Australian History 1901 to 2010 By jock15` Jan 1, 1901 Australian Federation Jan 1, 1901 White Australia policy Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jun 24, 2010 Australian History Jul 28, 1914 Start of World War 1 Sep 1, 1939 Start of World War 2 Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 15, 1945 World War 2 May 7, 1945 Victory in Europe WW2 Aug 15, 1945 Victory in Japan WW2 Sep 8, 1954 Signing of the SEATO treaty Jun 24, 1959 Start of the vietnam Jun 24, 1971 Neville bonnar elected to parilment Apr 30, 1975 Finsh of thnam warle vie Aug 2, 1990 Start of the Gulf War Feb 28, 1991 The Finsh of the Gulf War Jun 3, 1992 The Mabo decision Jan 1, 1993 Native title act Oct 7, 2001 Start of the Afghanistan War Mar 20, 2003 Start of the lraq War Feb 13, 2008 Prime Minster Kevin Rudd epologist to the stolen generation Jun 24, 2010 First woman prime minster Jun 24, 2010 First Australian Prime Minster removed from office finshing a full term