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Australian history.

By Beyn0011
  • 48,000 BCE

    Aboriginals

    Aboriginals
    The aboriginals lived in Australia 30-50,000 years before the first fleet came

  • Dutch explores

    Dutch explores
    29 Dutch explores explored the western and southern coast of Australia, the Dutch called it ‘new holland’

  • William dampier

    William dampier
    William Dampier was the 1st english person to visit Australian shores (west coast)

  • Captian Cook

    Captian Cook
    Captian James cook was exploring and was on a shit called the endeavor, he landed on the east coast of Australia and claimed it as British soil
    Cook sailed to the Torres Strait and claimed it as British land

  • Matra

    Matra
    Matra made decisions that convicts should be used as settlers

  • First fleet

    First fleet
    The first fleet arrived in 1788, there were 1500 convicts on board. Arthur Phillip raised the flag and he was the governor