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The Land Down Under
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460 Moments
1824
Permission was granted to change the name of the continent from "New Holland" to "Australia".
1823
1817
John Oxley's Exploration of the Lachlan River
Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name "Australia" instead of "New Holland".
1816
1813
1812
1807
1804
Castle Hill convict rebellion
Relocation of Risdon Settlement to Sullivan's Cove by Colonel Collins
1803
1802
Matthew Flinders' Historic Circumnavigation
1798
Bass and Flinders' Circumnavigation of Tasmania
1796
1791
French Ships Anchor at Recherche Bay.
Governor Philip's Return with Bennelong
1790
Second Fleet ships: 5 arrive, colony faces food crisis.
1788
Phillip sends HMS Sirius for food supplies from Cape Town.