The Swan River Colony, established in June 1829, was the only British colony in Australia established on the basis of land grants to settlers. Under the...

The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just Swan River, was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western...

also significant land grants in the Swan River Colony (Western Australia), and in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) from 1803. In 1886, the Midland Railway...

Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It was established by Britain as the Swan River Colony in 1829. The area had been explored by Europeans...

interstate purchases, cessions, and land grants, and historical military departments and administrative districts. The last section lists informal regions...

of the Swan River Colony in what is now Western Australia. Little is known of his early life, but he was trained as a surveyor before arriving at the Swan...

of the Swan River Colony in 1829, which ultimately became the present-day capital, Perth. The harsh conditions faced by the settlers resulted in population...

the colonial town plans that guided the development of the initial Perth town site in the Swan River Colony. This is now the central city area of the...

the earliest days of the Swan River Colony, although only achieved statutory recognition with the enactment of section 7 the Land Act 1898. They are recognised...

The Swan River (Nyungar: Derbarl Yerrigan) is a major river in the southwest of Western Australia. The river runs through the metropolitan area of Perth...