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In 1770 Captain Cook discovered the South-East Coast of Australia and landed on Botany Bay.He claimed all of the east coast of Australia.
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On the 14th of February, 1779 Captain Cook (James Cook) was murdered by some natives in Hawaii. Captain Cook went to Hawaii three times with the third being the one he was murdered. The third time he'd been unexpectedly forced to go with the ship being damaged so the Natives threw stones at them when they sawhis crew's arrivel.
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New South Wales was found. NSW was extended more to the West and included all all island adjacent in the Pacific Ocean apart from the South half of the South Island in New Zealand.
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The border of NSW was moved Westward.
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This is a link. YoutubeVan Diemens Land was proclaimed a colony.
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Charles Framantle found the Swan River Colony.
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Swan River Colony was renamed Western Australia.
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South Australia was proclaimed a colony. It was on the original NSW border.
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North Australia was officially made a colony. The top of New South Wales was now the same height as South Australia.
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North Australia was made back into New South Wales.
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The Victorian gold rush started in 1851. It ended in the late 1860's
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Victoria was proclaimed a colony. It was put on New South Wales.
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Governor Hotham came in power in June 1854. He made there be weekly checkups for miners licenses.
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Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania.
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South Australia was confirmed to move West.
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The 'Welcome' Nugget was found in 1858. It was found in Ballarat. The nugget weighed about 71.3kg. It was over 99% pure gold.
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Queensland was proclaimed a colony.
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Queensland border was moved West.
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South Australia was moved all over the North bit of where NSW used to be.
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Here is a good website link. GoldThe Welcome Stranger gold nugget was found in 1869. It was found in Moliagul, Victoria by a group of miners. Surprisingly, it was only found a few inches below the ground.
