Australia Coleny

By sweet_tea32

  • The Dutch Land

    The Dutch Land
    First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch in 1606, but they didn’t settle there

  • Captain James Cook sailed around Australia

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
    Cook named the area New South Wales
    Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England
    Sailors also mapped the coast eastern Australia.

  • "First Fleet''

    "First Fleet''
    British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony

  • British Prisoners

    British Prisoners
    British prisoners settled in Australia