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24 Cards in this Set
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1770 |
Cook claims new south wales for British as terra nullis |
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1788 |
First fleet arrives in botany bay |
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1789 |
Smallpox breaks out amongst aboriginal people |
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1790 |
Governor phillips dispatches 300 convicts to norfolk island |
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1791 |
Whaling begins in the colony |
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1791 |
James ruse granted land at rose hill as a reward for growing first crop of wheat |
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1803 |
A small military outpost established in van diemens land to prevent settlement by french |
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1808 |
Rum rebellion - governor Bligh removed from office vy mutinyb |
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1810 |
Macquarie becomes governor |
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1813 |
Firsr crossing of blue mountains |
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1814 |
Road built across blue mountains |
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1823 |
New self wales act establishes legislative council in colony |
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1828 |
Martial law declared against aboriginal people by gov arthur |
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1829 |
Britisg settlers arrive in west Australia |
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How many convicts in 1770 |
732 - youngest 9 |
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Phillip |
1788-92 |
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Arthur |
1824-36 |
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1791 |
Irish convicts -seen as particularly dangerous partly bc political dissidents and distrust for Catholics |
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Macquarie |
1809-21 |
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Rum years |
1792-1809 - when corps dominated colony |
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Emancipist |
Convict who served time |
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Currency |
Child of convicts |
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Exclusives |
Free settlers |
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1828 |
Swan river company - send out 10,00p free settlerd for a latge grant |