History of Australia by Haley Evans

By Shadowqueen127
  • The Reign of the Aboringes

    The Reign of the Aboringes

    A group of Native Americans reigned over Australia and they were called the Aboringes.
  • Europeans Have A First Encounter With the Aborigines

    Europeans Have A First Encounter With the Aborigines

    The Dutch have an encounter with the Aborigines but soon have to take a quick leave thanks to the Native Americans.
  • Great Britain Discovers Australia

    Great Britain Discovers Australia

    A man named Captain James Cook finds Australia and claimed the land for England.
  • British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony

    British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony

    Great Britian is forced to put British prisoners in Austrlia.
  • Port Arthur is the destination for the hardest convicts

    Port Arthur is the destination for the hardest convicts

    The hardest convicts are now being sent to Port Arthur from 1833 until the 1850s.
  • Gold is Discovered

    Gold is Discovered

    Colonists discovered gold as the British population soared in 1858.
  • government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today

    government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today

    The major coastal settlements became 7 independent colonies.
  • British Stop Transporting Convicts

    British Stop Transporting Convicts

    New South Wales was made a penal colony from 1788 to 1832. The British stopped transporting convicts in 1868.
  • The Commonwealth of Australia was established

    The Commonwealth of Australia was established

    The states become independent and form the Commonwealth of Australia.
  • Canberra Completed

    Canberra Completed

    Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927.