Thomas Austin a property owner of Winchelsea, Victoria, is credited with bringing the first sparrows among other European wildlife into Australia in order to make the place a bit more like home.
it was the English who brought chickens (or 'chooks' as they are called in Australia) to Australia. The first chooks arrived on the First Fleet, along with a variety of other poultry.
The horses brought to Australia by the First Fleet, came from England.
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Trout were first brought to Australia in 1864. The first eggs were brought from England and began to hatch in Tasmania on 4 May 1864.
Dogs were brought to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788.
Dingoes a believed to have been brought to Australia by the Aborigines.
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Greg Nightingale was the first to bring the red onion to Australia
the house sparrow from England
The very first sheep in Australia came with the First Fleet in 1788. However, it is not from these sheep that Australia's huge sheep industry has grown.The Father of Australia's sheep industry is often regarded as John Macarthur. He was a man with a great deal of influence in colonial Australia, and it was he who arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796.
In Maddytown, in the year 1788.
John Macarthur is considered to be the father of the sheep industry in Australia. He arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796. This type of Merino was a tough sheep which could handle Australia's extreme conditions.