A Timeline of Australian History- 1750-1918

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

Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia