Australia History of tea

the aboriginal australians drank infusion plant species leptospermum (a different plant tea plant or camellia sinensis). upon discovering australia, captain cook noticed aboriginal peoples drinking , called tea. today plant referred ti tree .

through colonisation british, tea introduced australia. in fact, tea aboard first fleet in 1788. tea large part of modern australian culture due british origins. australians drink tea , have afternoon tea , morning tea way british do. additionally, due australia s climate, tea able grown , produced in northern australia. in 2000, australia consumed 14,000 tonnes of tea annually. tea production in australia remains small , in northern new south wales , queensland. tea produced in australia black tea, although there small quantities of green tea produced in alpine valleys region of victoria.

in 1884, cutten brothers established first commercial tea plantation in australia in bingil bay in northern queensland. in 1883, alfred bushell opened first tea shop in australia in present-day queensland. in 1899, bushell s sons moved enterprise sydney , began selling tea commercially, founding australia s first commercial tea seller bushell s company.