Edmund Lockyer was the one who led an expedition to formally claim Western Australia for Britain in 1826 (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.
In 1829, Captain Charles Fremantle was sent to take formal possession of the remainder of New Holland which had not already been claimed for Britain under the territory of New South Wales. This was so that the French could not make a claim on the land.
On 2 May 1829, Captain Fremantle raised the Union Jack on the south head of the Swan River, thus claiming the territory for Britain. The colony of Western Australia was proclaimed on 8 June 1829, and two months later, Perth was also founded.
It is not known when the indigenous people discovered Australia's western shores.
However, the first European discovery of Western Australia took place in 1616.
The University of Western Australia can be found in Perth. The university was founded in 1911 and began education services in 1913. It is the oldest existing university in Western Australia.
When the Commonwealth of Australia was founded after Australia began to gain it's independence in 1901, the colony was already called Western Australia. When it was adopted by the federation in 1901, the name was kept and it was made a state. It was most likely called Western Australia because it is on the western side of Australia.
The oldest town in Western Australia is Albany. It is located in the 'South West' region and is famous for its whale watching, beaches and wartime history. Albany was founded in 1826, and the oldest continuous European settlement in Western Australia.
Albany is located in Western Australia. It is 418 km SE of Perth. Albany was founded in 1827 as a military outpost of New South Wales. Albany is the oldest permanently settled town in Western Australia.
Because it is the western part of Australia
The Western Bulldogs Football Club play in Melbourne, Australia. They were founded in 1877 and are part of the Australian Football League. They have won ten premierships.
Qantas was founded in Winton, Queensland, on 16 November 1920.
Western Australia is Australia's largest state, occupying the western third of the continent.
The western third of the continent of Australia is the state of Western Australia.
Birds Australia Western Australia was created in 1943.
Rove is from Perth, Western Australia.
The abbreviation for Western Australia is WA.