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captain cook
captain cook on the endeavour make the first sighting of the eatern coast of austrailia. -
second fleet
the second fleet DEATH FLEET!! arrivers with enough supplies to end famine. -
first fleet
the first flleet arrives -
third fleet
the third fleet arrives. -
phillip leaves
governor phillip leaves Australia for England -
van diemems land
a new town major has been established in van diemens land knowm today as tasmania. -
phillip suffered
he suffered a stroke in 1808 and died 1814 at the age of 76 -
gold strikes
the first major gold strikes with gold found near bathurst in nsw the in victoria in a place known a ballarat. -
the ashes
australia defeat england in a cricket match on the enland cricket ground for the first time and what is called the ashes. -
voting
south australian women are granted the right to vote and the right to stand for parliament this is a world first.