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1829 in Australia

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Decades:
  
1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s

See also:
  
Other events of 1829 Timeline of Australian history

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Contents

  • Governor of New South Wales - Ralph Darling
  • Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land - Colonel George Arthur
  • Lieutenant-Governor of the Swan River Colony - Captain James Stirling.

    • Events

  • 2 May - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, proclaimed possession of the whole of the west coast of Australia for the Crown.
  • 14 May - Aboriginal mission on Bruny Island opened by George Augustus Robinson.
  • 8 June - Captain James Stirling founds the Swan River Colony in Western Australia, landing at Garden Island.
  • 18 June - Official proclamation of the Swan River Colony.
  • 12 August - Mrs Helen Dance, wife of the Captain of HMS Sulphur, cuts down a tree to mark the foundation of the town of Perth, Western Australia.

    • References

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