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John Septimus Roe surveyed the Swan River colony.
A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony was created in 1839.
Colonies do not land. Colonies grow. The Swan River colony grew along the banks of the Swan River, on the southwestern coast of Australia.
The Swan River, in Western Australia, was discovered in 1697. Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh named it the Swan River after the huge numbers of black swans he noted in the area.
The first governor of the Swan River colony, Western Australia, was James Stirling.
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The Swan river was named the Dutch sailor Willem de Vlamingh when he sailed along the coast of WA in 1697, He named it Swan River after the flocks of black swans in the area.
When first established as a settlement, Perth was originally called the Swan River colony, named after the river upon which it was built. The location was given this name because of the numerous black swan noted by Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh when he arrived during the early 1600s.
Neither. The Swan River is now just a river, and the main river which flows through Perth, capital of Western Australia, one of the states of Australia. "Swan River" used to be the term for the colony made up by the current cities of Fremantle and Perth.
The Swan River Colony, which later became Western Australia, was settled to establish the British claim to the western half of the Australian continent. Great Britain was at war with France, and both countries were seeking to expand their empires. France had shown some interest in Australia, so Great Britain moved to ensure it staked its claim first.
The Aboriginals were forced into slavery and war.
The Connecticut colony was established in 1635. This was also known as the Saybrook Colony, established at the mouth of the Connecticut River led by Rev. Thomas Hooker and Rev. Samuel Stone.