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Knowledge of Australia's existance in the european world
Dutch people recoreded the sighting of Australias mainland, yet they weren't interested in the land. -
Aborigines lived an individual peacful life
Their peaceful, independant lives lasted for about 100 years, including the first few years of british colonisation -
captain James cook landed in Australia
He landed in botany bay and named Australia "Terra Nullius" Meaning 'empty land'. And claimed the -
Arrival of the First fleet
It bought an end to the peaceful lives lived by the aborigines and they labelled the Name given to Australia 'Terra Nullius', 'The big lie'. -
Federation
There was still little recognition for the aboriginals and they weren't considered as citizens, but flora and fauna -
Second Dispossession
Aborigines were able to gain some land which was later reduced by half with aborigines forcefully taken off the lands by the police. Aboriginal soldiers were informed that they could not keep that role anymore, as the whites envied them. -
Multiple acts of aboriginal resistance
Yirrkala bark petition, Freedom right and the Gurindji walk off -
Aboriginal Embassy
four young aboriginal men erected a beach umbrella on the laws of parliament house, and put up a sign reading "ABORIGINAL EMBASSY". Over the following months, supporters of the embassy reached 2000. -
The Mabo case
Eddie Mabo and four other Meriam People of the Murray islands in the torres strait took action in the high court of Australia seeking confirmation of their Traditional land rights. It went on for 10 years and during this time, Eddie passed away. The aborignals didn't receive any land. -
The native Title act
A law which recognised Aboriginal rights to claim vacant crown/government land -
referendum
This allowed aboriginal people to become included in the Australian cencus, rather than flora and fauna
