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'Yagan Square in Central Perth recognises Yagan, the son of Midgegooroo, the leader of the Beeliar tribe, a territory of the southern side of the Canning River and within the greater metropolitan area. He was born about 1800 but remembered only for his brief interaction with the British settlers who began taking up land at the Swan River in 1829. Yagan's recorded history is limited to the years 1831 to 1833. After his death his preserved head was taken to England in 1834. In the 20th century a search for Yagan's skull was undertaken and its discovery and triumphant return to Western Australia.' (Source: TROVE)