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William Dampier was the first Englishman to explore and map parts of New Holland (Australia). On 4 January 1688, his ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia.
The next English visitor was Lieutenant James Cook (not yet captain), who charted the eastern coast in 1770. Cook's positive report led to the colonisation of New South Wales by England in 1788.
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∙ 13y agoThe first time the British arrived in Australia was when an English pirate named William Dampier landed on the western coast in 1688. Before William Dampier, all of the visitors to Australia had been Dutch explorers. William Dampier was sent to Australia again to give a bit more detail about the land, this time in 1699. He wasn't really interested in the countryside, and did not recommend that Australia (or New Holland, as it was called back then) should be settled. That only changed when Captain Cook came across the eastern coast in 1770, and recommended that Australia be settled by convicts. Actually, it was the botanist with him, Joseph Banks, who said Australia (or New South Wales, as the eastern side was called) should be settled. Banks was apparently reallt keen on the British settling Australia and sending its many convicts over here instead.
If the question means "when did the British settle in Australia", that happened in 1788 when the First Fleet arrived. There were eleven ships in the First Fleet, and they were full of convicts. The British convicts were the ones who colonised Australia.
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∙ 11y agoAustralia as a nation became part of the British Empire when the colonies federated on 1 January 1901 to become the Commonwealth of Australia.
However, the continent that is now Australia actually started to become part of the British Empire much earlier, when Lieutenant James Cook (later "Captain Cook") claimed a section of the eastern coast for Great Britain in August 1770.
The process of Australia becoming part of the British Empire was not a single event, but a series of claims.
- Although Cook was not the first European to discover Australia (as he was preceded by numerous Portuguese and Dutch explorers), he was the first to make an official claim on behalf of England, thus incorporating the east coast into the British Empire.
- When Captain Arthur Phillip arrived with the First Fleet of convicts on 26 January 1788, he extended the claim to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and further west.
- The western half of the continent was only claimed in 1829.
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∙ 14y agoIn 1770, James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain. In 1788, the first convicts arrived.
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∙ 7y agoFrom 1788 to 1901.
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∙ 11y agoThe Britain took over Australia in 1770.
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How was Australia involved and why in world war 1?
As part of the British Empire Australia joined WW1 with the rest of the UK
What country once ruled Australia?
Australia was once a colony of Great Britain.
Who were the first white people to arrive in Australia?
The indigenous people of Australia, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, were the first to inhabit Australia. Whilst it is unknown when they first arrived, estimates vary between 6,000 and 40,000 years.
Where did the british empire control an entire continent?
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
In what year did the first greek people come out to Australia?
Oral tradition states that the first Greek in Australia was a convict named Damianos Gikas who arrived in 1802, but there are no written records to confirm this. The first Greeks actually documented to arrive in Australia were a group of 7 men from Hydra who were convicted of being pirates: they arrived in Australia in 1828.
When did Anglicanism first arrive in Australia?
As soon as the British state set foot in the country. Anglican Christianity was the official religion of Britain, and therefore the British colony, Australia.
How did common law arrive in Australia?
Australia's legal system was basically adopted from the British legal system along with common law.
During which time span did the most immigrants arrive in Australia from the British Isles?
1971-1975
In what year did Aborignies arrive in Australia?
They did not arrive in Australia they were born here.
How did the british migrants arrive in Australia?
They first arrive at New South Wales in Holland in 1788. However, Portuguese, Dutch, and Chinese migrants had been exploring and living in Australia for over 300 years before the First Fleet(1788).
If you leave LA Thursday what day do you arrive in Australia?
if you leave on a Thursday you arrive in Australia on a Friday
When and why did the first large influx of people other than those from the British Isles arrive in Australia during the 19th century?
The first large influx of people who were not of British stock arrived in Australia from 1851 onwards, due to the Australian gold rush.
When did sugarcane arrive in Australia?
sara
What part of Australia did the British arrive in?
The very first English explorer to Australia, William Dampier, arrived in the far northwest of Australia. When James Cook arrived some 80 years later, he visited and charted the eastern coast. The British first colonised the area around where Sydney now stands - Port Jackson.
When did Italians first arrive in Australia?
The first Italian to arrive and settle in Australia was convict Giuseppe Tuzo, who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788.
How did the first australians arrive in Australia?
by a raft
When did European settlers arrive in Australia?
In 1778.
