What is Swan River Colony?
The '''Swan River Colony''' was a [[British]] [[colony]] on the [[Swan River]] in [[Western Australia]], which wanted to build both the private investor [[Thomas Peel]] and the military [[James Stirling]] on the [[continent]] of [[Australia]]. The name was [[pars pro toto]] (a part for the whole) for Western Australia, because it was only in 1832 that the colony was officially renamed Western Australia, when James Stirling was later named the first governor. Nevertheless, the name Swan River Colony was still in use for many years. {{history-stub}} [[Category:Settlements in Australia]] [[Category:Western Australia]] [[Category:Former British colonies]]