Australia

Australia

  • European Exploration: Dutch

    European Exploration: Dutch

    First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch
  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
  • The "First Fleet"

    The "First Fleet"

    British ships took convicts to establish a prison
  • Penal Colony

    Penal Colony

    New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of marine guards and convicts.
  • Prisoners settle in Australia

    Prisoners settle in Australia

  • Port Arthur, Tasmania

    Port Arthur, Tasmania

    The convicts who have were secondary offenders re-offended their arivals in Australia
  • British Transported Prisoners

    British Transported Prisoners

    In 1868 British transported prisoners to Australia
  • Commonwealth

    Commonwealth

    The commonwealth was established in Australia
  • Melbourne

    Melbourne

    Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was complete.
  • Aborigines

    Aborigines

    Federal governments began to pass laws to help the Aborigines
  • Australia Act

    Australia Act

    All legal ties with the British Empire were served
  • Voters

    Voters

    In 1999 55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic
  • Australia Today

    Australia Today

    Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy with Queen Elizabeth II