History of Australia

  • When Australia was FIRST sighted

    When Australia was FIRST sighted

    Willem Janszoon FIRST sighted Australia.
  • Captain cook claims Australia for Britain

    Captain cook claims Australia for Britain

    He does whats in the title.
  • First fleet of 11 boats

    First fleet of 11 boats

    The First Fleet of 11 boats arrived at Botany Bay in 1788 to establish New South Wales as a penal colony
  • Britain's arrival

    Britain's arrival

    When the British arrived in 1788, as many as 250 different languages were spoken across the nation.
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    Boat convictions

    Australian fleet of 11 boats was convicted until 1848.
  • Free colony

    Free colony

    Australia established freedom as its own colony in 1836
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    The Australian gold rush

    The Australian gold rush happened when a person first found gold in Australia and a whole lot of people came for gold after that.
  • Commonwealth of Australia

    Commonwealth of Australia

    The Commonwealth of Australia was created in 1901 with the Federation of all the states.
  • World war I

    World war I

    In April 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Anzac Corps (ANZACs) took part in the World War I Gallipoli Campaign.
  • New Arrivals and Multiculturalism

    New Arrivals and Multiculturalism

    The end of World War II, and then subsequently the Vietnam War, led to an influx of migrants to Australia.

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