Western Australia - Notable Historical Events
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Western Australia - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1829-04-25 |
Charles Fremantle arrives in the HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom. |
1834-10-28 |
The Battle of Pinjarra occurs in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists. |
1907-03-16 |
1st 1st-class cricket game between NSW & Western Australia |
1948-03-15 |
Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team v Western Australia |
1964-10-26 |
Eric Edgar Cooke becomes last person in Western Australia to be executed. |
1983-03-05 |
NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield |
1985-08-20 |
Hanspeter Beck of South Australia, finishes a 3,875 mile, 51 day trip from Western Australia to Melbourne on a unicycle |
1993-02-16 |
Western Australia's and Australia's first woman Premier, Carmen Lawrence, is voted out of office. |
2008-08-06 |
Access 31 TV stops broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia. |
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Western Australia - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1980-03-31 |
Jenny Smith, Western Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96) |
Western Australia - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1936-01-02 |
Sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862) |
1943-01-03 |
Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) |
1951-01-02 |
Sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870) |
