Making A Nation By Emma_G98 Jan 26, 1788 The First Fleet Arrived in Australia Jan 1, 1790 Large Sections Had Still NOT been mapped Jul 18, 1801 Matthew Flinders left England for Australia Jan 1, 1813 Crossing of the Blue Mountains Jan 1, 1824 Moreton Bay convict colony Established Jan 1, 1829 Swan River settlement was formed Oct 1, 1834 James Henty landed on Portland Bay Jan 1, 1851 A boarder is created to separate NSW and VIC Due to the spread of gold? MAYBE Jan 1, 1868 Convicts Stopped Arriving Mar 14, 1870 Mei Quong Tart and Willia, Ah Ket, disguised laywer Some Chinese people were accepted: Mei Quong 1850-1903 William Ah Ket 1876 - 1936 Mar 14, 1987 2000 Chinese people in Australia