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Australian History
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1900
Federation: The six Austalian colonies join to form the commonwealth of Australia. -
1900
Federal voting rights for women. -
1910
World War 1 begins. Australia supports Britain. -
1910
Trans-continental Railway. Crossing Australia from east to west. -
1910
World War 1 ends .
60,000 killed
168,819 wounded -
1920
Edith Cowan 1st woman to sit in Australian State Parliment.
(Western Australia) -
1920
Rev John Flynn founds the Royal Flying Doctors. -
1930
Great Deprssion
Nearly 1/3 unemployed. -
1930
World War 2 begins. -
1940
The Japenese bombed Darwin. -
1940
The first women to win election in the federal parliment. -
1940
The war ended in the Pacific and in Europe. -
1950
The Australian Government signed agreements to accept European Immigrants. -
1950
The First Australian TV Broadcast. -
1950
First annual day of remembrance and celebration of aboriginies. -
1960
Indiggenous Australians were given the right to enrol and vote. -
1960
The end of the white Australian Policy. -
1960
Australia was at war with Vietnam. -
1960
Decimal currency was introduced. -
1970
Moratorium march to protest against Australia's involvement in the Vietnam war. -
1970
Australian troops serving in the Vietnam would be returned by Christmas. -
1970
Colour TV. -
1980
Advance Australia Fare was proclaimed as Australia's National Anthem. Green and gold became Australia's official national colours. -
1980
Uluru ( Ayers Rock ) was handed back to the trditional owners. -
1990
Victoria elected their first female premier and Australia's second women in defence forces were allowed to take combat related duties. -
1990
The High Court judgement was made on the Mabo case recognising traditional right of the Torres Strait Islanders. -
1990
The first sorry day held to commerate the forced removal of Aboriginal Children. -
2000
Olympic Games held in Sydney. -
2000
Celebration of the 100th annerversary of Federation. -
2000
Terrorist attacks on the New York Trade Centre and Washington. -
2000
Quentin Bryce became the first female governer-general of Australia.