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  • The End of the Slave trade (Britain)

    On this day the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act entered the statue books.

  • Molesworth Committee Report to end transportation

    In 1837, Molesworth Committee Report was convened in England to report on transportation and its future.

  • The end of convict transportation in NSW

    On 22 May, 1840, this Order-in-Council was issued, removing New South Wales from the list of places to which convicts could be sent. (Van Diemen’s Land continued to receive convicts, and transportation to Western Australia began in 1850.

  • The end of convict transportation in Van Diemen's Land

    In 1853, convict transportation to Van Diemen's Land had ended, 13 years after NSW>

  • The beginning of indentured labour use

    Indentured Labour use had started in the early 17th-18th centuries and had quickly took over the world

  • The foundation of Sydney, Van Diemen's Land, Melbourne and Adelaide

    In 1788, this was when Sydney or Botany Bay was discovered. In 1803, Van Diemen's land was discovered. In 1835, Melbourne was discovered and on 28 December, 1836, Adelaide was discovered.