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First Europeans to sail to Australia
The Europeans actually didn't really sail to Australia, and it didn't actually happen on March 1, but it did happen in late February and early March. -
Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook sailed around the easstern coast of Australia.He named the ares New South Wales. He ignored the Aborigines living there and claimed it s being England. -
"First Fleet"
"First Fleet" is one of the 11 British ships were leaving England. They left England with convicts to establish a prison colony. -
British prisoners
British prisoners settled in Australia. -
Period: to
New South Wales
The prison colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families. Only 20% of the first convicts were women. -
New South Wales
New South Wales was considered a penal (prison) colony. -
New South Wales
New South Wales was oficially a penal or prison colony -
British and Irish criminals
From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. -
government
1861: government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
New South Wales
New South Wales had to stop sending prisoners to Australia. -
commonwealth
January 1, 1901: the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
federal government
1967: federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Australia Act
all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
voters
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
