Here are the main reasons you would not be eligible: 1  You have not met the eligibility requirements. 2  You have been found guilty of a felony, or pleaded guilty to a felony.
1788: Captain Arthur Phillip establishes a convict settlement at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was the commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788. Three days later he chose a site at nearby Sydney Cove, in Port Jackson, and on 26 January began to establish a convict settlement.
Captain James Cook. 1  1808 - The Rum Rebellion occurs and the current governor, William Bligh, is arrested and removed from office. 2  1824 - The name of the island is changed from New Holland to Australia.. 3  1829 - The settlement of Perth is founded on the southwest coast. 4  1835 - The settlement of Port Phillip is established.