Australia's Aboriginal people's history

The arrival of Aboriginies in Australia

47,981 BCE

Aboriginal people arrived in Australia by boat from South East Asia duraing the last Ice Age.

British convicts in Australia

1788

When criminals arrived on the Australian coast, it was because England decided to use it as a "big prison" for those criminals.

Life of Aboriginal people with the convicts

1790

For the Aboriginal people, it was even harder since they had to move from their land, their traditions and lifestyles were disrupted by the settlers.

Settlers into Aboriginal territories

1820

Settlers, with guns, begin to move into Aboriginal territories in search of pasture and water for their stock.

Gold in New South Wales and central Victoria

1851

Gold was discovered in New South Wales and central Victoria, attracting a lot of people coming from everywhere.

Australia becomes a nation

1901

Australia becams a nation on 1 January 1901 and now lives there people from over 200 countries.

Australians go to war

1914

There were less than 3 million men, yet almost 400,000 of them volunteered to fight in the war.

The after Second World War

1945

Hundreds of thousands people from Europe and Middle East arrived in Australia, many find a job and the women continued to work. Following the War, the Australian Economy will grow.

A natioal referendum

1967

Massive votes in favor of laws made with Aborigines and included in future censuses. Giving up of the White Australia policy and acceptance of multiculturalism.

Since the 1970s

1983

The government introduced economic reforms. In 2007, they have an agenda to reform Australia's industrial relations system, climate change policies, and health and education sectors.