Factual Federation, Fabulous First fleet and colossal colonies

Federation, Colonies and the First fleet                                                                                    New south wales was our first colony and before federation all colonies were governed separately, Queensland had two colonies which were of course governed separately. in the time of the first fleet, which in total had eleven ships and there was around seven hundred and fifty convicts. Modern Australia begun as a giant prison for English convicts/criminals. the first fleet was commanded by captain cook from the English colonies.

how did we get our name?                                                                                                       Mathew Flinders sailed around the coastline of New Holland (Australia) and added the name Australia, he got this name from the Latin term “Terre australis ignote” which means “unknown southern land”

Travel                                                                                                                                        if you wished to travel by train from Victoria to New south wales, one the tracks were different sizes so you had to get off the train, two you had to have a passport like licence to get over the barrier in to other colonies, and three you have to have MONEY!,CASH, CHA- CHING *gasp*.