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James Hingston Tuckey (1805), An account of a voyage to establish a colony at Port Philip in Bass's Strait on the south coast of New South Wales, in His Majesty's Ship Calcutta, in the years 1802-3-4, London, Portsmouth: Longman, Wikidata Q19039311; Turner, H. G. (1904), A History of the Colony of Victoria, vols 1–2 (London).
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, [10] is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of 227,444 km 2 (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 6.9 million; [4] and the most densely populated state in Australia (30.6 per km 2). [11]
Victoria 1836 Wauchope: New South Wales 1837 Bungendore: New South Wales 1837 Colo Vale: New South Wales 1837 Dandenong: Victoria Now part of the greater Melbourne metro area. 1837 Southport: Tasmania Most southern township in Australia. 1837 Yass: New South Wales 1838 Buninyong: Victoria 1838 Geelong: Victoria 1838 Gundagai: New South Wales ...
The Colony of Victoria was a historical administrative division in Australia that existed from 1851 until 1901, when it federated with other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the southeastern corner of the Australian continent , Victoria played a significant role in the country's colonial history and development.
Norfolk Island was transferred from New South Wales to Van Diemen's Land. [22] 17 February 1846 The half of New South Wales north of 26° south was made the Colony of North Australia. [23] [24] [25] 28 December 1847 Following a change in government in the United Kingdom, North Australia was merged back in to New South Wales.
The Wurundjeri mined diorite at Mount William Quarry, a source of the highly valued greenstone hatchet heads, which were and traded across a wide area as far as New South Wales and Adelaide. The mine provided a complex network of trading for economic and social exchange among the different Aboriginal nations in Victoria.
The majority of railways in New South Wales are currently operated by the state government. Some lines began as branch-lines of railways starting in other states. For instance, Balranald near the Victorian border was connected by a rail line coming up from Victoria and into New South Wales. Another line beginning in Adelaide crossed over the ...
The history of New South Wales refers to the history of the Australian state of New South Wales and the area's preceding Indigenous and British colonial societies. The Mungo Lake remains indicate occupation of parts of the New South Wales area by Indigenous Australians for at least 40,000 years.