The spreading impact Flashcards
How many convicts were transported between 1788 and 1868?
168,000
Between 1788 and 1810, how many male and female convicts were transported?
9,300 male convicts and 2,500 female convicts
Between 1811 and 1820, how many male and female convicts were transported?
15,400 male convicts and 2,000 female convicts
Between 1821 and 1830, how many male and female convicts were transported?
28,700 male convicts and 4,100 female convicts
Between 1831 and 1840, how many male and female convicts were transported?
43,500 male convicts and 7,700 female convicts
In the 1807 census, what proportion of the population were children?
1 in 4
By 1828, what was the free and convict population?
The free population was 20,870 and the convict population was 15,728
When was the first attempt to organise a free settlement in Western Australia?
1829
When was the settlement of Van Dieman’s Land?
1803
What was the second settlement that was linked to Van Dieman’s Land?
Port Risdon/ Hobart (strategic and because Tasmania was key for whaling)
Till when was Van Dieman’s land run as an adjutant part of the main settlement?
1824
Who was the Governor of Van Dieman’s land between 1823 and 1837?
Sir George Arthur (totalitarian regime)
Until the 1830s, what was the second principal source of income for the settlement?
Wool
When did Whaling begin to have a greater influence in the colony?
Arrival of the Third Fleet in 1791 under Captain Thomas Melvill of Britannica
Who broke the East India Company’s monopoly on Whale oil after shipping 260 tons (from the skin of 13,700 seals) to England in 1805?
Robert Campbell (later the Hondurous Packet carried 34,000 skins to England)
What was the value of wool exported by 1830?
£2 million
When was the first crossing of the Blue Mountain?
1813
Who led the first crossing of the Blue Mountains?
Blaxland (saying it could support the colony for 30 years), Lawson and Wentworth
When was a road commissioned over the Blue Mountains?
1814
Who led a further expedition in 1819 across the Blue Mountains?
Charles Throsby
When were the Liverpool Plains discovered?
1818
In which year was the Australian Agricultural Company established by Royal Charter in Britain, and was given 1 million acres?
1824 (from Port Stephens to the Manning River)
When was the Western Coast of Australia surveyed and claimed by George Vancouver for Britain?
1791
When was a small military outpost in King George Sound (later called Albany) established?
1826
When was the Swan River Company (for Western Australia) established by Captain Stirling?
1828
How many settlers were sent by the Swan River Company?
10,000 settlers (40 acres per £3)
When did Captain Freemantle claim all the land that did not make up New South Wales from the mouth of the Swan River?
1829
When was the Swan River settlement established?
1829 (1,500 colonists by 1832)
What did John Bigge recommend in his report?
Convict labour primarily to sheep farms than for public works; early pardons, tickets of leave and land grants for emancipists should cease; no positions of responsibility to emancipists
What were the main aspects of the New South Wales Act in 1823?
A legislative council was to be created (made of exclusives, and went from 7 members to 15 in 1828); justice system independent of the Governor; Van Dieman’s Land ran as a separate colony
