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1770
Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay with the HMS Endeavour.
Hethan proceeds map the eastern coast of Australia Claiming for Britian. Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay with his ship, the HMS Endeavour. He then proceeds to map the eastern coast of Australia, claiming it for Great Britain. -
1788
The first British settlement is established at Sydney by Captain Arthur Phillip. It is made of mostly prisoners. -
1803
English navigator Matthew Flinders completes his sail around all while proving that Australia is a island. -
1824
Australia's name changed from New Holland to Australia. -
1829
England claims the entire continent of Australia. The settlement of Perth is founded on the southwest coast. -
1835
The settlement of Port Phillip is made. It will later become the city of Melbourne. -
1841
New Zealand becomes its own colony. -
1850
Sydney University is founded. -
1851
Victoria is made a separate state from New South Wales
There is a gold rush in Victoria. -
1852
Transportation to Tasmania ends. -
1861
The population of Australia reaches 1.2 million. -
1868
Transportation to Australia ends completely. -
1892
Gold is found in Western Australia -
1900
The population of New South Wales is about 1.4 million.