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Captain Cook (then still only a lieutenant) lands in Botany Bay on the Eastern side of Australia in the ship named HM Bark Endeavour. and claims New South Wales for Britain.
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The First Fleet arrived in Australia. The expedition was led by Captain Arthur Phillip
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The first ship in the second fleet arrived in Australia. The ship was called the Lady Juliana. It carried convicts.
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The first ship of the third fleet, the Mary-Ann, arrived in Australia. It carried female convicts and provisions.
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Matthew Flinders recommended the country to be referred to as Australia rather than Terra Australis. It took at least 10 years before this was widely accepted. The British Admiralty offically accepted the name in 1824.
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The British Parliament passed the Federal Council of Australasia Act . New South Wales refused to join.
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At the Tenterfield School of Arts on 24 October 1889, Sir Henry Parkes gave a famous speech which called for the need of a national government.
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The Federal Convention meet in Sydney and a draft constitution is presented to the states.
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The referendum was accepted into The Australian constitution
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The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) was passed on 5 July and on 9 July received full royal assent.
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Separate colonies united to become Commonwealth States of Australia. A new nation is formed.
