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earlier warned the British Colonial Office that Western Australians could not to be trusted in matters relating to Aboriginal persons. A further clause to the constitution stated that 5,000 pounds or one percent of state revenues, whichever was the greater, was to be allocated to Aboriginal persons for their welfare and advancement. Many settlers resented these clauses, and Western Australia has never honoured this clause to its own constitution. A previous Governor,
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An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Pay of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty-eighty and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament an Act of the Tenth Year of His late Majesty, for providing for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in Western Australia, on
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An Act to continue to the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of His late Majesty's Reign, for providing for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in Western Australia
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in 1890, giving the Colony independence from the UK in matters other than foreign policy, defence and "native affairs". Section 70 of the self-government act established an Aborigines Protection Board, under the control of the British Parliament, not the Western Australian one. Governor Broome had
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An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, for providing for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in
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An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of King George the Fourth, for providing for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in Western Australia on the
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An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of King George the Fourth, for providing for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in Western Australia on the
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and towns en route lit bonfires and people gathered at railway sidings to celebrate his arrival and the new constitution. His arrival in Perth on 21 October 1890 saw the city decorated with elaborate floral arches spanning the city's main streets and buildings were decked with banners and flags.
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An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of King George the Fourth for providing for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in Western Australia on the
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In 1899, Forrest succeeded unilaterally passing the Constitution Amendment Act, taking control of Aboriginal Affairs without approval of the British House of Commons. Many Aboriginal people argue that the 1899 amendment was an illegal usurpation of British government power and one percent of
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By 1859, all the other Australian colonies had their own parliaments and colonists in Western Australia began pushing for the right to govern themselves. The British Colonial Office opposed this because of the slow rate of growth and the presence of convicts. Petitions asking for some of the
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Western Australia gained the right of self-government in 1890, and joined with the five other states to form the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The desire of Western Australians to revert to complete self-governance, separate from the Commonwealth, culminated in 1933 with
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It was the 7th of August when we came into Shark's Bay; in which we anchored at three several places, and stayed at the first of them (on the west side of the bay) till the 11th. During which time we searched about, as I said, for fresh water, digging wells, but to no
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prices in the late 1920s – early 1930s saw the state's economic collapse. It was not to recover until after World War II when the Federal Government's postwar immigration policy saw a huge influx of migrants, nearly all of them from Europe, in the period 1947 to 1970.
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It was the 7th of August when we came into Shark's Bay; in which we anchored at three several places, and stayed at the first of them (on the west side of the bay) till the 11th. During which time we searched about, as I said, for fresh water, digging wells, but to no
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The re-excavation of Karnatukul (Serpent's Glen) has provided evidence for the human occupation of the Australian Western Desert to before 47,830 cal. BP (modelled median age). This new sequence is 20,000 years older than the previous known age for occupation at this
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Hesp, Patrick A., Murray-Wallace, Colin V. and C. E. Dortch, (1999), "Aboriginal occupation on Rottnest Island, Western Australia, provisionally dated by Aspartic Acid Racemisation assay of land snails to greater than 50 ka" (Australian Archaeology, No. 49
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1917: The transcontinental railway is complete, fulfilling a promise by the Federal Government when the Colony of Western Australia voted to become a state of Australia at Federation in 1901. Construction of this last leg between Kalgoorlie and
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in the aim of establishing a viable diary industry in the state's south-west. A 1923 Migration Agreement between the state, the Commonwealth and the British Government committed to settling 6,000 men on 6,000 farms within a five-year
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train completed its first journey by rail across the continent from Sydney to Perth. Though the transcontinental railway had been complete since 1917, this is the first time one train could make the journey uninterrupted by gauge
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supported by 68% of electors. In 1935 the British parliament declined to act since secession would require the assent of the Australian parliament, and the movement lapsed with an improving economy and generous federal grants.
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and its only premier as a colony – clashed with Robinson over section 70. While Forrest had argued that Western Australians should accept section 70 to obtain self-government, by 1892 he was attempting to have it changed.
