Tasmania 1803-1836
First Settlement. After the departure of Baudin from Sydney it was discovered that there was an inclination on the part of the French to settle in some part of Australia. It was known that the inlet called Storm Bay, in the island then known as V... Tasmania 1837-1890
Governor Franklin. Sir John Franklin, the great Arctic explorer, arrived in 1837 to assume the Governorship of Tasmania. He had been a midshipman, under Flinders, during the survey of the Australian coasts, and for many years had been engaged in ... The Convict Settlement At Sydney 1788-1800
Botany Bay. The reports brought home by Captain Cook completely changed the beliefs current in those days with regard to Australia. From the time of Dampier it had been supposed that the whole of this continent must be the same flat and miserable... The Discoveries Of Bass And Flinders
#1.# No community has ever been more completely isolated than the first inhabitants of Sydney. They were three thousand miles away from the nearest white men; before them lay a great ocean, visited only at rare intervals, and, for the greater part... The Discovery Of Gold
Importance of the Year 1851. The year 1851 was in many ways an eventful one to Australia. In that year the colonies received from the Imperial Parliament the amended Constitutions they had so long expected. Tasmania, South Australia, Port Phillip... The Early Discoverers
#1.# To the people who lived four centuries ago in Europe only a very small portion of the earth's surface was known. Their geography was confined to the regions lying immediately around the Mediterranean, and including Europe, the north of Africa... The Times Of The Maoris
The Maoris. So far as we know, the original inhabitants of New Zealand were a dark-skinned race called Maoris, a people lithe and handsome of body, though generally plain of features: open, frank and happy in youth, grave and often melancholy in ... Victoria 1851-1855
Effects of Gold Excitement. For the first few months after the discovery of gold in Victoria, many shrewd persons believed that the colony would be ruined by its seeming good fortune. None of the ordinary industries could be carried on whilst wor... Victoria 1855-1890
Responsible Government. In 1855, when each of the colonies was engaged in framing for itself its own form of government, Victoria, like all the others, chose the English system of two Houses of Legislature. At first it was resolved that the Lower... West Australia 1829-1890
King George's Sound. In 1825, when Sir Ralph Darling was appointed Governor of New South Wales, his commission was supposed to extend over all that part of Australia which lies between the 139th meridian and the eastern coast. Not that the whole ... White Men And Maoris
Govenor Fitzroy. When Governor Hobson died, his place was taken by his friend Lieutenant Shortland until a new Governor could be sent out. The English people were at this time very anxious to see that the natives of new lands which they colonised...

The Discovery Of Gold White Men And Maoris The Convict Settlement At Sydney 1788-1800 South Australia 1850-1890 Port Phillip 1800-1840 The Times Of The Maoris Explorations In The Interior 1840-1860 New Zealand 1843-1890

Discoveries In The Interior 1860-1886 Tasmania 1837-1890 Queensland 1823-1890 South Australia 1841-1850 The Discoveries Of Bass And Flinders Victoria 1851-1855 West Australia 1829-1890 Discoveries In The Interior 1817-1836