The following lists events that happened during 1829 in Australia.
Incumbents Monarch – George IV
Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Ralph Darling Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Colonel George Arthur Lieutenant-Governor of the Swan River Colony – Captain James Stirling.
Events 2 May – After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of , proclaimed possession of the whole of the west coast of Australia for the Crown. 14 May – Aboriginal mission on Bruny Island opened by George Augustus Robinson. 8 June – Captain James Stirling founds the Swan River Colony in Western Australia, landing at Garden Island. 18 June – Official proclamation of the Swan River Colony. 12 August – Mrs Helen Dance, wife of the captain of , cuts down a tree to mark the foundation of the town of Perth, Western Australia.
Births
11 June – Sir Edward Braddon, 18th Premier of Tasmania (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1904)
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