The first state to be settled by Europeans in Australia was New South Wales. It was settled by convicts, marines and officers who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788.
SA was first settled as a colony in 1836
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All of the states in Australia are first settled by English settlers in one form or another - either as convicts, military or free settlers. New South Wales was the first state to be settled.
Australia was first settled on 26 January 1788, 18 years after James Cook had claimed the east coast for England, under the name of New South Wales.
The South Australian Colonisation Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1834, and the first settlers arrived in 1836.
The first town built in South Australia was Adelaide. The first "ethnic" town built in the colony was Klemzig, settled by German Lutherans. Port Lincoln and various settlements on the Adelaide Plains were also among the first towns.
No. Whilst Kangaroo Island was the first region settled in South Australia, it was not discovered first. Kangaroo Island was discovered by Matthew Flinders in 1802. 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 Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast.
The first organised selement of Australia by Europeans Came From Britain.
Southern Australia does not have a capital. It is a general region encompassing several states. However, the capital of the state of South Australia is Adelaide, the capital of the state of Victoria is Melbourne, and the capital of Tasmania is Hobart.
South Australia and Western Australia were the two Austalian colonies to be settled by free settlers alone, with no convict presence. Only South Australia, however, remained convict-free, as Western Australia campaigned to have convicts to use as free labour about fifteen years after the initial settlement.
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