Australia

By littlejiggy21
  • The dutch

    The dutch

    The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration.
  • explorer:james cook

    explorer:james cook

    1770: Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
  • British

    British

    1787 – British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
  • the british settle in australia

    the british settle in australia

    1788—British prisoners settled in Australia

  • new south wales

    1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families

  • destinatio for prisoners

    From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals,

  • shipped prisoners

    British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868

  • australias wealthiness

    January 1, 1901: the Commonwealth of Australia was established.

  • sub capital

    Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927

  • independent republic

    1999: 55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.