Story of Australia

By Balours

  • Captain Cook claim australia

    After his long travel in boat, he discovers the island and decide to claim it

  • First colony built in Sydney cove

    The start of a huge era

  • First Free settlers

    They arrive for a new life in Australia

  • New colonies

    Set up on Tasmania, free settlers soon follow

  • New province

    Called Victoria (named after whom ?)

  • population is 1/2 native

    half of the australians are born in the coutry

  • GOLDD !!!

    Gold veins are discovered - more settlers arrive
    Nearly half million population in Australia

  • Self government

    4 of the 5 provinces wanted independancy, they manage most of their own affairs but are still part british empire

  • Queensland

    Queensland is created
    This is the last colonie to be created in Australia's histroy by now.

  • 80% of natives, new rules

    Now more than 80 percent of the population is born in the country so they decide to set a bunch of rules to run the entire country

  • 6 independant province

    All of the six provinces are now slef governing !

  • Commonwealth of Australia

    The Commonwealth of Australia comes to existence. All the provinces form one federation with the parliament. Still with the british monarch as the head of the coutry