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Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
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Two years after Cook had claimed the estern coast,the french had made a claim on a part of the western coast
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First Settlement which is today Sydney
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period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built. (Try to find specific dates for some of these)
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the raisng of the British Flag at Sydney Cove
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George Bass explored the coast south of Australia
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George Bass and Matthew Flinders sailed right around Tasmania and the Dewwent River in the South east
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Tasmainian 'Black War'
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total of 636 people arrived in nine ships in South Australia
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14 people were killed in massacres
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Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration.
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Black Thursday Bushfires
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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.
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Barrow Creek 50-90 died
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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.
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Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba