Early settlement of austalia

Captain james Cook

Apr 19, 1770

Captain james cook arrived 19 april 1770 and claimed Australia
as his own.

Mathew flinders

Mar 16, 1774

Mathew flinders came to Australia in 1774 he was not the first person to get there . now in the present Mathew has an all girl school called mathew flinders.

First Fleet

Jan 18, 1778

The first fleet is the name given to the eleven ships that left Great Britan bound for Australia,on 13 May 1977 there were 10 civil oficers 212 marines 81 free people 17 children 504 male convicts 192 female convicts 696 prisoners.

John Batman

Jan 21, 1801

john batman discoverd melbourne in 1835 and declared it to be batmania.

gold rush

Apr 22, 1851

the first gold rush was in australia in 1851 at bathurst (NSW) and also in Ballarat, Bendigo,VIC,and Maldon. Astralia population more than tripled from 430,000 in 1851 to 1.7 million in 1871.