Austrailia

By kays710
  • First Englishman

    First Englishman

    William Dampier becomes the first Englishman to explore parts of the Austrailian coastline
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    Austrailia's History

  • Smallpox Epidemic

    Smallpox Epidemic

    Smallpox, One of the humanity's deadliest diseases, broke out in the Sydney area in 1789.
  • Matthew Flinders

    Matthew Flinders

    Matthew Flinders circumnavigates the continent that he names 'austrailia'
  • First Public Hospital

    First Public Hospital

    Rum hospital, the first public hospital in Austrailia, opens
  • Henry Savery

    Henry Savery

    Austrailia's first novelist, Henry Savery, publishes Quintus Servinton
  • New Zealand- Independent Colony

    New Zealand- Independent Colony

    New zealand seperates from New South Wales to become an independent colony
  • Gundagai Floods

    Gundagai Floods

    89 die in Austrailia's deadliest floods
  • First Steam Railway Line

    First Steam Railway Line

    Austrailia's first steam railway line opens in Melbourne
  • Womens' Suffrage

    Womens' Suffrage

    The South Austrailian Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act.