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New Holland (Australia)
New Holland is a historical name for Australia which was named by Abel Tasman in 1644. It was also called Nova Hollandia which was Latin for New Holland. -
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Captain Arthur Philip
Captain Arthur Philip was the man who was given instructions to establish the first British colony and was given authority over the entire half of the continent. He was the man who was most commonly known to have colonised Australia but he was the man who was working under Britain so we say that Britain colonised Australia. -
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Industrial Revolution
Once more convicts settled in, the industrial revolution began. Advancements in machinery and technology such as transport, electricity and more. While big developments occurred, it increasingly linked the colonies, intense rivalry often characterised relations between them. -
Convicts
The first convicts to come to Australia arrived between 1788-1868
The last convict ship that left Britain arrived in WA on the 10 January 1868. -
1788
Captain Arthur Philip arrived Sydney Cove,he had instructions to establish the first British colony, in New Holland (Australia). He was given authority over the entire half of the continent. This means they Britain colonised Australia which is on the 26 January which is Australia Day! -
1825
Van Dieman's land (Tasmania) were separated from NSW to become the second colony in Australia. -
1829
Britain claimed the whole of Australia after establishing the colony of Western Australia in 1829. -
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American Civil War
Since the prisons in Britain were becoming really full, they sent convicts to America. Soon later America didn't allow anymore to be sent over so Britain looked for a new place to put them and found New Holland (Australia). -
1851
1851 was a time when the gold rush happened. It was a time when people would purchase tickets to have a square and they would have to dig and hope to find gold. People all over the world would come to have a chance to find gold. Wealth began when the discovery of gold at Bathurst got found. -
The First Fleet
The First Fleet was the name given to 11 ships that left Britain to find the penal colony that became the first European settlement in Australia. There were more than 1480 men, women and children onboard. Most were British but there were also some African , American and French convicts.
