Australian development of the colony

By Zack1111

  • The first fleet landed

    The first fleet landed
    When the First Fleet landed,
    The boundary of New South Wales was
    separated by Holland and New South Wales.

  • Van Diemen’s Land

    Van Diemen’s Land
    The second punishment for convicts who had committed a crime in New South Wales was going to Van Diemen’s Land. Also at the same time, the border of New South Wales was moved west.

  • Western Australia

    Western Australia
    They renamed New Holland to Western Australia

  • South Australia

    South Australia
    South Australia was officially made as a free colony in 1836.

  • North Australia

    North Australia
    European settlement has slowly started expanding to coastal parts of the northern side of Australia from the 1820s.

  • Victoria

    Victoria
    In 1836 settlers from Tasmania started to bring big flocks of sheep to the area. This area became the border of Victoria. In 1851 when Victoria separated from New South Wales the border was mostly along the Murray Rivers edge.

  • Queensland

    Queensland
    Miners and farmers started colonizing the coastal and inland
    areas.

  • South Australia

    South Australia
    South Australia became bigger.

  • Western Boundary

    Western Boundary
    South Australia became even bigger.