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Western Australia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Western Australia
Tree Number(s)
Z01.639.100.996
Z01.678.100.373.996
Unique ID
D014904
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014904
Annotation
a state of Australia
Scope Note
A state in western Australia. Its capital is Perth. It was first visited by the Dutch in 1616 but the English took possession in 1791 and permanent colonization began in 1829. It was a penal settlement 1850-1888, became part of the colonial government in 1886, and was granted self government in 1890. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1329)
Previous Indexing
Australia (1966-1987)
History Note
88
Date Established
1988/01/01
Date of Entry
1987/03/09
Revision Date
2015/06/23
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