The first British colonists in Australia were convicts who had been transposed from England for various crimes, along with the marines to guard them, and the officers who were in charge of administrating and developing the new colony.
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The first British man to come to Australia was William Dampier, who first landed on Western Australia's coast on 4 January 1688.Many people believe James Cook was the first Englishman to come to Australia. He was not.
The people of the first settlements were British, so that is why we speak English today and most of the people living in Australia are Christian.
the first british settlers in australia were exiled convicts
The first large influx of people who were not of British stock arrived in Australia from 1851 onwards, due to the Australian gold rush.
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The people who were to build the government were convicts.
The first British colonists in Australia were convicts who had been transposed from England for various crimes, along with the marines to guard them, and the officers who were in charge of administrating and developing the new colony.
The colonist.
Australia did not 'join' the British Empire, the British was the first westerners who set foot on Australia. They stuck the Union Jack down, and claimed Australia as theirs.
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Governor Arthur Phillip led the First Fleet to Australia, establishing the first British colony in the land.
Australia was one of Britain's colonies. The first white people to settle in Astralia were British convicts in 1788 or so.