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Approximately four hundred people arrived on the HMS Sulphur and Parmelia, but the Parmelia arrived first, and due to Stirling's overconfident steering, ran aground on rocks.
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Captain Stirling officially proclaimed Perth for England, after taking over two weeks to fix repairs after running aground.
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The first reports arrived in England, portraying the Swan River Colony to be a bad idea, as the land was unsuitable for crops, and had poor conditions. It mistakenly stated that this colony was being discontinued.
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The first edition of the Perth Gazette was launched.
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This was a battle between around eighty Indigenous people and twenty-five British soldiers, led by Captain Stirling, after many other hostile actions before.
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Due to the struggling infrastructure, the Swan River Colony officially becomes a penal colony in 1850. Between now and 1868, over 9000 convicts are transported in forty-three voyages.
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The telegraph line from Perth to Adelaide was completed, considerably increasing the communication from the Swan River Colony to the world.
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Prospector Charlie Hall found a huge 28-ounce (nearly 1 kilogram) gold nugget at a site that would eventually be named after him.
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The Act granting self-government was passed by the House of Commons and Queen Victoria.
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Kings Park was officially opened. It was originally called Perth Park and was renamed in 1901 to King's Park - the apostrophe was later dropped.
