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First europeans to sailed to Australia were the Dutch, but they didn't settle there.
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Captain James Cook first voyage in 1768 including Dutch East Indies, Austrialia, and New Zealand.
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Catain James Cook sailed aroud Australia in 1770.
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British ships called the First Fleet left England with convicts to esablish a prision colony.
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British prisoners settled in Austialia.
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1788-1832 New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts,marines, and the marines families.
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This was the destination of the hardest of convict British and Irish criminals , those who were secondary offenders having re- offened after their arrival in Austrialia.
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Goverment officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.
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European surveyor visited the rock in 1873 and named it after Sir Henry Ayers, an English government official in South Australia.
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First Europeans to cross the desert named it after British Queen Victoria in 1875.
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This act restricted migration to people primarily of Europen descent.
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Fedreal Government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
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Austrialia Act-- all legal ties with the British Empire were served.
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
