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in 1606 the Dutch were the first to sail to Australia.
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in 1787 the British ships called the "first fleet" left England with convicts to establish a prison colony.
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in 1788 the British prisoners settled in Australia.
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1788 to 1832 the New South Wales became a penal prison with nothing but marines, convicts and guards.
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Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.
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the British were transporting prisoners to Australia until 1868. By the time they were finished free immigrants were settling to Australia.
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In 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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Melbourne served as national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927.
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in 1967, the Federal Government let legislation pass to help the Aborigines.
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in 1971, stone tools are found in a quarry located in New South Wales that showed people lived there 12,000 years earlier.
