Brae Australian Timeline By thirlmere Nov 1, 1788 first fleet From 1788 to 1868 Britain transported more than 160,000 convicts from its overcrowded prisons to the Australian colonies. This is also known as ‘settlement’ or the ‘invasion’ as Aboriginal people had settled the continent thousands of years prior. Nov 1, 1852 afghani,pakistani,and turkish camel handlers