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as our revenue is growing up now, and the natives can scarcely be said to be increasing in numbers, we shall be paying a very undue proportion of our income as a colony for the purpose of supporting the Aboriginal native
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Much of the land around the Swan River Colony was unsuitable for agriculture and it was inevitable that the colony would have to expand beyond the Swan River area after the most fertile locations were quickly settled.
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slowly moved southward and eastward across the landmass. Aboriginal people were well established throughout Western Australia by the time European ships started accidentally arriving en route to Batavia (now
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An Act to provide until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in Western Australia, on the Western Coast of New Holland.
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On 21 January 1827, the whole of Australia was claimed as British territory for the first time when Major Lockyer formally annexed the western portion of the continent in a ceremony on King George Sound.
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You will assume the title of Lieutenant Governor, and in that character will correspond with this department, respecting your proceedings, and the wants and prospects of the settlement you are to form.
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Although many expeditions visited the coast during the next 200 years, there was no lasting attempt at establishing a permanent settlement until December 1826. An expedition on behalf of the
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1961: Minerals boom begins with the removal of iron ore export ban. The economy is bolstered over the next two decades by nickel mines around Kalgoorlie and iron ore mines in the north-west.
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While Western Australia was initially a "free settlement", economic problems for settler capitalists led them to seek the transportation of British convicts. Western Australia became a
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1935: The Lacepede Islands near Broome were struck by a cyclone, which sank 21 pearling luggers with 141 lives lost. This was Australia's second deadliest cyclone in the 20th century.
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becomes Western Australia's second tertiary institution and first university. No teaching happens until 1913 though. It wasn't until 1975 that Western Australia's second university,
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was opened with subsequent economic growth to the regions along the line. The wheat industry did not really get going until the construction of railways. A railway line had reached
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initiates a Royal Commission into state government dealings with private businesses. The findings of the commission led to the conviction and imprisonment of two previous Premiersβ€”
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and replaces the services with buses. The closure galvanises public opposition and becomes a major campaign issue in the 1983 election resulting in a change of government under
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in a longboat. A second boat brought some more crew to Batavia, so just over 40 people survived, including Brookes. Almost one hundred crew apparently perished in the wreck.
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In the early 19th century, the British became concerned about the possibility of a French colony being established on the west coast of Australia. In 1826, the Governor of
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1917: Second referendum on overseas conscription in World War I. 64.4% of Western Australian voters vote in favour, while only 46.2% of Australian voters overall do so.
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and claimed well over 150 lives. This was almost certainly Australia's worst weather-related maritime disaster of the 20th century with the loss of the coastal steamer
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soon disappeared and by the early years of the 20th century, the economy was once again dependent on wool and wheat. This dependency meant that a dramatic fall in
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McDonald, Josephine; Reynen, Wendy; Petchey, Fiona; Ditchfield, Kane; Byrne, Chae; Vannieuwenhuyse, Dorcas; Leopold, Matthias; Veth, Peter (September 2018).
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A number of sections of the Western Australian coastline were given names which did not last past the exploratory era in names of features – such as
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Government Policy and Agricultural Development: A Study of the Role of Government in the Development of the Western Australian wheat belt, 1900-1930
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Claimed in 1908; territory formed 1962; overlaps portions of Argentine and Chilean claims, borders not enforced but claim not renounced under the
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In the late 19th century there was talk of the gold-rich region around Kalgoorlie seceding from Western Australia, as a colony or state called
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1839: another four members, drawn from the ranks of private settlers, were added to the official members of the Legislative Council.
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was discovered and prospectors by the tens of thousands swarmed across the land in a desperate attempt to discover new goldfields.
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When Australia's first inhabitants arrived on the northwest coast 50,000 to 70,000 years ago the sea levels were much lower. The
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While the first in the colony, Gavin was not the first European legally hanged in Western Australia. The worst offenders of the
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for approval. It was argued that due to the increasing wealth being generated by gold rushes, Western Australia should become a
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1827 – On 21 January, Lockyer formally annexed the western portion of Australia, now Western Australia, in a ceremony at
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1996: The Liberal-National coalition loses control of the Upper House with the balance of power shifting to minority parties.
