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It is not significant in Australian history, however, it is an icon of Australia simply because they are a native animal of the continent.
Yes. As the "Crocodile Hunter" and a passionate conservationist, Steve Irwin was most certainly a significant Australian.
our relasionship to the british colony
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Queensland, which was only created as a separate colony in 1859.
It is significant to Australians because it is their national anthem.
Pennsylvania was the only colony set up to protect religious freedom.
South Australia is the only Australian state or colony with no history of convict settlement.
The South Australian colony was the last to be established. This was done in 1836. Whilst Melbourne was also established in 1836, it was not the first settlement in the colony of Victoria.
It was predominately colonized by Convicts and their guards/administrators, this is the same with every Australian colony except for South Australia, that was settled as a free colony.
Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth were the first Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains (incidentally, Wentworth was Australian-born). This was significant because it enabled the expansion of the colony of Sydney to new and better pasturelands.