Changing Australia By indi747 Aug 25, 1700 1700s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/1700's Oct 27, 1728 James Cook was born in Yorkshire Jul 30, 1768 Secret instructions sent to James Cook to find another land for England. Aug 22, 1770 James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia and named it NSW Feb 14, 1779 James Cook was murdered in Hawaii Jan 26, 1788 First Fleet landed at Botany Bay Sep 26, 1791 Ships of the 3rd Fleet arrive in Botany Bay Feb 27, 1800 1800s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/Early+1800's Jun 9, 1803 Mathew Flinders completes 1st circumnavigation of continent Apr 25, 1809 Australia's first postal service started May 31, 1813 Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth cross Blue Mountains for first time Nov 16, 1824 Murray river discovered by Hume and Hovell Dec 28, 1826 South Australia proclaimed a colony Mar 8, 1837 Melburne officially founded and named Jun 20, 1837 Queen Victoria became queen. Jan 1, 1838 St. Peter's was the first church ever built in Australia. May 24, 1844 The first telegraph was sent in Australia Jan 1, 1850 1850s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/1850's May 1, 1851 Gold was first officially discovered in Australia near Bathurst May 1, 1854 First horse drawn railway in Australia became operational Sep 30, 1854 First cricket game played at Melbourne Cricket Ground Oct 7, 1854 The Age newspaper was first published in Melbourne Dec 3, 1854 Eureka Stockade in Ballarat Sep 8, 1855 Van Diemen's Land named changed to Tasmania May 22, 1856 First Parliament for New South Wales was opened by Sir William Denison Aug 3, 1856 Alfred Deakin born - became an Australian Prime Minister May 13, 1857 St. Kilda railway station was opened Aug 7, 1858 The first AFL game was played May 14, 1859 Melbourne Football club is founded Oct 6, 1859 Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits, 5 hares in Australia and they multiplied! Aug 20, 1860 Burke and Wills expedition sets off from Melbourne Aug 2, 1861 Edith Cowan first Australian woman elected to parliament Nov 7, 1861 First Melbourne Cup won by Archer Nov 4, 1862 Archer wins second Melbourne Cup Feb 17, 1864 Banjo Patterson was born Mar 19, 1866 Mary McKillop found Sisters of St. Joseph in Penola SA Jan 10, 1868 Last convict to Australia (Western Australia) May 1, 1868 First Australian cricket team toured overseas Feb 5, 1869 Welcome Stranger gold nugget found Jan 17, 1877 Famous Australian author May Gibbs was born Dec 8, 1877 Telegraph line from Adelaide to Perth was completed Feb 8, 1880 Earl Page was born - later became an Australian Prime Minister Apr 16, 1880 School was made compulsory for children aged 6 to 14 in NSW Jun 28, 1880 Ned Kelly was captured at Glenrowan Jun 30, 1880 1880s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/1880's Nov 11, 1880 Ned Kelly bushranger hung in Melbourne Jail Apr 26, 1890 The Man From Snowy River by Banjo Patterson first published. Dec 14, 1900 1900s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/Early+1900's Jan 1, 1901 Australia achieved Federation Jan 1, 1901 Australia's first federal Election. Edmund Barton successful Sep 24, 1903 Alfred Deakin becomes Australia's second Prime Minister Apr 27, 1904 Chris Watson becoimes Australia's third Prime Minister Aug 18, 1904 George Reid becomes Australia's fourth Prime Minister Jul 6, 1905 Alfed Deakin becomes Prime minister for the second time after George reid loses majority. Nov 13, 1908 Andrew Fisher becomes Australia's fifth Prime Minister Nov 13, 1908 Andrew Fisher becomes Australia's fifth Prime minister Jun 2, 1909 Alfred Deakin regains Prime minister for his third term Apr 29, 1910 Andrew Fisher gains power over Australia in his second term Jun 24, 1913 Joseph Cook becomes Australia's sixth Prime Minister