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See also: 1828 in Australia, other events of 1829, 1830 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Ralph Darling
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
- Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling
Events
- April 13 - Melbourne's first post office opens.
- May 2 - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
- May 14 - Aboriginal mission on Bruny Island opened by George Augustus Robinson.
- June 1 - Captain James Stirling founds the Swan River Colony in Western Australia.
- June 18 - Official proclamation of the Swan River Colony.
- August 12 - Mrs Helen Dance, wife of the Captain of the ship Sulphur, cuts down a tree to mark the day of the founding of the town of Perth, Western Australia.