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Captain Arthur Phillip in 1788, arrives in Australia and fives instructions to establish the first British Colony in Australia.
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From 1825 to 1863 the Northern Territory was part of New South Wales (NSW), and in 1863 all of the colonial borders were finalised.
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Van Dieman's Land (now known as Tasmania), separated from New South Wales to become the second British Colony in Australia.
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Britain claimed the rest of Australia and established the third Britain Colony which is Western Australia. At this time there was only three British Colonies in Australia.
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There was a gold rush in Bathurst. This gold rush extended the wealth of NSW and attracted adventurers from all around the world.
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From 1863 to 1911, the Northern Territory had become part of South Australia.
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Every British Colony was fiercely protective of its rights, laws and rules. Since the colonies wanted to have different laws and rules, they decided that the 6 colonies would become 6 countries.