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Counting, health and identity: A history of Aboriginal health and demography in Western Australia and Queensland, 1900-1940
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1830: The first exploration over the Darling Range to search for suitable farming land occurred with the settlement of the
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under parliamentary privilege provisions in Western Australia for refusing to pay a fine. This is the first and, until
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positions in the Legislative Council to be filled by elected members were presented to London twice during the 1860s.
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Beattie, James. "Imperial landscapes of health: Place, plants and people between India and Australia, 1800s–1900s."
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In 1870, some members of the Legislative Council were elected for the first time, although only male settlers with
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arrived at Cape Inscription and left a pewter plate. Coastal region in the vicinity is shown on Hartog's maps as
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Tonts, Matthew. "State policy and the Yeoman ideal: Agricultural development in Western Australia, 1890-1914."
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In March 1831, the penal settlement was withdrawn, and the control of King George's Sound was transferred from
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Taylor, Affrica. "'The sun always shines in Perth': a post‐colonial geography of identity, memory and place."
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for rescue. After returning 3 months later, he found evidence of mutiny and many previous survivors murdered.
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2021: Mark McGowan wins state election with another landslide, said to be caused by his strong border policy.
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1930: Perth is connected to Adelaide (and subsequently the rest of the eastern states) by a telephone line.
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to Kalgoorlie is opened. This was a major achievement for its time by the state's first engineer-in-chief
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who, in 1896, led an epic expedition that travelled through the deserts north of Coolgardie, through the
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1897: As part of the Western Australian Government's attempt to gain control of Aboriginal affairs, the
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1950: The worst civil aircraft accident in Australian history occurred when all 29 people on board the
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formed a new ministry on 1 July. George Leake is the only Western Australian Premier to die in office.
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Australia's Western Third: A History of Western Australia from the First Settlements to Modern Times.
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was the most successful early agricultural activity, and the basis of all expansion until the 1850s.
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on the northwest coast. The first inhabitants expanded across the east and south of the continent.
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was the first European legally hanged in the colony, for the murder of 18-year-old George Pollard.
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from Perth to Port Hedland died when the aircraft, a Vickers Viscount, crashed near Port Hedland.
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The challenge and the chance: The colonisation and settlement of North West Australia 1861-1914
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The Gregory brothers led major exploration expeditions to many parts of the colony, including:
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commenced "over 50,000 years ago and possibly as much as 70,000 years ago" with the arrival of
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2020: Western Australia closes its borders to all states of Australia to stop the spread of
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Labor government defeating the coalition on the back of an anti-old growth logging platform.
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becoming the dominant football code when several local rugby football clubs switched codes.
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The influx of miners from the eastern colonies and from overseas increased the presence of
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struck a reef of the Abrolhos. Skipper Francisco Pelsaert sailed the ship's small boat to
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abolished the death penalty, the last state in Australia to eradicate capital punishment.
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accumulated Government revenues should be set aside for Aboriginal welfare, as intended.
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off the northwest coast; survivors spent a week on Monte Bello Islands before sailing to
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Western Australia: a History from its Discovery to the Inauguration of the Commonwealth
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appeared on 7 September 1900 and was followed shortly afterwards by the opening of the
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of Sweden makes a contract with William Bolts to establish a colony at the Swan River.
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These claims by the British Crown were in competition to possession and occupancy by
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abolished the Aborigines Protection Board and established the Aborigines Department.
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The Future of Australian Federalism: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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1920: Western Australia passed legislation allowing women to stand for parliament,
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1952: On 3 October the first nuclear bomb was exploded on Australian soil at the
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proposed a Dutch East India Company settlement of Nuyts, Leeuwin and Edels Lands.
