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First Fleet
They set up the first penal colony in Botany Bay to house the convicts from England. This colony became the first colony in NSW -
Van Diemen's Land
there were sealers in Van Diemen’s Land. Not all people stayed around Sydney. -
The British Settlemen
Two years later the British government officially claimed the whole of New Holland. -
South Australia
South Australia was established as a free colony in 1836. -
European settlement
In 1847 the colony of North Australia was created with its main settlement at Port Curtis.
