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Dutch
The First Europeans to sail in Australia was the dutch (Netherlands). They made one landing, but were attacked aborigines. -
British
Captain James Cook, sailed around Australia. Cook named an area New South Wales. He claimed the land for England, but ignored the Aborigines. -
Prisoners to Colonist
Due to the cause of the American Revolution, it forced then British To stop sending prisoners to Georgia. Great Britain started looking for new way to send prisoners. They sent them to Australia, were they had no chance of escape. -
Prisoners to Colonist
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Prisoners to Colonist
British prisoners settled in Australia -
New South Wales
1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a prison colony consisting mainly of convicts guards, and the guards families. 20% of the first convicts were women -
Perfect Colony
Great Britain saw that Australia was a good location to base its navy in the South Pacific Ocean. Its Location had many opportunities for trade with Asia and the Americas -
Port Arthur, Tasmania
From 1833, until the 1850's, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. Some tales suggest that prisoners committed murder just to escape the desolation of life at the camp. -
Commonwealth of Australia
1861: government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.January 1, 1901: the Commonwealth of Australia was established.Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927 -
White Australia
Originally, Australia promoted a policy called “White Australia”.They would not allow non-Caucasians to immigrate to Australia.Immigration Restriction Act of 1901: restricted migration to people primarily of European descent.This was dismantled after the Second World .