Australia

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Capital Canberra

Language English

Curency Australian dollar



Modern Australia is a little more than two centuries old, but its indigenous history stretches back tens of thousands of years.

The island continent combines a wide variety of landscapes. These include deserts in the interior, hills and mountains, tropical rainforests, and densely-populated coastal strips with long beaches and coral reefs off the shoreline. Isolated from other continents, Australia has an abundance of unique plant and animal life.

The British founded the first settlement and named it Sydney in 1788. Many of the first settlers were convicts. Free settlers arrived in increasing numbers, particularly after the discovery of gold in the mid-19th century.



Australia - general

Links

  • Convictions, Australian Shipping Arrivals Aug 1771 - Aug 1967/ Departures August 1768 - April1968/ passenger Lists, index of passengers, convicts and crew on vessels.


The States

New South Wales

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  • New South Wales State Archives/Records office-Each Tuesday Laurie in Oz


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Queensland

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South Australia

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Tasmania

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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Karrakatta, Perth Richard in Perth


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The Territories

Australian Capital Territory

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Jervis Bay Territory

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Northern Territory

From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory, before being reincorporated into the Northern Territory.

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External

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Australian Antarctic Territory

Norfolk Island


Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Heard and McDonald Islands




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