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Federation: The six Austalian colonies join to form the commonwealth of Australia.
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Federal voting rights for women.
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World War 1 begins. Australia supports Britain.
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Trans-continental Railway. Crossing Australia from east to west.
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World War 1 ends .
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Edith Cowan 1st woman to sit in Australian State Parliment.
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Rev John Flynn founds the Royal Flying Doctors.
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Great Deprssion
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World War 2 begins.
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The Japenese bombed Darwin.
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The first women to win election in the federal parliment.
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The war ended in the Pacific and in Europe.
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The Australian Government signed agreements to accept European Immigrants.
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The First Australian TV Broadcast.
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First annual day of remembrance and celebration of aboriginies.
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Indiggenous Australians were given the right to enrol and vote.
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The end of the white Australian Policy.
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Australia was at war with Vietnam.
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Decimal currency was introduced.
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Moratorium march to protest against Australia's involvement in the Vietnam war.
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Australian troops serving in the Vietnam would be returned by Christmas.
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Colour TV.
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Advance Australia Fare was proclaimed as Australia's National Anthem. Green and gold became Australia's official national colours.
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Uluru ( Ayers Rock ) was handed back to the trditional owners.
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Victoria elected their first female premier and Australia's second women in defence forces were allowed to take combat related duties.
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The High Court judgement was made on the Mabo case recognising traditional right of the Torres Strait Islanders.
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The first sorry day held to commerate the forced removal of Aboriginal Children.
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Olympic Games held in Sydney.
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Celebration of the 100th annerversary of Federation.
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Terrorist attacks on the New York Trade Centre and Washington.
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Quentin Bryce became the first female governer-general of Australia.