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City of Nedlands
The City of Nedlands is a local government area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 20.0 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), maintains 137 km of roads and a little over 380 hectares of parks and gardens, and has a population of over 21,000 as of 2016.
City of Nedlands History
The City of Nedlands had its origins in the Claremont Road District, which was created in 1893 after a petition from ratepayers who lived in the areas of Nedlands and Claremont, which had grown substantially in population at the end of the 19th century. Seven men were nominated to the new Board, which became the first local government authority for the Nedlands/Claremont area. In 1898, Claremont itself split away to form a municipal government, which still exists today as the Town of Claremont.
In 1932, the Claremont Road Board was renamed Nedlands, and on 1 July 1959, it became a city. The City was made up of four wards – Melvista, Hollywood, Dalkeith and Coastal. These wards continue to the present day.
"On 1 July, 1959 the City of Nedlands was proclaimed at the command of Governor Sir Charles Gairdner, in the packed Dalkeith Civic Hall. Mr Allan Jenkins read out the proclamation and the Minister for Local Government, Mr Leslie Logan, M.L.C. conducted the official swearing in ceremony of the new Mayor, John Charles Smith, the twelve new Councillors and the auditors. He then appointed Mr Allan Jenkins as the City's first Town Clerk. Among those present was MLA for Nedlands, Deputy Premier Charles Court." - From the City of Nedlands Council Website https://www.nedlands.wa.gov.au/history. City of Nedlands community Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nedlands/.
City of Nedlands Suburbs
Dalkeith, Floreat, Karrakatta, Mount Claremont, Nedlands, Shenton Park, SwanbourneAbout the Thai Language
Thai is the national and official language of Thailand and the first language of the Thai people and the vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family.
Thai is natively spoken by, according to Ethnologue, over 20 million people (2000). In reality, the number of native Thai speakers is likely to be much higher, since the Thai citizens throughout central Thailand learn it as their first language while the populations of western and eastern parts of Thailand, which has since ancient times formed the core territory of Siam, also speak central Thai as their first language. Moreover, most Thais in the northern and the northeastern (Isaan) parts of the country today are bilingual speakers of Central Thai and their respective regional dialects due to the fact that (Central) Thai is the language of television, education, news reporting, and all forms of media. A recent research found that the speakers of the Northern Thai language (or Kham Mueang) have become so few, as most people in northern Thailand now invariably speak standard Thai, such that they are now using mostly central Thai words and seasoning their speech only with "kham mueang" accent.
Standard Thai is based on the Ayutthaya dialect, and the register in the educated classes. In addition to Central Thai, Thailand is home to other related Tai languages. Although some linguists classify these dialects as related but distinct languages, there is a high degree of mutual intelligibility between these regional dialects/languages. Nonetheless, it is often claimed that the language policy of the Thai government[citation needed] has shaped the dominant view that these languages are only regional variants or dialects of the "same" Thai language, or as "different kinds of Thai".
City of Nedlands Thai Translator Services
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Perth Translation provides fast and affordable Thai translation services in the City of Nedlands for all types of personal documents by NAATI translators.
Thai Document Translation
Thailand's four regional dialect groups — Central, Northern (Kam Muang), Northeastern (Isan), and Southern — differ substantially in pronunciation and vocabulary, though Central Thai is universal in official documentation. Isan dialect, influenced heavily by Lao, may appear in informal annotations on documents from northeastern provinces. All government-issued certificates and legal instruments use Standard Central Thai.
Thai Document Types
A birth certificate is called สูติบัตร (suti bat), a marriage certificate is ทะเบียนสมรส (thabian somrot), and an educational degree is a ปริญญาบัตร (prinyabat). A house registration booklet, often required for identity verification, is called ทะเบียนบ้าน (thabian ban).
Where Thai Is Official
Thai is the sole official national language of the Kingdom of Thailand, mandated for use in all government, legal, and educational contexts under the National Language Act. The Royal Institute of Thailand (Ratchabandittayasathan) serves as the authority on language standards and official terminology. Thai is also spoken by significant communities in neighbouring countries and has no official status in international organisations as a working language.
Thai uses its own abugida script comprising 44 consonant characters and a complex system of vowel markers written above, below, before, or after consonants. The Royal Thai General System of Transcription (RTGS) is the official romanisation standard, though inconsistent romanisation of Thai names across documents is a common challenge that translators must reconcile.
About City of Nedlands
The City of Nedlands covers approximately 20 square kilometres on the northern bank of the Swan River, west of Perth CBD. With a population of around 23,000, it is one of Perth's most established and affluent residential areas, shaped significantly by the presence of the University of Western Australia and several major hospital campuses.
The LGA includes Nedlands, Dalkeith, Mount Claremont, Karrakatta, Shenton Park, and Floreat Park, with Hampden Road and Broadway serving as the main local commercial strips.
Council offices are on Stirling Highway in Nedlands, with the Nedlands Library located nearby. The area houses several state-level institutions including QEII Medical Centre, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and Hollywood Private Hospital.
Stirling Highway is the primary east-west corridor connecting to both Perth CBD and Fremantle. The Loch Street and Shenton Park stations are on the Fremantle line, and multiple bus routes operate along Stirling Highway and through the UWA campus.
