aboriginal history By hannahpeterlechner May 13, 1787 First Fleet left Great Britain Jan 18, 1788 First Fleet arrived in Australia Jan 26, 1788 Invasion Day Mar 27, 1792 Bennelong leaves Jun 10, 1838 Myall Creek massacre Jul 5, 1843 Gippsland Massacre Feb 29, 1868 Flying foam massacre May 8, 1876 The last full blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal dies Mar 24, 1904 The first game of football is played Jan 1, 1909 Stolen Generation starts Jan 1, 1968 Stolen generations ends Jul 12, 1971 Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time May 27, 1976 Aboriginals are allowed to vote Sep 1, 2000 Cathy Freeman wins gold at Sydney Olympics Feb 1, 2008 Kevin Rudd apologises to the stolen generation