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New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland. It was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. During the 19th century large areas were successively separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania (1825) South Australia (1836), Victoria (1855), and
Queensland (1859). In 1901 these colonies plus Western Australia federated to form Commonwealth of Australia.
New South Wales is known the world over for the picturesque harbor of its capital, Sydney, Australia's oldest and largest city and a centre of international finance. Two-thirds of NSW's population lives in Sydney. Sydney was the host city of the 2000 Olympic Summer Games.
An inhabitant of New South Wales is referred to as a New South Welshman or, in gender-neutral language, as a New South Welsh person.
When James Cook named the area on the east coast of Australia, New South Wales it is unknown whether or not he was referring to a new area that resembled South Wales, or a new southern version of Wales.
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Convicts to New South Wales, 1787
Lists name, Where, Convicted, Date and Years, about 800 names
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