Colony of New South Wales

Colony of New South Wales was a colony in Australia (Oceania) that lasted from 1788 to 1901 CE, about 113 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Founded as a penal colony when the First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove in January 1788. About 80,000 convicts were sent there before transportation ended in 1840, and free settlers and the wool trade took over.

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Facts

Dates

1788 to 1901 CE

Duration

113 years

Type

Colony

Region

Australia, Oceania

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Sydney

Became

• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1788 First Fleet lands at Sydney Cove
• 1840 Treaty of Waitangi
• 1851 Australian gold rushes
• 1893 Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
• 1893 Women's suffrage in New Zealand
• 1901 Federation of Australia

Neighbours in Oceania

• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present
• Tu'i Tonga Empire c. 950 to 1865 CE
• Kingdom of Hawaii 1795 to 1893 CE
• Colony of New Zealand 1841 to 1907 CE
• German New Guinea 1884 to 1914 CE
• Spanish Marianas 1668 to 1898 CE
• French Polynesia 1842 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Tonga 1845 CE to the present
• French New Caledonia 1853 CE to the present
• Chilean Rapa Nui 1888 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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