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Australia was first used as a penal colony by the British.
It depends upon the context. The first European use of Australia was as a penal colony and free settlement by the British.
However, apart from the indigenous aboriginal population, Australia was first used as gathering grounds for trepang, or sea-slugs, by the Macassan traders, because trepang was a prized delicacy in China.
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What nation first claimed Australia and what did they use it for?
Britain was the first to claim Australia, although the Dutch, Portuguese and French had explored parts of the continent's coast. Australia was first used as a penal colony for England's excess prisoners.
When did the Lantana come to Australia?
Lantana was first introduced in Australia in the 1840s. It was initially brought over to be used as an ornamental shrub or for hedges.
Where in Australia was petroleum found first?
Petroleum was first found in Western Australia.
When was the telephone first introduced into Australia?
The first telephone in Australia was installed in Melbourne in 1879.
Who were the first people in Australia and what were they called?
Australia's first residents were the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
When were breathalizers first used in Australia?
1969 in NSW Australia
When was conscription first used in Australia?
In 1911
Ripper when was it first used to mean good?
IT was first used to mean good in the 1970s in Australia Millie
What nation first claimed Australia and what did they use it for?
Britain was the first to claim Australia, although the Dutch, Portuguese and French had explored parts of the continent's coast. Australia was first used as a penal colony for England's excess prisoners.
When was the Internet first used in Australia?
See the Web Link to the left.
When did the Lantana come to Australia?
Lantana was first introduced in Australia in the 1840s. It was initially brought over to be used as an ornamental shrub or for hedges.
When where opals first discovered in Australia?
The first known discovery of opals in Australia was made near Angaston in South Australia, in 1849, by a German geologist named Johannes Menge. It is presumed that they were used for jewellery some time after that.
When were all the rabbit proof fences built?
Rabbit-proof fences were first used in Australia and were constructed from 1901-1907. These fences were used to keep rabbits and other vermin from Eastern Australia out of the Western Australia pastures.
What was Matthew Flinder's opinion on what he found?
Matthew Flinder was an English Navigator who was the first person to circumnavigate Australia. After his exploration he declared Australia a continent. He also used the name Australia for this land mass.
What two stations in Australia were used by NASA to beam Neil Armstrong's first?
parkes and canberra
When did Britain first used the New South Wales colony - now Australia - as what?
Britain first used the NSW colony as a convict colony, beginning in January 1788.
When Australia had the first computer does it was the first computer in the world?
no, Australia did not have the first computer in the world
