Convicts and Colonies By HappyTimes13 Jan 26, 1788 New South Whales Was Found Feb 15, 1815 Gold Was Found In Bathurst Jul 16, 1825 The New South Whale Boarder Moved May 2, 1829 Charles Fremantle Found Swan River Conaly Feb 6, 1832 Swan River Was Re-named Western Australia Dec 28, 1836 South Australia Was Proclamied a Colony. Feb 17, 1846 The Colony of North Australia was Proclaimed. Jul 15, 1847 The Colony Of North Australia Was Revocked And Returned To New South Whales. Jan 12, 1851 Edward Hargraves Came Back From California Jul 1, 1851 Victoria Was Proclamied a Colony Jan 1, 1856 Van Diemens Land Was Re-Named Tasmania. May 1, 1858 The Western Australia Boarder Of South Australia Was Comfirmed Jun 3, 1862 QueensLand Was Proclaimed A Colony. Jul 6, 1863 The Part Of New South Whales That Was North Of South Australia Was Annexed Oct 18, 1863 The First Group Of Men Came To Australia Oct 17, 1903 Men And Women From Pacific Island Were Banned From Australia