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European Exploration: Dutch
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch but they didn’t settle there -
European Exploration : British
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
First Fleet
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Prisoners
British prisoners settled in Australia -
New South Wales
1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
Aborigines
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
Port Arthur, Tasmania
From 1833, until the 1850s, 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. -
Boundaries for colonies
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
Australia
British transported prisoners to Australia -
Aborigines
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades -
Commonwealth of Australia
the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
Immigration Restriction Act
restricted migration to people primarily of European descent
This was dismantled after the Second World War. -
Canberra
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed -
Aborigines
Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Australia Act
Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Australia Act
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
