Western Australia: Timeline

1616   October 25 — Dirk Hartog Dirk Hartog

Dirk Hartog, the 17th Century [i] Dutch [i] sea captain and explorer [i], whose expedition w ... 

 makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australia Australia

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n soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast

1829   The Swan River Colony (later to become the cities of Perth and Fremantle) is founded in Western Australia. This secures the western 'third' of the Australian landmass for the British.

1893   June 17 Gold Gold

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 found in Kalgoorlie Western Australia

1901   The British colonies of New South Wales New South Wales

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, Queensland Queensland

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, South Australia South Australia

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, Tasmania Tasmania

The island [i] of Tasmania, is located 200 km south of the eastern side of the continent [i] Australia [i] ... 

, Victoria Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is a state [i] located in the south-eastern corner of Australia [i] ... 

 and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia. Edmund Barton Edmund Barton

Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG [i], PC [i], QC [i], Australia [i] ... 

 becomes first Prime Minister Prime minister

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1941   World War II: The Australia Australia

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n war cruiser HMAS ''Sydney'' sinks off the coast of Western Australia, killing 645 sailors.

1984   Western Australia becomes the last Australian Australia

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 state to abolish capital punishment Capital punishment

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1989   Homosexual Acts between consenting adults decriminalized in Western Australia