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.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document
historical proclamation
appliedLegalSystem English common law
colonialPower British Empire
colonialTerritoryEstablished Colony of 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
Sydney Cove
politicalEntityCreated British colony of 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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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sydney Cove
significantEvent

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