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Period: to
Early Australia
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British Flag raised at Sydney Cove
Arthur Phillip -
January 1788
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George Bass leaves with Mathew Flinders for Australia for the first time
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George Bass disappears
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July and December 1825
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May 1829
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Thomas Mitchell sets out on his first major expedition
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February 1832
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December 1836
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February 1846
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April 1847
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July 1851
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Thomas Mitchell dies of bronchitis
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January 1856
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May 1858
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June 1859
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June 1862
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July 1863
