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James Cook claims part of Australia
Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia -
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Colonial Expansion and Frontier War
• From 1788 - 1850 was a period of exploration, frontier war, and new
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First Settlement
First Settlement which is today Sydney -
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Bass and Flinders
Explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders joiurneyed around Tasmania proving it was an island. -
English Settlement
The first convicts from England came to Australia -
Mylle Creek Massacre
In Northern New South Wales approxiametly 28 men, women and chidlren were murdered by 12 stockmen -
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Great Australian Gold Rush
• 1850 - 1860 was the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced
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Black Thursday Bushfires
Black Thursday Bushfires -
The Eureka Rebellion
The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia. -
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'Heyday' of the Bushrangers
• 1860 - 1870 is considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed
that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent. -
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Queensland Civil War
• 1891 - 1896 Queensland is in civil war between the armed unions against government forces. Large skirmishes, attacks on wool sheds, and naval battles take place across the colony. -
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Australia fights in the Boer War.
Australia fights in the Boer War. -
Mission and removal of Children
In Victoria, the 1900 act for the removal of part-aboriginal children in the hands of the Minister with no right of appeal to court. They were effectively imprisoned until they reached workin age, and usually badly treated. -
Federation Of Australia
Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation. -
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Australia fights in WW1
Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba