1829 in Australia
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{{Year in Australia|1829}}
The following lists events that happened during 1829 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch – George IV
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Events
- 2 May – After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of {{HMS|Challenger|1826|6}}, 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.{{cite news|last1=Battye|first1=James Sykes|author-link1=James Sykes Battye|title=The First Fleet|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32284460|access-date=30 August 2016|work=The West Australian|date=1 June 1929|location=Perth, WA|page=4}}
- 18 June – Official proclamation of the Swan River Colony.
- 12 August – Mrs Helen Dance, wife of the captain of {{HMS|Sulphur|1826|6}}, cuts down a tree to mark the foundation of the town of Perth, Western Australia.
Births
- 11 June – Sir Edward Braddon, 18th Premier of Tasmania (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1904)
References
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