18, 2011 Create a 1780s Wardrobe: 1-3 October 2011 Canberra, Australia Following the loss of the  American Colonies  after the American War of Independence 1775-1783,  Great Britain  needed to find alternative land for a new British colony. Australia was chosen for settlement, and colonisation began in 1788. Marie Antoinette, c1788 From 1-3 October