Map of australia

Australian History

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  • First Fleet Landing

    First Fleet Landing
    When the first fleet landed they created two colonies. One was called New South Wales and the other was called New Holland.
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    The Development Of Colonies

  • Van Diemens Land

    Van Diemens Land
    In 1825 they discovered Van Diemens Land also known as Tasmania. New South Wales became bigger and New Holland became smaller.
  • Western Australia

    Western Australia
    In 1831 they changed the name from New Holland to Western Australia.
  • South Australia

    South Australia
    In 1836 they made South Australia a colony.
  • North Australia

    North Australia
    They took some of New South Wales to make North Australia.
  • Victoria

    Victoria
    Victoria was made a colony in 1851 and North Australia was removed.
  • Queensland

    Queensland
    Queensland became a colony and took space from NSW. Van Diemans land became Tasmania and South Australia became smaller.
  • South Australia Becomes bigger

    South Australia Becomes bigger
    South Australia becomes a bit bigger and it takes away some of NSW.
  • South Australia Expands Yet Again

    South Australia Expands Yet Again
    South Australia takes away a lot of New South Wales and Queensland becomes slightly bigger.