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His 26 gun frigate HMS "Challenger" was the first ship to arrive in a fleet of 3 ships sent out from Britain to establish a colony at the Swan River in Western Australia.
After arriving in Cockburn Sound and landing on Garden Island a few weeks earlier, on May 2 1829 he took formal possession of the whole of the western coast of Australia in the name of King George IV.
On May 30, Lieutenant Governor elect Captain James StirlingSir James Stirling ( January 28 1791 April 23 1865) was the first Governor of Western Australia. In 1826, the Governor of New South Wales sent him on the Success to visit and report on the west coast of Australia. Stirling was impressed with the land in t arrived on the HMS "Parmelia" and on June 17June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. Events 1497 Battle of Deptford Bridge Forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof. 1565 Matsunaga Hisahide assasinat a proxy proclamation was read by Stirling confirming the earlier proclamation.
The City of FremantleFremantle is a city located on Australia's western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres south from Perth. It was established by British settlers as part of the Swan River Colony in 1829. It was declared a city in 1929, and has a population in Western Australia is named after him.
He was the son of Admiral Thomas Fremantle.
He married Isabella Wedderburn on October 8October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). There are 84 days remaining in the year. Events 451 At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1). 1600 San Marino ad 1836Events January Book by Maria Monk claims that she was sexually exploited in a Canadian convent February 3 United States Whig Party holds its first convention in Albany, New York. February 23 The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. February 24. They had 3 children: