Australia

By juliee1

  • Discovery of Australia

    Three Dutch sailers discovered Australia in 1606. They were the first to discover the country.

  • first fleet of British ships

    The first ships in Australia arrived in Botany bay, january 18, by the British sailers
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    The black war

    The black war took place in tasmania, and was a period of violence between the indigenous people in Australia(the aborigines) and the British colonists.

  • The Gold rush

    The first discovery of gold in Australia, took place in New South Wales, and in 1851, gold seekers form all around the world wnt to the place.

  • The Eureka stockade

    A rebellion in 1854 because of gold

  • the commonwealth of Australia

    They became a ommonwealth of the British empire in 1901. Australia was independent.

  • the stolen generation

    The indigenous poeple of Australia were forced to adopt the white culture. They were all children, and was seperated from their families.
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    Air raids on Autsralia

    The first air raid on Australia took place in february 1942. More than 235 people were killed