Australian Studies

  • Beggining of Industrial Revolution

  • Steam Engine

    The use of steam in engines had been around for a while in the industrial revolution. It was a simple machine used in pumping water out of coal mines. (first locomotive)
  • Captian Cook discovers Australia

    Captain James Cook first sets foot in New South Wales at Botany Bay. Originally meant for newland to house convicts shipped over with/in the first fleet. Cook clamied Australia for England.
  • Discovery of Coal

  • Foundation of Hobart

  • First Camera

  • Morse Code

    May 24, 1844
  • The Eureka Stockade

    The Eureka Stockade or The Eureka rebellion was one of the biggest events in australia's democracy. The Eureka stockade were protests which got out of hand - resulting in 22 deaths of diggers, during the victorian gold rush
  • Tasmania Named

    the new name became effective on 1 January 1856, and the next day 'Tasmania' celebrated its renaming at a Grand Tasmanian Regatta.
  • Last full blooded aboriginal dies.

    Truganini , the last full blooded australian dies, aged 64
  • Ned Kelly's Hanging

    On this day notorious bushranger , Ned kelly was hung at the Melbourne Goal.
  • Australia Becomes Federation

  • First Flight

    r human flight, on December 17, 1903.
    The Wright brothers. Two american brothers known for inventing and building the first aeroplane which sucsessfuly worked. first human flight.
  • Start of WWI

    World War I or 'The great war' began on the 28th of July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.
    January 4th Peace conference met at Paris ,
    Germans signed The Treaty of Versailles - War ended 28th of June 1918
  • ANZAC's land at Gallipoli

    Australian and New zealand troops land at Gallipoli, Turkey. during wwII
  • End of WWII

    peace talks have been on 6 months prior to the treaties being signed by the germans.
  • Aus Declares war on Germany

    1939 Australia declares war on Germany