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The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history. During the 19th century, it was widely referred to as the Great Rebellion.
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183 years ago, Perth was founded by the British, in order to stake claims on Australia's west coast.
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New Zealand used to be a part of NSW but on 1841 it was proclaimed as a seperate colony.
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The University of sydney is an Australian public university in Sydney. Founded in 1850.
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Australian Colonies Government Act receives royal assent in Britain on 5 August, providing for the separation from NSW of the Port Phillip District, to be known as Victoria. The Port Phillip District officially becomes the colony of Victoria on 1 July.
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Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmani.
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The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force and the navy granted the title on 1911.
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In the First World War started from 1914-1918. In the First World War 60,000 Australians Died.
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Qantas Airlines was found in 16 November 1920 in Winton Queensland. Qantas Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Australia and its largest airline by fleet size, international flights and international destinations. Qantas Airlines is the third oldest airline in the world and its nickname is "The Flying Kangaroo".
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The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited across the Australian state of Victoria. It occured on Saturday, 7 February 2009 and it was Australia's worst ever bush fire disaster. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and this resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire,173 people died and 414 were injured.
