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The First fleet
There were eleven little ships during the first fleet two naval ships, six convict
Ships and three store ships Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of the fleet
On board were about 1500 people: 722 convicts including 17 child convicts, the soldiers who were to guard them, soldiers' wives, sailors, and ship's officers. -
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gold rush
A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold deposits.
The gold rushes in the second half of the 19th century would completely change the face of Australia before 1851. Gold discoveries in Beechworth, Ballarat and Bendigo sparked gold rushes similar to the California gold rush. In the two years that followed Edward Hargraves. -
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly was born 1855 he is bushranger. Ned had a brother called Red Kelly
Ned Kelly died in 1880 this is how it began Ned's criminal life started early. In 1869, when he was 14, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Chinese man. The year after, he was arrested again, this time for being a suspected accomplice of bushranger Harry Power. Both these charges were dismissed, but it was too late: Ned had caught the attention of the police. 3 June 1787 : arrived at Tenerife in the Canary Island -
Australian federation
