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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
colonation of Australia timespan
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Jan 20, 1400
European Exploration
Before the English officially landed on Botany Bay in 1788, there were many expeditions to find the Unknown Land, that was believed to be full of gold. The first European to discover was thought to have been Willem Jansz, a Dutchman who sailed along part of the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606 and landed on Australia -
dirk
My name is Dirk Hartog and I am a 17th century Dutch explorer. My crew and I were the second European crew to land on Australian land.I was also the first person to leave behind an artifact, -
First Landing
In August 1786, the British government decided to start a convict settlement in New South Wales. This also allowed England to claim Australia and stop France or Spain from taking it. -
Convicts
During the period between 1788 and 1868, about 160,000 convicts were sent to Australia. Between 1788 and 1850 the English sent over 162,000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The first eleven of these ships are today known as the First Fleet. They set up huge prison in Australia. -
first fleet arives
On the ship there were soldiers, convicts, emancipists and free settlers. the first fleet came because there were over crowded convicts on the ship. Over 252 days, the First Fleet brought over 1500 men, women and children half way around the world from England to New South Wales.On 13 of May 1787, the fleet of 11 ships set sail from Portsmouth, England. Led by Captain Arthur Phillip. carried officers, crew, marines and their families, and convicts from Britain to a distant and little known land -
Early Years
Governor Phillip left Sydney in December 1792. By then the settlement had survived its first and worst five years. Sydney was a rough place but it was still there and growing. -
Gold rush
The gold rush began near Bathurst in New South Wales. The gold rush had a huge effect on australia -
federation of australia
Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901. when the British Parliament passed laws allowing the six Australian colonies to be part of the commonwealth.
Federation. Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901 when the British Parliament passed laws allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia was established as a constitutional monarchy. -
FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA
The Commonwealth of Australia was established as a constitutional monarchy. 'Constitutional' because the Commonwealth of Australia was established with a written constitution, and 'monarchy' because Australia's head of state was Queen Victoria. -
WW1
Australian troops fight in World War 1. australiawas a colony of briten so australia had to join the war folowed by newzeland -
ww1
World War 1 began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. Differences in foreign policies were to blame. -
ww1
The two main sides were the Allies, which included France, Great Britain and Russia; and Germany and Austria-Hungary. In total, 30 countries were involved in the conflict. Italy -
ww1 2
World War, was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28th July 1914 and lasted until 11th November 1918. The war lasted exactly four years, three months and 14 days. Before World War II began in 1939. -
our relation ship with britan
The long-standing relationship between the United Kingdom of Britain and the Commonwealth of Australia formally began in 1901 when the six British Crown colonies in Australia federated, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed as a Dominion of the British Empire. -
Australias relationship with europe
some of our relation ships with briten are the money because we have famouse people on it, we have got the union jack on flage, and the queen -
australias relationship with europe
Australian British relations are one of the closest international relationships in existence, marked by culture, institutions and language, extensive people to people links. -
Queen
My name is Queen Elizabeth II and I am the Queen of England. Australia and England have an amazing connection between each other, World War One made a huge difference for our relationship. In the future I know we will overcome our differences and become even closer. Australia has changed a lot here in England and we have changed many things there too, without Australia by our side, I don’t know what we would have become today.