Sep 17, 1914 Andrew Fisher becomes regains power in his third term at Parliament Apr 25, 1915 Pre-dawn landing of ANZACS at Gallipoli Oct 27, 1915 William Morris Hughes becomes Austalia's 7th Prime Minister Apr 25, 1916 Australia had our first ANZAC day. Nov 11, 1918 WW1 ended Nov 2, 1922 First QANTAS flight Feb 9, 1923 Stanley Melbourne Bruce becomes Australia' eighth prime mnister Oct 21, 1923 The only police strike ever to happen inAustralia began May 9, 1927 Australia's Parliament moved to Canberra May 1, 1928 First Royal Flying Doctor official flight made Apr 27, 1929 Phar Lap won his first race- Maiden Juvenile Handicap. Oct 22, 1929 James Scullin becomes Australia's ninth Prime Minister Jan 22, 1931 Sir Isaac Isaac's becomes Australia's first Australian born Governor General Jan 6, 1932 Joseph Lyons becomes Australia's tenth Prime Minister Mar 19, 1932 First cars drive on Sydney Harbour Bridge Apr 4, 1932 Pharlap dies of food poisoning Sep 7, 1936 Last Tasmanian tiger died in Hobart zoo Jan 26, 1938 Australia's 150th Birthday Jan 13, 1939 Black Friday fires in Victoria Apr 7, 1939 Earle Page becomes Australia's 11th Prime Minister Apr 26, 1939 Robert Menzies becomes Australia's 12th Prime Minister Aug 26, 1939 Robert Menzies became Pime Minister of Australia Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 started Sep 3, 1939 Australia declared war on Germany Jan 1, 1940 1940s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/1940%27s Aug 29, 1941 Arthur Fadden became Prime Minister of Australia Aug 29, 1941 Arthur Fadden becomes Australia's 13th Prime Minister Oct 7, 1941 John Curtin became Prime Minister of Australia Oct 7, 1941 John Curtin becomes Australia's14th Prime Minister Feb 19, 1942 Darwin was bombed Feb 19, 1942 First bombing of Darwin by the Japanese Jul 6, 1945 Francis Forde became Prime Minister of Australia Jul 13, 1945 Ben Chifley became Prime Minister of Australia Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ended Dec 26, 1945 First Sydney to Hobart yacht race Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War began Mar 22, 1956 Hills Hoist clothes line patented in Australia Sep 16, 1956 Television first came to Australia Nov 22, 1956 16th Olympics opens in Melbourne Dec 8, 1956 16th Olympics closes Jan 15, 1960 Heat waves kill 11 in Central Australia and 13 in Sydney Jan 1, 1962 Melbourne bushfires rage killing 8 and destroying hundreds of homes Jun 1, 1964 Beatles toured Australia Apr 25, 1965 Prime Minister Menzies commits Australian troops to fight in Vietnam Feb 14, 1966 Australia changed to decimal currency Dec 22, 1966 Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears swimming in heavy surf. Body never found Oct 20, 1973 Sydney Opera House opened Dec 24, 1974 Cyclone Tracy hits Darwin Nov 11, 1975 Dismissal of Whitlam government Sep 9, 1980 1960s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/1940%27s Feb 16, 1983 Ash Wednesday Bush Fires of Victoria Sep 26, 1983 Australia wins America's Cup Apr 19, 1984 Advance Australia Fair became our new National Anthem Jan 23, 1987 First mobile phone call was made in Australia Jan 26, 1988 Australia celebrated it's bicentennary Dec 28, 1989 Newcastle Earthquake Dec 15, 1993 Ayres Rock renamed Uluru Mar 11, 1996 John Howard became Australia's 25th Prime Minister Sep 15, 2000 the date of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney was September 15th Sep 15, 2000 The Olympic Games were held in Sydney Oct 12, 2002 Bali Bombings Feb 25, 2005 Australian cricketer Don Bradman died Nov 19, 2005 2000s http://changingaustralia.wikispaces.com/2000%27s Sep 4, 2006 Steve Irwin environmental pioneer died Dec 3, 2007 Kevin Rudd becomes Australia's 26th Prime Minister Feb 14, 2008 National Apology to the Stolen Generations Feb 7, 2009 Victorian bushfires killed 173 people
