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First Europeans
Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines. -
Captain James Cook
Cook named the area New South Wales
Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England -
British ships
The British ships called the first fleet left england with convicts to establish the prison colony. -
British prisoners
British prisoners settled in Australia -
New South Wales
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
Port Arthur, Tasmania
From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. -
The Perfect Colony
Great Britain saw that australia was a good location to base its navy in the south pacific ocean. -
New South Wales
British transported prisoners to Australia until -
Aborigines
During the 1900s, separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades
Today, many Aboriginal people do not know their origins: which tribe they are descended from or the names of their parents and or grandparents. They are a lost generation. -
“White Australia”
Immigration Restriction Act of 1901: restricted migration to people primarily of European descent
