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Discovery and claming of Australia
Captain Cook had been traveling for months to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus. But he was also encouraged to explore the 'unknown southern land' know as Terra Australis incognita. When he saw the country from on the deck, he claimed the east coast of Australia for the Crown. He named it New South Wales. -
War of Independance - The American Revolutionary War
The war of Independance started, forcing many families to be left poor. This started pick-pocketing and millions of captives became prisoners making the gaols full. -
A new gaol...
When the gaols all became too full to fit anyone else in a hygenic manner, people remembered the newly discovered land - New South Wales. This is when they began to realise that the land would provide a place to transport convicts. -
First Fleet arrived in Sydney cove, Botany Bay
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Bennelong was captured with Colbee
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Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains
Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains and discovered the unknown land there. They were helped by Aboriginies even if it was daringly dangerous. -
Australia is named Australia
Matthew Flinders reffered to 'New South Wales' (Australia) as Australia, -
Australia claimed as British territory
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Victorian Gold Rush
Gold was discovered in Victoria on the 15th Febuary 1823 byJames McBrien, at Fish River, between Rydal and Bathurst (in New South Wales).The find was considered unimportant at the time but in 1851, migrants began traveling to Australia and the Gold Rush began. This gave great impact to the Australian multicultural society we are today. -
Federation of Australia
From being British owned, Australia becomes it's own nation. The British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia. -
WWI
Australia joined WWI -
Vegemite is first produced
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Great Depression
After the great mining boom ended, buisnesses were shut down and families had no way to earn money -
WWII
Australia joined World War II (the same war Darwin was Bombed) -
Sydney Olympics
My Dad danced in the opening seremony - in the 'Tin Symphony' as a corigated sheet of metal!! -
Kevin Rudd's national apology to Stolen Generations
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Australia was elected their first female Prime minister - Julia Gillard
