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The Discovery
In 1770, Captain Cook 'discovered' the south east coast of Australia, landing in Botany Bay. On 1768, he claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia at Possession Island, naming eastern Australia New South Wales. -
Guerrilla Warfare
Pemulway's war (a famous aboriginal) started a war against the English that lasted for 12 years. He ended up being shot twice and his head be held preserve in a jar and sent to Sir Joeseph Banks. After Pemulway's death his son continued the war for another 8 years -
The Stolen Generation
The term Stolen Generations describes the many Aboriginal - and some Torres Strait Islander - people who were forcibly removed from their families as children by past Australian Federal, State and Territory government agencies, and church missions, from the late 1800s to the 1970s. These removals were carried out under acts of their respective parliaments, and the children removed were sent either to institutions or adopted by non-Indigenous families. -
Outlaw's
Edward "Ned" Kelly was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent. His legacy is controversial, some consider him to be a murder while others view himas a hero and Australian's equivalent of Robin Hood. He and his gang robbed, killed, and hurt but for the good of his people -
Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign (Battle of Gallipoli) was one of the Allies great disasters in World War One. It was carried out between 25th April 1915 and 9th January 1916 on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire. The doomed campaign was thought up by Winston Churchill to end the war early by creating a new war front that the Ottomans could not cope with. -
ANZAC
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and the contribution and suffering of all those who have served. -
The Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. It opened March 19, 1932 -
Prisoners
15,000 Australian soldiers because Japenese prisoners of war. Darwin bombed, with 243 people dead. For the first time ever, civilians volunteer to become soldiers and defend against the threat with 3,000 Aboriginals enlisted -
Our Olympics
Australia has hosted the Summer Olympic games twice. In 1956 in Melbourne and in 2000 in Sydney Australia.
Australia came 3rd winning 13 gold, 8 silvers, and 14 bronze. -
The Stolen Reutrned
Finally the Stolen Genereation Act failed but also was given up on. In 1994 Going Home Conference in Darwin. Over 600 people removed as children, from every state and territory met to share experiences, and expose the history of the removal of Aboriginal children from their families and the effects of this policy on Aboriginal people. -
Medicare
Medicare is one of the Master Programs of the Australian Government Department of Human Services. It administers health-related programs including Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and others.
