1900 century

By Wavy

  • 1801

    Circumnnavigation of australia was completed by Mathew Flinders

  • 1808

    The rum rebellion

  • 1817

    Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name "Australia" instead of "New Hollan

  • 1824

    Permission was granted to change the name of the continent from "New Holland" to "Australia"

  • 1825

    The New South Wales western border was extended to 129° E. Van Diemen's Land was proclaimed.

  • The Myall Creek Massacre

    28 Aboriginal men women and children were massacred this was the first time in Australian history that a white person was tried for crimes against aborigionies.

  • GOLD RUSH

    The Australian gold rush. The Australian gold rush brought people from all around the world mostly Asia and Europe to try their luck mining.

  • Chinese miner riots

    2000 European diggers attacked the Chinese miners. Although they tried to get away from the violent mob, about 250 Chinese miners were gravely injured and most lost all their belongings.

  • Overland Telegraph

    The overland telegraph was carried out from Adelaide to Darwin and considered the greatest engineering feat in the 19th Century