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The arrival of the first fleet by captain arthur phillip.
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In 1793 the first free settlers arrived in new south wales consisting of soldiers,wives and convicts.
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In 1806 matthew flinders marked coast of Australia.
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In this time the convicts worked by building roads,houses,huts,bridges for free living.
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1829 perth discovered by captain James stirling.
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South Australia established,with Adelaide as its capital.
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Every one fled to south Australia and victoria for the gold rush.
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Australia becomes the first country to introduce the secret ballot for voting.
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1877-Australia and england play the first ever cricket match.
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1901 - The country is unified. The Commonwealth of Australia comes into being on 1st off January.
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Canberra is founded and designated as the capital.
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1929 - The Great Depression following the Wall Street Crash hits Australia hard. Recovery is uneven, and the Labor government is defeated in the election in 1931.
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1939 - Australia follows Britain's lead and declares war on Nazi Germany.
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1941 - The US declares war on Japan. Australia turns to the US for help in its defence after the Japanese take Singapore. Australia allows the US to base its supreme command for the Pacific war on its territory.
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1948 - Australia begins a scheme for immigration from Europe. Over the next 30 years, more than two million people arrive, about one-third of them from Britain, and hundreds of thousands from Italy, Greece and Germany.
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my birthday on 19th november 2007.
