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First fleet arrived
When the First Fleet landed in 1788, the boundaries of New South Wales were set at Cape York There was no limit set to the
the eastern boundary, so theoretically New Zealand was included as part of New South Wales until 1841. -
moving far away
Not all people stayed around Sydney. In the 1790s there were sealers in Van Diemen’s Land (named Tasmania from 1856). In 1803 the first official settlement was established to ensure French explorers could not claim it. -
swan river
A British settlement of free settlers was established on the Swan River in 1829. And two years later the British government officially claimed the whole of New Holland. It was named Western Australia and its limits set at West Cape Howe south, Hartog’s Island west and Cape Londonderry north, with alongside islands included.
