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Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
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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)
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myall creek massacre
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chines arive in aus
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was the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration.
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Black Thursday Bushfires
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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 goveerment uses islanders for cheap labour
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factory conditions improved
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melbourne one of the richest cities in the world
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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.
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woman in south aus given the right to vote
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Australia fights in the Boer War.
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victorian act to remove all aboriganal children from homes
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Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
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the consitiution was made
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imagration restriction act
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba
