Territorial evolution of Australia

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The first colonies of the British Empire on the continent of Australia were the penal colony of New South Wales, founded in 1788, and the Swan River Colony (later renamed Western Australia), founded in 1829. Over the next few decades, the colonies of New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania), and Victoria were created from New South Wales, as well as an aborted Colony of North Australia. On 1 January 1901, these colonies, excepting New Zealand, became states in the Commonwealth of Australia. Since federation, the internal borders have remained mostly stable, except for the creation of some territories with limited self-government: the Northern Territory from South Australia, to govern the vast, sparsely populated centre of the country; the split of the Northern Territory into Central Australia and North Australia, and then the quick merger of those back into the Northern Territory; and the Australian Capital Territory, a federal district ceded from New South Wales.

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Outside of the continent, Queensland attempted an expansion into New Guinea, but British authorities rejected this; the claim would later be made a British protectorate and ceded to Australia. The League of Nations mandated northeast New Guinea to Australia after World War I, as well as Nauru, which was placed under joint Australian-British-New Zealand jurisdiction. These mandates (and, later, United Nations trust territories) became the independent nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea in the mid-20th century. Australia has also obtained several small island territories, mainly from earlier British colonies, and has a large claim on Antarctica.

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Colonial period

DateEventMap
25 April 1787The Colony of New South Wales was created as a penal colony by the Kingdom of Great Britain in Australia east of 135° east. [1] Word of the establishment was proclaimed in Australia by Governor Arthur Phillip on 7 February 1788. [2] The commission included "all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean" within the latitudes of 10°37' south and 43°39' south, which included most of New Zealand. [1] Australia change 1787-04-25.png
11 July 1810 Macquarie Island was discovered by Frederick Hasselborough, who claimed it for the United Kingdom and declared it part of New South Wales. [3] [4] Australia change 1810-07-11.png
16 July 1825 New South Wales was extended west to 129° east, so that it would include a trading post set up on Melville Island; and the borders of the "islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean" were moved north to 39°12' south, now including only a small part of New Zealand. [5] Australia change 1825-07-16.png
3 December 1825The southern islands of New South Wales were made the Colony of Van Diemen's Land. [6] [7] Australia change 1825-12-03.png
2 May 1829A colony commonly known as the Swan River Colony was founded in the remainder of Australia outside of New South Wales. [8] Most documents calling for the colony's foundation make no mention of a name, apart from its location at the "Port on the Western Coast of New Holland, at the Mouth of the River called 'Swan River', with the adjacent Territory", [9] and that a settlement should be formed "within the Territory of 'Western Australia'". [10] However, the law calling for the creation of the colony does appear to specify that it should be called "Western Australia". [11] Australia change 1829-05-02.png
6 February 1832The legal instrument required to formally appoint James Stirling governor of the Colony of Western Australia was proclaimed, and this is commonly held as the date that the Swan River Colony was renamed Western Australia. [12] [13] Australia change 1832-02-06.png
19 February 1836The portion of New South Wales between 132° east and 141° east, and south of 26° south, was made the Province of South Australia. [14] The actual landing and proclamation occurred on 28 December 1836. [15] Its border with New South Wales south of the Murray River would be erroneously surveyed roughly 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of 141° east, and the resulting disputes with the colonies and, later, states that share that border would not be fully resolved until 1914. [16] Australia change 1836-02-19.png
15 June 1839The islands of New Zealand were annexed to New South Wales. [17] [18] The action was proclaimed on 14 January 1840. [19] Australia change 1839-06-15.png
16 November 1840The Colony of New Zealand was chartered and split from New South Wales. [20] [21] Australia change 1840-11-16.png
26 September 1844 Norfolk Island was transferred from New South Wales to Van Diemen's Land. [22] Australia change 1844-09-26.png
17 February 1846The half of New South Wales north of 26° south was made the Colony of North Australia. [23] [24] [25] Australia change 1846-02-17.png
28 December 1847Following a change in government in the United Kingdom, North Australia was merged back in to New South Wales. [23] [25] This is the date Queen Victoria revoked the letters patent establishing North Australia, but it was not proclaimed in Australia until 16 January 1849. Australia change 1847-12-28.png
1 July 1851The portion of New South Wales south of the Murray River and a line from the headwaters of the river to Cape Howe was made the Colony of Victoria. [26] Australia change 1851-07-01.png
1 January 1856 Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania, as a way to get away from its past as a penal colony. [27] Australia change 1856-01-01.png
1 November 1856 Norfolk Island was split from Tasmania, becoming its own colony. [28] Some sources say this occurred the previous day, [29] but the Norfolk Island Act 1913 states it was on this day. Australia change 1856-11-01.png
6 June 1859The portion of New South Wales north of 29° south, the Dumaresq and Macintyre Rivers, and several mountain ridges, and east of 141° east, was made the Colony of Queensland. [30] Australia change 1859-06-06.png
10 October 1861The portion of New South Wales west of South Australia was transferred to South Australia by letters patent. The act of parliament was passed on 22 July 1861. [31] Australia change 1861-07-22.png
13 March 1862The portion of New South Wales north of South Australia and east of 138° east was transferred to Queensland. [32] Australia change 1862-03-13.png
6 July 1863The region of New South Wales north of South Australia was transferred to South Australia. [33] Australia change 1863-07-06.png
30 May 1872All islands lying within 60 miles (97 km) of Queensland were annexed to the colony by letters patent. [34] This was done primarily to incorporate the Torres Strait Islands, which were starting to be claimed by New South Wales. It is unknown which specific islands may have already been considered part of Queensland, and the map included with the letters patent contained errors, such as including Melville Island in Queensland. [35] too vague to map
21 July 1879The Torres Strait Islands were specifically annexed to Queensland. [34] [35] Australia change 1879-07-21.png
17 June 1880 Macquarie Island was made a constituent part of the Colony of Tasmania through Letters Patent for the Governor of Tasmania. [36] Australia change 1880-06-17.png
4 April 1883 Queensland claimed southeast New Guinea as a dependency, though the British government rejected the claim. [37] Australia change 1883-04-04.png
6 November 1884The British Empire declared southeast New Guinea as a protectorate, removing it from immediate Queensland control, though the colony still largely administered it. [38] Australia change 1884-11-06.png

Federation

DateEventMap
1 January 1901Six colonies of the United Kingdom formed the Commonwealth of Australia: [39]

Parliament met in Melbourne until the federal capital could be built. [40]

Australia change 1901-01-01.png
1 September 1906British New Guinea was transferred from the United Kingdom, becoming the Territory of Papua. [41] [42] Australia change 1906-09-01.png
1 January 1911The Federal Capital Territory was split from New South Wales, [43] [44] and the Northern Territory was split from South Australia. [45] [46] While the acts creating it use the term "Territory for the Seat of Government", legislation and proclamations immediately began using the term "Federal Capital Territory." [47] Australia change 1911-01-01.png
1 July 1914 Norfolk Island was transferred from the United Kingdom, becoming the Territory of Norfolk Island. [28] [48] Australia change 1914-07-01.png
4 September 1915 A small peninsula along Jervis Bay was ceded to the Federal Capital Territory by New South Wales. [49] [50] Australia change 1915-09-04.png
17 December 1920The League of Nations mandated the former German New Guinea to Australia as the Territory of New Guinea [51] [52] and the Mandate of Nauru, [53] [54] with New Zealand and the United Kingdom as co-trustees of Nauru. [55] Australia change 1920-12-17.png
1 February 1927The Northern Territory was split at 20° south into the territories of Central Australia and North Australia. [56] [57] Australia change 1927-03-01.png
9 May 1927Parliament began meeting in Canberra, formally moving the capital there from Melbourne. [58] [59] Australia change 1927-05-09.png
12 June 1931The territories of Central Australia and North Australia were merged to become the Northern Territory. [60] [61] Australia change 1931-06-12.png
10 May 1934The Ashmore and Cartier Islands were transferred from the United Kingdom and became the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands. A British order-in-council dated 23 July 1931 had stated that the islands would be placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia when Australia passed legislation to accept them. [62] [63] Australia change 1934-05-10.png
24 August 1936The United Kingdom transferred the portion of its claim to Antarctica between 45° east and 136° east, and 142° east and 160° east, to Australia, where it became the Australian Antarctic Territory. [64] [65] Australia change 1936-08-24.png
29 July 1938The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands was annexed to the Northern Territory. [66]

