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After the indigenous Aborigines, the first people to officially settle in Australia were convicts sent from Britain, and the officers sent to oversee the new colony. Governor Arthur Phillip was the first Governor of New South Wales (Australia).
Having said that, however, there is some evidence that the first unofficial European settlers were survivors of Dutch shipwrecks off the western coast of the continent, a region renowned for shipwrecks in the 1600s.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe early settlers of Australia were initially convicts from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. As the land was developed, free settlers came out from other European countries, seeing Australia as a land of new opportunities.
Much later, in the mid-1800s, there were also prospectors who came out for the gold rushes.
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∙ 10y agoThe early Australian settlers initially lived in tents until huts and houses could be built. The convicts were actually left out in the open at night, as there were no dangerous animals they needed to shelter from. The biggest problem was, of course, the summer storms. Canvas tents were soon put up, and later, proper barracks. Officers lived in wooden huts while the Governor had a large stone house built.
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∙ 9y agoThe arrival of the first British ships was at Sydney to establish a penal colony in 1788.
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What type of homes did the early settlers live in?
the early settlers live in hut or benab
What are the similarities and differences between the activities of early settlers and those of later settlers?
Both the early and later settlers ate from the land and traded good. They both were from North America.
Did early settlers live in log houses or teepees?
Generally, the first settlers lived in houses made with boards. The first houses were built inside palisades made from upright logs. These were basically forts. The houses and vegetable gardens were inside the palisades and somewhat safe from Indian attack. The log cabin would not come until about 60 years later when conditions became safe to live in a dwelling away from a palisade. Early settlers did not live in teepees. They housed Indians.
Who were the early french settlers?
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What did settlers in the early years of the Jamestown colony require from England?
The settlers in the early years of Jamestown colony requiredreligious freedom from england
What type of homes did the early settlers live in?
the early settlers live in hut or benab
Where abouts did the early settlers live?
I don't have a clue
What products did early settlers of Virginia make?
how did early settlers get money
What factors influence early settlers to live in east Texas?
They could fish in the Gulf of Mexico.
Who are the Hawaiian settlers?
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Where did the early settlers of Ethiopia Africa come from?
Where did the early settlers of Africa come from
When did early settlers begin to live in Tajikistan?
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When was Early Settlers Meeting House created?
Early Settlers Meeting House was created in 1856.
What types of homes did early settlers live in in colonial New York?
Answer mansions the size of earth bungalow style.
How did early settlers finally settle in nz?
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Where did most early settlers in California come from?
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Were the early settlers free people?
The early Australian settlers were a mixture of convicts, officers and the officers' wives and children. Some of them were therefore free settlers.
