Australia in the 19th century

By daniella.scarcella

  • The Rum Rebellion

    The Rum Rebellion
    The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful government in Australian history.

  • The Sydney Morning Herald

    The Sydney Morning Herald
    Sydney Morning Herald is a popular news agency in Sydney thay sold lots of diferent things.

  • Bank of NSW

    Bank of NSW
    The Bank of New South Wales also known as the first bank in Australia,Sydney in 1817 and situated on Broadway.

  • Australia was named

    Australia was named
    Governor Macquarie decited to name t our countrey. Australia becomes the name used by everyone

  • Western Australia became a penal colony

    Western Australia became a penal colony
    In December 1828 a the British Colonial Office agreed to establish the colony at Swan River in Western Australia Colony was established.

  • Gold Rush

    Gold Rush
    The Gold Rush began On January 24th, 1848 and it finished on the February 12th, 1851. People came from all different cultures and migrated to Australia so they could find Gold. They kicked out all the Aboriginals from there homes so they could suffer and die.

  • Eureka stockade

    Eureka stockade
    Diggers and Soldiers fought because the diggers wanted a free right and to have a licence it cost too much money

  • The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceased.

    The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceased.
    Norfolk Island was first settled by East Polynesian seafarers either from the Kermadec Islands north of New Zealand or from the North Island of New Zealand.

  • Men Given the right to vote

    Men Given the right to vote
    Men are given the right to vote - as long as they are white, own a home or are renting a property

  • First Game of AFL

    First Game of AFL
    In 1858 the first ever game of ALF was recorded on the JAN 1, 1859

  • First Melbourne Cup

    First Melbourne Cup
    On the 7th of November the first Melbourne Cup races. 4000 people gathered.

  • Saint Mary MacKillop founded Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

    Saint Mary MacKillop founded Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
    Saint Mary Mackilliop become a sister of st Joesph of the sacred heart.

  • All children must attend school

    All children must attend school
    In the year 1872 the Goverment made a new law that all the children at the ages 6+ must attend school.

  • The bushranger Ned Kelly was hanged

    The bushranger Ned Kelly was hanged
    On the 11 of November Ned Kelly was hanged (died) as he was a convvict and he killed many people in a accidents like highway robbery, bank swindles.

  • The Economic Depression

    The Economic Depression
    The Economic Depression begain in 1890,the Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other contries.

  • Legislation introducing women’s suffrage, South Australia

    Legislation introducing women’s suffrage, South Australia
    On 18 December 1894, the South Australian Parliament passed the legal Amendment.