Captain Charles Sturt, one of Australia's great explorers, dies. Captain Charles Sturt was born in India in 1795. He came to Austr...

Captain William Bligh, after being cast adrift following the mutiny on the 'Bounty', arrives at Timor. William Bligh was born ...

Captain Cook's "The Endeavour" runs aground and nearly sinks on the Great Barrier Reef. Following Captain James Cook'...

The first free settlement is established on Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island lies approximately 1,500 km northeast of Sydney, and along ...

Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) officially separates from New South Wales. Tasmania was first discovered by Abel Tasman on 24 November...