A Timeline of Australian History- 1750-1918 By bhogan Jan 1, 1770 Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia Period: Jan 1, 1788 to Dec 31, 1850 Period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built Jan 26, 1788 First Settlemnt in which is today Sydney Mar 1, 1788 Aboriginal Population 315 000 Period: Mar 1, 1792 to Mar 1, 1803 Matthew Flinders circle Australia He circles and maps Mar 1, 1827 South Australian Colony is founded Mar 1, 1829 Swan River was formed Jan 1, 1832 Great Reform Act Jun 10, 1838 Myallll Creek Mascarra Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Mar 1, 1860 Great Australain Gold Rush Jan 1, 1851 Black Thursday Jan 1, 1854 Eureka Rebellion Period: Mar 1, 1860 to Mar 1, 1870 Heyday if the bush rangers Period: Jan 1, 1891 to Dec 31, 1896 Queensland Civil War Period: Mar 1, 1899 to Mar 1, 1903 Boer War Jan 1, 1901 Federation Mar 1, 1901 Aboriginal population 93 000 Jan 1, 1911 The states of Australai today were named Period: Jan 1, 1913 to Apr 25, 1916 World War 1
