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Eliza made two voyages to the Swan River Colony in Western Australia, probably both under the command of Captain James Weddell. She arrived at Freemantle on 8 May 1830. From there she proceeded to Tasmania. In September 1830 Eliza, Weddell, master, left England and arrived at Freemantle on 3 March 1831 with 43 passengers.
Moore was an Irish lawyer who settled in the Swan River Colony in 1830, the colony's second year. He describes his decision to keep a journal as follows: [2] My friends were doubtful as to the prudence of such a hazardous step, but I reconciled them to it by a solemn promise that I would keep them fully informed, by each available opportunity in my power, of every incident and circumstance of ...
Rivers of the Metropolitan City of Naples, the former Province of Naples — in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Pages in category "Rivers of the Metropolitan City of Naples" This category contains only the following page.
The refuge consists of a wide floodplain of the Swan River, though the river has relocated to the western sections of the refuge due to silt buildup. [ 3 ] 171 bird species have been observed at the refuge, including teals , great blue heron and a pair of nesting bald eagles , the last of which may be due to the abundance of fish in the Swan River.
The Crawley Edge Boatshed, commonly referred to as the Blue Boat House, [1] is a boathouse located on the Swan River at Crawley in Perth, Western Australia.A well-known landmark, [2] the boatshed was built in the 1930s, and since the 1940s has been owned mainly by the Nattrass family.
Police officers had to round up the swan, much like the iconic scene in the action comedy movie Hot Fuzz, where Simon Pegg who plays bored police officer Nicholas Angel is called in by ‘P.I ...
Swan River may refer to: Australia. Swan River (Western Australia) Swan River Colony, a British settlement on the river, later became Perth; Canada.
Admiral Sir James Stirling (28 January 1791 – 22 April 1865) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia. [1]