Historedia
Person

Captain Dance

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1829

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Dance, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Perth, Western Australia

    1829

    Role: Captain of HMS Sulphur

    1. 12 August 1829 · PerthCeremonial Tree Cutting

      Helen Dance felled a tree on 12 August 1829 to commemorate the founding of Perth.

    2. 12 August 1829 · PerthNaming of Perth

      Perth was named in honor of Sir George Murray, as recorded in Charles Fremantle's diary.

Sources

  1. Perth Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14