Colonial Australia By jkirkham Period: 1788 to 1900 Colonel Australia 1803 An English colony sailed around Australia to port Philip bay 1835 Melbourne was founded by businessman in van demeans land 1837 Phillip Parker king was one of the first people to be born in the Australian colony 1839 Lady Jane franklin the wife of the lutenit governor of van demeans land went to Melbourne and stayed at a hotel by the fealty settlers Period: 1851 to 1861 Sir Edward Hargreaves struck gold Period: 1851 to 1861 Goldrush 1854 Settler colonies like Melbourne were found by the British empire 1895 The indigenous people attacked James Kirby