New South Wales
Sydney, The New South Wales Capital
Did you know?
The colony of New South Wales was founded in 1788 &
originally included much of Australia.
New South Wales contains one third of Australia's population &
the largest city & capital is Sydney.
Victoria
Melbourne, The Victoria Capital
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Victoria was established in 1803 &
was named after Queen Victoria.
Victoria is the second most populated state in Australia.
Almost 75% of Victorians live in Melbourne,
the state capital and largest city.
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra, The ACT Capital
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In 1901 a decision was made to develop a national capital &
in 1908 the location of the capital had been decided.
The Capital Territory was to be in New South Wales
as a compromise between Melbourne & Sydney.
The ACT stretches 88km from north to south &
only 30km from west to east
with a population of a little over 300,000.
The Capital of the ACT is Canberra &
means meeting place in aboriginal.
Queensland
Brisbane, The Queensland Capital
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Queensland was named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Queensland is often called the Sunshine state
because of its warm weather.
Over 4 million people live in Queensland.
The Queensland Capital is Brisbane.
Western Australia
Perth, The Western Australia Capital
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Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog was the first European
to visit Western Australian in 1616.
The Western Australian Capital is Perth &
was established by the British in 1829.
was established by the British in 1829.
Today Western Australia's economy mainly relies on
mining, agriculture and tourism.
Northern Territory
Darwin, The Northern Territory Capital
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The coast of the Northern Territory
was first seen by Europeans in the 1800s.
The British were the first Europeans
to settle at Port Darwin in 1869.
Today the economy is based on tourism,
especially Kakadu National Park in the Top End &
the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park in central Australia,
& mining.
The capital city of Northern Territory is Darwin.
Tasmania
Did you know?
Tasmania is an Australian island & state.
It is 240 kilometres south of the continent,
separated by Bass Strait.
Tasmania was totally inhabited by
Aborigines 35, 000 years ago.
First sighting of Tasmania by a European was in 1642
by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.
Captain James Cook also sighted the island in 1777.
British first settled in Tasmania in 1803 &
The population today is 507,626.
South Australia
South Australia
Adelaide, The South Australia Capital
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The South Australian capital is Adelaide &
was established by Europeans in 1836.
An Aboriginal tribe of 30 to 1,000 named Kaurna
were living in South Australia when Europeans arrived.
1.6 million people now live in South Australia.
