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Edmund Lockyer was the one who led an expedition to formally claim Western Australia for Britain (It had been claimed as British possession in 1791, by George Vancouver). He established a military base at King Georges Sound which originally bore the name of Frederick's Town: it was later renamed Albany. Thus, Albany was the site of the first European settlement in Western Australia.

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The first recorded ship to arrive in Western Australia was the Eendraght of Amsterdam, captained by Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog. Many more Dutch, English and French ships followed.

The first ship with free settlers to arrive in Western Australia was the Parmelia on 1 June 1829, followed seven days later by the HMS Sulphur.

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