A Snapshot of Australias History

Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia

Jan 1, 1770

First Settlement which is today Sydney

Jan 1, 1788

A period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built

Period: Jan 1, 1788 to Jan 1, 1850

Myall Creek Massacre

Jun 10, 1838

28 women, men and children were killed by 12 stockmen.

the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration

Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Jan 1, 1860

Black Thursday Bushfires

Jan 1, 1851

The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia

Jan 1, 1854

considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent

Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Jan 1, 1870

People first settled in Palmerston (Now Darwin)

Jan 1, 1869

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.

Period: Jan 1, 1891 to Jan 1, 1896

Australia fights in the Boer War

Period: Jan 1, 1899 to Jan 1, 1903

An Act was released for the removal of part-Aboriginal children

Jan 1, 1900

Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.

Jan 1, 1901

The Flood in the Southern parts of Australia.

Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jan 1, 1902

Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba

Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Jan 1, 1918