History of Australia

History of Australia

Period: Mar 30, 1600 to Mar 30, 2000

Europeans

Mar 30, 1606

Europeans sail to Australia

Captain James Cook

Mar 30, 1770

Captain James Cook claimed New South Wales from the Aborigines

British prison established

Mar 30, 1787

British sent convicts to Australia to establish prison

Settled

Mar 30, 1788

British prisoners settled in prison

Officialy penal

Mar 30, 1788

New South Wales became official from 1788 to 1832

government officials

Mar 30, 1861

Created colonies for boundaries

Transported prisoners

Mar 30, 1868

British prisonerswere taken to Australia until 1868

Commonwealth

Mar 30, 1901

Commonwealth was established

Melbourne

Mar 30, 1927

Melbourne was national capital until Canaberra was completed

Australia Act

Mar 30, 1986

All British Empire ties were severed