Early Australia By ChocolatteCat Period: Dec 1, 1770 to Dec 25, 1900 Early Australia Jan 26, 1788 British Flag raised at Sydney Cove Arthur Phillip Jan 26, 1788 January 1788 Sep 7, 1795 George Bass leaves with Mathew Flinders for Australia for the first time Feb 5, 1803 George Bass disappears Jul 16, 1825 July and December 1825 May 2, 1829 May 1829 Nov 24, 1831 Thomas Mitchell sets out on his first major expedition Feb 6, 1832 February 1832 Dec 28, 1836 December 1836 Feb 17, 1846 February 1846 Apr 15, 1847 April 1847 Jul 1, 1851 July 1851 Oct 15, 1855 Thomas Mitchell dies of bronchitis Jan 1, 1856 January 1856 May 1, 1858 May 1858 Jun 6, 1859 June 1859 Jun 3, 1862 June 1862 Jul 6, 1863 July 1863
