4 Australia timeline Flashcards
1
Q
when did Cook claim NSW for the British as Terra Nullis?
A
1770
2
Q
when did the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay?
A
18th Jan 1788
3
Q
when did smallpox break out among the Aboriginals
A
1789
4
Q
when did Gov Phillip dispatch 300 convicts to Norfolk Island?
A
1790
5
Q
when did Macarthur introduce merino sheep to Australia?
A
1796
6
Q
when was the Rum Rebellion?
A
26th Jan 1808
7
Q
when does Macquarie become Gov of NSW?
A
1810
8
Q
when do Blaxland, Lawson + Wentworth cross the Blue Mountains?
A
1813
9
Q
when does the NSW Act establish a legislative council in the colony?
A
1823
10
Q
when is martial law declared against the Aboriginals in Tasmania by Gov Arthur?
A
1828
11
Q
when do the first British settlers arrive in Western Australia?
A
1829
