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The first settlement in Victoria, near present-day Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, was made up of a group of convicts and officers under the leadership of Lieutenant-Governor David Collins. They arrived in 1803. However, this settlement failed within less than a year, due mainly to the lack of fresh water, and the promise of better land across Bass Strait in Van Diemen's Land. it was abandoned, and no further attempts were made to establish another settlement in Victoria for several decades.
The settlement that became Melbourne, the eventual capital of the colony of Victoria, was established by free settler and grazier John Batman in 1836. There were no convicts in this settlement.
The first European settlement in Australia was a penal colony.
Victoria, Australia, was initially established as a free settlement, with the city of Melbourne founded in 1835. However, it also became a destination for convicts when it was designated a penal colony in the 1850s during the gold rush, leading to a mix of free settlers and transported individuals. Over time, the influence of free settlement grew, and by the late 19th century, Victoria was primarily recognized as a free colony.
A penal settlement is a colony established by convicts or prisoners - people who have been convicted of a crime.
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The first and primary penal colony in Australia was the settlement now known as the city of Sydney.
The original European settlement of Australia was as a penal colony, an outpost and colony of Great Britain. There were some free settlers as well.
A penal colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners or detain individuals who have committed crimes. It is a place where convicts are sent to serve out their sentences through labor or isolation from society. These colonies were often established in remote locations to keep the prisoners away from the general population.
The first European sent to Australia as a penal colony was Captain Arthur Phillip, who led the First Fleet of British convicts to Botany Bay in 1788. He was appointed the first Governor of the new colony, officially named New South Wales. The establishment of the penal colony marked the beginning of European settlement in Australia.
Britain initiated white settlement in Australia by establishing a penal colony as an overflow for their crowded prisons.
In the Penal Colony was created in 1919-10.
Botany Bay was never formally proclaimed as a penal settlement. Botany Bay was the site recommended by James Cook and Joseph Banks, but it was not the site settled as a penal colony.Sydney Cove (Port Jackson) was formally proclaimed a penal settlement with the raising of the British flag on 26 January 1788.
The settlement that was originally a penal colony is Sydney, Australia. Established in 1788, it served as a place for transporting British convicts who were sentenced to serve their time in the colonies instead of on the mainland. This marked the beginning of European colonization in Australia, with the arrival of the First Fleet carrying convicts to the new settlement. Over time, Sydney evolved into a major city and cultural center.