The Federal Capital Territory was renamed the Australian Capital Territory. [67]

Australia change 1938-07-29.png
26 August 1942The Mandate of Nauru was captured by Japan. [68] Australia change 1942-08-26.png
14 September 1945The Japanese garrison in the Mandate of Nauru surrendered. [68] Australia change 1945-09-14.png
13 December 1946The Territory of New Guinea was reconstituted as a United Nations trust territory. [69] Australia change 1946-12-13.png
1 November 1947The Mandate of Nauru was reconstituted as the United Nations Trust Territory of Nauru. [69] Australia change 1947-11-01.png
26 December 1947 Heard Island and McDonald Islands were transferred from the United Kingdom. The receipt was confirmed in letters exchanged on 19 December 1950. [70] Australia change 1947-12-26.png
1 July 1949The Territory of New Guinea and Territory of Papua were merged into the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, mainly for administrative purposes; the act makes it clear that the identities of New Guinea as a United Nations Trust Territory and Papua as a possession of the Crown remain intact. [71] [72] Australia change 1949-07-01.png
24 April 1953 Heard Island and McDonald Islands were formally declared the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. [73] Australia change 1953-04-24.png
23 November 1955The Cocos (Keeling) Islands were transferred by the United Kingdom from the Colony of Singapore, becoming the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. [74] [75] Australia change 1955-11-23.png
1 October 1958 Christmas Island was transferred by the United Kingdom from the Colony of Singapore, becoming the Territory of Christmas Island. [76] [77] Australia change 1958-10-01.png
31 January 1968The Trust Territory of Nauru became independent as the Republic of Nauru. [78] [79] Australia change 1968-01-31.png
30 September 1969The Coral Sea Islands Territory was created from Queensland. [80] Australia change 1969-09-30.png
27 December 1971The Territory of Papua and New Guinea was renamed Papua New Guinea. [81] Australia change 1971-12-27.png
31 December 1973The peninsula along Jervis Bay belonging to the Australian Capital Territory was formally named the Jervis Bay Territory; at this time, it was still considered part of the ACT. [82] no change to map
11 September 1975The Republic of the North Solomons declared the independence of the region surrounding Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. [83] Australia change 1975-09-11.png
16 September 1975 Papua New Guinea became independent as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, [84] rendering the dispute with the Republic of the North Solomons moot. Australia change 1975-09-16.png
1 July 1978The Ashmore and Cartier Islands were split from the Northern Territory, becoming the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands. [85] Australia change 1978-07-01.png
3 March 1986The Australia Act 1986 made Australia completely independent of the United Kingdom. [86] no change to map
11 May 1989 Jervis Bay Territory was split from the Australian Capital Territory to become its own territory. [87] Australia change 1989-05-11.png
7 July 1997 Elizabeth Reef and Middleton Reef were transferred from New South Wales to the Coral Sea Islands Territory. [88] Australia change 1997-07-07.png

Proposed boundary change to the Australian Capital Territory

In September 2022, it was announced the border between the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales would change for the first time since it was created in 1911. [89] ACT chief minister Andrew Barr said NSW premier Dominic Perrottet had agreed to a proposed border change for 330 hectares of land. [90]

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