A few days after arrival at Botany Bay the fleet moved to the more suitable Port Jackson where a settlement was established at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788. This date later became Australia's national day, Australia Day. The colony was formally proclaimed by Governor Phillip on 7 February 1788 at Sydney.The Australian continent came into existence around 96 million years ago when it separated from the Antarctic part of the super-continent Gondwana . Aboriginal people arrived maybe 80,000 years ago. It was settled by European folks from 1788 onwards. A series of British colonies were created.1770 – Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay with his ship, the HMS Endeavour. He then proceeds to map the eastern coast of Australia, claiming it for Great Britain. 1788 – The first British settlement is established at Sydney by Captain Arthur Phillip.
Where did Australia come from : Having been part of all major supercontinents, the Australian continent began to form after the breakup of Gondwana in the Permian, with the separation of the continental landmass from the African continent and Indian subcontinent.
When was Australia 1788
The First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay on the 18th January 1788 but quickly assessed conditions as unsuitable and shifted north to Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) on 26th January, now marked as Australia Day/Invasion Day, depending upon perspective.
What was Australia called in 1788 : colony of New South Wales
The British colony of New South Wales was established in 1788 as a penal colony.
Australia is 117 years old
Other parts of what was known by the Europeans as New Holland were colonised separately or variously annexed to and separated from NSW. With the doctrine of terra nullius in hand, 11 convict ships from Great Britain sailed into what's now Port Jackson in New South Wales on January 26, 1788. Shortly after their arrival, Captain Arthur Phillip made his way to the shore and raised the British flag claiming the land in the name of King George III.
What was Australia like 50,000 years ago
Fifty thousand years ago, Australia still had land-dwelling megafauna, but they were dying out: about 85% of the animals larger than 45 kilos disappeared at this time. Some 55 species died off, including the 104-kilo flightless "thunder bird" known as genyornis newtoni, the last of the goose-like mihirungs.With the doctrine of terra nullius in hand, 11 convict ships from Great Britain sailed into what's now Port Jackson in New South Wales on January 26, 1788. Shortly after their arrival, Captain Arthur Phillip made his way to the shore and raised the British flag claiming the land in the name of King George III.New Holland
After Dutch navigators charted the northern, western and southern coasts of Australia during the 17th Century this newly found continent became known as 'New Holland'. It was the English explorer Matthew Flinders who suggested the name we use today. Narrator: Before 1901 Australia was not a nation. Rather, it was 6 separate British colonies. They were like 6 different countries. Each one had its own parliament, laws, and small defence force.
Who discovered Australia in 1606 : explorer Willem Janszoon
While Indigenous Australians have inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years, and traded with nearby islanders, the first documented landing on Australia by a European was in 1606. The Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon landed on the western side of Cape York Peninsula and charted about 300 km of coastline.
Has anyone lived past 120 : The oldest known age ever attained was by Jeanne Calment, a Frenchwoman who died in 1997 at the age of 122. Ms. Calment is also the only documented case of a person living past 120, which many scientists had pegged as the upper limit of the human lifespan.
What did Australia look like 20,000 years ago
20,000 years ago, the world was starting to emerge from the most recent ice age. The sea level around the Australian coast was then about 120 meters lower than it is today. The coastal mountain ranges we see today in north-eastern Australia were further inland. The Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect on 26 January 1949, creating Australian citizenship for the first time. Previously, Australian nationals were simply British subjects alongside all other members of Commonwealth of Nations; now they were both British subjects and Australian citizens.British settlement of Australia began as a penal colony governed by a captain of the Royal Navy. Until the 1850s, when local forces began to be recruited, British regular troops garrisoned the colonies with little local assistance.
What happened 6000 years ago in Australia : 6,000 BCE. The Torres Strait Islands are formed when the land bridge between Australia and New Guinea is flooded by rising seas.
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26 January 1788
A few days after arrival at Botany Bay the fleet moved to the more suitable Port Jackson where a settlement was established at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788. This date later became Australia's national day, Australia Day. The colony was formally proclaimed by Governor Phillip on 7 February 1788 at Sydney.The Australian continent came into existence around 96 million years ago when it separated from the Antarctic part of the super-continent Gondwana . Aboriginal people arrived maybe 80,000 years ago. It was settled by European folks from 1788 onwards. A series of British colonies were created.1770 – Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay with his ship, the HMS Endeavour. He then proceeds to map the eastern coast of Australia, claiming it for Great Britain. 1788 – The first British settlement is established at Sydney by Captain Arthur Phillip.
Where did Australia come from : Having been part of all major supercontinents, the Australian continent began to form after the breakup of Gondwana in the Permian, with the separation of the continental landmass from the African continent and Indian subcontinent.
When was Australia 1788
The First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay on the 18th January 1788 but quickly assessed conditions as unsuitable and shifted north to Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) on 26th January, now marked as Australia Day/Invasion Day, depending upon perspective.
What was Australia called in 1788 : colony of New South Wales
The British colony of New South Wales was established in 1788 as a penal colony.
Australia is 117 years old
Other parts of what was known by the Europeans as New Holland were colonised separately or variously annexed to and separated from NSW.
With the doctrine of terra nullius in hand, 11 convict ships from Great Britain sailed into what's now Port Jackson in New South Wales on January 26, 1788. Shortly after their arrival, Captain Arthur Phillip made his way to the shore and raised the British flag claiming the land in the name of King George III.
What was Australia like 50,000 years ago
Fifty thousand years ago, Australia still had land-dwelling megafauna, but they were dying out: about 85% of the animals larger than 45 kilos disappeared at this time. Some 55 species died off, including the 104-kilo flightless "thunder bird" known as genyornis newtoni, the last of the goose-like mihirungs.With the doctrine of terra nullius in hand, 11 convict ships from Great Britain sailed into what's now Port Jackson in New South Wales on January 26, 1788. Shortly after their arrival, Captain Arthur Phillip made his way to the shore and raised the British flag claiming the land in the name of King George III.New Holland
After Dutch navigators charted the northern, western and southern coasts of Australia during the 17th Century this newly found continent became known as 'New Holland'. It was the English explorer Matthew Flinders who suggested the name we use today.
Narrator: Before 1901 Australia was not a nation. Rather, it was 6 separate British colonies. They were like 6 different countries. Each one had its own parliament, laws, and small defence force.
Who discovered Australia in 1606 : explorer Willem Janszoon
While Indigenous Australians have inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years, and traded with nearby islanders, the first documented landing on Australia by a European was in 1606. The Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon landed on the western side of Cape York Peninsula and charted about 300 km of coastline.
Has anyone lived past 120 : The oldest known age ever attained was by Jeanne Calment, a Frenchwoman who died in 1997 at the age of 122. Ms. Calment is also the only documented case of a person living past 120, which many scientists had pegged as the upper limit of the human lifespan.
What did Australia look like 20,000 years ago
20,000 years ago, the world was starting to emerge from the most recent ice age. The sea level around the Australian coast was then about 120 meters lower than it is today. The coastal mountain ranges we see today in north-eastern Australia were further inland.
The Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect on 26 January 1949, creating Australian citizenship for the first time. Previously, Australian nationals were simply British subjects alongside all other members of Commonwealth of Nations; now they were both British subjects and Australian citizens.British settlement of Australia began as a penal colony governed by a captain of the Royal Navy. Until the 1850s, when local forces began to be recruited, British regular troops garrisoned the colonies with little local assistance.
What happened 6000 years ago in Australia : 6,000 BCE. The Torres Strait Islands are formed when the land bridge between Australia and New Guinea is flooded by rising seas.