South Australia
Published on Dec 02, 2015
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What were the reasons for European settlement?
The Europeans came to South Australia on 26th of January in 1627. The Europeans came because, they wanted more land. Also later in 1851, they wanted the gold that came from South Australia.
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What was the colony like before European settlement?
Aboriginal people lived diverse lives across what is now South Australia for thousands of years. In 1836, there were about 12000 Aborigines. When they came into contact with the first explorers, they picked up diseases that they weren't used to and many died. The Aboriginal people had their own languages, they were often identified in groups by what they spoke. These people also had their own beliefs and laws.
How was the colony established? When? How?
On the 28 of December 1836 south Australia was put on the map. King William signed the letter patent on19 February 1913, which officially established South Australia. Five days later the first two ships with white settlers left England for South Australia. By the end of the year settlers began moving to the main land. Governor John Hindmarsh proclaimed the land of South Australia at hold fast bay on the 28 of December 1836. Three days later Adelaide was founded. At this time, the population of the European colony was around 550.
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What were the effects in the indigenous people?
The people in south Australia ( before the settlers came) we're either hunters or gatherers, without clothes . Now we call them the aboriginals and the Torres Strait Islanders. For example, were surrounded by water and lived a life style based on the sea. Instead of a supermarket they had to hunt, forage or climb up trees to get their groceries. When the European settlers came they changed the indigenous peoples lifestyle massively. For example they took their land, they pull opted the wart and forced the aboriginals to religion and couture.
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What were the significant events.
Because there wasn't any dirty old convicts, immigrants flooded into South Australia. The population was around 6000 people by 1838 and in late 1840 there was around 14, 160. People were attracted by the settlement terms.
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Who were the famous people?
Edward Gibbon Wakefield whose concept of systematic colonisation was the bias for the establishment of South Australia. Charles Cameron Kingston was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1881 and served as the colony's premier from 1893-1899. His government gave women the right to vote in 1894. A first for Australia and only the second time in the world women were allowed to vote. He represented South Australia at the 1891 and 1897-1898 conventions that hammered out the details of Federation.
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Who led the journey to the colony? How?
There was only person who lead the journey.
Charles Sturt
He Left England in 1830 to discover what we now know as South Australia. In 1834 Sturt found South Australia but it took him 2 years to colonised it. On the 23 of December 1836 South Australia was colonised by popular Englishmen and immigrants. It took a long time but after 5 years 15,485 people lived in South Australia. All the people in South Australia were free settlers and no one was controlled by someone else. It was very different to the other colonies because there were no convicts.
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