Australias Colonial Timeline

By Dan Lee
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    Australia had just been colonised, and had been split into two colonies: NSW, and New Holland. New Zealand is considered a part of Nsw at that time.
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    Australia was colonised and it was seperated into two colonies: New South Wales and New Holland. At that time, New Zealand was considered a part of New South Wales.
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    Nsw's West border is moved to 129 degrees meridian, and Van Diemens land is now a seperate colony.
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    New South Wale's Western Border was moved to 129th Meridian, and Van Diemens Land was made a seperate colony.
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    New Holland was changed to the Swan River Colony
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    New Holland was made into the Swan River Colony
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    The Swan River Colony changed it's name to Western Australia.
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    The Swan River Colony changed it's name to Western Australia.
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    The Colony of South Australia was proclaimed.
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    The colony of South Australia was proclaimed.
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    New Zealand was seperated from New South Wales
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    New Zealand was seperated from Australia
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    North Australia was proclaimed, but then revoked by the queen.
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    The colony of North Australia was proclaimed, but then revoked by the queen.
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    Victoria was Established
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    The colony of Victoria was proclaimed.
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    Van Diemens Land was changed to Tasmania
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    The name Van Diemens Land was changed to Tasmania.
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    Queensland was authorised as a seperate colony.
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    Queensland was made a seperate colony.
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    South Australia's border was changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.
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    South Australia's border was changed from 132 meridian to 129 meridian.
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    Queensland's border was moved to 138 degrees E
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    The Queensland border was moved to 138 meridian.
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    South Australia took up the land that was nominally part of New South Wales to the north of it.
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    South Australia took up the space that was nominally part of New South Wales.
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    The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed
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    The Commonwalth of Australia Proclaimed
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    North Australia was brought back, but as the Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory was established.