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The Industrial revolution, which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries. The 'Industrial Revolution' is the name given the movement in which machines changed people's ways of life as well as their methods of manufacturer.
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Captain Arthur Phillip arrived at Sydeny Cove and had instructions to establish the first British Colony in Australia. (Back then know as New Holland.
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Transport and communication developments
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By the 1800's, 'Marvellous Melbourne' on the banks of the Yarra River had become a booming city.
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(In late) 1800's the discovery of the gold at Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie.
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1800's (second half) Larger country towns were developing and becoming centres of prosperity in their own right.
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Van Diemans Land (Tasmania) was established as a British penal colony.
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The first British settlement in Queensland dates to 1824, when John Oxley sailed north to establish a penal settlement in Morton Bay.
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Tasmania (Van Diemans Land) had been seperated from New South Wales.This had been known to become the second colony in Australia.
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The border of New South Wales had been moved west, with Wester Australia covering the remaining third of the land.
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Van Diemans Land (Tasmania) was part of New South Wales until 1825, when it became a separate colony.
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Northern Territory was part of New South Wales
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When it was established in 1829, the Swan Rivee Colony was planned to be a colony of free settlers.
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The penal colony of Port Arthur was established around 1830 in Van Diemans Land (known now as Tasmania).
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The settlement of Melbourne, the centre of the new colony had been founded by John Batman after a rare 'treaty' with local Wurundjeri Elders.
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15 years before Victoria broke away from New South Wales, the colony of South Australia was established. The British wanted their settlement to be based on free settlers, not convicts labour, to embody civil liberties.
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Adelaide had become the centre of the new colony
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Western Australia became a penal colony.
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The discovery of the Gold at Bathurst added a further source of wealth to New South Wales.
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The southern part of New South Wales broke away to become a separate colony to Victoria.
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Port Adelaide, capital of the colony of South Australia.
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The colony was part of New South Wales until it was granted the status of a separate colony.
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(By) 1859 all the other colonies ha ether own parliaments.
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The American Civil War was a civil war fought from 1861-1865, to determine the integrity of the United States of America as it defeated the bid for independence by the breakaway Confederate States of America.
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South Australia was made a part of New South Wales
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Australia now has six colonies.
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The rail way station at Albury, New South Wales. The grand style of its architecture was built to impress.
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The agriculture and mining industries (notably copper) provided South Australia with a solid foundation hat allowed it to better weather this severe economic depression of the 1890's than its neighbouring colonies to the east, New South Wales and Victoria.
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With its growing wealth after the discovery of gold, the calls for self-government became stringer, and Britain finally agreed to the colony's new constitution.
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Section 70 of the Western Australia Constitution Act 1890, ensured that 'Aboriginal Welfare' remained the responsibility of the British government.
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A Sydeny Harbour ferry arrives at Circular Quay
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The attraction of Queenslands tropical coast and the discovery of hold at sites such as Gympie bought new settlers flocking to the colony.
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The railway station towers lit up for Federation celebrations, Melbourne.
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Arrente men perform dances at Tjitingalla Corroborre in Aloce Springs.