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The first English vessel to visit, when attempting to sail the Dutch-established
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1947: Western Australia enters the country's domestic cricket competition, the
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was officially opened after dredging and construction under the supervision of
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also came to dominate the North West, initially in Nickol Bay, with a fleet at
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surveys the Greenough region near Geraldton and that area opens up to farming.
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1826 – On 26 December, a military garrison was established on behalf of
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Natural hazard risk in Perth, Western Australia – Cities Project Perth Report
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Gold: The precious metal that brought instant wealth and long-term prosperity
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to Perth was completed, considerably improving intracontinental communication
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By 1868, over 9,000 convicts had been transported to Western Australia on 43
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Land Looking West: The Story of Governor James Stirling in Western Australia
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2020: Clive Palmer sues Western Australia repeatedly for the closed borders.
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which now bears his name. In the years that followed dozens of gold towns –
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peoples that predate the claims by the British Crown by tens of millennia.
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claiming 140 lives. The storm was unexpected, being so late in the season.
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to protest over injustices experienced by Aboriginal Western Australians.
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landed on the west coast, having been blown off course while en route to
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An influx of people from Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania led to
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found Hartog's plate and replaced it with his own. He also explored the
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Unwilling emigrants: A study of the convict period in Western Australia
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https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2019-08/Launching%20the%20Ship_0.pdf
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is credited as being the first Australian visit by European explorers.)
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The archaeology of market capitalism: A western Australian perspective
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could vote and the Governor could still veto the council's decisions.
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The first European to sight Western Australia was the Dutch explorer,
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1979: On 2 June 1979 there was a significant earthquake just east of
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affixed to a post. In 1696 the plate was discovered and replaced by
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The first recorded European contact was in 1616, when Dutch explorer
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Australian Institute of Criminology, Government of Western Australia
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followed much of the same coastline again on the way back to France.
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Below is a timeline of significant events from the 1616 landfall of
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1997: Western Australian parliament issues a formal apology to the
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crashed in the remote south eastern part of the state. Places like
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1843: Census recorded the population of Western Australia as 3,842.
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is completed to extend rail transport to Perth's northern suburbs.
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The first documented European settlements were established at the
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1928: The Aboriginal deputation to the state premier by brothers
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Major towns of the colony developed slowly into the port city of
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again took possession of the western side of New Holland for the
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1658 – Three Dutch ships visited south coast searching for
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coast at one time was only about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from
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The History of the Development of Education in Western Australia
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Tropical Cyclones (A Guide for Mariners in Northwest Australia)
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after it crashed near York on a flight from Perth to Adelaide.
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becoming the first woman elected to any Australian parliament.
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Important events in Western Australia included the following:
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Liberal-Country Party coalition defeats the Labor government.
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were not always amicable with many intercultural skirmishes.
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on 5 December and explored eastward along the southern coast.
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was made on 29 September 1791 by Commander (later Captain)
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explored the northwest coastline and sailed down the coast.
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encountered dangerous shoals which were subsequently named
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Over the next tens of thousands of years various groups of
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not yet claimed by the crown; that is, the portion west of
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made formal claim at Possession Point, King George Sound,
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in 1829, which ultimately became the present-day capital,
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Land of Vision and Mirage: Western Australian since 1826.
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Trades Hall, the first such hall in Western Australia. A
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The settled counties of the Colony of Western Australia,
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In 1891 the rush to the Murchison goldfields began when
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Sesquicentenary Celebrations Series (Western Australia)
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regions) took place in the mid-1860s, initially at the
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charted part of the west coast of Australia, including
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occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum
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Western Australia on the Western Coast of New Holland.
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en route to charting of southern Australian coastline.
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under the command of John Brookes who in 1622 sighted
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before sailing along the south coast to Port Jackson.
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2008: Change of government with the election of the
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1962: Aboriginal people granted full rights to vote.
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referendums on overseas conscription in World War I
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found de Vlamingh's plate and removed it to France.
