| 1616 |
Dirk Hartog landed on Dirk
Hartog Island |
| 1629 |
The 'Batavia' was wrecked
on the Houtman Abrolhos Islands |
| 1656 |
The Vergulde Draeck (Gilt
Dragon) was wrecked near the Swan River |
| 1712 |
The Zuytdorp was wrecked
at the foot of the cliffs north of Kalbarri |
| 1826 |
A military garrison was
established at King George Sound (although as part of New South Wales!)
to ward off any attempts by other countries to claim the western half of
Australia for themselves. The French and Dutch especially were keen explorers
who named many features on our West Australian coastline. |
| 1829 |
The Swan River Colony was
established, with its port at Fremantle and its capital Perth some 20 kilometres
away, their only link initially was the Swan River. While the only settlement
to commence without the presence of convict labour, conditions were not
what these early free settlers had been led to expect! |
| 1842 |
H.Trigg began building the
first lighthouse on Rottnest Island |
| 1849 |
The first shipment of convicts,
petitioned for by the remaining free colonists, arrived in Fremantle |
| 1851 |
The Rottnest Island Lighthouse
and the Arthur Head Lighthouse at Fremantle were completed. They were both
officially lit for the first time on 1/6/1851 in celebration of the 22nd
Anniversary of the establishment of the Swan River Colony. |
| 1858 |
The Point King and Breaksea
Island Lighthouses at Albany were lit |
| 1868 |
The last shipment of convicts.
The Colony had grown considerably since 1949 with many public buildings
and utilities constructed by the convicts. |
| 1876 |
Bluff Leading Lights No1
and No2 were established at Bluff Point at Geraldton. |
| 1878 |
A new lighthouse replaced
the original Arthur Head Lighthouse
The Point Moore Lighthouse
was lit for the first time at Geraldton |
| 1887 |
The Dongara Jetty was built
Jarman Island Lighthouse
at Cossack was lit. |
| 1896 |
The Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
was lit
The Babbage Island Lighthouse
near Carnarvon was lit
The second Rottnest Island
Lighthouse was lit |
| 1900 |
The Bathurst Lighthouse
on Rottnest Island was lit |
| 1902 |
Woodman Point (Gage Roads)
Lighthouse was lit and thus superseded the Arthur Head Lighthouse
The Bunbury Mole Lighthouse
(which was repeatedly moved over time) was first lit. |
| 1903 |
The South Mole Lighthouse
at Fremantle was lit
The Vasse Light was established
at the inner end of the Busselton Jetty |
| 1904 |
The Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
was lit.
The Casuarina Point Lighthouse
at Bunbury was lit |
| 1905 |
The Gantheume Point Lighthouse
near Broome was lit |
| 1906 |
The North Mole Lighthouse
at Fremantle was lit |
| 1909 |
The Hopetoun Lighthouse
was lit |
| 1910 |
The Cape Inscription Lighthouse
was lit
The Point Cloates Lighthouse
was lit |
| 1911 |
The Cape Leveque Lighthouse |
| 1912 |
The Vlaming Head Lighthouse was lit |
| 1913 |
The Cape Bossut ? |
| 1926 |
The Eclipse Island Lighthouse
at Albany was lit. It was the first lighthouse in Western Australia to
be built by the Commonwealth Government. |
| 1950 |
The Quobba Point Lighthouse
The South Barrow Island Light |
| 1951 |
The Adele Island
Lighthouse
The Tanner Island Lighthouse |
| 1958 |
Shoal Point |
| 1960 |
The Point D'Entrecasteaux
Lighthouse
The Steep Point Lighthouse |
| 1966 |
Cloates Point #2 |
| 1967 |
The Foul Bay Lighthouse
was constructed to replace the Hamelin Island Lighthouse. |
| 1968 |
Red Bluff Lighthouse |
| 1975/6 |
The Cave Point Lighthouse |
| 1970's |
Buckland Hill Leading Lights |
| post81 |
Cape Peron Light at Denham |
|
Cooke point at Port Hedland |
|
Hummock Island |
|
Freshwater Point |
|
Gantheume #2 #3 Lighthouse |
| 1983 |
Guilderton Lighthouse |
|
Halls Head Light |
|
White Hill Light |
|
Lake Preston Light |
|
|
| 1986 |
Hillarys Lighthouse |
