History Of Australia By MaryClaireBrewton Sep 6, 1606 History of Austalia First Europeans to sail to Australia. Feb 8, 1770 Captain James Cook sailed around AustraliaCook named the area New South Wales Aug 7, 1778 British left England with convicts to establish a prison colony Feb 1, 1788 British settled in Australia Mar 13, 1832 New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines, and the marines’ families Mar 13, 1850 the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals Mar 13, 1861 government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today Mar 13, 1868 British transported prisoners to Australia Jan 1, 1901 Commonwealth of Australia was established. Mar 13, 1927 the national capital Canberra was completed Mar 13, 1967 federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
