Aussie colonisation

  • Aug 15, 1271

    Marco Polo describes Australia

    Marco Polo describes Australia
    Marco Polo, a merchant from vencie, first visited China in 1271. In his journal he described countries he had been told stories of a rich 'south land'.
  • Feb 15, 1522

    The Portugese

    The Portugese
    The portuguese were worried that their wealthy trade in the far east was wide open for attack. and sent three armadas to find magallenThey faild to find him but it destroyed the ships
  • The Dutch settlement

    The Dutch settlement
    By 1628 half of Australia's coastline had been mapped by Dutch eexplores. The Dutch wanted to establish a colony in the great south land, which they had named New Holland.
  • First fleet

    First fleet
    Aboriginies
    They would feel very scared because the white people had taken over their land.