THE AUSTRALIAN STORY

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TERRA AUSTRALIS Early beliefs New inventions. Dutch East India Company   TRANSPORTATION Transportation Statute Transportation to America Transportation to Africa Organising the First Fleet Transportation index   THE FIRST FLEET First Fleet Index First Fleet Ships H.M.S. Alexander First Fleet Sets Sail Bound for Botany Bay The French Arrive Too Destination Reached   ON GOLDEN SOIL The First Fleet arrives A new year just begun The Early Governors The Holey Dollar   CONVICT STORIES Convicts Convict Treatment. The Assignment System. The Female Factory. The Hashemy Arrival. The Javelin Man.   THE HEMP COLONY Australia as an Hemp Colony Australia's Hemp Crisis The Bigge Report   NOTED AUSTRALIANS A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   AUSTRALIAN FLAGS The Australian Flag   MAKE COMMENTS Add Your Input Here   EXPLORERS James BLOODSWORTH Dirk HARTOG Frederic De HOUTMAN Leeuwin & the Tryal Jan Carstensz Thyssen & Nuyts Gerrit de Witt Francois Pelsart Pieter Pieterzoon Abel Janszoon Tasman Pieter Albertsz William Dampier Willem De Vlamingh William Dampier Martin Van Delft Louis Antoine Bougainville James Cook Marion Du Fresne James Cook Chronology of discovery   BUSHRANGERS Bushrangers Hell's Gates, Port Arthur Early Escapes The Female Bolters Cattle Stealers Alexander Pearce, Brady, Britton, Broughton, Dunne, Harry Hunt, Jeffries, Lemon, Michael Howe   E-BOOKS & E-TEXTS Watkin Tench Expedition to Botany Bay Lapérouse in the Pacific GOLD RUSH Early Finds Early Rushes Changing the Law Gold Today   SITE INFORMATION About the Author About this Site About the CD-ROM

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