Australia's History By carollyn.nathan Apr 4, 1770 Captain Cook`s expedition arrives on the east coast of New Holland May 5, 1787 First fleet departs from England Jan 26, 1788 Colonisation of Australia British flag is raised by Governor Phillip to claim possession of the land in Sydney in the Port Jackson Harbour Sep 5, 1840 end of convict transportation to NSW Sep 30, 1850 1st university in Australia Aug 3, 1851 gold is first found in Ballarat NSW Jan 1, 1901 Federation of Australia Sep 5, 1914 World War 1 starts Sep 5, 1918 World War 1 ends Sep 5, 1927 opening of Fedral Parliament in Canberra Sep 5, 1936 last thylacine dies in captivity Sep 3, 1939 World War 2 starts Aug 14, 1945 World War 2 ends Sep 5, 1984 Advance Australia Fair becomes the national anthem Sep 5, 2000 Olympic games held in Sydney Apr 4, 2003 Noah Niazi born Sep 30, 2005 Elias Niazi is born
