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Period: to
1800s
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The first Fleet
captain james cook first discovered australia in 1770 -
1788
Captain Arthur Phillip of the First Fleet, having decided to sail ahead of the rest of the fleet to prepare for the new settlement. -
1790
5 of 6 ships was in a hard situation Second Fleet arrived -
1791
the first ship of the third fleet and arrived in sydney cove -
traveled around tasmania
George Bass and Matthew Flinders sailed from Sydney traveled from Tasmania, -
the discovery of castle hill
castle hill was also known as vinegar hill. -
the first bank
the first australian bank was opened in macquarie place sydney the bank was renamed westpac in 1982 it was provided by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. -
1826
New South Wales established first settlement in Western Australia at King George Sound. named Frederick Town but renamed Albany in 1832. -
1829
Charles Sturt charted the Darling River. -
1831
The convicts returned to new south wales -
1856
Van Diemen's Land was changed to Tasmania -
1858
Sydney and Melbourne are both linked to the electric telegraph -
1860
John mcdouall stuart reached the centre of the continent -
1861
Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains. -
1864
Great fire of Brisbane -
1867
The gold was discovered at Gympie,Queensland
St Mary Mackillop founded sisters of st Joseph -
1868
The transportation of convicts traveled to Western Australia ceased. -
1872
The Overland Telegraph Line linking to Darwin and Adelaide opened -
1873
Uluru was first found by Europeans, and they renamed it Ayers rock -
1875
The Adelaide Steamship was formed -
1878
First horse-drawn trams in Australia was changed to Adelaide -
1880
in 1880 ned kelly was hung after murdering and stealing -
1883
in 1883 the railways in melbourne and sydney were opened -
1887
in 1887 the first test of cricket wa played against australia and england -
1889
there was a competition between Adelaide and Melbourne -
1891
An National Australasian Convection agrred to adopt the name
The Commonwealth of Australia. -
1895
The premiers except for Queensland and Western Australia, agreed to implement to the Corowa proposals. -
1898
The Convention agreed on the final draft to be put to the people -
1899
The national capital in New South Wales, was within 100 miles of Sydney Australia -
1899
Western Australia enacted the full women's suffrage -
1900
Several soldiers visited London to resist proposed changes to the agreed-upon constitution.