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History of Australia : From colonization to independence

By HerrCharly

  • Claming of Australia by the British

    Claming of Australia by the British
    Once the expedition called "Endeavour" moored at east coast of Australia, the crew's leader Captain James Cook seized the place.

  • Jean-François De La Pérouse's expedition

    Jean-François De La Pérouse's expedition
    Jean-françois recived instructions from Paris about completing James Cook's discovers. However, after a long trip, he arrived right before first british colons fleet, and its expedition disapears alongside Vanikoro.

  • First British colony set in Sydney Cole

    First British colony set in Sydney Cole
    The British settlement of New South Wales began with the establishment of a 1,030-person penal camp (with 736 prisoners) at Port Jackson (Sydney) by Captain Arthur Phillip on 26 January 1788

  • First fleet of settlers land in Australia

    First fleet of settlers land in Australia
    First real fleet of settlers arrive in Australia in order to discover a brand new environnement and to have a great new life.

  • First Australians's overthrow

    First Australians's overthrow
    In 1808, the Rum Rebellion was the only instance in Australia's history of the overthrow of a government by the military. William Bligh, then Governor of New South Wales, instigated the rebellion when he attempted to normalise trade by banning the use of spirits as currency for payment of goods

  • Lachlan Macquarie

    Lachlan Macquarie
    In 1809, the British government replaced him with Lachlan Macquarie, Governor from 1810 to 1821, who played a major role in transforming the penal colony into a new civilian settlement. He decided that convicts who had completed their sentences should be reintegrated into society at the same rank as before their conviction

  • Van Diemen's Land independence

    Van Diemen's Land independence
    Van Diemen's Land, now called Tasmania, was first settled in 1803, and became a separate colony in 1825.

  • New three colonies

    New three colonies
    From the territory of New South Wales, three new colonies were founded: South Australia in 1836, Victoria in 1851, Queensland in 1859. The Northern Territory was created in 1863 from the province of South Australia.

  • British settlers and Australians in 1840.

    British settlers and Australians in 1840.
    By 1840, the population in Australia is divided in two parts : In the one hand, half of the pepole is British, and in the other hand, half of the pepole is Australian.