History of australia

By cori.guerra123

  • European Exploration: Dutch

    European Exploration: Dutch
    The frist european to sail to australia were the Dutch. But they actually didnt settle there.

  • European Exploration : British

    European Exploration : British
    Captian James Cook sailed around australia. James named the area New South Wales.

  • British

    British
    British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with people to establish a prison colony.

  • British

    British
    British priosoners settled in Australia.

  • Port Arthur, Tasmania

    Port Arthur, Tasmania
    Port Arthur was a destination for the convicted British and Irish criminals.

  • Commonwealth of Australia

    Commonwealth of Australia
    Government officals made boundries for the colonies that still exsict to today.

  • Commonwealth

    Commonwealth
    Commonwealth was established.

  • Melbourne

    Melbourne
    Melbourne was the national capital.. That was until canberra was complted in 1927.

  • Aborigines

    Aborigines
    Federal government began to pass legislaton to help the aborigines.

  • Australia today..

    Australia today..
    All legal ties with the British empire were served in 1886.