AUSTRALIA By Pau Farriols 1642 Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania and New Zealand. 1770 Captain James Cook explores the east coast of Australia, which he calls New South Wales. 1854 Battle of the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat. 1901 Six colonies federated into the Commonwealth of Australia. 1914 World War I 330,000 Australians serve; 60,000 are killed, 165,000 wounded. 1939 World War II Australian Air Force active in Britain; navy operates in Mediterranean; soldiers fight in North Africa and the Pacific.
330,000 Australians serve; 60,000 are killed, 165,000 wounded.
Australian Air Force active in Britain; navy operates in Mediterranean; soldiers fight in North Africa and the Pacific.