- 01Friday January, 0100
The Arrival of Australia’s Aborigines
Timing of the arrival of Australia's Aborigines will forever remain undefined. Estimates range anywhere from some 30,000 to 68,000 years BC !!! The enormity of this expanse in time is barely comprehensible and yet, within a few short decades of the arrival of the European to settle their great island home during the late 1700's to mid 1800's, Australia's Aborigines would experience a decline that pushed them to near extinction. Their plight continues to this very day as they battle for their ancient way of life, their land, their culture...0100 - 01Monday January, 1770
European Impact on Australia . . .
The arrival of the Europeans in the late 18th Century led to the colossal and brisk decline of the Aboriginal people of Australia...1770 - 22Wednesday August, 1770
New South Wales – Proclaimed
Having satisfied myself of the great Probability of a passage, thro’ which I intend going with the Ship, and therefore may land no more upon this Eastern coast of New Holland, and on the Western side I can make no new discovery, the honour of which belongs to the Dutch Navigators, but the Eastern Coast from the latitude of 38 degrees South down to this place, I am confident, was never seen or Visited by any European before us; and notwithstanding I had in the Name of his Majesty taken possession of several places upon this Coast, I now once More hoisted English Colours, and in the Name of His Majesty King George the Third took possession of the whole Eastern coast from the above latitude down to this place by the Name of New Wales, together with all the Bays, Harbours, Rivers, and Islands, situated upon the said Coast; after which we fired 3 Volleys of small Arms, which were answer’d by the like number from the Ship - Captain James Cook - 22 Aug 1770... - 18Friday January, 1788
Establishment of the Colony of New South Wales
It was not until January 1788 that the claim was officially sealed with the rising of the British flag at Sydney Cove, on the 26th January 1788 (since celebrated as Australia Day), by the first Governor of New South Wales, Arthur Phillip under his appointment as...1788 - 01Sunday January, 1792
Joseph Tice Gellibrand – (b. c 1792 – d. c 1837)
At the age of 24, Joseph Tice Gellibrand was admitted as an Attorney in London in 1816 where he continued to practice until his appointment as Attorney-General of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia) on the 1st August 1823. A few years later he assisted John Batman with the legal documentation and the infamous treaties that would secure the western perimeter of Port Phillip in mid 1835. As the British governance began to understand the value of the find and realised that they were at risk of The Port Phillip Association setting a precedence, they quickly moved in to quash the Treaty and all those involved. Ironically, the loss of two of the leaders of the venture was to assist the governance to achieve their goal. Gellibrand died during an expedition from Geelong to Wyndham in 1837. Batman, became seriously ill, losing his life in mid 1839...1792
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