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First named the Swan River Colony by the British . In 1832 the name officially changed to Western Australia .
Western Australia was the second Colony.
New Holland was the name given to all of Australia in 1644, but once NSW separated then western Australia adopted the name.
Captain James Stirling was a British Navel officer who established the Swan river Colony and was the first Governor of Western Australia .
Albany was the first Settlement in Western Australia
Mathew Flinders was the first English Navigator to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent.