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May 6, 1400
European Exploration
England needing a new place to put its convicts they travel around the south looking for a area to put the convicts. -
Period: May 6, 1400 to
The First Fleet
The Year 1400-1788 Was When England Had First Found Australia Land. Year 1788-1900 England Was Just Settling In To Australia In The Colonisation Of Australia. -
Finding Australia
Willem Jansz sailed along part of the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606 had found Australia. -
First Landing
The British government decided to start a convict settlement in New South Wales. -
HMS Supply arrives in Botany Bay
After the long journey the HMS Supply is the first ship to arrive at Botany Bay. -
First Fleet Asemble At Portsmouth
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First Fleet leave Portsmouth
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Last Sight of England
The journey is now. The last sightings of England had faded now and it was all open sea. -
First Fleet arvive Tenefiffe, Canary Islands
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Departing the Canary Islands
The First Fleet now departs the Canary Islands continuing the voyage to the Great South Land. -
Crosing The Equator
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First Fleet arive in Rio De Janerio,Brazil
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First Fleet arvive at Cape Town, South Africa
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The Advance Party
HMS Supply and three other ships moved ahead of the convoy to become an advance party. -
First Fleet arvive at Port Jackson, Botany Bay, Australia
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HMS Supply arrives in Botany Bay
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Early Years
Governor Phillip left Sydney in December 1792. By then the settlement had survived its first and worst five years. -
Australian Explorers
After the troubles of the early years, the adminstration were pushing to find out more about what lay beyond the shores and coastline of Australia. -
Convicts
During the period between 1788 and 1868, around 160,000 convicts were sent to Australia. What happened to them depended on their skills or education, how they behaved and some luck. -
Gold
people believe that in 1851 Edward Hargraves was the first person to discover gold. This isn't true. Before 1851 gold had been found by convicts, shepherds and many more -
Bushrangers
In the early days of Australia’s history, bushrangers roamed the countryside. They lived by stealing horses, holding up farms and many more. Alot of them escaped convicts. But others were just young men looking for adventure. -
The End Of The Colonisation, The Start Of Australia
At the year 1900, the colonisation of Australia was finished and Australia was known to all as a new country.
