1770 - Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
• 1770 - Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
First Settlement which is today Sydney
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was a period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built
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was the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration.
Black Thursday Bushfires
The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia.
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is considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent.
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Queensland is in civil war between the armed unions against government forces. Large skirmishes, attacks on wool sheds, and naval battles take place across the colony.
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Australia fights in the Boer War.
Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba
