Australia's history

Australia's history

Mar 19, 1606

Dutch were the first Europeans to sail to Australia

Australia's History

Mar 19, 1770

Captain james cook sailed around Australia's coast

Australia's History

Mar 19, 1787

British ships called "First Fleet" left england with convicts to establish a prison colony

Australia's History

Mar 19, 1788

Aborigines went through the stages of being conquerd through an invasion and taking of their land

Australia's History

Mar 19, 1810

Convicts were seen as a source of labor to advance and develop the British colony

Australia's History

Mar 19, 1832

New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts

Australia's History

Mar 19, 1833

Australia was the destination for the hardes of convicted British

Australia's History

Mar 19, 1868

British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868, and free immigrants were settling there

Australi's History

Jan 1, 1900

Seperation became an officialy governmet

Australia's History

Jan 1, 1901

The common wealth of Australia was established