1829 in Australia

1829 in Australia

"See also:"
1828 in Australia,
other events of 1829,
1830 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Ralph Darling
*Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
*Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling

Events

*April 13 - Melbourne's first post office opens.
*May 2 - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS "Challenger", declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
*May 14 - Aboriginal mission on Bruny Island opened by George Augustus Robinson.
*June 1 - Captain James Stirling founds the Swan River Colony in Western Australia.
*June 18 - Official proclamation of the Swan River Colony.
*August 12 - Mrs Helen Dance, wife of the Captain of the ship Sulphur, cuts down a tree to mark the day of the founding of the town of Perth, Western Australia.

ee also

*1829
*1820s


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