History: Australia as a nation – The Australian colonies

  • British settlement of Australia began as a penal colony governed by a captain of the Royal Navy, also known as captain Cook

    colonisation of Australia begins
  • the Australian frontier wars were between the Europeans the Aboriginal Australians with open massacres happening from 1788 all the way up to 1934

    the frontier wars
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    History: Australia as a nation – The Australian colonies

    history with the fam
  • From 1788 marines guarded English settlements at Sydney Cove and Norfolk Island; they were relieved in 1790 by a unit specifically recruited for colonial service

    settlement has started and marines have now joined the colonisation of Australia
  • in 1810 the 73rd Regiment of Foot became the first line regiment to serve in Australia.

  • in 1829 soldiers were involved in putting down the "Ribbon Gang" outbreak near Bathurst.

  • With the end of convict transportation to New South Wales in 1840, the need for military forces diminished and troop strength began to decline

    convict transportation is finished!
  • Resulting from the continuing expansion of European settlers onto Maori land and the colonial government's determination to crush native independence, the first war took place in 1845–46.

    war!
  • the expansion of framing in Australia began in 1845 and kept expanding until 1906 when the first world war began

    expansion of farming
  • in 1849 the Australian gold rush began and was extremely popular from the American gold rush that started only a year before

    the gold rush began
  • the first Australian railway was made in 1854 and went between Melbourne and port Melbourne

    the advent of rail
  • the Eureka stockade war began as the gold miners clashed with the government forces

    more war