significant events that led to the establishment of British colonization
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1580
dirk hartog
Dirk Hartog was a 17th-century Dutch sailor and explorer. Dirk Hartog's expedition was the second European group to land in Australia and the first to leave behind an artifact to record his visit, the Hartog plate. -
enclosure acts began in Britain
During the 18th century, enclosures were regulated by Parliament; a separate Act of Enclosure was required for each village that wished to enclose its land. -
steam powered machinery was invented.
The industrial revolution began -
Convicts stopped being sent overseas to America
The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American colonies in the early 17th century. The majority of convicts were transported for very small crimes. -
house of commons
house of commons decided that NSW was a sutible place for a penal colony -
Captain Auther Philip was chosen to lead the first fleet
Captain Arthur Phillip led a fleet of 11 ships on a 252-day journey halfway around the world -
The first fleet left for Sydney cove
On 26 January 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip sailed into Port Jackson and raised the British flag to say that this country is now NSW -
Authur philip was chosen to be governer of the new colony
was a Royal Navy officer and the first Governor of New South Wales who founded the British penal colony that later became the city of Sydney, Australia. -
two more fleets arrived
Of the 1006 convicts transported aboard the Fleet, one quarter died during the voyage and around 40 per cent were dead within six months of arrival in Australia. -
First free colonists arrived
the first group of free settlers arrived at Port Jackson aboard the Bellona. There were five men, two women and six children. -
governor Lachlan macquarie
was a British officer and the fifth Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821
Construction of roads and buildings began, -
gold rush
gold rush in Australia began in May 1851 after Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered gold near Orange, at a site he called Ophir. Hargraves had been to the Californian goldfields and had learned new gold techniques such as panning. -
Eureka Rebellion
The Eureka Rebellion was a rebellion in 1854, instigated by gold miners in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, who revolted against the colonial authority of the United Kingdom. -
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly is most famous for having a bullet proof suit but not for his legs he is also famous for being an outlaw -
George Lambert
George Washington Thomas Lambert was an Australian artist, known principally for portrait painting and as a war artist during the First World War -
federation
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia -
Edmund Barton
1901 to 1903
first prime minister -
Alfred Deakin
second Australian prime minister he severed for three separate terms – 1903 to 1904, 1905 to 1908, and 1909 to 1910. -
Australia wholly divided into six colonies
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Eddie Mabo
was an Indigenous Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights and for his role in a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia which overturned the legal doctrine of Terra nullius ("nobody's land") which characterized Australian law with regard to land and title. -
kevin rudd gives his apoligy speech
13th Feb
kevin rudd says sorry about how the Europeans started the stolen generation
