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First Fleet
In the First Fleet there were 11 small ships: 2 naval ships, 6 convict ships and 3 store ships for supplies. Captain Arthur Philip was in charge of the First Fleet. There were about 1500 people on the ship: 722 convicts including 17 child convicts, the soldiers who had to guard them, soldier’s wives, sailors, and the ships officers. The First Fleet carried convicts from England to Botany Bay and sailed from Portsmouth, England on 13th May 1787. It arrived on 18th January 1788 at Botany Bay. -
First Fleet (part2)
When the place proved to the Fleet it was not suitable for a settlement, the Fleet made their way on a short distance up the coast. On 25th January 1788 they entered a place now called Sydney Harbour and anchored in Sydney Cave. A landing party was held ashore, and they unfolded the British flag while the marines fired volleys into the air. -
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Gold Rush in Australia (part 2)
Almost all of the men escaped from South Australia to Victoria to hunt for striking gold. But however there was some gold were found here in Adelaide at Mount Lofty. There is still some gold at Ballarat Victoria. -
Gold Rush in Australia
The first Gold Rush in Australia began in 1851. Edward Hargraves was the discoverer of gold in Australia. He discovered gold in New South Wales Lewis pond creek near Bathurst by Melaie gulley. The gold discoveries in New South Wales and Victoria caused lots of workers to leave their job in the cities. By June there were over 2000 people at Bathurst digging for gold and thousands more were on their way. Victoria to hunt for striking gold. -
Burk and Wills (part 3)
They had buried a note and some food underneath a tree called the Dig Tree. Burke, Wills and king attempted to reach Mount Hopeless which is closer than Menindee, but failed and returned to Cooper creek. Wills became exhausted and wasn’t able to continue. He told Burke and King to keep going so he was left with food and water and shelter. Wills died alone at a place called Breely Waterhole on Cooper Creek in South Australia. Burke died soon after. -
Burke and Wills ( part 4)
The exact date of their death is unknown, but has generally been accepted to be28th June 1861. -
Burke and Wills (part 2)
Burke left William Brahe in charge of the depot on Cooper Creek. Burke, Wills , John King and Charley Gray reached the mangroves on the course of the Flinders River, near where the town of Normanton now stands , on 9th February 1861. They eventually reached the depot in 21st April 1861 to find the men that had not arrived from the Menindee, and ironically that Brahe and the Depot party had given up waiting and left just left 9 hours earlier. Brahe had already waited 18 weeks for their return. -
Burke and Wills
(Robert O’Hara Burke was born on 6th May 1820 and William John Wills was Born on 5th January 1834).The expedition left Melbourne on Monday 20th August 1860 with 19 men, 27 camels and 23 horses. They reached Menindee (622 km from Adelaide) on the 16 October 1860 Landells resigned following an argument with Burke. Burke split the expedition at Menindee and the lead party reached Cooper Creek on the 11th November 1860 where they formed a depot. Burke decided to make dash to the Gulf of Carpentaria. -
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly was born June 1854 or June 1855.(No one knows for sure) His father was an Irish convict and Ned Kelly was born in Victoria. He was an Irish Australian Bushranger. The police searched for him in the bush after he killed three police men’s. Ned Kelly dressed himself in a homemade plate metal armour and helmet. But got captured by the police and got sent to jail. -
Ned Kelly (how he died part2)
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Ned Kelly (how he died)
How he died
He was hung on 19th October 1880. The Argus reported that Ned Kelly intended to make a speech, but he simply said, "Ah, well, I suppose it has come to this," as the rope was being placed round his neck. His mother's last words to Ned Kelly were reported to be "Mind you die like a Kelly” They buried him but they forgot where they buried him. Then some anthropologists found a skeleton in the Mass Grave in Pentridge Prison and it was proved it was Ned Kelly’s on August 2011. -
Federation
Before 1st January 1901 “Australia” the nation didn’t exist. In 1860 there were six British Colonies in Australia. Each colony had its own government and laws, including their own railway system, postage stamps and taxes. This caused many problems and people began to think about the benefits of uniting as one nation, under a federal system of governance.
