Australian history

By parmo jnr
  • Australia first serves in the Boer war

    Australia first serves in the Boer war

  • Federation

    Federation

    Australia becomes a nation!
  • End of Boer War

    End of Boer War

  • Wright Bros plane

    Wright Bros plane

  • Titanic sinks

    Titanic sinks

  • WWI starts

    WWI starts

    Millions deadand injured
  • Landing of Australian and other troops in Gallipoli

    Landing of Australian and other troops in Gallipoli

  • Transcontinental railway

    Transcontinental railway

  • end of WWI

    end of WWI

    The crisis is over.
  • QANTAS starts flying in Australia

    QANTAS starts flying in Australia

  • professional TV starts in Australia

    professional TV starts in Australia

  • Start of the Great Depression

    Start of the Great Depression

  • First Australian born government-general appointed

    First Australian born government-general appointed

  • Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup

    Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup

  • Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

  • Last known Tasmanian tiger dies

    Last known Tasmanian tiger dies

  • Australia enters WWII

    Australia enters WWII

  • Bombing of Darwin

    Bombing of Darwin

  • Sydney harbour midget subs

    Sydney harbour midget subs

  • Nagasaki & Hiroshima bombed

    Nagasaki & Hiroshima bombed

    A true tradgedy.
  • WWII ended

    WWII ended

  • Australians first serve in the Korean war

    Australians first serve in the Korean war

  • Cyclone Tracy

    Cyclone Tracy

  • Universal declaration of Human Rights

    Universal declaration of Human Rights

  • Korean war ends

    Korean war ends

  • Australia's first colour TV broadcast

    Australia's first colour TV broadcast

  • Sputnik, the satellite

    Sputnik, the satellite

  • First dog in space, Laika

    First dog in space, Laika

  • First human in space Yuri Gagarin

    First human in space Yuri Gagarin

  • Beatles tour Australia

    Beatles tour Australia

  • Decimal currency replaces pounds, shillings and pence

    Decimal currency replaces pounds, shillings and pence

  • First successful human heart transplant

    First successful human heart transplant

  • Neil Armstrong, the moon

  • Australian troops withdraw from Vietnam

    Australian troops withdraw from Vietnam

  • Elvis Presley dies

    Elvis Presley dies

  • Azaria Chamberlain's disappearence

    Azaria Chamberlain's disappearence

  • The film 'Gallipoli' released

    The film 'Gallipoli' released

  • Ash Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday

    One of the worlds most famous bushfires.
  • Newcastle earthquake (10:27 am)

    Newcastle earthquake (10:27 am)

  • First Australian woman premier, Carmen Lawrence

    First Australian woman premier, Carmen Lawrence

  • Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania

    Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania

  • Death of Princess Dianna

    Death of Princess Dianna

  • Death of Ted Matthews

    Death of Ted Matthews

  • Australian troops go to East Timor for peacekeeping op

    Australian troops go to East Timor for peacekeeping op

  • Worlds population reaches 6 billion

    Worlds population reaches 6 billion

  • Sydney hosts the Olympic Games

    Sydney hosts the Olympic Games

  • Centenary of Federation

    Centenary of Federation

    100 years since Federation.