From colonisation to Indépendance Gosset Perrier

By Il était une fois

  • Captain Cook

    Cook claims Australia for the British.

  • Sydney

    First colony built in Sydney Cove.

  • Free Settlers

    Free settlers arrive for a new life in Australia.

  • Tasmania

    New colony set up for convicts on tasmania.
    Free settlers soon follow.

  • The first generation

    By now, about half the people living in Australia were born there.

  • The gold

    The gold discovered Australia-even more settlers arrived. Population now nearly half a million.

  • The built of Victoria

    A new province is set up, called Victoria, named after the queen.

  • A Self Government

    Four of the five provinces in Australia granted "self government". They managed most of their own affairs but are still part of the British Empire.

  • The land of the Queen

    Queensland, the last colony to be created, comes into existence.

  • Australian Federation Convention

    Now over 80% of 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 of Britain.

  • Commonwealth of Australia

    The "commonwealth of Australia" comes into existence. All the territories form one "Federation" with its own Parliament. But the British monarch remains the head of state!

  • Self Governing

    By now all six provinces or territories are "self governing".