History of Australia

By haleyvenegoni

  • 1770

    1770
    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia and named is New South Wales

  • 1787

    1787
    British established the penal colony.

  • 1788

    1788
    They began to bring the prisoners over.

  • 1788-1832

    1788-1832
    The Penal Colony consisted of the prisoners, marines(guards), and the marines family.

  • 1833-1850

    1833-1850
    The hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who
    were secondary offenders having re-offended after their
    arrival in Australia.

  • 1861

    1861
    The government created boundaries for the colonies which are still in place today.

  • 1868

    1868
    The British stopped stopped transporting prisoners and free immigrants started to settle.

  • 1901

    1901
    The commonwealth of Australia was established.

  • 1901

    1901
    The Act of 1901 was put in place. This restricted migration of people with European descent. It was dismantled after WWII.

  • 1927

    1927
    Melbourne was no longer the capital.