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British Discovery of Australia
Between 1606 and 1770 more than 50 European ships made arrival to Australia, which was then occupied solely by Indigenous people. Astronomer and Navigator Captain James Cook claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain
on 22 August 1770,naming Eastern Australia New South Wales -
Captain Cook Died
On the 14th of February 1779, Captain James Cook was murdered by natives of Hawaii during his 3rd visit. Captain Cook himself was killed by the mob. A few days later, the Englishmen retaliated by firing their cannons and muskets at the shore, killing some 30 Hawaiians -
First Fleet lands on Australia
The First Fleet was the 11 ships that departed from Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787 to find the penal colony that became the first European settlement in Australia -
Death of Bennelong
Bennelong was an aboriginal man who lived around the Port Jackson area during the time the first fleet landed their. He died on 3 January 1813 at Kissing Point on the Parramatta River in Sydney -
Myall Creek massacre
In 1838 white settlers murdered 28 Aboriginal men, women and children near Myall Creek Station. The massacre is a harrowing reminder of Australia’s colonial violence and one of the rare cases where killers were tried and hanged -
Gold discovered in Australia
The first gold rush in Australia began in May 1851 after Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered payable gold near Orange, at a site he called Ophir -
Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade was caused by a disagreement over what gold miners felt were unfair laws and policing of their work by government -
Federation of Australia
Before 1901, Australia was not a nation. At that time, the continent consisted of six British colonies which were partly self-governing, but subject to the law-making power of the British Parliament. Each colony had its own government and laws, including its own railway system, postage stamps and tariffs (taxes). This caused a lot of problems and people began to think about the benefits of uniting as one nation, under a federal system of governance -
First Controlled Powered Flight
This was as aircraft designed, built and flown by the Wright brothers. It was first piloted, powered and controlled aircraft flight in history -
End Of World War 1
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.