Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
First Settlement which is today Sydney
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A period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built
Myall Creek Massacre
28 women, men and children were killed by 12 stockmen.
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the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration
Black Thursday Bushfires
The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia
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considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent
People first settled in Palmerston (Now Darwin)
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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
An Act was released for the removal of part-Aboriginal children
Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
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The Flood in the Southern parts of Australia.
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba
