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1770 Captain Cook Mapped Out The East Coast Of Australia
Captain Cook Mapped Out The East Coast -
1779, captain cook died
captain cook was murdered 14 February in Hawaii -
Storage for convicts are hard 1787
prisoners were becoming too common and to cramped -
first fleet arrived
The First Flett making up of 11 ships (Fishburn, Lady Penryn, Golden Grove, Borrowdale, HMS Sirius, HMS Supply, Friendship, Alexander, Scarborough, Price of Wales and Charlotte) landed in Botany Bay on the 24 of January 1788. -
The Second Fleet
After the first Fleet arrived, a second Fleet of ships arrived in Sydney Cove -
threat of starvation occurs
Captain Arthur Phillip and Captin James Cook and settlers start to die or get sick of starvation including diseases in the food. -
Free Settlers
Free settlers arrive in Austraila -
More convicts arrive
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Bass and Flinders
George Bass and Matthew Flinders left Sydney to explore Van Diemen's Land. -
bass strait
Governor John Hunter named Bass Strait in honour of George Bass. -
1803 - The first Australian news paper is printed
In 1803, the Sydney Gazette and NSW advertiser were first printed. -
1804 - Tasmania is established
The British colonisation of Tasmania took place between 1803 and 1830. Tasmania, as well as Vic, SA, WA and QLD, were also established in the 1800s. -
Irish rebellion starts in Australia
Irish start a rebellion in Australia -
1813 - Blue mountains path
Colonies found a leading path through the blue mountains, to transport many items to different colonies in the future. -
Wool Export Begins
the first commercial batch of wool is shipped from Sydney to England. -
author phillip died aged 75
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Bank of NSW Established
The bank of NSW (which will eventually become Westpac) is established -
New Holland was named Australia
New Holland was chosen to be named Australia -
1817 - The first bank in Australia opens
In 1817, the first bank in Australia was the bank of NSW established in Sydney -
1825 - The NSW colony was established
Van diemans land is proclaimed as a separate colony for NSW. During this process, manying resources were gathered for the British and Aboriginals. -
Australia uses Pound Sterling (Currency)
British Government had legislated a sterling currency for the colony in 1825. -
1832 - Swan River is named WA
Swan river is proclaimed WA, however, the name swan river colony remained informal use for many years after -
Caroline Chisholm arrives in Australia
The Chisholms decided to spend leave in Australia and arrived in Sydney in the Emerald Isle in September 1838. -
1840 - Transport of convicts ended
During the 1840s transportation to the east coast of Australia ended. -
1851 - Victoria becomes a colony
Victoria was separated from NSW and became its own colony, with the riches goldfields in Australia located in Victoria at the time. -
1851 - The Gold rush begins
In 1851, in Bathurst Australia, Australian prospectors struck gold and many miners became wealthy -
Ned Kelly was born
Ned Edward Kelly was born in Beveridge Victoria 1854 -
1859 - Indigenous Australian's
The indigenous Australian's first occupied Queensland. Queensland was named in honour of Queen Victoria. Queensland was separated from NSW. -
When rugby was invented in Australia
In 1863, the first formal rugby football club was formed at Sydney University. -
The sixth colonie was created in australia
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1873 - Uluru is sighted by europeans for the first time
In 1873, an Englishman William Christie Gosse became the first to discover Uluru. -
Ned Kelly was hung
the bushranger Ned Kelly was at a two-hour shoot out at the Glentown inn a policemen shot at his legs, therefore, Ned fell to the ground then being convicted of murder and theft he finally got hung at the Old Melbourne Gaol. -
1883 - The federal council of Australia is formed
In 1883, governors decided to establish a federal council for Australia dedicated to serving us as a country
