Who led the journey to the colony? How?
On the 9/11/1826, Major Edmund Lockyer and the military arrived on the HMS Challenger on the coast of Western Australia near Albany. He established the military post at King George's Sound. He commanded this post. Up until 1829 this was the only colony in Western Australia. In 1829, Captain James Stirling and botanist Charles Fraser saw that the Swan River had a potential for a colony. In 1829, on the first of June the Swan River Colony was established and James Stirling was its first Governor. He governed the this colony more or less for the next ten years.

In 1901 the federation happened. Federation was a big part in Australian history. This was the time when all the colonies of Australia came together and became one. Western Australia was the last colony to join the federation because there was gold there and they didn't want anyone to take it.

Western Australia
What was the area like before European settlement ?
The indigenous Australians (Aboriginals) survived in harsh environmental weather conditions, they ranged from cold to tropical then to hot weather. There were also arid conditions and heavy rain, the soil was fragile and most people tried to keep light, most rocks had aboriginal paintings, drawings or marks on them, mostly drawn on to tell aboriginal dreamtime stories.
Most Aboriginal groups spoke a certain language, they spoke more than 200 languages which means there were more than 200 different groups of Aboriginals, this number has decreased while the Europeans arrived and settled and these numbers are still decreasing today.

Who were the famous people ?
There were quite a few famous people in the Western Australian colony like

Charles Fraser who was an botanist of N.S.W from 1821 to 1831. He traveled to W.A, he did reports on the soil to find out the quality of it. The report included was included in the decision to establish the Swan River Colony.

William Dampier was an sailor who sailed all around the world he traveled to Western Australia to discover all the wild life.

Dirk Hartog who was an Duch sailor and a explorer. He was in the second European group to land on Australian soil.

John Daniel who was an English sea captain, he charted part of the Western Australian Coast in 1681.

Major Edmund Lockyer was an establisher, he established the first settlement at King George's Sound a military outpost in Western Australia near aAlbany.

Captain James Stirling who was an governor, he became the governor of the Swan River Colony.

Willen de Vlamingh was an Dutch sea captain who explored the central west coast of Western Australia .

Who/How was the colony governed?
The colony was governed in 1829 by Captain James Stirling. Not only did he govern Western Australia but he also governed the Swan River Colony.
At first, settling in Western Australia was a deliberate decision to stop the French from setting up a colony there. But eventually the Europeans decided they wanted to live there, and settlers started to arrive.
All though Western Australia was a very small population they still deiced to elect a government. Captain James Stirling was the lieutenant-governor of Western Australia.
Western Australia was the last to agree to the federation. They didn't agree but the eventually joined in 1901.

What Were The Significant Events?
Jandamarra is a significant event in the history of Western Australia. Jandamarra is a story of an aboriginal man from the Bunuba tribe. He wasn't very trust worthy because he would change sides a lot. His tribe that were prisoners convinced him to let them go so he did. Him and his tribe went into a cave, the lady's of the tribe gave him a stone which made him fly like a bird and appear and disappear like a ghost, they placed the rock back in the river when the got it from. His tracker went into the cave where he went and he took a stone out of the water Jandamarra no longer had powers. Jandamarra was being tracked for a long time. His tracker was smart and follow him waiting for jandamarra to make a mistake. Jandamarra eventually made a mistake and was caught. It is a very interesting story and you wonder what the stone really did.

Who/How was the colony governed?
The colony was governed in 1829 by Captain James Stirling. Not only did he govern Western Australia but he also governed the Swan River Colony.
At first, settling in Western Australia was a deliberate decision to stop the French from setting up a colony there. But eventually the Europeans decided they wanted to live there, and settlers started to arrive.
All though Western Australia was a very small population they still deiced to elect a government. Captain James Stirling was the lieutenant-governor of Western Australia.
Western Australia was the last to agree to the federation. They didn't agree but the eventually joined in 1901.

What Were The Significant Events?
Jandamarra is a significant event in the history of Western Australia. Jandamarra is a story of an aboriginal man from the Bunuba tribe. He wasn't very trust worthy because he would change sides a lot. His tribe that were prisoners convinced him to let them go so he did. Him and his tribe went into a cave, the lady's of the tribe gave him a stone which made him fly like a bird and appear and disappear like a ghost, they placed the rock back in the river when the got it from. His tracker went into the cave where he went and he took a stone out of the water Jandamarra no longer had powers. Jandamarra was being tracked for a long time. His tracker was smart and follow him waiting for jandamarra to make a mistake. Jandamarra eventually made a mistake and was caught. It is a very interesting story and you wonder what the stone really did.

Western Australia
What was the area like before European settlement ?
The indigenous Australians (Aboriginals) survived in harsh environmental weather conditions, they ranged from cold to tropical then to hot weather. There were also arid conditions and heavy rain, the soil was fragile and most people tried to keep light, most rocks had aboriginal paintings, drawings or marks on them, mostly drawn on to tell aboriginal dreamtime stories.
Most Aboriginal groups spoke a certain language, they spoke more than 200 languages which means there were more than 200 different groups of Aboriginals, this number has decreased while the Europeans arrived and settled and these numbers are still decreasing today.

Who were the famous people ?
There were quite a few famous people in the Western Australian colony like

Charles Fraser who was an botanist of N.S.W from 1821 to 1831. He traveled to W.A, he did reports on the soil to find out the quality of it. The report included was included in the decision to establish the Swan River Colony.

William Dampier was an sailor who sailed all around the world he traveled to Western Australia to discover all the wild life.

Dirk Hartog who was an Duch sailor and a explorer. He was in the second European group to land on Australian soil.

John Daniel who was an English sea captain, he charted part of the Western Australian Coast in 1681.

Major Edmund Lockyer was an establisher, he established the first settlement at King George's Sound a military outpost in Western Australia near aAlbany.

Captain James Stirling who was an governor, he became the governor of the Swan River Colony.

Willen de Vlamingh was an Dutch sea captain who explored the central west coast of Western Australia .

What were the effects on the indigenous people?
Before the British settlement, WA had more than 15% of the aboriginal population in Australia, but when the British came, many lost their lives or went into labour for the British. Seeing that the aboriginals had lived there for more than 40,000 years, the British should have leg them keep their basic rights but they did not. There were a lot of fights for land and rights against the two peoples. One of the aboriginal leaders in these fights was Jandamarra. The British captured aboriginals for stealing sheep and they sent them to gaol. The British were effecting them most when they captured the aboriginals for labour. They were restricting over 200 language chains and over 700 traditional societies.

Gold discovered Kalgoorlie 1895
Not federation coz precious minerals

️What were the reasons for European settlement?⚡️
Western Australia was the first Australian colony not to be a penal colony or a prison settlement. The main economy was sheep and cattle farming so the main people who came to Australia were retired servicemen on half pay and professional men with their families looking for a new life. These people came between 1820-30. As the colony was free, the people had a free spirited nature. The first settlement at King George's Sound was established as a military outpost as the British were worried that the French would invade and take the west half of Australia for themselves. This way, the British felt more protected.