Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales

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The Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales was the formal declaration in 1788 that established British sovereignty and colonial government over the eastern portion of the Australian continent.

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instanceOf constitutional document ⓘ
historical proclamation ⓘ
appliedLegalSystem English common law ⓘ
colonialPower British Empire ⓘ
colonialTerritoryEstablished Colony of New South Wales ⓘ
linked to: New South Wales
commemoratedOn Australia Day ⓘ
continent Australia ⓘ
country Great Britain ⓘ
date 1788-01-26 ⓘ
declaredSovereigntyOver New South Wales ⓘ
eastern portion of the Australian continent ⓘ
documentForm royal proclamation ⓘ
effectOnIndigenousPeoples assertion of British sovereignty over Aboriginal lands without treaty ⓘ
established British sovereignty over eastern Australia ⓘ
colonial government of New South Wales ⓘ
governorship of Arthur Phillip ⓘ
jurisdiction of English law in New South Wales ⓘ
followedBy development of New South Wales as a penal colony ⓘ
establishment of the First Fleet settlement at Sydney Cove ⓘ
governmentTypeEstablished British colonial administration ⓘ
governorAppointed Arthur Phillip as Governor of New South Wales ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 18th century ⓘ
issuedBy Arthur Phillip ⓘ
Governor Arthur Phillip ⓘ
issuedOnBehalfOf King George III ⓘ
jurisdictionExtent adjacent islands in the Pacific within specified limits ⓘ
eastern coast of New Holland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Letters Patent of 1787 creating the office of Governor of New South Wales ⓘ
Royal Commission to Arthur Phillip ⓘ
legalStatus foundational act of the Colony of New South Wales ⓘ
partOf British colonisation of Australia ⓘ
constitutional history of Australia ⓘ
history of New South Wales ⓘ
place Port Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Sydney Harbour

Sydney Cove ⓘ
politicalEntityCreated British colony of New South Wales ⓘ
linked to: New South Wales
recordHeldIn State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales ⓘ
United Kingdom National Archives ⓘ
relatedTo Arthur Phillip ⓘ
First Fleet ⓘ
King George III ⓘ
Letters Patent of 1787 ⓘ
subjectMatter assertion of territorial sovereignty ⓘ
establishment of colonial government ⓘ
year 1788 ⓘ

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Sydney Cove → significantEvent → Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales ⓘ