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Historical records of New South Wales

Including South Australia in the west and south to Victoria. Adjacent to the Tasman Sea in the east. New South Wales around the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra is the capital of Australia.
Historically, this is the first state in Australia. Created in 1788, was originally covered most of the continent of Australia and New Zealand. Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands are also part of the continent, but during the nineteenth century, large parts separated by the British colonies of Tasmania (1825), South Australia (1836), Victoria (1851) and Queensland (1859). In March 2007 we estimated a total population of 6.89 million people. The state takes its name from the region of South Wales.
In 1770, Captain James Cook discovered the east coast of Australia, who would later be renamed the New South Wales.
On January 26, 1788, the day the course of Australia Day, the First Fleet under Captain Arthur Phillip with 11 boats, 700 prisoners and guards. After several years of chaos and anarchy that saw Governor William Bligh overthrow during the Rum Rebellion, a new governor, Lachlan Macquarie lieutenant is the head of state 1810-1821. He began to roads, yards, churches and public buildings to build. He organized the first expeditions to explore the region.
Commodity prices had risen sharply during the war and the volume of world trade has fallen as the prices of their production remained blocked.
In 1919, farmers created the Country Party led by Earle Page, a physician in Grafton and the State Michael Bruxner. The parties will negotiate its support to governments disadvantages not work for the benefits for farmers and public investment in rural areas.

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