Australia in the 19th Century

By sophie.roberts

  • 1804

    convict uprising put down by New South Wales corps

  • 1814

    The introduction of the first Australia coin/ the holey dollar coin

  • 1817

    Governor Macquarie establishes Bank of New South Wales – Australia’s first bank (now Westpac)

  • 1827

    Founding of the Colonial Museum its now the Australian Museum, first museum in the country