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Australian History from the 1600's
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Abel Tasman -First Voyage
On the 14th August 1642, Dutch seaman Tasman in command of the ships called, Heemskerck and Zeenhean left Batavia (Jakarta) with orders from Antonie Van Diemen. Strong winds pushed the ships in a easterly direction and land was sighted. His saliers saw campfires, heard voices and noticed notches cut into trees. Fresh water and sea pastley were taken aboard ship. Tasman named this island Van Diemen's land after his governor. -
Abel Tasman- Second Voyage
With orders to find out whether Papua New Guinea was joined to Australia, Tasman left Batavia and sailed easterly. He arrived at Cape York and from here, sailed along the northern coast of Ausrtalia and down Western Australia to Shark Bay. Tasman informed his governor that Western Australia and Queensland were part of one continent an that inland sea did not exist. For the next 200 years, Tasman's maps were used. -
William Dampier
The first Englishman to visit Australia was a trader and a pirate called William Dampier. His fast ship the Cygnet, had to be careen or else he would be caught and his crew killed. Dampier decieded to sail to the Great South Land as he knew he would be safe there. Roebuck Bay was his destination. -
Industrial Revolution
During the 1750's and 1860's people of England lived on their land and had to steal food and clothing or otherwise they would be punished. By whipping put into stocks and get food and rubbish throan at them or be inprisonment or transportation and hanging were the most popular punishments. Steam power was resutled in building factories and farming. -
Captain James Cook
On the 1st January 1768, James Cook set sail to Tahiti in a ship named the Endevour which carried 94 passengers. James Cook was circumnavigating Venus passing in front of the sun whiched occured on the 3 June 1769. On the 1 March James Cook left N Z. Cook planned to set sail for Van Diemans Land and he got puhed southerly winds and missed completly. On the 19 April 1770 Australia was sighted by Z Hicks and so it by hicks it was named point Hicks .On the 11 June Cook ran aground. -
A Convoct's Life Part (b)
Date: 13th May 1787 Title : A Convict’s Life(b)
Description: When the free settlers arrived the convicts got put to work as slaves for the free settlers. From all of the hard work of the convicts new industries were made like wool, ship building, wheat and timber industries. If the convicts behaved enough they would usually get a Ticket of Leave and will be able to work free. -
A Convict's Life
Date: May 13th 1787 Title: A Convict’s Life
Description: The first fleet convict’s came from Thames river in England and they lived on old dismantled ships called hulks. The convict’s usually got kept behind in cramped cells each other’s decks. They started worked when the convicts first reached Australia they immediately work when they arrived on the island and the convict’s ether had a choice of shepherds, road builders and also farmers. -
Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth
Description: Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth wanted more grazing land because they were running out of fresh grass and needed it badly because they were losing large numbers of their herds. The land was on the other side of the Blue Mountains and needed to find a way around the mountains. They couldn’t cross because of the sheer cliffs and deep gorges. There occupations of the explorers were sheep and also cattle farmers. To help them enable the decision because of hot and dry conditions. They de -
Gold in Australia part (b)
After his visit to California, Hargraves had leant where to look for gold and how to mine it when overseas. He started a gold rush and was able to introduce a new method of panning called the rocker box. -
Gold in Australia part (c)
No Licence- No Dig. To dig for gold, you had to find an area that nobody else was working and then buy a licence.
Life was tough on the gold fields: - heat, dust, cold, damp, flies, insect bites, long hours, poor diet, contaminated water and few real doctors. The Chinese outnumbered all other immigrants and were often disliked by other miners. -
Gold inAustrlia
Gold was first discovered in Bathurst 1823. This and later discoveries were kept secret by the Australian government as they feared the convict settlers would drop everything and rush off to search for gold. The Australian government became worried and offered a reward to the first person who discovered payable gold in an attempt to lure them back. -
Ludwig Leichhardt part (b)
When John Roper was stuck with six spears he was near a river were he died and Leichhardt named the river Roper River and he also named a river Mitchell River. On 17th December 1845 Leichhardt’s party reached Port Essington and the party arrived 8 months later than there they were post to. -
Ludwig Leichhardt
Ludwig Leichhardt lived in Germany and decided to go to Australia in 1841when he was 28 years old. When Leichhardt reach Australia he was most interested in the plants and animals and wanted to study them. Leichhardt party destination is to reach Port Essington on a six month. Leichhardt was losing some of his men because Aboriginal people were attacking them. -
The Eureka Stockade
For two years miners held meetings to protest against mining licences. In ballart in October 1854, a miner was murdered near Eureka Hotel and the murderer was set free. Miners asked the government to established licences, allow miners the right to vote and to release their mates in prisons. He refused. Soldiers and police were sent in to calm the diggers down but matters became worse. -
The Eureka Stockade part (b)
The Eureka flag is still used today as a symbol of a rebellion against authority. -
The Eureka Stockade part (b)
An Irish miner, Peter Lalor became their leader. Lalor ordered that a stockade be built. On the night of December 2nd 1854 over 1000 men were gathered inside swearing their oath of allegiance under the flag of the Southern Cross. Early the next morning, soldiers and police attached. Many died. 6 months later, all licences were stopped and a yearly miner’s right for one pound took its place. Miners also received the right to vote. The Eureka rebellion was seen as a success. -
Robert O’Hara Burke, William Wills
Burke was an Irishman who was put in charge of the expedition because police superintendent. Wills who was 26 years old and an astronomer advanced in rank after Burke caught Landells giving rum to his men. The aim of the expedition was to cross the continent from south to north and to find out more about inland Australia. -
Robert O’Hara Burke, William Wills part B
Leaving Melbourne on 20 August 1860, bases were set up near Menindee and Cooper Creek. Another base 600 km north of Menindee called depot LXV was established and four men were asked to remain behind with orders to build a stockade to wait for three months and then return to Menindee if Burke and his men had not come back. -
Robert O’Hara Burke, William Wills part D
Burke left a message stating that they were heading towards Mount Hopeless along the banks of Cooper Creek. The other parties returned, but failed to notice clues of Burke and Wills’ arrival.Burke, Wills and King struggled onward, occasionally being help by aboriginals. Both Burke and Wills died of starvation and King was later found living with the aboriginals. -
Robert O’Hara Burke, William Wills C
Mangroves stopped Burke and Wills from reaching the oceans in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The return trip was also hindered by torrential rains. In very poor condition, they reached Fort Wills at 7:30pm on 21 April 1861 to find no-one present. The Dig Tree contained a message which was written several hours earlier. It said Dig 3 feet North West April 21 1861. A written note and some food:- rice, flour, oatmeal, sugar and dried meat were discovered. -
Federation part (b)
When the commonwealth started on the 1st January. -
Federation part (a)
The convicts wanted to rule the country and wanted t control their own affairs without inference London. Sir Henry Parkes (Father of Federation) started the idea to unite all the Australia people under one government and one flag. The first vote failed, but in 1899 the majority of people said yes. The colonies had: its own flag, postage stamps and even railway gauges. Sir Henry Parkes (Father of Federation) started the idea to unite all the Australia people under one government and one flag.