Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
Two years after Cook had claimed the eastern coast, the French had made a claim on part of the western coast
First settlement which is today Sydney
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A period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built. (Try to find specific dates for some of these)
The raising of the British Flag at Sydney cove
George Bass, a ships surgeon, explored the coast south of Australia
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George Bass and Matthem Flinders sailed right around Tasmania and the Derwent River in the south-east
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Tasmania massacres - Black War
636 people in nine ships arrived in South Australia
Massacres - 28 people were killed in Myall Creek
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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.
Massacres - Dawson Creek up to 300 people killed
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considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent.
Massacres - Barrow Creek 50-90 people killed
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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.
Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba
