Q150 By Melegg Jan 1, 1606 Aboriginal Occupation of Australia Pre-dates 50,000BC Jan 1, 1770 Captain James Cook stops at the locations for the towns Cooktown and 1770 Jan 1, 1802 Matthew Flinders passed along the Queensland coast on the "Investigator" Jan 1, 1823 John Oxley names a large river after Govenor Brisbane Jan 1, 1825 Convict settlement established on the Brisbane River Jan 1, 1842 Aboriginal people poisoned by arsenic at Kilcoy Station Jan 1, 1851 First Wool is shipped from Moreton Bay to England Jan 1, 1858 Discovery of Gold at Caroona near Rockhampton sparking a gold rush. Jun 6, 1859 Queensland separates from New South Wales Jan 1, 1860 First Elections are held in Queensland Jan 1, 1861 First telegraph message from Brisbane to Ipswich Jan 1, 1861 Burke and Wills die near Cooper Creek after crossing Australia, South to North Jan 1, 1865 Work on Central Railway line begins Jan 1, 1866 Bushranger Hunter is imprisoned Jan 1, 1870 Free Primary education is introduced, first in Australia Jan 1, 1876 Queensland flag is adopted Jan 1, 1879 Cyclones and Floods cause severe damage Jan 1, 1886 Queensland Government decides to construct a fence to prevent the spread of rabbits Jan 1, 1891 The Great Shearer's Strike Jan 1, 1895 Waltzing Matilda is performed for the first time Jan 1, 1901 Queensland becomes a state Jan 1, 1905 Women can Vote Jan 1, 1911 University of Queensland opened Jan 1, 1935 Construction of the Story Bridge begins, finished in 1940. Helps with unemployment Jan 1, 1942 Japanese bomb Townsville and Mossman during WWll Jan 1, 1954 Queen Elizabeth visits Queensland Jan 1, 1980 First State of Origin match Jan 1, 1982 Commonwealth games in Brisbane Jan 1, 1988 World Expo '88 Jan 1, 1988 The Daintree Forest is World Heritage listed Jan 1, 2006 Cyclone Larry hits North Queensland
