1788 ⟶ First Fleet Lands in Australia
First Fleet arrives in Australia
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🗺️ James Cook's Exploration and Mapping of New Zealand and Australia
1770: James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia.⟶
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New Zealand
Australia
United Kingdom🗺️ James Cook Claims New South Wales for Great Britain
James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.⟶
ColonialismExplorationBritish EmpireNew South WalesJames CookImperialismIndigenous Australians
AustraliaUnited Kingdom🚢 First Fleet Lands in Australia
First Fleet arrives in Australia⟶
ColonialismBritish EmpireIndigenous AustraliansExplorationSettlementNew South WalesExpansionism
AustraliaUnited Kingdom🇬🇧 British Settlement of Sydney
First permanent European settlement established in Australia by Britain at Sydney.⟶
ColonialismBritish EmpireExplorationSettlementNew South WalesIndigenous Australians
AustraliaUnited Kingdom⚔️ Escalation of Conflicts between Settlers and Aboriginal Australians
1816: The Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars, which were a series of incidents between settlers and New South Wales Corps and the Aboriginal Australian clans of the Hawkesbury river in Sydney, Australia.⟶
ColonialismIndigenous AustraliansNew South WalesMilitary ConflictViolenceExpansionism
Australia🏏 First Test Cricket Match: England vs. Australia
The first test cricket match, between England and Australia, is played.⟶
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AustraliaUnited Kingdom