Australia

By Montypont

  • the first Sightings of Australia were made

  • Period: to

    Time before perminant settlement

  • Captain Arthur Phillip sees australia and lands.

  • The First Fleet came to Australia.

    Captain Arthur Phillip found Australia.
  • Period: to

    Permantent Settlement

  • Australia was descovered more by Van Diemen.

    Australia was descovered more by Van Diemen.

  • Charles Fremantle founded the rest of Australia (Swan River).

    Charles Fremantle founded the rest of Australia (Swan River).

  • The Swan River half of Australia was renamed Western Australia.

    The Swan River half of Australia was renamed Western Australia.

  • South Australia was founded

    South Australia was founded

  • North Australia was founded.

    North Australia was founded.

  • North Australia was taken of by New South Wales.

    North Australia was taken of by New South Wales.

  • Victoria was claimed

    Victoria was claimed

  • First Gold Descovered in Victoria

  • Gold in Buninyong

  • Gold was descovered in Bellarat

  • Chinese Immigration was intudused

    limiting Chinese i Astralia

  • Van Diemen's land was renamed Tasmania

    Van Diemen's land was renamed Tasmania

  • The South Australia border was confirmed the 132nd meridan of longitude east.

    The South Australia border was confirmed the 132nd meridan of longitude east.

  • Queensland was claimed, it's western border is the 141st meridian of longitude east.

    Queensland was claimed, it's western border is the 141st meridian of longitude east.

  • The western border of Queens and was moved to the 139th meridian of longitude east.

  • Te unclaimed part of Australia (Northern Australia) is claimed by South Australia.

  • 67 Melanesian workers are brought onto the cotton fields.

  • Another 33 Melanesian workes onto the cotton fields.

  • The recruitment of Pacific Islands and banned.

  • To deport Pacific Islands found in Australia.

    Any paciific Islanders who had been there before 1879 were still allowed.