Australia's History By hannah_dunn Jan 1, 1606 Luis de Torres sails and locates/names Torres strait Jan 1, 1642 Abel Tasman locates/names Tasmania Jan 1, 1770 James Cook lands at botany Bay/ Sydney Harbor Jan 1, 1788 The arrival of "The first fleet" Jan 1, 1788 Convicts sent to australia ended Jan 1, 1796 First merino sheep are brought to Australia Jan 1, 1851 Gold is discovered in Australia Jan 1, 1901 six colonies combine to form an independent nation Jan 1, 1927 The capital is moved to Canberra Jan 1, 1940 Aborgines arrived in Australia Actual date: 40,000 BC Mar 26, 2015 Sources Wikipedia, google, ducksters
