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Australia was colonised with the arrival of the First Fleet from Britain, on 26 January 1788.
The convicts and officers of the First Fleet arrived at the location they were meant to settle, botany Bay, on 18 January 1788. However, due to the bay not being as promising as they had been led to believe, they travelled north 8 km and settled in Port Jackson, arriving there and raising the British flag on 26 January 1788. This is the official start of the colonisation of Australia.
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∙ 13y agoAustralia was colonised by convicts from England. The choice was made to send convicts to Australia so that the English could establish a physical presence in the South Pacific - and also to alleviate the problem of severely overcrowded prisons in England.
The very first European settlers in Australia were the convicts, marines and officers of the First Fleet, a group of eleven ships which departed England in May 1787 and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788.
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∙ 13y agoYes. Australia was colonised by the British on 26 January 1788, with the arrival of the First Fleet.
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∙ 12y agoAustralia was colonised by the British in 1788.
On 26 January 1788, New South Wales was colonised when the First Fleet of British convicts and officers arrived in Port Jackson.
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Which British captain colonized Australia for Britain?
Captain Arthur Phillip was the one who colonised Australia, as he commanded the First Fleet of convicts.
What countries were colonized by Britain in the Victorian Period?
Australia new zeland and papa new guinie
When Great Britain colonized Australia who were the first people sent?
The first people sent to colonise Australia were convicts and the officers and marines sent to supervise them.
Why did the British want to colonize Australia and new zealand?
because they had already colonized Australia so they decided to colonize the country next to it.
Which country colonized America?
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by the british
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They got colonized by UK
Whom colonized Haiti?
France
What was the last populated continent to be colonized by the eurpeans?
Australia.
Was Australia colonized by Britain?
Yes, in 1788.
Who colonized both Australia and India?
I think the British did
Who colonized Australia during imperialism?
Great Britain.
Who are the Aboriginals and what did they do?
The aboriginals are indigenous people of Australia What did they do ? lived in Australia and then the British people came and colonized Australia.
What European country colonized Australia?
great britain was the country that colonized australia
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Britain
Did US colonized Australia?
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What continent was almost entirely colonized by European powers in the early 1900s?
Asia, Africa, Australia
