Making a nation By Hazzi G 1772 James Cook’s landing at Botany Bay in HMS Endeavour on 29 April 1770 1788 New South Wales: First settlement at Sydney Cove 1803 Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania): rst settlement at Risdon Cove on the Derwent River, followed by the Hobart settlement in early 1804 1813 First crossing of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales leads to British expansion inland 1824 Queensland: Moreton Bay convict settlement 1829 Western Australia: Swan River Colony 1851 Start of the Australian gold rushes 1856 Introduction of the eight-hour day 1901 Australian colonies federate, creating the Commonwealth of Australia 1902 The Commonwealth Franchise Act grants the vote to most Australian men and women over 21
