The South Australian Colonisation Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1834, and the first settlers arrived in 1836.
The first English-born person to arrive in South Australia was explorer Matthew Flinders, who did so in 1802. He was the first European to explore the southern coast in detail, investigating possibilities for settlement.The colony of South Australia was proclaimed and settled in 1836. In 1834, British Parliament passed the South Australian Colonisation Act. Adelaide, capital of South Australia, was founded by Colonel Light in 1836. The first settlers, all of whom were free settlers, arrived in 1836, accompanied by Governor John Hindmarsh. South Australia is the only state in Australia not to have been founded by convicts.
The British settled in Sydney from the arrival of the First Fleet, on 26 January 1788.
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Various early Dutch explorers ventured into South Australia's western coastline during the 1600s. South Australia could be said to have been discovered in 1627, when Francois Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast.
The year of 1860 is when the Indians began settling in Australia. Since then, between 4,700 to 12,300 Indian immigrants settled in Australia per year.
Channel Nine started in Adelaide began transmission in 1959. It was the first 'official' television station in South Australia with a widespread coverage.
shakesspeare settled down to Australia as a 75 year old merchant.
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In New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, the first of several goldrushes began in 1851.
1801 was the year Australia day was first celebrated