Western Australia or Swan River Colony
Western Australia Day - June 1st
WAGS Open Day - Thursday 6th June 2013 - 10:00 to 15:00 - Units 4/5/6 48 May St, Bayswater.
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Previously known as Foundation Day, Western Australia Day gives us a chance to pause and reflect on the founding of our state.
According to an item in The Emigrant's Friend published in London in 1848, the Swan River Colony was not a resounding success.