History+of+Australia+Timeline

=__**﻿AUSTRALIAN HISTORY TIMELINE:**__=

__//**60,000 years ago**//__ the aboriginals arrived by sea from Asia and adapted well to the land.

==== Fifteenth century Europe bought the hunt for the exploration of the great southern land. The Dutch were searching for the riches of gold and William Jansz discovered Cape York in __//**1606**//__ and found it to be inhospitable. Other Dutch explorers found the west coast to be to dry and arid and to harsh to inhabit. ====

__//**1770**//__, King George III claimed the east coast and named it New South Wales.
==== __//**1788**//__, the first fleet arrived with 750 convicts on board. This was the first penal colony that is now the Sydney area. The second penal colony developed was to the south in Tasmania. This colony was called Port Arthur. ====

**//__1981:__//** Asian immigration increases
====__//**1983**//__: Australia wins the America's Cup. ====

====__//**2000**//__: The Sydney Olympics held. ====