First free settlers arrive for a new life in Australia
First colony built in Sydney Cove
new colony set up for convicts on Tasmania.Free settlers soon follow
By now, about half the people living in Australia were born there
A new province is set up, called Victoria
Gold Rush,population now nearly half a million
four of the five provinces of Australia granted "self-government" they manage most of their own affairs but are still part of the British empire
Queensland,the last colony to be created,comes into existence
By now all six provinces are "self-governing"
Now over 80% of the people in Australia were born there.the six colonies meet to draw up a set of rules about how to run Australia as a united country, independent Britain
The commonwealth of Australia comes into existence .all territories form one "federation" with its own parliament.But the British monarch remains the head of the state"