| 2 May 1829 |
western coast of Australia is declared a possession of the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the arrival and landing of a party dispatched by the Admiralty from the Cape of Good Hope to the Swan River (Western Australia History, p. 71) |
| 18 Jun 1829 |
the establishment of a settlement in Western Australia by command of the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is declared by a proclamation issued by the Lieutenant Governor at Perth on 18 Jun 1829 (TNA CO 18/3, ff 43-45 [transcript]; Western Australia History, Appendix I, pp. 456-458) |
| 18 Jun 1829 - 31 Dec 1900 |
Colony of Western Australia : Territory of South Australia |
| 6 Feb 1832 |
Western Australia is placed under the administration of a Governor and Council, in accordance with a commission issued by command of the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 4 Mar 1831 which was read and published at Perth on 6 Feb 1832 (TNA CO 20/1, f n.p.) |
| 1 Jan 1901 |
Western Australia constitutes an original state of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 Jan 1901, the date appointed by a royal proclamation of 17 Sep 1900, issued under an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 25 Jun 1900, House of Lords on 5 Jul 1900, received royal assent on 9 Jul 1900) (Public General Acts, 1900, pp. 24-45; Australia Government Gazette, No. 1, 1 Jan 1901, p. 1) [1] |
