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. (Try to find specific dates for some of these)
myall creek massacre
chines arive in aus
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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.
queensland goveerment uses islanders for cheap labour
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factory conditions improved
melbourne one of the richest cities in the world
a sence of national became to amerge
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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.
woman in south aus given the right to vote
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Australia fights in the Boer War.
victorian act to remove all aboriganal children from homes
Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
the consitiution was made
imagration restriction act
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba
