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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
Cook named the area New South Wales.
Cook ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England. -
The First Fleet
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony. -
British settled in Australia
On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia. -
Tribes
Remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves.
They were forbidden from teaching their children their language and customs. -
The goverment created boundaries
Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
British stopped transporting people to Australia
By this time, many free immigrants were settling there
They built businesses, trading posts, farms, etc. -
Commonwealth of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
The new captial
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927 -
Federal government passes a law
Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
It was widely seen as affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines. -
Australia Act
All legal ties with the British Empire were severed.