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Rockingham Gateway Your complete guide to Rockingham W.AHMAS Stirling HMAS Stirling was selected to honour the name of Captain James Stirling, Royal Navy, the naval officer who landed on Garden Island in 1827 and returned in June, 1829 to found not only the first European settlement in Western Australia, but also the first free colony anywhere in Australia. Strirling's makeshift camp was set up on the craggy rock outcrop on the eastern side of the island, which today is known as Cliff head and is the site of the memorial. Stirlings crest is based on the Stirling family coat of arms. In a report dated April 1827, Captain James Stirling stated to Governor Darling: " I found reason to admire a magnificent sound between the island ( Garden Island ) and the main possessing great attractions for a sailor in search of a port...I saw the value of the position too strongly not to resolve upon its exploration." Add your siteAdd your site to our search engine by filling out the add me form, we will send our spider off to spider your site, please add your web site link and pages you wish spidered along with your current email address so we can inform you that your site has been added to our search engine. |
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