Australia Colonization

Austrailian History

Period: Mar 12, 1600 to Mar 12, 2000

Europeans to Australia

Mar 11, 1606

First europeans to sailed to Australia were the Dutch, but they didn't settle there.

Austrialian History

Period: Mar 11, 1606 to Mar 11, 1987

Captain James Cook First Voyage

Mar 11, 1768

Captain James Cook first voyage in 1768 including Dutch East Indies, Austrialia, and New Zealand.

Captain James Cook's Trip

Mar 11, 1770

Catain James Cook sailed aroud Australia in 1770.

Bristish Ships Leave England

Mar 11, 1787

British ships called the First Fleet left England with convicts to esablish a prision colony.

Bristish Prisoners

Mar 11, 1788

British prisoners settled in Austialia.

New South Whales

Mar 11, 1788

1788-1832 New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts,marines, and the marines families.

Destination For The Hardest Of Covict

Mar 11, 1833

This was the destination of the hardest of convict British and Irish criminals , those who were secondary offenders having re- offened after their arrival in Austrialia.

Government Sets Boundaries

Mar 11, 1861

Goverment officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.

European visites Ayers Rock

Mar 12, 1873

European surveyor visited the rock in 1873 and named it after Sir Henry Ayers, an English government official in South Australia.

Europeans Name Victoria Desert

Mar 12, 1875

First Europeans to cross the desert named it after British Queen Victoria in 1875.

Immigration Restriction Act

Jun 12, 1901

This act restricted migration to people primarily of Europen descent.

Federal Government

Jan 13, 1967

Fedreal Government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.

Australia Act

Nov 12, 1986

Austrialia Act-- all legal ties with the British Empire were served.

Vote

Mar 12, 1999

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