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London: Oxford University Press. p. 24. 3786: 3291:1920: Edward, the Prince of Wales (the future 3158:Development during the early twentieth century 2854: 765:Timeline of European discovery and exploration 7354:States and territories disestablished in 1901 6838: 5511: 5348: 5063: 4893:Western Australian art and artists, 1900-1950 4489:The Long Toodyay Chronology, Part 1 1829–1900 3626:by the celebrations committee and Government. 3564:1968: On 31 December, all 26 people on board 3520:as part of a NASA manned spaceflight mission 2553:1833: On 5 January, the first newspaper, the 1655:in 1829. The colonists first sighted land on 576:For early human settlement in Australia, see 474: 7273:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 7256:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 7134:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 4690:HIstorical Encyclopedia of Western Australia 4161: 1090:landed at Turtle Bay at the northern end of 645: 4895:(Western Australia State Government, 1987). 4807: 4688:Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Jan, eds. (2009). 4067: 3840: 3492:, Britain's first-ever nuclear weapon test. 3432: 1619:decreed that the settlement would be named 725:became Australia's oldest known shipwreck. 531:, and founded what became the port city of 7349:States and territories established in 1829 6845: 6831: 5518: 5504: 5355: 5341: 5070: 5056: 4743:Courtney, Joe; Middelmann, Miriam (2005). 3947:. Cambridge University Press. p. 79. 3914:State Records Authority of New South Wales 3640:1981: Discovery of the Gorgon gas deposit. 3542:broke the world water speed record in the 3123: 2562:1833: Relations between the Europeans and 481: 467: 4656:"The wreck of the "Koombana", March 1912" 4504:"Wonnerup: A chronicle of the south-west" 4482: 4480: 4478: 4187: 4111: 4101: 4021:, University of Western Australia Press. 3974: 3938: 3728:, a mixed-use development project in the 3442:, the first such kind of action taken by 1556:The first formal claim of possession for 610:and calcrete flake stone tools, found at 6317:Legitimacy of territorial establishment 5362: 4501: 4167: 4136: 3975:Heilbronn, Gary N.; et al. (2008). 3566:MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 3417:(Kalumburu) also experienced casualties. 3338: 3169: 3161: 2964:opened (1912). The first edition of the 2864: 2826:regions were also settled by Europeans. 2531:The main settlement is officially named 2495:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 2491:1829: The British Parliament passes the 2484:1829: A military outpost was founded at 2458:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 2335:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 2219:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 2103:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 1995:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 1887:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 1717:Government of Western Australia Act 1829 1685: 1674:20 kilometres (12 mi) upriver, and 1638: 1628: 1158:, explored much of the coast north from 827: 816: 777:map, which added an eastern boundary to 768: 571: 4650: 4648: 4580: 4543: 4541: 4272: 3900: 3898: 3896: 3894: 3892: 3844:A Thematic History of Western Australia 3586:1972: Minimum voting age lowered to 18. 1072:with 286 on board was shipwrecked near 838:make contact with Aboriginal people at 582:Aboriginal history of Western Australia 23:This article is part of a series on the 7341: 7302:Historical flags of the British Empire 7286:Claimed in 1908; territory formed 1985 4870:A concise history of Western Australia 4854:Charnley, W. "The Swan River Venture" 4844:(U of Western Australia Press, 2008).. 4486: 4475: 4362: 4175:Bulletin of the History of Archaeology 3683:Liberal-National coalition Government. 