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Captain cook was born
He was born at a place called Marton, United Kingdom. -
Governor phillip born
Governor phillp was born at a place called London, United Kingdom. -
lachlan macquarie was born
he was born at Ulva, United Kingdom -
British colonisation
Economic
factories took over jobs so there wasn't many jobs in Britain. Britain wanted to be close with Asia so they could trade.
Political
Britain wanted a colony near Asia. loss of space in America. People young as 8 had to work in factories.
Social
factories took over space for houses. There was over crowding in the jails. Lots of crime and free settlers. -
Captain Cook arrived
Captain James Cook arrived in Botany Bay on his ship "The HM Endeavour" -
Captain James Cook claims possession
Captain James Cook claims possession of the whole east coast of Australia for the British Crown. -
Captain cook died
Captain cook died at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, United States. -
First fleet arrives
The First Fleet of 11 ships, carrying 1,500 people, arrived at Sydney Cove under Captain Arthur Phillip to establish the first settlement in Australia. Half of these people were convicts.
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The Second Fleet Arrived
The Second Fleet of 6 six ships arrived containing settlers, supplies and 226 female convicts -
Free settlers came
Free settlers began to flow in from the early 1790s. However life for prisoners was tough. Re-offenders were often flogged or hanged. The colonisation of Australia had a devastating effect on the Aboriginals. They lost their land and many of their traditional lifestyles. Many suffered illness and death due to introduced diseases like small pox. -
Bass and Flinders
The explorers, George Bass and Matthew Flinders, circumnavigated Tasmania to prove that it was an island and was separate to the mainland. -
Matthew Flinders' voyage
Matthew Flinders completed his first voyage around Australia in his ship "The Investigator" -
Blu Mountains Crossing
Explorers Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth successfully crossed the Blue Mountains -
Bennelong died
He died at Kissing Point, New South Wales. -
Governor phillip died
Governor phillip died at Bath, United Kingdom -
Migration in the 1820s
Many soldiers, officers and emancipated convicts turned land they received from the government into successful farms. News of Australia's cheap land and plentiful work brought more migrants from Britain. -
lachlan macquarie died
he died at London, United Kingdom -
Brisbane
A group of soldiers and convicts settled in the territory of the Yuggera people, close to modern day people. -
Perth was settled
Perth was settled by an Englishman,Captain James Stirling -
Melbourne was settled
Melbourne was founded by settlers who had sailed from Tasmania -
South Australia was established
a private British company with no convict link settled Adelaide in South Australia. -
A colony started in South Australia
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Narcisse pelletier born
Narcisse pelletier was born at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France. -
the gold rush started
Gold was discovered in NSW and Victoria. This brought thousands of hopefuls from other states as well as 370,000 immigrants. The economy was booming. -
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Industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes. -
The gold rush ended
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Convicts ships ended
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Narcisse pelletier died
Narcisse pelletier died at a place called Saint-Nazaire, France.
