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Dutch explorer Captain Willem Janszoon sail to land in Australia but fail to settle due to the aboriginals attacking him and the Dutch.
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William Dampier Explores the western coast of Australia.
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Captain James Cook lands in Botany Bay and maps the eastern coast of Australia. He named the area New South Wales.
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Ships called the First Fleet left England to establish a prison colony.
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The first British Settlement was established in Sydney by Captain Arthur Phillips. This was the start of the British penal colony.
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Through this time Port Arthur, Tasmania was the destination for the hardest criminals. Port Arthur had the strictest measures in the British penal system.
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Australia is confirmed an island when Matthew Flinders, an English navigator, sails around the island
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The name is officially changed from New Holland to Australia.
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England claims all of Australia
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Gold is discovered in Victoria. Prospector go to Victoria for the Victoria gold rush.
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Britain stops sending convicts to Australia. Around 160,000 convicted were ships to Australia between the dates of 1788-1868.
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Ned Kelly, known as the Australian Robin Hood, is executed for murder.
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The Commonwealth of Australia is formed. Edmund Barton is the first prime minister of Australia. The Australian national flag is adopted.
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Women are given the right to vote through the Franchise Act.
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The city of Canberra is found and named the capital.
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WW1 starts and Australia fights on the allies side with Great Britain.
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Australia signs the treaty of Versailles and joins the League of Nations
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Parliament is moved to the capital city Canberra.
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WW2 starts and Australia is with the allies.
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WW2 ends and Australia is a founding member of the United Nations.
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The federal government begins to pass legislation to help the aboriginals
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All legal ties are cut from the British Empire and Australia becomes an independent nation.
