Australian History By Lil Bub Jan 9, 1788 The colony of NSW was founded Jul 16, 1825 The border of NSW was movced further westland May 2, 1829 Charles Fremantle found the Swan River Colony Feb 6, 1832 The Swan River Colony was renamed Western Australia Dec 28, 1836 South Australia was proclaimed by a colony Feb 17, 1846 The colony of North Australia was proclaimed Apr 15, 1847 The colony of North Australia was revoked and returned to NSW Jul 1, 1851 Victoria was proclaimed a colony,decreasing the size of NsW Jan 1, 1856 Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania May 1, 1858 The western border of South Australia was confirmed Jun 6, 1859 Queensland was proclaimed a colony Jun 3, 1862 The western border of Queensland was movedto the east Feb 6, 1863 The part of NSW that was north of South Australia was annexed by South Australia Aug 4, 1914 Britan declares war on germany and Australia supported Britan Aug 10, 1914 Volunteer recruiting begins in Australia Sep 11, 1914 Australian naval and military expetition forces capture German New Guinea Nov 26, 1914 Australia troops in Egypt after arriving at the red sea