City - Seberang Perai

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Accession NumberP474Title (extended title only)Plaque - Sister City Seberang PeraiDescriptionSmall wooden plaque with inlaid white plate with motif of Seberang Perai
DateBetween 1st January 1980 and 31st December 1980ProvenanceSeberang Perai, formerly known as Province Wellesley, is a city located in Penang, a state of Malaysia. It is a sister city to Fremantle and it is the third largest city in Malaysia. It was originally part of Kedah but came under British rule when it was taken by the British East India Company in 1800. It was named Province Wellesley, named after Richard Wellesley, the Governor-General of India. From 1941-1945 Imperial Japan occupied the country, then known as Malaya. Malaya gained independence from the British Empire on 31 August 1957 and the country’s name was changed to Malaysia on 16 September 1963. Seberang Perai occupies the entire mainland area of Penang; the other half of Penang is Penang Island. The local governing body of Seberang Perai has been named the Seberang Perai Municipal Council, or Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai since 15 December 1976 and their jurisdiction covers over 738km2. The date the plaque was gifted can’t be narrowed down, although there is indication of ageing of the plaque, there is nothing that can tie the plaque to a specific time point beyond it being presented at least after 1978. There also does not appear to be a specific time that Province Wellesley was dropped from use or if it even has completely; in 2014 the president of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council said that Province Wellesley is still the gazetted name of the cityRelevance to the CitySeberang Perai has been a sister city to Fremantle since 19 August 1978 and was first sister city that Fremantle joined with.

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