Australia Coleny

By sweet_tea32
  • The Dutch Land

    The Dutch Land

    First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch in 1606, but they didn’t settle there
  • Captain James Cook sailed around Australia

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia

    Cook named the area New South Wales
    Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England
    Sailors also mapped the coast eastern Australia.
  • "First Fleet''

    "First Fleet''

    British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
  • British Prisoners

    British Prisoners

    British prisoners settled in Australia