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He was born at 1778 in Marton, United Kingdom.
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This is the Australian History Timeline
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The First Fleet sailed on 13 May 1787
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Matthew Flinders was a navigator, hydrographer and scientist He went to navy in 1789.
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Western Australia was established June 1 1827 It is now a country and a lot people live there.
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In 1851, Edward Hargraves discovered gold near Bathurst inside a waterhole.
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During the Gold Rush there was a lot of cruel events.
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The Eureka was a 20 minute battle between miners and government soldiers. About 30 miners and 5 soldiers died and a person named Peter Lalor was badly wounded. The Eureka Stockade occurred by a disagreement over what gold miners felt were unfair laws of their work by the government. After the Eureka Stockade, Governor Hotham abolished the
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Henry Parkes, the 'Father of Federation', was born on 27 May 1815 in Warwickshire, England.His family was forced off their farm by debt and moved to Glamorganshire.
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The Federation occurred in 1901 and was joining 6 colonies to form a nation.
