History of Australia

By vogtthomas

  • Captain Cook Arrives

    Captain James Cook Founded Australia years after the dutch founded the country and renamed it to New South Wales

  • First Fleet

    In England there where so many criminals that the jails where so full there had to send some to New South Wales Captain Cook claimed the land and formed the Colony of New South Wales

  • Britian Claims Australia

    Shortly after the First Fleet Captain Cook and Captain Arthur Philip Calmed the land and Named it New South Wales
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    Black War

    After Britain Claimed the Land the Aboriginals started a conflict against the British to reclaim the land from the British in the end the British Won

  • First Governor of New South Wales Announced

    Captain Arthur Phillip who Claimed the land became New South Wales First Ever Governor

  • Second Governor of New South Wales

    Following the resignation of Captain Arthur Philip, John Hunter Became the new Governor of New South Wales

  • Third Governor of New South Wales Announced

    After John Hunter Retired as Governor Philip Ridley King Became the 3rd Governor of New South Wales

  • 4th Governor of New South Wales

    6 Years after Philip Ridley King Became the 3rd Governor of New South Wales William Blight Became the 4th Governor of New South Wales

  • 5th Governor of New South Wales Announced

    2 Years after William Blight was Forced Out of Office Lachlan Marquee became the 5th Governor of New South Wales

  • 6th Governor Of New South Wales

    11 Years After Lachlan Marquee Became Governor Thomas Brisbane Became the 6th Governor Of New South Wales

  • 7th Governor of New South Wales Announced

    4 Years after Thomas Brisbane Became Governor of New South Wales Ralph Darling Took Over And Became The 7th Governor of New South Wales

  • Tasmania Is Founded

    The British Wanted to Claim more land as they did when they discovered Tasmania and named it Van Diemen's Land

  • Western Australia is Founded

    Western Australia is Discovered after the British wanted to claim the land before the french so they discovered Western Australia

  • South Australia is founded

    The British wanted to discover even more land So they founded South Australia

  • Victoria is Founded

    As the British where discovering more areas they founded Victoria

  • Queensland is founded

    Whilst finding more land they founded Queensland