The Making of Australia

By Phoenix94
  • European Exploration: Dutch

    European Exploration: Dutch

    The Dutch (Netherlands) saiedl to Australia in 1606, but didn't settle there since they were attacked by Aboriginals
  • European Exploration : British

    European Exploration : British

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia.
    He named the area New South Wales.
    He claimed the land for England
    Sailors mapped the coast of eastern Australia & Tasmania
  • The First Fleet Leaves

    The First Fleet Leaves

    The British ship “First Fleet” left England with convcts onboard
  • British Convicts settle

    British Convicts settle

    The British prisoners settled in Australia
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    NSW: The Penal Colony

    New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony with mainly of convicts, marines, and their families
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    Remnants of the tribes are moved

    Remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
    They were not alloud to teach their children their language and customs.
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    Transportation to Port Arthur, Tasmania

    Port Authur was where the most hardest convicted British and Irish criminals, who were secondary offenders after arriving Australia was sent.
    Port Arthur had some of the strictest security measures of the British penal system.
    Some tales suggest that some prisoners may hade committed murder just to avoid Port Arthur
  • 7 sections

    7 sections

    Government officials created boundaries for the 7 independent colonies.
  • Transporting to Australia stops

    Transporting to Australia stops

    British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868. Many free immigrants were also settling down in NSW. They built
    businesses, trading posts, farms
  • The Commonwealth of Australia

    The Commonwealth of Australia

    The Commonwealth of Australia was established.
    Melbourne had served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927
  • Immigration Restriction Act

    Immigration Restriction Act

    This act restricted migration to people of firstly European descent
    This was dismantled after the Second World War.
  • Legislation to help the Aborigines.

    Legislation to help the Aborigines.

    The federal government began to pass a legislation to help the Aborigines.
    It was seen as an affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines
  • Indigenous Land Claims

    Indigenous Land Claims

    In March, striking Aboriginal farmers changed political history by extending a demand for equal wages to a declaration of their rights of ownership of traditional lands.
    This became one of Australia’s first successful land claims by its indigenous people.
  • Australia Act

    Australia Act

    Australia Act all legal ties with the British Empire were severed

  • The rejection of the 55%

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.