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On the 26th of January 1788, the colony of New South Wales was founded. According to Arthur Phillip, the area of the colony extended westward from the east coast.
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On the 13th of May 1788, the first fleet carrying convicts from England arrived at Botony Bay in Australia.
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On the 16th of July 1825, New South Wales border was moved further to the west. On the 3rd of December 1825, Van Diemen's land became a colony.
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On the 2nd of May 1829, The Swan River colony was founded by Charles Fremantle.
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On the 6th of Febuary 1832, the Swan River Colony was renamed Western Australia.
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On the 28th of December 1836, South Australia became a colony.
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On the 17th of Febuary 1846, Northen Australia became a colony which meant that New South Wales was moved 26 degrees south.
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On the 15th of April 1847, North Australia was changed back to New South Wales.
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In May 1851, the first gold rush in Australia began when Edward Hargraves found gold near Orange.
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On the 1st of July 1851, Victoria became a colony, making New South Wales smaller.
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On the 1st of January 1856, Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania.
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In May 1858, South Australia's border was made larger.
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On the 6th of June 1859, Queensland became a colony.
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On the 3rd of June 1862, the western border of Queensland was moved.
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On the 6th of July 1863 , South Australia became the largest colony and New South Wales became one of the smallest colonies. These changes stayed until after Federation.
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On the 1st of January 1901 Australia became an independent country. The British parliament signed a legistation allowing the six colonies to govern Australia. Therefore creating common wealth Australia.
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On the 28th of July the first world war began.
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On the 11th of November 1918 the first world war ended.
