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Willem Jansz
Discovers New Holland -
William Dampier
Discovers Tasmania -
why did the british colonies Australia
Because Britain and America had more in the prisons for the crooks and were all full so 1480 were more than 11 fleet Australia . -
James Cook
Lands Botany Bay -
End of American Civil War
America no longer can take convicts from England. British need to find another place to transport convicts. -
Captain Arthur Phillip
Captain Phillip leaves England for Australia-1st Fleet(11 ships) -
Arrival 1st Fleet
Captain Phillip arrives in Botany Bay. -
Captain Phillip Port Jackson
1st Fleet arrives |port Jackson(Sydney settlement)-Sydney Harbour.166,000 convicts were transported to Australia
Sydney named after Lord Sydney(Home Secretary of colony) -
2nd Fleet
The 2nd fleet landed in Sydney Harbour(6 ships-4 convict ships) -
Food Shortages
1790's-food shortages, lack of useful land fro crops; settlement expanded to Hawksbury area. -
NSW Corps
NSW Corps established and land granted to soldiers, who developed successful farms. -
Captain John Hunter
Captain John Hunter replaced Captain Phillip -
Bass and Flinders
Bass and Flinders sailed around and mapped Tasmania. -
Captain Phillip King
Captain Phillip King replaces Captain Hunter -
Hobart Settlement
Tasmania-Hobart settlement established -
Captain Bligh
Captain Bligh's crew mutiny -
Rum Rebellion
Governor William Bligh was put out of office and government overthrown. -
Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie replaces Captain Bligh as Governor (1809-1821) -
Blue Mountains Crossing
Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson cross the Blue Mountains to open up new territory for the NSW colony. -
Tasmania Colony
Tasmania becomes a separate colony.