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Marco Polo discusses an great unexplored southern land.
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Dirk Hartog, a Dutch explorer, sails to Western Australia.
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William Dampier, English explorer, arrives on the west coast of Australia
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Captain James Cook Had Discovered Australia
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Hobart Town is established in Van Diemens Land which is now known as Tasmania.
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Port Arthur opens as a penal settlement in Tasmania.
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The gold rush begins near Bathurst in New South Wales.
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Ayers Rock is first sighted by Europeans.
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The Sydney Opera House opens.
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The world War 1 begins.
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World War 2 begins
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The first all Australian car is produced-the Holden.
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The Sydney Olympics held.