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The early settlers in Australia faced a variety of challenges. The Australian bush was a complete mystery and challenge to them. The hardwood trees needed to be cut down for farmland, and this was not easy, as the tools easily broke. To even cut a path through the bush would require machetes.
Isolation was a huge factor. Large tracts of land were required to make a living, so settlers had to move away from established areas, and often would not see their neighbours for weeks at a time. There was the constant fear of the indigenous people, the Aborigines, as they were not understood, and were feared as violent, although they rarely attacked unprovoked.
The weather was a big factor. The heat and humidity was like nothing any of the early settlers had ever experienced. It was difficult to work in such conditions, but sudden squalls, or thunderstorms, made farming unpredictable.
Initially, the biggest problem for settlers of Western Australia was their isolation from the major settlements in the east. The nearest settlement was thousands of kilometres away, so they could not rely on other nearby colonies for communication and trade.
Later, the issue of convict labour was raised. For the first fifteen years of the colony of Swan River, Western Australia, the people were all free settlers, and did not want to accept convicts. The idea was raised occasionally, mainly by people who wanted convict labour for building projects.
The argument for convicts in Western Australia gained impetus in 1845 when the York Agricultural Society petitioned the Legislative Council to bring convicts out from England. Their reasons were that western Australia's economy was at great risk due to an extreme shortage of labour. Whilst later examination of the circumstances proves that there was no such shortage of labour in the colony, the petition found its way to the British Colonial Office, which in turn agreed to send out a small number of convicts to Swan River. Following the transportation of the first convicts to WA, between 1850 and 1868, 9721 convicts were transported to Western Australia.
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What year did the white settlers come to Australia?
The First Fleet brought the first official white settlers to Australia on 26 January 1788. These were the convicts, officers and marines, and their families. However, indications are that white settlers arrived long before this. The western coast of Australia is littered with wrecks of early Dutch ships, and there is evidence that survivors of these shipwrecks established settlements on Australia's western coast.
What did Australia's early settlers herd?
Cows
What instruments did Australia's early settlers use?
chicken
Who were the first settlers in Australia and where did they come from?
The first people to settle in Australia were the Aborigines and they came from the Indian subcontinent. The first "official" European settlers in Australia were the group of convicts, officers and marines who came out from England on the First Fleet in 1788. However, there is strong evidence to suggest that the first European settlers in Australia were Dutch sailors stranded after being shipwrecked off the Western Australian coast in the early 1600s.
Are honeybees native to Australia?
No. They were introduced by early Euorpean settlers.
Who were the first settlers in Australia and where did they come?
The first people to settle in Australia were the Aborigines and they came from the Indian subcontinent. The first "official" European settlers in Australia were the group of convicts, officers and marines who came out from England on the First Fleet in 1788. However, there is strong evidence to suggest that the first European settlers in Australia were Dutch sailors stranded after being shipwrecked off the Western Australian coast in the early 1600s.
When was wave rock first discovered?
Wave Rock was first discovered by European settlers in the early 20th century. The granite rock formation is located near Hyden in Western Australia and is estimated to be around 2700 million years old.
Where did early explorers and settlers of Anglo American come from?
Modern Day Western Europe,
Where did early explorers and settlers of Anglo-American come from?
Modern Day Western Europe,
Did the early settlers of Australia grow corn?
yes. they needed some type of vegetable
What were two reasons why free settlers came from Britain to Australia?
Free settlers came to Australia for two main reasons:unemployment in England forced them to seek a better life in Australianew opportunities were offered in Australia, particularly as many early free settlers were given land grants
How did bees come to New Zealand?
They are Western honey bees, imported by early European settlers.