3178:at the centenary celebrations in Perth 2706: 2546:Western Australian Legislative Council 1681: 1218:1826 – On 26 October, Frenchman 1166:. They discovered de Vlamingh's plate. 916:made landfall north of Eendrachtsland. 713:for 7 days, during that time sighting 7177: 7089: 6826: 6335: 6007: 5682: 5575: 5499: 5336: 5077: 5051: 4888:(U of Western Australia Press, 1975). 4706: 4683: 4681: 4590:, Pamphlet, Commonwealth of Australia 4424: 4266: 3852:Heritage Council of Western Australia 2613:arrives in Albany walking across the 2376:Western Australia Government Act 1846 2360:Text of statute as originally enacted 2346:Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2) 2253:Western Australia Government Act 1842 2230:Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2) 2137:Western Australia Government Act 1841 2114:Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2) 2029:Western Australia Government Act 1838 1921:Western Australia Government Act 1836 1805:Western Australia Government Act 1835 1789:Text of statute as originally enacted 850:until the eventual settlement of the 4645: 4547: 4538: 4353: 4304: 3889: 3877:from the original on 29 October 2022 3834: 3580: 3206:, died suddenly on 24 June aged 45. 2900:, was drafted and sent to London by 2822:During the 1870s, the Murchison and 2537:, after Sir George Murray's seat in 1838:on the Western Coast of New Holland. 1589:was dropped from the name in 1826). 1545: 1086:1772 – On 30 March, Frenchman 181:1901 Federal Flag Design Competition 7113:Saint Andrew and Providence Islands 5956:. British Cameroons is now part of 4772: 4218: 3497:Western Australia's worst bushfires 3426:Australian Indian Ocean Territories 3096:was officially opened on 10 August. 1954:the Western Coast of New Australia. 705:before later on 25 May wrecking on 13: 5972:unilaterally declared independence 5667:1708–1757, 1763–1782 and 1798–1802 4953:A New History of Western Australia 4817:. Project Gutenberg of Australia. 4801: 4678: 4354:Uren, Malcolm John Leggoe (1948). 4143:McDonald, Jo; Veth, Peter (2008). 4019:A New History of Western Australia 3420:1942–1945: Japanese occupation of 2521:and the foundation of the town of 1094:and claimed the island for France. 523:colonial government, led by Major 14: 7370: 7179:Antarctica and the South Atlantic 7158:Occupied by Argentina during the 7090: 6336: 5480:Heard Island and McDonald Islands 5024: 4851:(Aboriginal Studies Press, 2003). 4811:(March 2005). Sue Asscher (ed.). 3608:received international attention. 3495:February–March 1961: In arguably 3470:, killing all 18 people on board. 2978:was opened in Fremantle in 1904. 2809:to the Western Australian coast. 966:sailed along south coast towards 740:", he expressed his frustration: 652:European exploration of Australia 7322: 7313: 7312: 6725:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5174: 3906:"King George's Sound Settlement" 3735:2017: Change of government with 3732:central business district opens. 3696:2001: Change of government with 3657:19 November 1990: Labor Premier 3166:Map of Western Australia in 1916 2861:Gold mining in Western Australia 2801:In 1872, controversial explorer 2657:Convict era of Western Australia 2396:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2389: 2273:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2266: 2157:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2150: 2049:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2042: 1941:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1934: 1825:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1818: 1735:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1728: 1522: 1313: 1010:under Captain S. 