SWAN RIVER COLONY: History

Perth was settled on August 12th, 1829 and was declared a city in 1856. It was originally called the Swan River Colony and it is Australia's third oldest captial city.

Source: National Trust WA, 2017

Bussell & Molloy Diaries 

The Birth of Perth

Reasons for British Expansion

Heritage Perth - Learning Portal

Timeline

SRC Pre 1850

Early Years in the Swan River Colony 

Official Documents related to

the settlement of the Swan River Colony

Explorers accounts of WA - William Taylor Jay 1830

Patterns of Settlement

Population of the Swan River Colony 1829-1901

Fredericks Town - Albany 

The Colonisation of Perth

Swan River Colony Walking Trail

Cradle of the Colony Exhibition

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