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Captain Cook claims Australia
English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HMS Endeavour charted the eastern coast, and claimed it for the British Crown. Australia was dubbed "terra nullius", according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was unclaimed by any sovereign nation. -
First colony built in Sydney Cove
Deciding that Botany Bay was unsuitable for settlement, Captain Arthur Phillip set out with a party in three open boats to seek out another site. He selected a cove with a stream and named it Sydney Cove. -
First fellters arrived in Australia
11 ships departed on the 13th of May 1787 from England and arrived in Botany Bay, 8 month later. -
Queensland is created
Queensland is last colony to be created, thus locking Australia into the state we konw here today. -
Population in Australia
Half of the people living in Australia were born there -
Victoria is created
A new province called Victoria is set up. -
New settlers
Gold is discover in australia so other settlers came, the population is now nearly half a million. -
Four colonies of all five are self-governing
They manage most of their affairs but are still part of the British Empire. -
Queensland, last colony to be created
Queensland separated from New South Wales with its western border. -
Commonwealth of Australia is created
All the territories form one "Federation" with its own Parliament. But the Bitish monarch remains the head of the state -
Population and territory
80% of the population is born there, the six colony meet to rules australia as a united contry, idependent of britain. -
Australia runned by Australians
All six provinces or territories are "self-governing", they are not under Great Britain's control.