Post by Administrator on Aug 22, 2022 1:47:34 GMT
The History of Wales
On 22nd August 1770, Captain Cook took formal possession of Possession Island, New South Wales.
He then sailed up the east coast of Australia and named it 'New South Wales', possibly because its landscape was similar to that of Wales. The Colonisation of New South Wales began in Sydney in 1788 and originally covered the entire eastern two thirds of Australia and Tasmania. However, as other colonies became established, the size of New South Wales diminished until it remained the size it is today as the State of New South Wales.
On 22nd August 1770, Captain Cook took formal possession of Possession Island, New South Wales.
He then sailed up the east coast of Australia and named it 'New South Wales', possibly because its landscape was similar to that of Wales. The Colonisation of New South Wales began in Sydney in 1788 and originally covered the entire eastern two thirds of Australia and Tasmania. However, as other colonies became established, the size of New South Wales diminished until it remained the size it is today as the State of New South Wales.
