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Jan 1, 1000
When did Aboriginals come to Australia?
They are believed to be descendants of the first group of humans to migrate out of Africa about 60,000 years ago. Being the first humans to arrive in Australia about 50,000 years ago the Aboriginals discovered Australia. Therefore they were the first human inhabitants of Australia. It is not fair for the aboriginals that the Europeans STOLE THEIR LAND.The Aboriginals were the first people to arrive in Australia, they should be allowed to keep that land for them. -
When Australia was discovered by the Europeans
Between 1606 and 1770 more than 50 European ships landed on Australian soil, which was inhabited by Indigenous people. Captain James Cook claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain on 22 August 1770, naming eastern Australia 'New South Wales'. -
What Aboriginals thought of the Europeans
The Aboriginals didn't approve the loss of their land and rights of their own culture. This is when the Aboriginals started to lose their land which they discovered. The Europeans should have not claimed the land for England although they could have joined the Aboriginals and adapt to how they lived. -
Captain James Cook Lands in Australia
Captain James Cook discovered the east coast of Australia in 1770 and named it New South Wales. He sailed the whole of the coast and reported to the British government that he thought this land would make a good place for a settlement. Britain did not think the country was inhabited as the natives (Aboriginals) did not build on the land, and were therefore, “uncivilised”. -
Aboriginals Have Their Own Civilisation
The Aboriginals had their own civilisation, they had different tribes of various sizes- from about 300,000 to 1,000,000 people. The Aboriginal People can build houses- using Leaves, Sticks and Branches. They could cook food using a fire and could catch fish using wooden boats and nets. As you can see, just because there aren't buildings doesn't mean they are not civilised. -
First Fleet Set Sail
The revolution which was occurring in Britain, made the population skyrocket in the cities, which resulted in an increase in crime. As the American Revolution declared that no more convicts could be sent there, the only way to overcome the overcrowding in the jails was to establish a new colony in the land discovered by Captain James Cook. The convicts would be transported, never to return to Britain. -
First Fleet land in Botany Bay
The First Fleet left England on 13th May 1787 Australia, stopped at Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town, where food supplies were replenished. The first fleet finally arrived at Botany Bay between 18th and 20th January in 1788. -
First Fleet Land in Port Jackson
The First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay but were not impressed with the site, because of bad farming land, no fresh water and a scarce amount of food to be sustained for everyone on board. They decided to sail to Port Jackson. Soon after that the first fleet landed in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788, this is now celebrated as Australia Day. -
What Aboriginals think of Australia Day
To the Indigenous people of Australia this is called Invasion Day, they say this because this is the day the first fleet settled in Port Jackson and took the land for themselves. This is the day when Aboriginal people lost the right to their own culture. Aboriginal people call it ‘Invasion Day’, ‘Day of Mourning’, or ‘Survival Day’. This represents that Indigenous people did not have approval of the British Settlers taking the land for England.