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The 2896:, including proposals for 2858: 2654: 2629:was speared to death by a 2367:United Kingdom legislation 2244:United Kingdom legislation 2128:United Kingdom legislation 2020:United Kingdom legislation 1912:United Kingdom legislation 1796:United Kingdom legislation 1710:United Kingdom legislation 1632: 1549: 941:1622 – English ship 649: 575: 439:List of years in Australia 69:European exploration (sea) 7297: 7266: 7226:Commonwealth of Australia 7184: 7173: 7144: 7096: 7085: 7051: 6858: 6822: 6628:Newfoundland and Labrador 6342: 6331: 6309:League of Nations mandate 6290: 6014: 6003: 5984:Lancaster House Agreement 5954:League of Nations mandate 5943: 5689: 5678: 5582: 5571: 5538: 5443: 5413: 5370: 5321: 5241: 5183: 5172: 5085: 4951:, ed. (1 December 1981). 3977:"Commonwealth Parliament" 3553:1968: On 14 October, the 3323:William and Edward Harris 3148:Commonwealth of Australia 2983:Australian rules football 2835:1877: The telegraph from 2474: 2462: 2454: 2449: 2441: 2431: 2426: 2413: 2402: 2388: 2383: 2372: 2358: 2351: 2339: 2331: 2326: 2318: 2308: 2303: 2290: 2279: 2265: 2260: 2249: 2235: 2223: 2215: 2210: 2202: 2192: 2187: 2174: 2163: 2149: 2144: 2133: 2119: 2107: 2099: 2094: 2084: 2079: 2066: 2055: 2041: 2036: 2025: 2011: 1999: 1991: 1986: 1976: 1971: 1958: 1947: 1933: 1928: 1917: 1903: 1891: 1883: 1878: 1870: 1860: 1855: 1842: 1831: 1817: 1812: 1801: 1787: 1779: 1769: 1764: 1751: 1741: 1727: 1722: 1715: 1670:, the main settlement of 1497: 1493: 1489: 1485: 1472: 1459: 1455: 1447: 1443: 1439: 1424: 1409: 1405: 1395: 1391: 1376: 1361: 1357: 1347: 1335: 1328: 1310: 1305: 1298: 1281: 1269:Captain Charles Fremantle 1088:Louis Aleno de St AloΓΌarn 938:landed south of Abrolhos. 646:Early visits by Europeans 6756:Turks and Caicos Islands 6063:(protectorate) 1907–1949 6008: 5635:(integrated into the UK) 5324:Western Australia portal 4915:(1st ed.), London: 4881:(Hesperian Press, 1996). 4872:(Woodslane Press, 2019). 4745:"Meteorological hazards" 4305:King, Robert J. (2008). 4225:The Geographical Journal 3779: 3433:Postwar era (1946–1970s) 3240:punished somebody under 2725:(later divided into the 2595:explored the coasts of: 2584:1836: settlement in the 2577:(sometimes still called 1202:and another French ship 1018:under Captain A. 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London 3798:Torres Strait Islander 3538:1964: On 31 December, 3444:Indigenous Australians 3415:Drysdale River Mission 3344: 3217:1903: A pipeline from 3179: 3167: 3083:Great Southern Railway 3007: 2898:responsible government 2870: 2850:in the East Kimberley. 1697: 1644: 1617:Captain James Stirling 1573:Princess Royal Harbour 1222:in another ship named 1044:1688 and 1699 – 968:Great Australian Bight 843: 825: 814: 755:t Landt van de Leeuwin 747: 635:Indigenous Australians 499:Aboriginal Australians 6711:Saint Kitts and Nevis 5982:state until the 1979 5588:Akrotiri and Dhekelia 5041:15 March 2017 at the 5036:Centre for WA History 5016:27.1 (2002): 103-115 4833:14.1 (2012): 100-120 4487:Frayne, Beth (2011). 3818:hanged on Seal Island 3342: 3238:Australian parliament 3236:, only, time that an 3208:Frederick Illingworth 3173: 3165: 3089:(from Perth) by 1896. 3055:Australian Federation 3002: 2906:self-governing colony 2877:was based largely on 2868: 2598:the North West (1837) 2544:First sitting of the 1689: 1643:The Swan River colony 1642: 1629:The Swan River Colony 1625:from 1 January 1832. 1567:, on a spot he named 1342:Self-governing colony 1117:Bruni d'Entrecasteaux 958:1626 to 1627 – 831: 820: 811:Treaty of Tordesillas 791:Zaragoza antimeridian 775:MelchisΓ©dech ThΓ©venot 772: 742: 572:Aboriginal settlement 7239:Realm of New Zealand 7237:(transferred to the 7224:(transferred to the 7057:Realm of New Zealand 6658:Prince Edward Island 6536:1671–1816, 1833–1960 5446:External territories 5430:Jervis Bay Territory 5416:Mainland territories 5364:History of Australia 5198:Goldfields–Esperance 4917:Hutchinson Heinemann 4898:Hasluck, Alexandra. 4753:Geoscience Australia 4311:Australia on the Map 4017:from C. 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